Sean Chambers

Last updated
Sean Chambers
FEU Tamaraws
PositionHead coach
League UAAP
Personal information
Born (1965-02-27) February 27, 1965 (age 59)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolHighlands
(North Highlands, California)
College
Playing career1989–2001
Position Forward
Number20
Career history
As player:
1989–2001 Alaska Milkmen / Aces
As coach:
2017–2018 Alaska Aces (consultant)
2023–present TNT Tropang Giga (player dev't assistant)
2024–present FEU
2024–present Philippines (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Sean Chambers (born February 27, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for being a resident import of the Alaska Aces basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1989 to 2001. [1]

Contents

He formerly served an assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga, and now current coach of the FEU Tamaraws. [2]

Early life

Beginning his collegiate career at Cuesta College, Chambers led the Cougars to a 20-11 season as a sophomore, highlighted by averaging 22.8 points per game. [3]

A back-to-back CCAA Player of the Year [4] and 1986 third-team NABC All-American [5] while playing for Cal Poly, Chambers was asked to try out for the United States Athletics team to the 1988 Seoul Olympics but preferred to stick to basketball.

He once held the record in high jump for the Grant Union School District, with a top lifetime clearance of 7 feet, 1.25 inches, which ranked as the country's fourth-leading prep high jump in 1983 (attracting a recruiting offer for track & field from Florida State before he elected to fully play basketball). [6]

Professional basketball career

Standing 6-foot-2, [7] Chambers went to Manila with the Los Angeles Jaguars to play in the first PBA-IBA World Challenge series. In a sideshow, Chambers topped the special slam dunk competition. He went back the following year with the Jaguars and in 1989 PBA First Conference, he was hired by then Alaska coach Bogs Adornado to replace Carl Lott as their import. [8]

In 1991, Chambers led the Alaska Milkmen to their first-ever PBA championship, and finally got an award when he was named only the second recipient of the Mr. 100% award. Norman Black won the award in 1983. For the whole of 1991 PBA season, Chambers averaged 37.7 points in two conferences in a total of 34 games. He played 10 more seasons in the PBA with Alaska, and had the most titles among imports tied with Justin Brownlee, including a grand slam in 1996. [9]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

[10]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1989 Alaska 3846.7.593.323.70715.46.31.51.838.3
1990 Alaska 2347.5.570.250.70812.34.8.91.929.9
1991 Alaska 3447.1.548.167.74512.44.3.71.837.7
1992 Alaska 1247.1.559.000.74713.86.01.21.939.8
1993 Alaska 545.0.618.000.60812.43.4.4.633.4
1994 Alaska 2345.9.556.333.69813.04.31.01.133.8
1995 Alaska 2547.0.589.500.71011.64.5.81.031.9
1996 Alaska 3044.8.567.000.73710.84.01.0.629.8
1997 Alaska 2245.7.567.333.64211.03.9.8.825.0
1998 Alaska 1843.9.432.308.65210.24.4.6.623.5
1999 Alaska 1846.6.455.000.69610.34.71.2.719.1
2000 Alaska 1144.6.453.000.63210.34.51.21.118.9
2001 Alaska 1146.3.402.000.6678.85.3.7.815.1
Career27046.2.547.268.70813.04.71.01.230.5

Post-basketball career

Educational/Academic

He worked at Fern Bacon Middle School as the Dean of Students. [11]

Coaching career

In 2023, Chambers accepted a position on the coaching staff of the TNT Tropang Giga, specifically in player development. [12]

In 2024, Far Eastern University Tamaraws hired him as head coach. [13] He was later hired by Philippine national basketball team as an assistant coach, reuniting with Tim Cone. [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Cone</span> American professional basketball coach

Earl Timothy Cone is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Head Coach of the Philippine Mens Basketball Team. He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the winningest coach of the League, tallying more than a thousand games won.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Abarrientos</span> Filipino basketball player and coach

Johnny Abarrientos is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award. He is known by many as The Flying A when he started playing for the Alaska Milkmen in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach for the Magnolia Hotshots and for the FEU Tamaraws.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norman Black</span> American basketball player

Norman Augustus Black is a Consultant to the San Beda University Red Lions Basketball team playing in the NCAA Philippines. He is a former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. He's the former head coach for the Meralco Bolts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chot Reyes</span> Filipino basketball coach

Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes is a Filipino basketball coach who is the head coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also served as the head coach for the Philippine national basketball team, where he led the team to a historic silver medal finish at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and its subsequent appearance at the 2014 FIBA World Cup; the country's first in 36 years. He also coached the team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

In the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Grand Slam is the achievement of winning all three conference championships (tournaments) in a single season. As of 2020, this has been accomplished five times by four teams and four coaches since the league's inception in 1975.

