Aristeo "Aries" Dimaunahan (born March 21, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who is the assistant coach of the Blackwater Bossing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), and is the currently the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[1]
 Dimaunahan in 2007 | |
| NU Lady Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 21, 1978 Lipa, Batangas, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle Lipa |
| College | University of Santo Tomas |
| PBA draft | 2002: 3rd round, 26th overall pick |
| Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings | |
| Playing career | 2003–2013 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2006 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2006–2008 | Air21 Express |
| 2008–2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2009–2011 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
| 2011 | Alaska Aces |
| 2011–2013 | San Miguel Beermen (ABL) |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2019 | Blackwater Elite (assistant) |
| 2015 | Philippines women |
| 2017–2022 | NU Lady Bulldogs (assistant) |
| 2019 | Blackwater Elite (interim) |
| 2019–present | Blackwater Elite / Bossing (assistant) |
| 2022–present | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As a player:
As a coach: | |
Early life and career edit
He attended Grace Kindergarten, Canossa Academy and graduated from De La Salle-Lipa in 1994. He also attended the University of Santo Tomas after high school.
Playing career edit
He played in the Philippine Basketball League in his early years before being drafted by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2002 PBA Draft. He was also recognized by then-Mayor Vilma Santos as the second PBA player from his hometown in Lipa City after Melchor Teves, who also graduated from De La Salle Lipa.
In 2006, Dimaunahan was also part of a controversial PBA seven player trade involving Rudy Hatfield, Billy Mamaril, Rafi Reavis, and Ervin Sotto.[2] Because sister teams such as Ginebra and Coca-Cola are not allowed to trade directly, nor can their under-teams, which applied to San Miguel Beer and Purefoods. In order to circumvent the rules, a third team, Air21 was involved in the trade, which ultimately sent Dimaunahan to Air21.[3]
After playing two seasons with the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, he was signed by the Alaska Aces as a free agent during the 2011 Governors Cup. In 2012, while with the San Miguel Beermen, he was one of five players suspended for taking place in a Basket-Brawl involving the Beermen and the entire bench of the AirAsia Philippine Patriots.[4]
Coaching career edit
After retiring as a player, Dimaunahan began a coaching career, with stints both professionally and in women's college basketball. In 2015 he served as an assistant coach with the Blackwater Elite,[5] and in 2017 he became an assistant coach for the Lady Bulldogs.[6] In 2015, Dimanauhan was an assistant coach for Patrick Aquino and the Philippines women's national basketball team.[7]
In 2022, after Aquino decided to focus on the women's national team, Dimaunahan was promoted as NU's head coach.[1] Later that year, he led the Lady Bulldogs to their seventh consecutive UAAP title.[8]
PBA career statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Barangay Ginebra | 40 | 16.8 | .415 | .292 | .739 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 4.6 |
| 2004–05 | Barangay Ginebra | 66 | 18.1 | .396 | .253 | .810 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 |
| 2005–06 | Barangay Ginebra | 19 | 13.7 | .226 | .250 | .857 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2006–07 | Air21 | 44 | 15.8 | .373 | .295 | .744 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .7 | .0 | 5.6 |
| 2007–08 | Air21 | 39 | 13.4 | .346 | .310 | .794 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Coca-Cola | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 31 | 10.4 | .372 | .283 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .5 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2009–10 | Barako Bull / Barako Energy Coffee | 36 | 22.0 | .393 | .331 | .741 | 3.0 | 2.7 | .9 | .0 | 7.2 |
| 2010–11 | Barako Bull | 16 | 12.2 | .316 | .258 | .800 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .2 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Alaska | |||||||||||
| Career | 291 | 16.0 | .373 | .295 | .767 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .5 | .0 | 4.1 | |
Personal life edit
Dimaunahan is married to former child star Jane Zaleta, where he has two children.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Pat Aquino parts ways with NU Lady Bulldogs to focus on Gilas duties". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Cordero, Abac (August 2, 2006). "PBA puts 7-player deal under microscope". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Cordero, Abac (July 30, 2006). "Ginebra, Coke, Air21 okay 7-player trade". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Leyba, Olman (March 8, 2012). "ABL metes suspensions on Patriots, Beermen". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Precious Mom". The Philippine Star. May 10, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "NU Lady Bulldogs diretso sa No. 13 win". November 5, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (September 6, 2015). "Perlas joins FIBA Asia elite". Retrieved January 26, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NU in seventh heaven as Lady Bulldogs extend reign with sweep of La Salle". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Aris Dimaunahan Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.