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Cris Calilan

Cris Calilan
Personal information
Born (1952-07-08) July 8, 1952 (age 72)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
CollegeJRC
Playing career1974–1979
PositionPoint guard
Number23
Coaching career1987–2006
Career history
As player:
1974–1977Crispa Redmanizers
1978Filmanbank
As coach:
1987Ateneo
1988; 1989–1991Purefoods Hotdogs (assistant)
1988–1989Purefoods Hotdogs
1992–1994Shell Rimula X/Helix Oilers (assistant)
1994Ateneo
1999–2001Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
2004–2006JRU
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

As head coach:

Cristino Calilan (born July 8, 1952) is a Filipino coach and former player.

Playing career

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Calilan played for his alma mater Jose Rizal College (JRC; now known as Jose Rizal University or JRU) varsity basketball team JRC Heavy Bombers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). The team won the 1972 NCAA championship, when they were led by Philip Cezar, his brother David, and Jimmy Santos.[1][2] Calilan was coached by his father Francisco while in JRC.[3] Calilan later played for Crispa and Filmanbank in the professional Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Coaching career

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Calilan coached the Ateneo Blue Eagles and led them to their first University Athletic Association of the Philippines championship in 1987.[4] The team was packed by future PBA players Olsen Racela, Eric Reyes, and Danny Francisco defeating Jerry Codiñera-led UE in 1987.[5][6][7]

After winning the UAAP championship, he also coached the Purefoods franchise in the PBA, served an assistant to the Shell, and Barangay Ginebra. He lastly served as the head coach of his alma mater JRU.[8][9]

Coaching record

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PBA

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Season Team Conference Elims./Clas. round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
1988 Purefoods All-Filipino — — — — (DNC)[n 1] 2 1 2 .333 Lost in the Finals
Reinforced 10 1 9 .100 6th — — — — Missed playoffs
1989 Purefoods Open 10 4 6 .400 4th 1 0 1 .000 (Demoted)
Totals 20 5 15 .250 4 1 3 .250 0 PBA championship

Notes

  1. ^ Did not coach.

Collegiate record

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Season Eliminations Playoffs
Team Finish GP W L PCT PG W L PCT Results
1987 ADMU 1st 14 13 1 .929 1 1 0 1.000 Champion
1994 6th 12 4 8 .333 — — — — Eliminated
2004 JRU 7th 14 4 10 .286 — — — — Eliminated
2005 8th 14 2 12 .143 — — — — Eliminated
Totals 54 23 31 .426 1 1 0 1.000 1 championship

References

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  1. ^ "More on NCAA". INQUIRER.net. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ "Long way to go but Meneses dreams big for hard-luck Bombers". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "These NCAA coaches cultivated breeding ground of future PBA stars". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ "Ex-Ginebra guard Nonoy Chuatico passes away". ESPN.com. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. ^ Joble, Rey (2022-12-25). "SOARING HIGH". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  6. ^ "Meet the star guard who led Ateneo to first UAAP finals victory over rival La Salle". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  7. ^ "Let's look back at four previous meetings of Ateneo, La Salle in UAAP finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  8. ^ "JRU names former King Bomber Meneses as new coach | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  9. ^ "Bombers unload on crippled Stags". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.