| FEU Tamaraws | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1965-02-27)February 27, 1965 (age 60) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highlands (North Highlands, California) |
| College |
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| Playing career | 1989–2001 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1989–2001 | Alaska Milkmen / Aces |
| As a coach: | |
| 2017–2018 | Alaska Aces (consultant) |
| 2023–present | TNT Tropang Giga (player dev't assistant) |
| 2024–present | FEU |
| 2024–present | Philippines (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As player: | |
Sean Chambers (born February 27, 1965) is a retired American professionalbasketball player, best known for being a resident import of theAlaska Aces basketball team in thePhilippine Basketball Association from 1989 to 2001.[1]
He formerly served an assistant coach for theTNT Tropang Giga, and now current coach of theFEU Tamaraws.[2]
Beginning his collegiate career atCuesta College, Chambers led the Cougars to a 20-11 season as a sophomore, highlighted by averaging 22.8 points per game.[3]
A back-to-backCCAA Player of the Year[4] and 1986 third-team NABC All-American[5] while playing forCal Poly, Chambers was asked to try out for the United States Athletics team to the1988 Seoul Olympics but preferred to stick to basketball.
He once held the record in high jump for theGrant Union School District, with a top lifetime clearance of 7 feet, 1.25 inches, which ranked as the country's fourth-leading prep high jump in 1983 (attracting a recruiting offer for track & field fromFlorida State before he elected to fully play basketball).[6]
Standing 6-foot-2,[7] Chambers went to Manila with the Los Angeles Jaguars to play in the firstPBA-IBA World Challenge series. In a sideshow, Chambers topped the special slam dunk competition. He went back the following year with the Jaguars and in 1989 PBA First Conference, he was hired by then Alaska coachBogs Adornado to replace Carl Lott as their import.[8]
In 1991, Chambers led theAlaska Milkmen to their first-ever PBA championship, and finally got an award when he was named only the second recipient of the Mr. 100% award.Norman Black won the award in 1983. For the whole of1991 PBA season, Chambers averaged 37.7 points in two conferences in a total of 34 games. He played 10 more seasons in the PBA with Alaska, and had the most titles among imports tied withJustin Brownlee, including a grand slam in 1996.[9]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Alaska | 38 | 46.7 | .593 | .323 | .707 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 38.3 |
| 1990 | Alaska | 23 | 47.5 | .570 | .250 | .708 | 12.3 | 4.8 | .9 | 1.9 | 29.9 |
| 1991 | Alaska | 34 | 47.1 | .548 | .167 | .745 | 12.4 | 4.3 | .7 | 1.8 | 37.7 |
| 1992 | Alaska | 12 | 47.1 | .559 | .000 | .747 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 39.8 |
| 1993 | Alaska | 5 | 45.0 | .618 | .000 | .608 | 12.4 | 3.4 | .4 | .6 | 33.4 |
| 1994 | Alaska | 23 | 45.9 | .556 | .333 | .698 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 33.8 |
| 1995 | Alaska | 25 | 47.0 | .589 | .500 | .710 | 11.6 | 4.5 | .8 | 1.0 | 31.9 |
| 1996 | Alaska | 30 | 44.8 | .567 | .000 | .737 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .6 | 29.8 |
| 1997 | Alaska | 22 | 45.7 | .567 | .333 | .642 | 11.0 | 3.9 | .8 | .8 | 25.0 |
| 1998 | Alaska | 18 | 43.9 | .432 | .308 | .652 | 10.2 | 4.4 | .6 | .6 | 23.5 |
| 1999 | Alaska | 18 | 46.6 | .455 | .000 | .696 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .7 | 19.1 |
| 2000 | Alaska | 11 | 44.6 | .453 | .000 | .632 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 18.9 |
| 2001 | Alaska | 11 | 46.3 | .402 | .000 | .667 | 8.8 | 5.3 | .7 | .8 | 15.1 |
| Career | 270 | 46.2 | .547 | .268 | .708 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 30.5 | |
He worked at Fern Bacon Middle School as the Dean of Students.[11]
In 2023, Chambers accepted a position on the coaching staff of theTNT Tropang Giga, specifically in player development.[12]
In 2024,Far Eastern University Tamaraws hired him as head coach.[13] He was later hired byPhilippine national basketball team as an assistant coach, reuniting with Tim Cone.[14]