Joe Lipa
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| Columbian Dyip | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team Manager |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 1, 1943 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| College | University of the Philippines |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| ? | Columbian Dyip (Team Manager) |
Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr.[1] is a Filipino basketball coach. Lipa coached his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball. He also had a head coaching stint for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the Shell Turbo Chargers and the Air21 Express of the professional Philippine Basketball Association. Lipa is also a former head coach of the national basketball team of the Philippines, coaching the team to a bronze medal finish in the 1986 Asian Games. He was also named the Commissioner of the UAAP for its basketball tournament in 2005.[2] He currently serves as the tournament director and commissioner of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League.
Profile
An Economics graduate at the State University, Joe Lipa played with the Maroons in 1963-66. He also donned the San Miguel jersey in the MICAA in 1965-66, where he played as a power forward. Starting in 1981, he was assigned to handle the UP Maroons after serving as assistant coach way back in 1978, Lipa was sent on a basketball scholarship to the United States in 1984, where he observed the coaching prowess of famed mentor Bobby Knight of Indiana University during sessions at the University of Southern California. He made the trip through the help of the UP Sports Foundation, courtesy of the UP President, and his Sigma Rho Fraternity brothers. In 1986, Joe led his alumni, the UP Maroons to its first UAAP championship after 47 years.
Coaching record
Collegiate record
| Season | Team | Eliminations | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 1995 | UP | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5th | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1999 | AdMU | 10 | 4 | .722 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to UST in the Semifinals |
| 2000 | AdMU | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost to FEU in the Semifinals |
| 2001 | AdMU | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | .250 | Won over FEU in the Semifinals, Lost to La Salle in the Finals. |
| 2006 | UP | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2007 | UP | 0 | 14 | .000 | 8th | Did not qualify | ||||
| Totals | 40 | 42 | .488 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 championship | ||
References
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