Ato Agustin
Renato Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, politician, and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1]
Ato Agustin | |
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 Agustin in 2014 | |
| Member of the San Fernando, Pampanga City Council | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1963 Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Political party | KAMBILAN |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Spouse | Maria Kristel Kibanoff |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Bienvenido Agustin Jr. Elenita Guilas |
| Residence(s) | San Fernando, Pampanga |
| Occupation | Athlete, politician |
| Basketball career | |
| San Miguel Beermen | |
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| PBA draft | 1989: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Miguel Beermen | |
| Playing career | 1989–2001 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1989–1996 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 1996–1997 | Pop Cola Panthers |
| 1997 | Mobiline Phone Pals |
| 1998 | Pampanga Dragons |
| 1999 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2000–2001 | Batang Red Bull Energizers |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | San Sebastian Stags |
| 2010–2012 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013–2014 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2014–2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (assistant) |
| 2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2015–present | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
As assistant coach: | |
Basketball career
Professional career
Agustin was the Most Valuable Player awardee of the PBA in 1992.[1] He played for the San Miguel Beermen, Sunkist/Pop Cola, Mobiline Phone Pals, Sta. Lucia Realtors, and finally, Batang Red Bull. Agustin was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players in 2000. He also had a brief stint in with the Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association.
A shooting guard since his amateur days with RFM-Swift Corporation of the Philippine Basketball League, Agustin saw limited minutes during his rookie season with the grandslam-winning San Miguel Beermen in 1989, playing backup to his more illustrious teammates Samboy Lim and Elmer Reyes. However, beginning the 1990 season, he became a regular part of the Beermen's backcourt rotation with the departure of Reyes to expansion team Pop-Cola (RFM) and constant injuries to Lim and Hector Calma. Coach Norman Black would sometimes play Agustin at point guard until he became an adept combo guard.
National team career
Agustin represented the Philippine national basketball team at the 1994 Asian Games.
Coaching career
He is the former head coach of the San Sebastian Golden Stags men's basketball team in the NCAA, having taken over from Jorge Gallent in 2009, and winning a championship in the same year. In 2010, he became head coach of his former PBA team, the San Miguel Beermen. During the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup, Agustin steered the team (then known as the Petron Blaze Boosters) to the championship, defeating the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in seven games. He became the 9th coach in PBA history to win a title in his first year as head coach.[2][3]
On July 25, 2013, San Miguel Corporation, owner of Petron Blaze Boosters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, announced the appointment of Agustin as interim coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for the 2013 PBA Governor's Cup.[4]
On January 5, 2015, Barangay Ginebra team manager Alfrancis Chua announced during the team's practice the reappointment of Agustin as head coach of the team.[5] This was after former coach Jeffrey Cariaso's attempt to end Ginebra's PBA championship drought failed after two conferences. After a quarterfinal finish in the Commissioner's Cup, Agustin was fired as the head coach of Ginebra and was replaced by assistant coach Frankie Lim. Following his termination, he returned to San Miguel Beermen as an assistant coach.[6]
Political career
Agustin was already a three-term councilor[7] when he was defeated for vice mayor of San Fernando, Pampanga in 2013.[8] However, he elected councilor of the same city in 2019[9] and 2022.[10]
Coaching record
Collegiate record
| Season | Team | Eliminations | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2009 | SSC-R | 16 | 2 | .889 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Defeated San Beda in the Finals |
| 2010 | SSC-R | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Defeated by San Beda in the Finals |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | .853 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 championship | ||
PBA
| Team | Season | Conference | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel /Petron | 2010–11 | Philippine Cup | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Lost in the Finals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | ||
| Governors' Cup | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2nd | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | Won PBA Championship | ||
| Petron | 2011–12 | Philippine Cup | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Lost in the Semifinals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | ||
| Governors' Cup | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 (6th) | Lost to round robin Semifinals | ||
| Ginebra | 2012–13 | Governors' Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage |
| Ginebra | 2013–14 | Philippine Cup | 14 | 11 | 3 | .876 | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in the Semifinals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the quarterfinals with twice to win disadvantage | ||
| Ginebra | 2014–15 | Commissioner's Cup | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals with twice to win disadvantage |
| Career Total | 106 | 57 | 49 | .538 | Playoff Total | 50 | 25 | 25 | .500 | 1 PBA championship | ||
References
- Ato Agustin: From top guard to hotshot coach - Inquirer.net, Philippine news for Filipinos Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "The winning ways of Ato Agustin" August 22, 2011, InterAKTV
- "Petron Blaze slams Talk 'N Text in epic Game 7 to win Governor's Cup", August 21, 2011, InterAKTV
- "Ginebra names Agustin as interim coach, Chua as team manager", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star
- "Agustin back as Ginebra head coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
- SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
- "Former coach Agustin settles for dual role as he focuses on politics". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- "Source: Tanquingcen, Agustin high on Ginebra list of possible replacements for Chua". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- "Winners and losers in midterm elections". Panay News. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- "San Fernando's newly-elected officials proclaimed". SUNSTAR. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-17.