Charles Tiu
Filipino basketball coach and TV presenter
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Charles Alandy-Dy Tiu (born January 11, 1989[1]) is a TV presenter and basketball coach who currently serves as head coach of the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA),[2] the Benilde Blazers of NCAA Philippines,[3] and Strong Group Athletics. He is the brother of Chris Tiu.
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | PBA / NCAA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 11, 1989 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2009–2011 | Philippines (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Powerade Tigers (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Barako Bull Energy (assistant) |
| 2017–2020 | