Joe Lipa
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, 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]
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.
Preceded by
Dave Perez
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UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball head coach 1981-1986 |
Succeeded by Mon Bernabe |
Preceded by | Formula Shell head coach 1987-1988 |
Succeeded by Dante Silverio |
Preceded by
Rino Salazar
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Formula Shell head coach 1994 |
Succeeded by Chito Narvasa |
Preceded by
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UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball head coach 1995 |
Succeeded by Eric Altamirano |
Preceded by | UAAP basketball commissioner 1998 |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by
Mark Molina
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Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball head coach 1999-2001 |
Succeeded by Joel Banal |
Preceded by
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Ateneo-Pioneer head coach 1999-2001 |
Succeeded by Ricky Dandan |
Preceded by
Ato Badolato
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UAAP basketball commissioner 2005 |
Succeeded by Elmer Yanga |
Preceded by
Lito Vergara
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UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball head coach 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Aboy Castro |
Preceded by | Philippine NCAA basketball commissioner 2008 |
Succeeded by Aric del Rosario |
Preceded by | UAAP basketball commissioner 2009 |
Succeeded by Ato Badolato |
Preceded by | Philippine NCAA basketball commissioner 2012 |
Succeeded by (incumbent) |
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