Filipino basketball player
Poch Juinio Position Assistant coach League UAAP Born (1973-05-25 ) May 25, 1973 (age 51) Quezon City , Philippines Nationality Filipino Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) College UP PBA draft 1994 : , 5th overall pickSelected by the Alaska Milkmen Playing career 1994–2008 Position Power forward / center Number 32 Coaching career 2013–present 1994–2000 Alaska Milkmen 2001 Pop Cola Panthers 2002–2006 Coca-Cola Tigers 2006 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 2006–2008 Alaska Aces 2013–present UP (assistant)
As player:
12x PBA champion (1994 Governors' , 1995 Governors' , 1996 All-Filipino , 1996 Commissioner's , 1996 Governors' , 1997 Governors' , 1998 All-Filipino , 1998 Commissioner's , 2000 All-Filipino , 2002 All-Filipino , 2003 Reinforced , 2007 Fiesta )
2x PBA All-Star (1996 , 2001 )
PBA Most Improved Player (1996 )
PBA Finals Most Valuable Player (2000 All-Filipino )
As assistant coach:
Edward "Poch" Juinio (born May 25, 1973) is a Filipino retired former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association . He played most of his seasons with Alaska Aces and won numerous championships.
Professional career
Alaska Milkmen
A former 6'5" standout of the UP Fighting Maroons , Juinio was drafted by Alaska as the 5th overall pick in the 1994 PBA Draft . He turned out to be a revelation with his aggressive stance underneath the boards. He became an unheralded part of Alaska's starting unit when the team captured the PBA Grand Slam in 1996.[ 1] He was awarded as the Most Improved Player of the Season and blossomed into one of the most dependable slotmen in the league.[ 2]
He won Finals MVP in the 2000 All-Filipino finals as Alaska won the championship in 5 games.
Pop Cola Panthers
He was traded to Pop Cola, along with Johnny Abarrientos .[ 3]
Coca-Cola Tigers
When Pop Cola disbanded, Juinio joined the Tigers. In 2002, he won the All-Filipino Cup , against his former team.[ 4] His team also won the Reinforced Conference in 2003.
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
After Juinio's contract expired in 2005,[ 5] Talk 'N Text signed him. They released him the same year.[ 6]
Return to Alaska franchise
Juinio returned to Alaska in the 2006-07 PBA season and won another championship in 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference .[ 1] He retired after the 2007-08 PBA season at the age of 36.[ 2]
Coaching career
Juinio is currently an assistant coach for the UP Maroons .[ 7] [ 2] He has been with the team since 2013.[ 8]
National team
Juinio donned the national colors in the 1993 Southeast Asian Games .[ 9]
PBA career statistics
[ 10]
Year
Team
1994
Alaska
72
22.9
.513
.333
.648
4.6
.5
.1
.9
5.6
1995
73
28.3
.520
.000
.672
5.5
.7
.2
1.0
6.1
1996
72
25.5
.523
.000
.596
5.0
1.5
.2
1.0
5.8
1997
60
17.6
.473
.000
.741
4.5
1.3
.2
.8
5.2
1998
66
32.8
.560
.200
.601
7.0
1.7
.3
1.5
8.0
1999
54
28.8
.510
.200
.671
6.5
1.9
.3
.9
6.7
2000
49
29.1
.514
.000
.704
6.4
.8
.3
1.1
10.3
2001
Pop Cola
51
37.0
.482
.091
.702
6.3
2.8
.6
.8
13.3
2002
Coca-Cola
29
21.9
.402
.350
.840
3.9
1.7
.3
.7
7.8
2003
65
21.1
.390
.290
.606
3.9
1.7
.2
.6
7.4
2004-05
61
18.5
.414
.275
.746
3.0
1.6
.4
.3
6.1
2005-06
Coca-Cola/ Talk 'N Text
29
8.9
.327
.417
.571
2.4
.4
.1
.2
1.6
2006–07
Alaska
36
8.2
.415
.211
.781
1.7
.3
.3
.1
3.0
2007-08
4
4.3
.333
.000
.000
.5
.3
.0
.0
.5
Career
721
24.5
.480
.286
.747
4.8
1.4
.3
.8
6.8
References
^ a b Leongson, Randolph B. (February 20, 2022). "All the great players who played for fabled Alaska team" . Spin.ph . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ a b c Kwentuhang ALASKA With POCH JUINIO | SHOOT FIRST , retrieved March 10, 2022
^ "Abarrientos, Juinio traded to Pop for Peek, Ordonio" . Philippine Daily Inquirer .
^ Terrado, Reuben (April 1, 2021). "Coca-Cola/ Powerade Tigers' PBA run was short and sweet" . Spin.ph . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Henson, Joaquin M. "New challenge for Binky" . Philstar.com . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Leongson, Randolph B. (July 4, 2020). "Duremdes, Juinio deserve to see Alaska jersey numbers retired" . Spin.ph . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ "UP coaching staff brings professional feel to the team behind its sleek, corporate attire" . Spin.ph . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Terrado, Reuben (August 18, 2013). "Source: Cruz, Juinio eyed to join Madrid in UP staff after Dandan exit" . Spin.ph . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ "Pinoy cagers still champs" . Manila Standard .
^ "Edward Juinio Player Profile :: PBA-Online!" . Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
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