Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr.JOE LIPA NAMED COMMISSIONER FOR INCOMING UAAP SEASON - June 13, 2005 is a Filipino basketball former coach and executive.
Lipa formerly 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 Manila Beer Brewmasters, Ateneo Blue Eagles, the Shell Turbo Chargers and the FedEx 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.Lipa says RP 5 has chance. He currently serves as the tournament director and commissioner of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League and the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.
Profile 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.
Coaching record
Collegiate record Season Team Eliminations PlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults1995 UP 14 5 9 .357 5th ————Eliminated1999 ADMU14 10 4 .722 3rd 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals2000 ADMU 14 11 3 .786 2nd 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals2001 ADMU14 10 4 .714 2nd 4 2 2 .250 Finals2006 UP14 4 8 .333 6th ————Eliminated2007 UP14 0 14 .000 8th ————Eliminated Totals since 1995 82 40 42 .488 7 2 5 .286 0 championship
Philippine Basketball Association record SeasonConferenceTeamElimination/Classification roundPlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResult1986ReinforcedManila Beer1028.2006th————Eliminated1987ReinforcedFormula Shell1073.7001st12210.167Fourth place1988OpenShell1019.1006th————EliminatedAll-Filipino1239.2506th————Eliminated1994Commissioner's CupShell1165.5455th826.250SemifinalsGovernor's Cup1055.5004th1147.364Semifinals2004–05Philippine CupFedEx18612.3339th101.000Wildcard roundCareer total813051.370Playoff total32824.2500 PBA championships
Metropolitan Basketball Association record SeasonConferenceTeamElimination/Classification roundPlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResult1999National ConferenceNueva Ejica Patriots3072313th————Eliminated 2000 The Cross Over Cup135911thEliminated Intracon Conference Challege12579thEliminated 2001 1st Phase143117thEliminated 2nd Phase143118thEliminatedCareer total832361Playoff total00000 MBA championships
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