John Moran (basketball) explained

John Moran
Nationality:	American
Cteam1:	Indiana (assistant)
Cyears1:	1990–1999
Cteam2:	Shell Turbo Chargers
Cyears2:	2004

John Moran is an American coach who was notable for serving as head coach of Shell Turbo Chargers in the PBA.

Coaching career

A former assistant of Bob Knight at Indiana, Moran was hired as head coach of Shell Turbo Chargers in the PBA, replacing Perry Ronquillo. But due to Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines' skepticism of hiring non-Filipino coaches for the league,^[1] Moran's appointment was expected to be under protest, but the association let Moran coach NBA.^[2] ^[3]

In his PBA coaching career, Moran was noted for benching its rookie Rich Alvarez^[4] ^[5] and only winning once out of first five games. He was later fired and replaced by Leo Austria.^[6] Even tough, some league key people like Tim Cone and Asi Taulava applauded Moran's offensive system.^[7] ^[8]

After Shell stint, he was rumored to be a consultant for some PBA teams, but it did not materialized.

Moran quoted the following about his offensive system when he was coaching Shell:

Notes and References

Web site: Cruz . Agnes . 2004-01-09 . BCAP Set to Wage War Against Shell Over US Coach . 2024-08-04 . . en.
Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Shell confirms Moran appointment . 2024-08-04 . Philstar.com.
Web site: Foreign Coaches Who Got Tangled with the BCAP News Feed . 2024-08-04 . www.pinoyliga.com . en.
Web site: Maningat . Raul . Marc Pingris picks best PBA Draft class in history, blasts former Shell coach . 2024-08-04 . onesports.ph . en.
Web site: Velasco . Bill . The benching . 2024-08-04 . Philstar.com.
Web site: Terrado . Reuben . Before Dickel, here are foreign coaches who took on consultant roles . 2024-08-04 . Spin.ph . en.
Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Moran back in PBA soon? . 2024-08-04 . Philstar.com.
Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . What’s Moran up to? . 2024-08-04 . Philstar.com.