Jack Santiago named UE basketball coach

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:48:32 +0000

By Kristel Satumbaga

JACK Santiago

UNIVERSITY of the East officially announced the appointment of Jack Santiago as the new coach of the Red Warriors in the coming UAAP season.

The school made the announcement on its social media platforms on Monday, showing a picture of Santiago meeting the players at the Gym 5 inside its Manila campus.

Accompanying Santiago in the meeting were UE President and Chief Academic Officer Ester Garcia and Department of Physical Education Director Rod Roque.

An assistant to coach Franz Pumaren for over two decades, Santiago has won five UAAP championships with Pumaren at La Salle.

It was a homecoming of sorts for Santiago, particularly in the UE gym where he used to practice back when he was a member of the Asia Overseas Transport team under coach Roehl Nadurata in the 1989 season of the Philippine Amateur Basketball League.

Santiago faces the tough task of ending the school’s 37-year title
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