Jino Manansala Explained

Jino Manansala
Team:	Saint Claire Saints
Position:	Head coach
League:	NAASCU
Nationality:	Filipino
High School:	Burlington County, New Jersey
College:	UST
Career Position:	Point Guard
Career Number:	11, 15
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	8
Cyears1:	2012–present
Cteam1:	Saint Claire College of Caloocan
Cyears2:	2020–2022
Cteam2:	UST HS
Cyears3:	2020–2022
Cteam3:	UST
Cyears5:	2022–2023
Cteam5:	UST HS
Cyears6:	2023–present
Cteam6:	UST HS (assistant)
Highlights:	As head coach: 7× NAASCU Champion (2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24)

Jinino "Jino" Manansala is a Filipino basketball coach for Saint Claire Saints in NAASCU. He is the son of former PBA player Jimmy Manansala.^[1]

Career

Playing

Manansala was a former UST Growling Tigers player under Aric del Rosario. He became team captain in 2003, on his final year of playing and del Rosario's final year of coaching the team.^[2]

Coaching

Saint Claire

Since 2012, Manansala coached the Saint Claire Saints in NAASCU, and on his first year, he won a championship.^{[3] [4]} The team made finals for the next 3 years, all losing to CEU Scorpions,^{[5] [6] [7]} before creating another 4-peat championship from 2016 until 2019.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

UST

Manansala was appointed as UST Tiger Cubs head coach since 2020. In this time, he was also appointed as interim head coach of the seniors team, UST Growling Tigers.^{[12] [13]} He was later replaced by Bal David.^[14] He later returned to Tiger Cubs,^[15] and coached the team until 2023, when Manu Iñigo was appointed as head coach. Manansala stayed as his assistant.^[16]

Return to Saint Claire

Manansala returned to coaching Saint Claire, and won back-to-back titles.^{[17] [18]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . UST revamps HS program, installs Jinino Manansala as Tiger Cubs coach . 2024-08-05 . Spin.ph . en.
2. Web site: Olivares, Rick . Meet a rising coaching star you may have never heard of . 23 Jun 2016 . ABS-CBN Sports.
3. Web site: St. Clare tops CEU for NAASCU crown . 2024-08-05 . Philstar.com.
4. Web site: October 2, 2012 . St. Clare tops CEU for NAASCU crown . March 11, 2024 . Philstar.com.
5. Web site: October 1, 2013 . CEU kampeon sa NAASCU . March 11, 2024 . Pilipino Star Ngayon.
6. Web site: Inquirer . Philippine Daily . 2014-09-27 . CEU keeps Naascu title over St. Clare . 2024-03-11 . INQUIRER.net . en.
7. Web site: Times . The Manila . 2015-10-03 . CEU Scorpions rule NAASCU . 2024-03-11 . The Manila Times . en.
8. Web site: October 14, 2016 . St. Clare teams kampeon sa NAASCU . March 11, 2024 . Pilipino Star Ngayon.
9. Web site: October 12, 2017 . St. Clare Saints sweep De Ocampo Cobras to complete back-to-back romp in Naascu . March 11, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.
10. Web site: October 29, 2018 . St. Clare caps season sweep with win over Enderun for Naascu title treble . March 11, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.
11. Web site: Times . Tiebreaker . 2019-10-22 . St. Clare survives Enderun for fourth straight NAASCU crown . 2024-03-11 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
12. Web site: Ramos, Josef . 8 October 2020 . Manansala named UST interim coach . 8 Oct 2020 . Business Mirror.
13. Web site: Naredo, Camille . UST seeks return to winning ways after challenging campaign . 7 May 2022 . ABS-CBN Sports.
14. Web site: Morales, Luisa . Archers survive Tigers to keep Final Four hopes alive . 30 Nov 2022 . The Philippine Star.
15. News: Naredo . Camille B. . July 3, 2022 . UAAP: Manansala not returning to UST Growling Tigers . ABS-CBN News .
16. Web site: Li . Matthew . 2023-03-07 . Manu Inigo set to take over UST Tiger Cubs, Manansala remains as assistant coach . 2024-08-05 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
17. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . June 27, 2022 . St. Clare completes NAASCU five-peat run . March 11, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.
18. Web site: Andaya . Robert . 2023-12-13 . Seventh heaven - Journalnews . 2024-03-11 . en-US.