Franz Pumaren | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Member of theHouse of Representatives from theQuezon City's3rd district | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Allan Benedict Reyes | ||||||||||||||
| Member of theQuezon City Council from the 3rd District | |||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Franz Santos Pumaren (1962-02-05)February 5, 1962 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | NUP (2018–present) Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (2018–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | NPC (1992–1998; 2004–2018) LDP (2001–03) Aksyon (2003–04) HNP (2018–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Parent | Pilo Pumaren (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Derrick Pumaren (brother) Dindo Pumaren (brother) | ||||||||||||||
| Basketball career | |||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | De La Salle | ||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 1986: | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1985–1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1998–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Northern Cement | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1997 | San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Mobiline Cellulars | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Pop Cola Bottlers/800s (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2009 | De La Salle | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Sta. Lucia Realtors (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Air21 Express | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Adamson | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
As player:
As head coach:
As assistant coach | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Franz Santos Pumaren[2] (born February 5, 1962) is a Filipino former professionalbasketball player, coach and politician who is serving as therepresentative forQuezon City's3rd district. He played college ball forDe La Salle University before playing professional basketball in thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also the former coach of theAdamson Falcons in the UAAP.
Pumaren played most of his professional career for theSan Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for theMobiline Cellulars.
Pumaren formerly coached theDe La Salle Green Archers from1998 to2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from1998 to2001, and his final championship with the team in2007.[3] 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 theAir21 Express in thePBA, starting at the2011-12 PBA season.[4]
In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of theAdamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who was named as the assistant coach.[5]·
Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren joined theGlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team.[6]
Pumaren is also a politician from the3rd District ofQuezon City. The district includes theAraneta Coliseum, where majority of the PBA and UAAP games are held, and the campus of theAteneo de Manila University, therival 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 torun 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 incumbentMatias Defensor Jr. with 28% of the vote.
He returned to the Quezon City Council when he was elected in2013. He was re-elected in2016 and2019. He ran for representative at the 3rd district for the second time in2022 under the ticket ofMayorJoy Belmonte, successfully defeating incumbent representative Allan Benedict Reyes.[7] On July 26, 2022, Pumaren was named as one of the Deputy Majority Leaders of theHouse of Representatives in the19th Congress of the Philippines.[8]
| Season | Team | PG | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PCT | Results |
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| 1998 | DLSU | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion |
| 1999 | DLSU | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | Champion |
| 2000 | DLSU | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | .1000 | Champion |
| 2001 | DLSU | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion |
| 2002 | DLSU | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Runner-Up |
| 2003 | DLSU | 14 | 7a | 7a | .500a | 4tha | 1a | 0a | 1a | .000a | Semifinalsa |
| 2004 | DLSU | 14 | 10a | 4a | .714a | 2nda | 4a | 2a | 2a | .500a | Championa |
| 2005 | DLSU | 14 | 10a | 4a | .714a | 2nda | 3a | 1a | 2a | .333a | Runner-Upa |
| 2006 | DLSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suspended | |
| 2007 | DLSU | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | Champion |
| 2008 | DLSU | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Runner-Up |
| 2009 | DLSU | 14 | 5 | 9 | .358 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2016 | AdU | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Semifinals |
| 2017 | AdU | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Semifinals |
| 2018 | AdU | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semifinals |
| 2019 | AdU | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 210 | 116 | 52 | .690 | 33 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 5 championships | ||
aLa Salle's wins were later forfeited after La Salle admitted it fielded two ineligible players. Their 2004 championship was given to FEU. All of the following records were void and not counted.
| Season | Team | Conference | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
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| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2011–12 | Shopinas.com/Air21 | Philippine | 14 | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Commissioner's | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| Governors | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| 2012–13 | Air21 | Philippine | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Governors | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| 2013–14 | Air21 | Philippine | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Commissioner's | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | Semifinals | ||
| Governors | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2016–17 | GlobalPort | Philippine | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Governors | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| Totals | 134 | 43 | 91 | .320 | Totals | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 championship | ||
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| Preceded by Allan Benedict Reyes | Member of theHouse of Representatives fromQuezon City's3rd district 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | De La Salle Green Archers basketball head coach 1998–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Adamson Soaring Falcons basketball head coach 2016–2021 | Succeeded by |
Philippines squad | |
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