Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga (born April 6, 1977) is a former collegiate basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the TNT Tropang 5G.
Career
Ateneo Arespacochaga played for the Blue Eagles from 1993 to 1997. He served as the head coach of the team twice, first in 2004, at the age of 29, with Norman Black as its consultant. 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, but Bo Perasol was chosen.
He returned as head coach in 2016 with Tab Baldwin as consultant, but only for a short period as Baldwin formally takes over and reappointing him as assistant coach.
PBA Arespacochaga joined Norman Black in Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in 2012. In 2014, after Black's reassignment to Meralco Bolts, he was designated to be an assistant coach to Boyet Fernandez at NLEX Road Warriors. In 2019, he returned to the now-TNT Tropang Giga (formerly Talk 'N Text).
Batang Gilas He was appointed in Batang Gilas (Philippines U-19) in 2019, replacing Josh Reyes.
Coaching record Collegiate record Season Team Eliminations PlayoffsWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults2004 Ateneo 10 4 .714 3rd 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals2016 4 3 .571 2nd — — — — (Reassigned)Totals 14 7 .667 2 0 2 .000 0 championships
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