Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino-American coach and retired professional basketball player. He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly with Alaska, for 15 seasons. He is known as "The Jet". He is also the basketball operations director of Slam Magazine Philippines.
He was first drafted by the Alaska Aces (then known as the Alaska Milkmen) during the 1995 PBA draft as the sixth overall. During his rookie year, he won the Rookie of the Year Award. And in only his second year in the league, he achieved a rare Grand Slam with the Aces where he was instrumental in that majestic championship run, scoring the winning free throws in the All-Filipino Cup final against the Purefoods Hotdogs.[1]
Mobiline and Tanduay years
Before the start of the 1997 PBA season, Cariaso was traded to the Mobiline Phone Pals (now known as the TNT Tropang Texters) where he was a primary offensive threat for the team. They won the special 1998 Centennial Cup.
After his tenure with Mobiline, he was again sent to the expansion team Tanduay Rhum Masters. He bannered the team alongside Sonny Alvarado, Eric Menk and Rudy Hatfield.
Reunion with Johnny Abarrientos
After Tanduay folded in 2001, he was then picked by the Coca-Cola Tigers where he got reunited with Johnny Abarrientos. They won a couple of championships which include the 2002 All-Filipino Cup against his former team Alaska and the 2003 Reinforced Conference against San Miguel. He last tasted a championship with Talk 'N Text prior to this. He also received the most number of awards in his career during his tenure with the Tigers. Also, Coca-Cola was the only team that made it to the finals of all three conferences in 2003.
Cariaso was the last active player remaining on that Alaska Grand Slam team of 1996.
In the semifinals of the 2010 PBA fiesta conference, he announced his retirement after playing 15 seasons in the league. His number 22 was also retired by the Alaska Aces and the Coca-Cola Tigers.
Coaching career
Barangay Ginebra
On April 29, 2014, Cariaso was named as the new head coach of Barangay Ginebra, replacing Ato Agustin.[2] Prior to this, he has no high-level head coaching experience. In fact, he has little coaching experience apart from San Mig Coffee, joining the team in 2011, one year after retiring as a player, to assist his former coach at Alaska, Tim Cone. At San Mig, he emerged as the top assistant, often taking over the reins when Cone was ejected, or when the team was getting blown out and the American coach wanted to send a message to his players.[3] His tenure as coach of the Gin Kings did not produce much success, as the team failed to go beyond the quarterfinal rounds in the 2014 Governors' Cup and in the 2014–15 Philippine Cup. Moreover, the triangle offense system he uses did not sit well with the players. At the end of their Philippine Cup campaign, he was relieved of his coaching duties and was replaced by Ato Agustin. He still has one year and two conferences left in his contract, which was bought out, paving the way to his return to Alaska as assistant coach and camp director.
Converge FiberXers
On August 9, 2022, after just one conference, Cariaso was released from his position.[4]
Cariaso is engaged to sports news reporter Erika Padilla, who was two months pregnant with her first child when he proposed. He was previously married to Michelle, with whom he shares 4 children. Jeffrey is a graduate of Mission High School in San Francisco, CA.[6]
References
^"Purefoods vs Alaska Controversy:Foul of Bong Ravena on Jeff Cariaso-1996 AFC". YouTube.
^"PBA: Jeffrey Cariaso named new Ginebra head coach – Slam PH".
^. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
^Li, Matthew (August 9, 2022). "SOURCES: Converge releases Jeff Cariaso as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
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In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Joaquin and the surname or paternal family name is Cariaso Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino American coach and retired professional basketball player He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association PBA He also played for various PBA teams mostly with Alaska for 15 seasons He is known as The Jet He is also the basketball operations director of Slam Magazine Philippines Jeffrey CariasoCariaso in 2014Personal informationBorn 1972 09 12 September 12 1972 age 50 San Francisco California U S NationalityFilipino AmericanListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight180 lb 82 kg Career informationCollegeSonoma State 1991 1992 PBA draft1995 Round 1 Pick 6th overallSelected by the Alaska MilkmenPlaying career1995 2010PositionShooting guardNumber22Coaching career2011 presentCareer historyAs player 1995 1997Alaska Milkmen Alaska Aces1997 1999Mobiline Phone Pals2000 2001Tanduay Rhum Masters2002 2003Coca Cola Tigers2004 2010Alaska AcesAs coach 2011 2014B Meg Llamados San Mig Super Coffee Mixers assistant 2014Barangay Ginebra San Miguel2015 2019Alaska Aces assistant 2019 2022Alaska Aces2022Converge FiberXersCareer highlights and awardsAs player 8x PBA champion 1995 Governors 1996 All Filipino 1996 Commissioner s 1996 Governors 2002 All Filipino 2003 Reinforced 2007 Fiesta 2010 Fiesta PBA Finals MVP 2003 Reinforced PBA Best Player of the Conference 2002 All Filipino 10x PBA All Star 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 