Franz Santos Pumaren (born February 5, 1962) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, coach and politician who is serving as the representative for Quezon City's 3rd district. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also the former coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP.
Basketball career Pumaren played most of his professional career for the San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the Mobiline Cellulars.
Pumaren formerly coached the De La Salle Green Archers from 1998 to 2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from 1998 to 2001, and his final championship with the team in 2007.UAAP: Archers grab caging title after crushing Warriors GMANews.tv As a coach for the Archers, he was known for implementing the full court press defense on opposing teams.
Pumaren is the head coach of the Air21 Express in the PBA, starting at the 2011-12 PBA season.Franz Pumaren to sign 3-year deal with Shopinas in PBA Interaksyon.com
In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who was named as the assistant coach.·
Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren joined the GlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team.
Political career Pumaren is also a politician from the 3rd District of Quezon City. The district includes the Araneta Coliseum, where majority of the PBA and UAAP games are held, and the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University, the rival of his alma mater, De La Salle University.
He first served as councilor for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010. He then resigned as La Salle coach in order to run for the 3rd district's seat in the House of Representatives. However, he lost to fellow councilor Jorge "Bolet" Banal Jr., coming at third behind defeated incumbent Matias Defensor Jr. with 28% of the vote.
He returned to the Quezon City Council when he was elected in 2013. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. He ran for representative at the 3rd district for the second time in 2022 under the ticket of Mayor Joy Belmonte, successfully defeating incumbent representative Allan Benedict Reyes. On July 26, 2022, Pumaren was named as one of the Deputy Majority Leaders of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.
Coaching record
Collegiate record SeasonTeamPGWLPCTFinishPGPWPLPCTResults1998 DLSU14 13 1 .929 1st 4 3 1 .750 Champion1999DLSU14 11 3 .786 1st 5 4 1 .800 Champion2000DLSU14 12 2 .857 1st 3 3 0 .1000 Champion2001DLSU14 12 2 .857 1st 4 3 1 .750 Champion2002DLSU14 13 1 .929 1st 4 2 2 .500 Runner-Up2003DLSU14 7a7a.500a4tha1a0a1a.000aSemifinalsa2004DLSU14 10a4a.714a2nda4a2a2a.500aChampiona2005DLSU14 10a4a.714a2nda3a1a2a.333aRunner-Upa2006DLSU ————————Suspended2007DLSU14 9 5 .643 2nd 5 4 1 .800 Champion2008DLSU14 10 4 .714 2nd 4 2 2 .500 Runner-Up2009DLSU14 5 9 .358 6th ————Eliminated2016AdU14 8 6 .571 4th 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals2017AdU14 9 5 .643 3rd 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals2018AdU14 10 4 .714 2nd 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals2019AdU14 4 10 .286 6th ————Eliminated Totals 210 116 52 .690 33 21 12 .636 5 championships a
Professional record Season Team Conference Elimination round PlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishGPWLPCTResults2011–12Shopinas.com/Air21Philippine14 0 14 .000 10th ————EliminatedCommissioner's9 3 6 .333 10th ————EliminatedGovernors9 2 7 .222 10th ————Eliminated2012–13Air21Philippine14 5 9 .357 8th 1 0 1 .000 QuarterfinalsCommissioner's14 6 8 .429 8th 1 0 1 .000 QuarterfinalsGovernors9 3 6 .333 10th ————Eliminated2013–14Air21Philippine14 3 11 .214 10th ————EliminatedCommissioner's9 3 6 .333 7th 7 4 3 .571 SemifinalsGovernors9 5 4 .556 7th 1 0 1 .000 Quarterfinals2016–17GlobalPortPhilippine11 6 5 .545 5th 2 0 2 .000 QuarterfinalsCommissioner's11 4 7 .364 8th 2 1 1 .500 QuarterfinalsGovernors11 3 8 .273 10th ————Eliminated Totals 134 43 91 .320 Totals 14 5 9 .357 0 championship
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