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Ato Agustin

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guilas and the surname or paternal family name is Agustin.

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
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Personal details
Born (1963-08-01) August 1, 1963 (age 61)
Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines
Political partyKAMBILAN (local party)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
Residence(s)San Fernando, Pampanga
OccupationAthlete, politician
Basketball career
San Miguel Beermen
PositionAssistant coach
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
PBA draft1989: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career1989–2001
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1989–1996San Miguel Beermen
1996–1997Pop Cola Panthers
1997Mobiline Phone Pals
1998Pampanga Dragons
1999Sta. Lucia Realtors
2000–2001Batang Red Bull Energizers
As coach:
2009–2010San Sebastian
2010–2012Petron Blaze Boosters
2013–2014Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2014–2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (assistant)
2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2015–presentSan 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

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Professional career

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A 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

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Agustin represented the Philippine national basketball team at the 1994 Asian Games.[6]

Coaching career

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He 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

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Agustin 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

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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

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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

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Collegiate record

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Velasco, Bill (December 9, 2023). "Remembering the Dragons". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 14, 2019). "Where does Pringle deal rank among biggest trades in PBA history?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (August 27, 2001). "The sweetest for Agustin". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The winning ways of Ato Agustin" August 22, 2011, InterAKTV
  8. ^ "Petron Blaze slams Talk 'N Text in epic Game 7 to win Governor's Cup", August 21, 2011, InterAKTV
  9. ^ "Ginebra names Agustin as interim coach, Chua as team manager", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star
  10. ^ "Agustin back as Ginebra head coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
  11. ^ SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
  12. ^ "Former coach Agustin settles for dual role as he focuses on politics". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  13. ^ "Source: Tanquingcen, Agustin high on Ginebra list of possible replacements for Chua". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  14. ^ "Winners and losers in midterm elections". Panay News. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  15. ^ "San Fernando's newly-elected officials proclaimed". SUNSTAR. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  16. ^ "2001 Hardcourt The Official PBA Annual". pbaannual2001.neocities.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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