Sandy Arespacochaga

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Sandy Arespacochaga
Ateneo Blue Eagles
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
Born (1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 49)
Nationality Flag of the Philippines.svg Filipino
Career information
College Ateneo
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As coach:
1998–2003 Ateneo (assistant)
2004Ateneo
2005–2015Ateneo (assistant)
2012–2014 TNT Tropang Giga (assistant)
2014–2019 NLEX Road Warriors (assistant)
2016Ateneo
2016–presentAteneo (assistant)
2019 Philippines U-19
2019–presentTNT Tropang Giga (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach:

Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga (born April 6, 1977) is a former collegiate basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach of Ateneo Blue Eagles, and TNT Tropang Giga. [1] [2]

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Career

Ateneo

Arespacocahaga played for the Blue Eagles from 1993 to 1997. [3] He served as the head coach of the team twice, first in 2004, at the age of 29, with Norman Black as its consultant. [4] After Black's reassignment to Talk and Text, and joining him in 2012, Arespacochaga was also a top candidate to be the next head coach, [5] but Bo Perasol was chosen. [6]

He returned as head coach in 2016 with Tab Baldwin as consultant, [7] [8] but only for a short period as Baldwin formally takes over and reappointing him as assistant coach. [9]

PBA

Arespacochaga joined Norman Black in Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in 2012. [5] In 2014, after Black's reassignment to Meralco Bolts, he was designated to be an assistant coach to Boyet Fernandez at NLEX Road Warriors. [10] In 2019, he returned to the now-TNT Tropang Giga (formerly Talk 'N Text). [11]

Batang Gilas

He was appointed in Batang Gilas (Philippines U-19) in 2019, replacing Josh Reyes. [11]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP)
2004 Ateneo104.7143rd202.000Final Four
2017 Ateneo43.5712nd————(Reassigned)
Totals147.667202.0000 championships

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References

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  2. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (2023-11-04). "UAAP: Struggling Ateneo quickly puts latest loss behind". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. ↑ "The UAAP Basketball Classics - Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga of the Ateneo Blue Eagles career as a player from 1993 to 1997 before he turned as assistant coach and later head coach for the Blue Eagles (UAAP Season 59). #AteneoBlueEagles #ADMUBlueEagles #UAAPSeason80 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  4. ↑ Cordero, Abac. "Rookie coach (plus Black) to chart Eagles flight". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  5. 1 2 ATan. "Arespacochaga wala pang sagot sa Ateneo, Compton kandidato rin". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Perasol looks back on Ateneo coaching stint". ABS-CBN News .
  7. ↑ "Is Sandy Arespacochaga in line for bigger role with Ateneo Blue Eagles?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Sandy Arespacochaga out to fast-track Ateneo development in post-Kiefer Ravena era". Fox Sports Asia. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (October 8, 2016). "Tab Baldwin now Ateneo head coach as UAAP board orders 'consultant' tag dropped, says source". Sports Interactive Network Philippines (SPIN). Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ INQUIRER.net (2014-08-23). "NLEX KEEN TO ACQUIRE YOUNG TALENTS". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  11. 1 2 Morales, Luisa. "Sandy Arespacochaga named new Batang Gilas coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
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