Siot Tanquingcen
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Bethune "Siot" Tanquingcen is a Filipino professional basketball head coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the
As coach, Tanquingcen has won three PBA championships: two with
He was former player for the
Playing career
Tanquingcen was one of the role players for the UST Tigers in their historic four-peat run from 1993 to 1996 under head coach Aric del Rosario. Other members of the said squad were Chris Cantonjos, Estong Ballesteros, Rey Evangelista, Dennis Espino and Bal David.
He also played as the starting point guard for the Philippine team, alongside Poch Juinio that won the gold medal in the 1993
He went undrafted in the PBA draft in 1996, but was signed by Sunkist late in the season. He got to play for a total of three games as a practice player. [3] He also played for the San Miguel Beermen from 1997 to 1998 as a 12th man for the team. In 1999, he joined his former UST mentor del Rosario in the MBA's Pampanga Dragons, usually as its starting point guard.
Coaching career
San Miguel under Jong Uichico
After his stint with the Dragons, Tanquingcen became the assistant coach of the
Barangay Ginebra Kings as head coach: 2004–2006
Tanquingcen would return to his assistant duties for the next two seasons. However, midway through the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference,
The change led to changes in the Ginebra system, as Tanquingcen used more of Jayjay Helterbrand on the point guard spot instead of the inconsistent and injured Bal David. This and other changes led to the Kings' improbable championship in the said conference, defeating Red Bull Barako, 3–1.
In the 2004–05 Philippine Cup, Tanquingcen once again led the crowd-favorites to its first back-to-back title in franchise history after defeating the
2006–07 Philippine Cup: Demotion and Move to Interim Coach
During the 2006 offseason, Jong Uichico was named as the new head coach of the
Despite the limited role, Tanquingcen was normally spotted mapping out offensive sets for the Kings during timeouts as Uichico looks on. The Kings would eventually won the Philippine Cup as an assistant defeating sister company, the Beermen after winning the last four games following a 0–2 hole.
2007: San Miguel's coach
In the
But, the Beermen began a surprise run in the tournament, that began with an eight-game winning streak, before finishing with a 10–8 record, and a wild-card appearance.
In a wildcard match against the Coca-Cola Tigers for the final quarterfinals berth, San Miguel won a 102–101 miracle score despite trailing by four points with only 13 seconds left.
Their run continued in the quarterfinals, scoring an upset against his former team, Barangay Ginebra, in the best-of-three series before falling to eventual champion Alaska Aces in a grueling six-game tussle. In 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference they defeat the crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra Kings in seven games 90–79 to get his third PBA title as a head coach.
2010: Back to Ginebra as assistant
SMC made its announcement in August 2010 that
2011/2012: Ginebra as head coach
SMC management once again decided to relegate Siot Tanquincen as the head tactician of the
2014: Barako Bull Energy
Tanquincen took over the coaching duties of Barako Bull from Bong Ramos after a dismal 2–7 win–loss campaign in the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[4] In his first conference with Barako during the Governors' Cup, his team barely squeaked in the quarterfinals with 3–6 win–loss record, and was eliminated by Talk 'N Text.
He was fired before the start of the
2015–2018: Consulting and assisting in the collegiate ranks
Tanquingcen was appointed as one of the assistant coaches of the
Coaching record
PBA
Season | Team | Conference | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
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2004–05 | Ginebra | Fiesta | 14 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 7th | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | Won Championship |
Philippine Cup | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | Won Championship | ||
Fiesta | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in wildcard phase | ||
2005–06 | Ginebra | Fiesta | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | Lost in third-place playoff |
Philippine Cup | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 7th | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | Lost in quarterfinals | ||
2006–07 | San Miguel | Fiesta | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 5th | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | Lost in third-place playoff |
2007–08 | Magnolia | Philippine Cup | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in quarterfinals |
Fiesta | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5th | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | Lost in third-place playoff | ||
2008–09 | San Miguel | Philippine Cup | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | 12 | 6 | 6 | .000 | Lost in third-place playoff |
Fiesta | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1st | 13 | 8 | 5 | .615 | Won Championship | ||
2009–10 | San Miguel | Philippine Cup | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Won third-place playoff |
Fiesta | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | Lost Finals | ||
2011–12 | Ginebra | Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in the Semifinals |
Governor's Cup | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | .666 | Lost in finals berth playoff | ||
2012–13 | Ginebra | Philippine Cup | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in the quarterfinals |
2013–14 | Barako Bull | Governor's Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the quarterfinals |
Career totals | 245 | 142 | 103 | .579 | Playoff Totals | 119 | 60 | 59 | .504 | Won 3 PBA championships |
See also
- Barangay Ginebra Kings
- UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
References
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Siot: The Never-Say-Die Kid". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Siot: The Never-Say-Die Kid". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Siot: The Never-Say-Die Kid". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Bong Ramos out, Siot Tanquingcen in as Barako Bull coach in PBA?".
- ^ Badua, Snow. "Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen". spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Siot Tanquingcen the latest addition to la Salle Green Archers coaching staff".
- ^ Li, Matthew (2016-12-19). "Tanquingcen moves to Saint Benilde as consultant". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual