Lester del Rosario

Lester del Rosario
UST Growling Tigers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolUST (Manila)
CollegeUST
PositionGuard
Number6
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Pampanga Dragons
As coach:
2003Philippines (assistant)
2012–2016Perpetual (assistant)
2018Paranaque Patriots (assistant)
2016–presentPhilippine Cultural College
2021–presentPioneer ElastoSeal Katibays
2024–presentUST (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Assistant coach for the  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi National Team

Lester Andrew del Rosario is a Filipino basketball coach currently coaching Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, and also serving as an assistant coach for UST Growling Tigers.

Playing career

UST

Lester del Rosario played for UST Growling Tigers under his father Aric del Rosario, and notably played with Udoy Belmonte, Patrick Fran, Rey Evangelista, Dennis Espino, and Siot Tanquingcen.[1]

In 1992, his first year, del Rosario saw his team losing to FEU Tamaraws due to interruption by a power outage, but due to UAAP Board's decision to reschedule the last 3 minutes of the game, UST ended up losing, 76–87.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The team later won the 1993 championship by sweeping all of their opponents, and got a mythical second team.[8][9] The run lasted until 1996, but in 1995, Lester became the team captain of UST.[10]

Professional

He professional scene for Pampanga Dragons in Metropolitan Basketball Association in 1998, when they won championship under his father's tutelage.[11]

Coaching

Father's assistant

Del Rosario served as an assistant to his father when it was appointed as head coach of the Philippine team for the 2003 SEA Games.

He later served as an assistant for Perpetual Altas, with future PBA star Scottie Thompson as one of its star players.[12]

He also served as an assistant for Parañaque Patriots.[13]

Head coaching

Del Rosario served as head coach for Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays, A PBA 3x3 team, and won a championship in 2021 second conference.[1][14][15]

He is currently coaching the Philippine Cultural College HS since 2016.[16][17]

Concurrently, he is an assistant coach for UST Growling Tigers.

References

  1. ^ a b Ramos, Gerry. "Lester del Rosario offers PBA 3x3 title to late 'Tatay Aric'". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Gabutina, Edwin (July 18, 1992). "UAAP cagefest reels off today". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ Cordon, John Constantine (November 7, 2007). "Rector sets 13-point agenda". The Varsitarian. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Gabutina, Edwin (September 27, 1992). "UAAP race now a 4-way street". Manila Standard.
  5. ^ Gabutina, Edwin (October 4, 1992). "Power failure keeps UAAP race in the dark". Manila Standard.
  6. ^ Gabutina, Edwin (October 7, 1992). "FEU–La Salle playoff today". Manila Standard.
  7. ^ Gabutina, Edwin (October 11, 1992). "FEU Tams take Game 1". Manila Standard.
  8. ^ Leongson, Randolph. "As Ateneo targets perfect season, let's look back at last team to pull it off". SPIN.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "How Udoy Belmonte took flight after 1993 UST UAAP mens' basketball sweep". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "58th UAAP season opening (1995)". RP Basketball Photos & Articles. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Pampanga Dragons gather on silver anniversary of historic MBA title". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Perpetual partnership with dad Aric del Rosario just perfect for Lester: 'Sarap n'ya kasama'". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Jacinto, Christian (January 27, 2018). "Two decades after winning an MBA title, Tatay Aric wants to do the same in MPBL". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  14. ^ Bacnis, Justine (April 28, 2022). "Lester del Rosario dedicates Pioneer title to dad Aric". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Li, Matthew (June 18, 2022). "Lester Del Rosario tapped as Gilas coach for FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "St. Jude starts defense of PCYAA title against Pace Academy". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "St. Jude favorites as PCYAA opens 10th season". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 4, 2024.