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| Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-10-29)October 29, 1984 (age 40) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Beda (Manila) |
| College | Ateneo |
| PBA draft | 2010: 2nd round, 14th overall pick |
| Selected by theMeralco Bolts | |
| Playing career | 2010–2016 |
| Position | Center /power forward |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2010 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2016 | Byaheng SCTEX |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2022 | NLEX Road Warriors (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Ateneo (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Philippines (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Ateneo JHS |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As assistant coach As player
| |
Claiford A. Arao (born October 29, 1984) is a Filipino professionalbasketball coach and former player. He was the fourteenth overall draft pick by Meralco in the2010 PBA draft. He played for theAteneo Blue Eagles during his collegiate career, in which he now serves as anassistant coach.
Arao played high school basketball inSan Beda College High School. The San Beda Red Cubs won the2002 NCAA juniors' basketball title with Arao as their starting center.[1] Arao then played collegiate basketball inAteneo de Manila University from 2003 to 2007. TheAteneo Blue Eagles reached the UAAP finals in2003 and2006, and fell short each time.
Arao was drafted by theMeralco Bolts in the2010 PBA Draft. Arao played only one game in the Philippine Basketball Association.[2] He played for three minutes, without registering anything from that lone game.
In 2016, Arao returned to playing competitive basketball as he signed with Byaheng SCTEX of thePilipinas Commercial Basketball League.[3]
DuringBoyet Fernandez's first coaching stint withSan Beda, Arao was one of his assistant coaches.[4]
Arao was chosen as one ofYeng Guiao's deputies in thePhilippine national team during the buildup for the2018 Asian Games and2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[5]
In 2024, he was appointed as head coach of the Ateneo High School basketball team.[6]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Meralco | 1 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 1 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
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