Renato "Ato" Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, politician, and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1]
Ato Agustin | |
|---|---|
 Agustin in 2014 | |
| Member of the San Fernando City Council | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1963 Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Political party | KAMBILAN (local party) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | San Fernando, Pampanga |
| Occupation | Athlete, politician |
| Basketball career | |
| San Miguel Beermen | |
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| PBA draft | 1989: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Miguel Beermen | |
| Playing career | 1989–2001 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1989–1996 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 1996–1997 | Pop Cola Panthers |
| 1997 | Mobiline Phone Pals |
| 1998 | Pampanga Dragons |
| 1999 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2000–2001 | Batang Red Bull Energizers |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | San Sebastian |
| 2010–2012 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013–2014 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2014–2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (assistant) |
| 2015 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2015–present | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
As assistant coach: | |
Agustin was the Most Valuable Player awardee of the PBA in 1992.[1] He played for the San Miguel Beermen, Sunkist/Pop Cola, Mobiline Phone Pals, Sta. Lucia Realtors, and finally, Batang Red Bull. Agustin was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players in 2000. He also had a brief stint in with the Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association.[2]
Basketball career
editProfessional career
editA shooting guard since his amateur days with RFM-Swift Corporation of the Philippine Basketball League, Agustin saw limited minutes during his rookie season with the grandslam-winning San Miguel Beermen in 1989, playing backup to his more illustrious teammates Samboy Lim and Elmer Reyes. However, beginning the 1990 season, he became a regular part of the Beermen's backcourt rotation with the departure of Reyes to expansion team Pop-Cola (RFM) and constant injuries to Lim and Hector Calma.[1]
Agustin won Most Improved Player in 1991 and Most Valuable Player the following year.[3] He led the Beermen to three more titles in the early ‘90s, including All-Filipino championships in 1992 and 1994, this time as a starter and a star.[1] His time with the Beermen ended when he was traded to the Pop Cola Panthers for Nelson Asaytono.[4]
Agustin was picked by Yeng Guiao to play for the Batang Red Bull Energizers during the 2000 expansion draft. He helped them win the 2001 Commissioner's Cup. In Game 6 of the finals, he made two clutch free throws that sealed the championship.[5] He retired from the PBA after that. For a time, he played semi-professional basketball as an import in Brunei.[1]
National team career
editAgustin represented the Philippine national basketball team at the 1994 Asian Games.[6]
Coaching career
editHe is the former head coach of the San Sebastian Golden Stags men's basketball team in the NCAA, having taken over from Jorge Gallent in 2009, and winning a championship in the same year. In 2010, he became head coach of his former PBA team, the San Miguel Beermen. During the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup, Agustin steered the team (then known as the Petron Blaze Boosters) to the championship, defeating the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in seven games. He became the 9th coach in PBA history to win a title in his first year as head coach.[7][8]
On July 25, 2013, San Miguel Corporation, owner of Petron Blaze Boosters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, announced the appointment of Agustin as interim coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for the 2013 PBA Governor's Cup.[9]
On January 5, 2015, Barangay Ginebra team manager Alfrancis Chua announced during the team's practice the reappointment of Agustin as head coach of the team.[10] This was after former coach Jeffrey Cariaso's attempt to end Ginebra's PBA championship drought failed after two conferences. After a quarterfinal finish in the Commissioner's Cup, Agustin was fired as the head coach of Ginebra and was replaced by assistant coach Frankie Lim. Following his termination, he returned to San Miguel Beermen as an assistant coach.[11]
Political career
editAgustin was already a three-term councilor[12] when he was defeated for vice mayor of San Fernando, Pampanga in 2013.[13] However, he elected councilor of the same city in 2019[14] and 2022.[15]
PBA career statistics
edit| 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 |
Season-by-season averages
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | San Miguel | 39 | 13.2 | .467 | .000 | .847 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 7.4 |
| 1990 | San Miguel | 51 | 20.3 | .515 | .258 | .912 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | 11.3 |
| 1991 | San Miguel | 64 | 35.8 | .492 | .303 | .821 | 4.0 | 2.8 | .4 | .2 | 19.2 |
| 1992 | San Miguel | 74 | 35.0 | .500 | .273 | .893 | 4.1 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 20.7 |
| 1993 | San Miguel | 69 | 33.2 | .490 | .250 | .879 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .7 | .1 | 16.2 |
| 1994 | San Miguel | 45 | 39.5 | .482 | .217 | .881 | 4.5 | 4.1 | .8 | .2 | 20.3 |
| 1995 | San Miguel | 34 | 30.6 | .450 | .367 | .838 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .5 | .1 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | Sunkist | 38 | 33.0 | .456 | .189 | .859 | 3.6 | 3.4 | .7 | .0 | 15.5 |
| 1997 | Pop Cola | 30 | 21.3 | .403 | .250 | .755 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Mobiline | |||||||||||
| 1999 | Sta. Lucia | 39 | 27.0 | .354 | .286 | .847 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | Red Bull | 38 | 32.4 | .369 | .156 | .874 | 3.1 | 2.1 | .3 | .1 | 11.7 |
| 2001 | Red Bull | 48 | 20.4 | .369 | .347 | .833 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 5.9 |
| Career | 569 | 29.3 | .463 | .264 | .864 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .5 | .1 | 14.0 | |
Coaching record
editCollegiate record
edit| Season | Team | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2009 | SSC-R | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Champions |
| 2010 | SSC-R | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | FInals |
| Totals | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 championship | ||
PBA
edit| Season | Team | Conference | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | San Miguel /Petron | Philippine Cup | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Finals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| Governors' Cup | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2nd | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | Champions | ||
| 2011–12 | Petron | Philippine Cup | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Semifinals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| Governors' Cup | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 (6th) | Semifinals | ||
| 2012–13 | Ginebra | Governors' Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2013–14 | Ginebra | Philippine Cup | 14 | 11 | 3 | .876 | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Semifinals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2014–15 | Ginebra | Commissioner's Cup | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| Career total | 106 | 57 | 49 | .538 | Playoff total | 50 | 25 | 25 | .500 | 1 PBA championship | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ato Agustin: From top guard to hotshot coach - Inquirer.net, Philippine news for Filipinos Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Velasco, Bill (December 9, 2023). "Remembering the Dragons". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Clarito, Ariel Ian (July 18, 2020). "Tracing their roots: Top PBA stars from NCAA". Rappoler. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 14, 2019). "Where does Pringle deal rank among biggest trades in PBA history?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (August 27, 2001). "The sweetest for Agustin". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Joble, Rey (May 27, 2022). "This Day in PBA History: San Miguel wins All-Filipino title, books Asian Games berth". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "The winning ways of Ato Agustin" August 22, 2011, InterAKTV
- ^ "Petron Blaze slams Talk 'N Text in epic Game 7 to win Governor's Cup", August 21, 2011, InterAKTV
- ^ "Ginebra names Agustin as interim coach, Chua as team manager", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star
- ^ "Agustin back as Ginebra head coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
- ^ SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
- ^ "Former coach Agustin settles for dual role as he focuses on politics". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Source: Tanquingcen, Agustin high on Ginebra list of possible replacements for Chua". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Winners and losers in midterm elections". Panay News. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "San Fernando's newly-elected officials proclaimed". SUNSTAR. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "2001 Hardcourt The Official PBA Annual". pbaannual2001.neocities.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.