Isabelo "Jojo" Lastimosa Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the team manager for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played in the PBA for the Purefoods Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988 to 2002. He was also a former member of the Philippines' national basketball team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also played for the University of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu City. He had also a stint with the Ateneo de Manila. He is known by the nicknames "Jolas", "Mr. Clutch", "The 4th Quarter Man", and "PBA Jordan" for his deadly perimeter shooting.

Rodericko Cesar "Olsen" Escueta Racela is a Filipino coach and former player. He is both the head coach for the Perpetual Altas in the NCAA, and is an assistant coach for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for 18 seasons during his PBA career. He was also a notable member of the Philippine national basketball team on many occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larry Fonacier</span> Filipino basketball player (born 1982)

Larry Alexander Nacua Fonacier is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously served as the team manager for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted fourteenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA draft. Nicknamed the "Babyface Assassin", he became known as a reliable three-point shooter and reliable defender.

Harvey Nicklos Miguel Carey is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He spent his entire career with the TNT Tropang Giga in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Rene "Bong" Hawkins Jr. is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed as "The Hawk", he is the son of character actor Rene Hawkins, Sr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeron Teng</span> Filipino basketball player

Jeron Alvin Uy Teng is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). As a PBA player, he usually starts at the swingman position but occasionally plays as a power forward during the Philippine Cup. A renowned prodigy, he holds multiple high school records for the Xavier Golden Stallions. After his famous high school career, he played for the De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP with equally great success. He won a couple UAAP championships as the team captain and has the rare distinction of simultaneously winning two UAAP finals MVP awards.

Christopher "Ping" Exciminiano is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Quinton Brian Heruela is a Filipino-American basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the 26th pick in the 2014 PBA draft by Blackwater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Pogoy</span> Filipino basketball player (born 1992)

Roger Ray Bacusma Pogoy is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He won a championship in high school then played for Far Eastern University, where he won a championship in his final year there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Brownlee</span> American-Filipino basketball player (born 1988)

Justin Donta Brownlee is an American-Filipino professional basketball player for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Brownlee is widely regarded as one of the best imports of the PBA. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.

Cris Michael Solis Tolomia is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the Zamboanga Valientes of The Asian Tournament (TAT). He won a UAAP championship with the FEU Tamaraws.

The role of active consultant, or simply consultant, in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is the highest coaching role a foreign citizen could normally get in the top-flight professional basketball league due to the head coach role being restricted to Filipino citizens. This is due to a Court of Appeals ruling secured by the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in 2002 barring non-resident foreigners from the head coach's role in the PBA. The employment of consultants by teams of the PBA has been viewed as a "loophole" to this ruling.

Michael Kurtiz Baldo Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Calvin John Oftana is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA. He plays both the small forward and the power forward positions. He has also played as a shooting guard during college.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Converge FiberXers</span> Philippine professional basketball team

The Converge FiberXers are a professional basketball team owned by Converge ICT. The team competes in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The franchise began after acquiring the former Alaska Aces franchise on March 23, 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Chuck Araneta (19 February 2018). "Paying it forward: Sean Chambers uses NBA All-Star Weekend to give back to the Philippines". ESPN . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sean Chambers is the new FEU Tamaraws head coach". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ↑ Morris, Don (2018-05-01). "Greatest athletes on the Central Coast: Sean Chambers". Central Coast Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Elmer (March 2, 1987). "Chambers, Parker named all-CCAA". Mustang Daily. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "NABC Division II All-America History". National Association of Basketball Coaches. 2021.
  6. ↑ Hastings, Jon (January 22, 1985). "Cuesta's Chambers has Cougars flying". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. 1B.
  7. ↑ Wallner, Peter J. (March 2, 1995). "Chambers dribbles through culture shock". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.
  8. ↑ "The case for Sean Chambers | Sports, News, the Philippine Star | philstar.com". The Philippine STAR . Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  9. ↑ Giongco, Mark (10 July 2013). "Cone disappointed as 'shoo-in' Chambers fails to get PBA Hall of Fame nod". Sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "2001 Hardcourt The Official PBA Annual". pbaannual2001.neocities.org. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ Velasco, Bill (December 19, 2020). "Sean Chambers: Good enough, never is". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  12. ↑ Maningat, Raul (October 22, 2023). "100% committed: Sean Chambers explains joining TNT in PBA return, names favorite teammate ever". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (2024-03-18). "FEU names Sean Chambers as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  14. ↑ "Tim Cone shares how they brought in FEU's Sean Chambers as Gilas Pilipinas assistant coach". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.