Lester del Rosario

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Lester del Rosario
UST Growling Tigers
Position Assistant coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school UST (Manila)
College UST
PositionGuard
Number6
Career history
As player:
1998–1999 Pampanga Dragons
As coach:
2003 Philippines (assistant)
2012–2016 Perpetual (assistant)
2018 Paranaque Patriots (assistant)
2016–presentPhilippine Cultural College
2021–present Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays
2024–present UST (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Assistant coach for the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hanoi National Team

Lester Andrew del Rosario is a Filipino basketball coach currently coaching Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, and also serving as an assistant coach for UST Growling Tigers.

Contents

Playing career

UST

Lester del Rosario played for UST Growling Tigers under his father Aric del Rosario, and notably played with Udoy Belmonte, Patrick Fran, Rey Evangelista, Dennis Espino, and Siot Tanquingcen. [1]

In 1992, his first year, del Rosario saw his team losing to FEU Tamaraws due to interruption by a power outage, but due to UAAP Board's decision to reschedule the last 3 minutes of the game, UST ended up losing, 76–87. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The team later won the 1993 championship by sweeping all of their opponents, and got a mythical second team. [8] [9] The run lasted until 1996, but in 1995, Lester became the team captain of UST. [10]

Professional

He professional scene for Pampanga Dragons in Metropolitan Basketball Association in 1998, when they won championship under his father's tutelage. [11]

Coaching

Father's assistant

Del Rosario served as an assistant to his father when it was appointed as head coach of the Philippine team for the 2003 SEA Games.

He later served as an assistant for Perpetual Altas, with future PBA star Scottie Thompson as one of its star players. [12]

He also served as an assistant for Parañaque Patriots. [13]

Head coaching

Del Rosario served as head coach for Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, A PBA 3x3 team, and won a championship in 2021 second conference. [1] [14] [15]

He is currently coaching the Philippine Cultural College HS since 2016. [16] [17]

Concurrently, he is an assistant coach for UST Growling Tigers.

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  10. ↑ "58th UAAP season opening (1995)". RP Basketball Photos & Articles. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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