Jong Uichico

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jong Uichico
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 15, 1962(1962-07-15)
Age	62
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Manila
Horoscope	Cancer

Jong Uichico Biography

Jong Uichico is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on July 15, 1962 in Manila, Philippines. Joseph Enrique Uichico (born July 15th 1962) more popularly recognized as Jong Uichico, is a Filipino professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Bataan Risers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Uichico is an ex- Philippine youth national team member as well as a former player and director of the La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP before taking over from Ron Jacobs as SMB coach in 1999. Uichico was the head coach for the San Miguel Beermen from 1999-2006 and led them to six PBA championships. Beermen towards six PBA championships.

The year 2000 was a great one for the Beermen. Uichico was once more a coach who led San Miguel to two more titles , and was awarded his first and sole coach of the year title. The initial All-Filipino Cup title with the Beermen was in 2001, when they defeated their sister squad Barangay Ginebra Kings.

He returned as San Miguel’s head coach after the Asian Games campaign, but went on a four-year title drought before winning his sixth PBA title in six years in the 2005 Fiesta Conference. The Beermen defeated the Talk ‘N Text Phone Pals 4-1.

On August 3, 2006, Chot Reyes was named as the new head coach of the San Miguel Beermen replacing Uichico. and the, San Miguel Corporation moved Uichico to San Miguel’s sister team the Barangay Ginebra Kings replacing Siot Tanquingcen, who was demoted as one of Uichico’s assistants. On his first Ginebra coaching stint, he was able to win a championship in the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup that season. A year later, he won his 2nd championship with the Gin Kings in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference and his 8th overall title.

After a quick exit from the All-Filipino Cup, he coached the Beermen to the Commissioner and Governors Cup titles during the 1999 season, bringing to an end San Miguel’s drought of five years without a title. He was also the first coach of a rookie to guide his team to consecutive titles within the same year and was able to replicate the feat by Siot Tanquingcen in the year 2005.

Jong Uichico Net Worth

Jong Uichico is one of the richest Basketball Coach from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jong Uichico 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Uichico was a member of his club, the La Salle Green Archers in the college ranks. He was a part in the 1982 RP Youth Team that won the ABC Under-18 Championship. Following a brief time in the famed Northern Consolidated Cement squad of Ron Jacobs, Uichico ended his basketball career in the early days.

In the mid-1990s Uichico was a coach for The Green Archers and guided them to two runner-up awards. Uichico also joined in the Magnolia Beverage Masters coaching staff during Norman Black and Jacobs tenure. in 1999, Uichico was named head of the Beermen following Jacobs his departure.

Ron Jacobs appointed Uichico as one of his assistants for the RP team’s 2002 Asian Games campaign. However, after Jacobs suffered a stroke, Uichico was named as the new head coach of the national squad. Uichico guided the Philippines to a fourth-place finish in the event. Their semifinal loss against eventual tournament winner South Korea was a crushing blow for Uichico’s squad losing by one point on a Lee Sang Min triple in the final seconds. Despite the loss, the team still brought home what is known to Filipino basketball fans as “The Silent Gold.”

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Facts & Trivia

Jong Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Jong Uichico celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.