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| TNT Tropang Giga | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team manager |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1964-03-10)March 10, 1964 (age 61) Cagayan de Oro |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ateneo USJ-R |
| Playing career | 1988–2002 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1990 | Purefoods Hotdogs |
| 1991–1999 | Alaska Milkmen |
| 2000–2001 | Pop Cola Panthers |
| 2002 | Alaska Aces |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2013 | Alaska Aces (assistant) |
| 2014–2022 | NLEX Road Warriors (assistant) |
| 2017 | Far Eastern University (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Bataan Defenders/Risers |
| 2023–2024 | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach: As executive: As assistant coach: | |
Isabelo "Jojo"Lastimosa Jr. (born March 10, 1964) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the team manager for theTNT Tropang Giga of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played in the PBA for thePurefoods Hotdogs, theAlaska Aces and thePop Cola Panthers from 1988 to 2002. He was also a former member of thePhilippines'national basketball team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also played for theUniversity of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu City. He had also a stint with theAteneo de Manila. He is known by the nicknames "Jolas", "Mr. Clutch", "The 4th Quarter Man", and "PBA Jordan" for his deadly perimeter shooting.
Lastimosa was one of the eight rookies of the Blue Eagles basketball team of theAteneo de Manila University in the UAAP 1981-82 season, After a two-stint with Ateneo, Lastimosa transferred to theUniversity of San Jose–Recoletos inCebu City. In June 1983, he joined elder brother Danny in the power-laden Mama's Love basketball club team. It was there where he got his biggest break and exposure, his reentry in the Manila basketball scene via the premier amateur league (PABL). In this league, he was able to showcase his skills in basketball.
In a short span of time, Lastimosa won MVP honors while playing for Mama's Love in the first conference of the 1985 PABL season.[1] The following year, he became teammates withSamboy Lim and they led the Lhuillier Jewelers to the championship of the PABL's first conference. He spent his last two years in the amateur league with the Jewelers of coach Yayoy Alcoseba although he was a borrowed player when RFM-Swifts won their first PABL title in the 1987 International Invitational Cup and was voted Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, besting former national teammateAlvin Patrimonio.
Lastimosa, along withJerry Codiñera, were the two early entries to the pro league signed by newcomerPurefoods Hotdogs.[2] He was already groomed to be a future superstar in the PBA. Jolas made such impact in his first season and was votedRookie of the year. He won his first PBA title with the Hotdogs in the1990 Third Conference. He was in trade withBoy Cabahug to Alaska beginning the1991 season.[3]
Even he was a rising star at Purefoods, he has his best years were with the Alaska Milkmen. 9 of his 10 championships was won with Alaska, including agrand slam in 1996. One of his notable clutch shots was in Game 5 in the1996 All-Filipino Cup finals.
In the twilight of his career, Jolas moved to Pop Cola in the 2000 to 2001 season.[4][5]
He returned to his old club Alaska Aces in his final year in 2002.[6]
Lastimosa served as an assistant coach of the Aces underTim Cone,[7]Joel Banal andLuigi Trillo.[8][9]
After leaving Alaska, he served as an assistant coach forNLEX Road Warriors.[10]
Lastimosa was reunited with his former Alaska teammateJohnny Abarrientos, when Lastimosa became an assistant coach forFEU Tamaraws.[11]
While he was the manager of TNT, he was assigned as team's head coach andSlavoljub Gorunovic asactive consultant, afterChot Reyes decided to focus on his commitment on the Philippine National Team. He was the second Tropang Giga head coach to have an active consultant afterBong Ravena. Lastimosa guided the team to win the2023 Governors' Cup, their first ever Governors' Cup title since the founding of the franchise.[12] Lastimosa also the first coach with active consultant to win a championship, and first to win a title on his first conference of coaching since formerJoel Banaltwo decades ago, a former TNT coach that time.[12] Reyes assumed the head coaching position in 2024, and Lastimosa focused as manager.[13]
Lastimosa was appointed as manager ofTNT Tropang Giga in 2022.[14]
Lastimosa played for thePhilippine national basketball team for two occasions ofAsian Games, first in1986 as an amateur player, and in1998 as a professional. Both occasions won bronze medal.
In 1998 with thePhilippine Centennial Team, he was notable for being benched in the majority of games, and got mad atTim Cone, the coach of the team, and when Lastimosa inserted vs.Kazakhstan (second meeting against the team and the bronze medal game, he performed well that made the Philippines won bronze medal. The game was known as the "anger game". After that game, Lastimosa did not spoke to Cone after months.[15]
| Team | Season | Conference | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNT | 2022–23 | Governors' Cup | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 1st | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | WonPBA Championship |
| TNT | 2023–24 | Commissioner's Cup | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Career Total | 22 | 15 | 7 | .681 | Playoff Total | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 championship | ||
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