Joe Lipa

Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr. 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.

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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	UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball head coach 1981-1986	Succeeded by Mon Bernabe
Preceded by Ed Ocampo	Formula Shell head coach 1987-1988	Succeeded by Dante Silverio
Preceded by Rino Salazar	Formula Shell head coach 1994	Succeeded by Chito Narvasa
Preceded by -	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	Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball head coach 1999-2001	Succeeded by Joel Banal
Preceded by first	Ateneo-Pioneer head coach 1999-2001	Succeeded by Ricky Dandan
Preceded by Ato Badolato	UAAP basketball commissioner 2005	Succeeded by Elmer Yanga
Preceded by Lito Vergara	UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball head coach 2006-2007	Succeeded by Aboy Castro
Preceded by Chito Narvasa	Philippine NCAA basketball commissioner 2008	Succeeded by Aric del Rosario
Preceded by Chito Narvasa	UAAP basketball commissioner 2009	Succeeded by Ato Badolato
Preceded by Aric del Rosario	Philippine NCAA basketball commissioner 2012	Succeeded by (incumbent)