PBA Rookie of the Year 1995 4x PBA All Defensive Team 1996 1997 2000 2002 4x PBA Mythical First Team 1999 2000 2002 2003 PBA Mythical 2nd Team 1996 PBA Grand Slam champion 1996 No 22 retired by the Alaska Aces and Coca Cola Tigers PBL Most Valuable Player 1994 International Invitational As assistant coach 4x PBA champion coach 2012 Commissioner s 2013 Governors 2014 Philippine 2014 Commissioner s Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Alaska 1 2 Mobiline and Tanduay years 1 3 Reunion with Johnny Abarrientos 1 4 Return to Alaska and twilight years 2 Coaching career 2 1 Barangay Ginebra 2 2 Converge FiberXers 3 Career statistics 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesPlaying career EditAlaska Edit He was first drafted by the Alaska Aces then known as the Alaska Milkmen during the 1995 PBA draft as the sixth overall During his rookie year he won the Rookie of the Year Award And in only his second year in the league he achieved a rare Grand Slam with the Aces where he was instrumental in that majestic championship run scoring the winning free throws in the All Filipino Cup final against the Purefoods Hotdogs 1 Mobiline and Tanduay years Edit Before the start of the 1997 PBA season Cariaso was traded to the Mobiline Phone Pals now known as the TNT Tropang Texters where he was a primary offensive threat for the team They won the special 1998 Centennial Cup After his tenure with Mobiline he was again sent to the expansion team Tanduay Rhum Masters He bannered the team alongside Sonny Alvarado Eric Menk and Rudy Hatfield Reunion with Johnny Abarrientos Edit After Tanduay folded in 2001 he was then picked by the Coca Cola Tigers where he got reunited with Johnny Abarrientos They won a couple of championships which include the 2002 All Filipino Cup against his former team Alaska and the 2003 Reinforced Conference against San Miguel He last tasted a championship with Talk N Text prior to this He also received the most number of awards in his career during his tenure with the Tigers Also Coca Cola was the only team that made it to the finals of all three conferences in 2003 Return to Alaska and twilight years Edit In the middle of the 2004 05 PBA season he along with Reynel Hugnatan were traded back to the Alaska Aces in exchange for all stars John Arigo and Ali Peek Cariaso was the last active player remaining on that Alaska Grand Slam team of 1996 In the semifinals of the 2010 PBA fiesta conference he announced his retirement after playing 15 seasons in the league His number 22 was also retired by the Alaska Aces and the Coca Cola Tigers Coaching career EditBarangay Ginebra Edit On April 29 2014 Cariaso was named as the new head coach of Barangay Ginebra replacing Ato Agustin 2 Prior to this he has no high level head coaching experience In fact he has little coaching experience apart from San Mig Coffee joining the team in 2011 one year after retiring as a player to assist his former coach at Alaska Tim Cone At San Mig he emerged as the top assistant often taking over the reins when Cone was ejected or when the team was getting blown out and the American coach wanted to send a message to his players 3 His tenure as coach of the Gin Kings did not produce much success as the team failed to go beyond the quarterfinal rounds in the 2014 Governors Cup and in the 2014 15 Philippine Cup Moreover the triangle offense system he uses did not sit well with the players At the end of their Philippine Cup campaign he was relieved of his coaching duties and was replaced by Ato Agustin He still has one year and two conferences left in his contract which was bought out paving the way to his return to Alaska as assistant coach and camp director Converge FiberXers Edit On August 9 2022 after just one conference Cariaso was released from his position 4 Career statistics EditLegend 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 5 Year Team GP MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG1995 Alaska 73 27 6 484 207 803 3 9 1 5 7 1 11 41996 Alaska 69 29 6 493 125 807 4 3 2 0 5 3 11 81997 Alaska 39 38 6 425 208 766 7 0 4 0 1 0 1 18 71998 Mobiline 23 42 3 449 091 729 6 8 5 1 9 4 18 21999 Mobiline 35 36 1 398 318 789 5 2 3 8 7 3 13 22000 Tanduay 44 37 0 383 222 771 5 2 4 5 7 2 14 62001 Tanduay 35 36 3 427 299 812 5 1 3 1 7 2 18 42002 Coca Cola 12 28 0 422 392 679 3 3 3 3 1 0 2 19 22003 Coca Cola 65 33 0 405 232 841 4 3 3 7 8 1 15 42004 05 Coca Cola Alaska 71 34 0 418 377 866 4 6 3 9 7 1 15 82005 06 Alaska 49 34 7 414 288 797 4 7 3 1 6 1 12 52006 07 Alaska 45 34 2 445 308 866 4 6 3 0 6 0 13 12007 08 Alaska 45 29 6 400 349 763 4 3 3 0 6 1 10 42008 09 Alaska 40 21 6 399 275 774 2 9 2 1 3 0 7 12009 10 Alaska 41 10 8 356 111 696 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 8Career 686 31 3 426 296 802 4 4 3 0 6 1 13 1Personal life EditCariaso is engaged to sports news reporter Erika Padilla who was two months pregnant with her first child when he proposed He was previously married to Michelle with whom he shares 4 children Jeffrey is a graduate of Mission High School in San Francisco CA 6 References Edit Purefoods vs Alaska Controversy Foul of Bong Ravena on Jeff Cariaso 1996 AFC YouTube PBA Jeffrey Cariaso named new Ginebra head coach Slam PH ANALYSIS What Jeffrey Cariaso brings to Ginebra And why another new coach won t solve all of their problems 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