Bong dela Cruz

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Bong dela Cruz
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Career information
College Adamson
PBA draft 1996: 5th round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Pepsi Mega
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As coach:
2012–2014 UST (assistant)
2014–2016 UST
2020–2021 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach
  • PCCL champion (2012)

Segundo "Bong" dela Cruz III is a Filipino coach.

Career

He served as an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers. He was promoted to head coach when Pido Jarencio resigned. [1] He led the Tigers in a finals appearance in 2015, but lost to FEU Tamaraws. He served as head coach until 2016. [2]

Contents

He also served as head coach of Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the MPBL. [3] [4]

Controversy

Game-fixing

In the early part of the 2016, the Growling Tigers management investigated UST head coach Bong dela Cruz for the alleged involvement in game-fixing. A report from sports news website Fastbreak states from a source that the management disbanded the men's basketball team due to game-fixing and sell-out games allegations. [5]

Maltreating UST players

In his second year of coaching UST, Dela Cruz was accused of maltreating players while on practice. [6] [7] [8] [9] The maltreatment and abusive incidents against some of the players, particularly players from Team B, during his two-year term as a coach. Sooner, the media has yet to confirm the statement regarding the issue on Dela Cruz. [10]

Dela Cruz, later in a statement released on February 1, 2016, said that since the issues emerged, he decided to keep quiet about it. He denies the allegations against him and is confident that he will be proven innocent of the issues against him. [11]

Dela Cruz was later replaced by Boy Sablan. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Villar, Joey. "Dela Cruz takes helm as new UST coach". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "FEU Tamaraws outduel UST in Game Three thriller, win first UAAP title in a decade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Jeric Teng finds new home in MPBL with Pasig Sta. Lucia". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Pasig-Sta Lucia seals MPBL Pool A top seed, awaits San Juan or Nueva Ecija in QF". Tiebreaker Times. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  5. ↑ "No heart, no chance? Sellout disbands UST". Fastbreak PH. January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Leyba, Olmin. "UST coach denies charges". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ↑ "UST sinimulan na ang imbestigasyon kay dela Cruz". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  8. ↑ Leyba, Olmin. "UST coach under probe for alleged maltreatment". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  9. 1 2 "UST coach Dela Cruz finally speaks up, denies maltreatment claims". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  10. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (January 28, 2016). "UST source details maltreatment, violence allegedly committed by coach Bong Dela Cruz against players". SPIN.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "UST coach Bong Dela Cruz insists he is 'innocent' of 'issues' against him". Rappler. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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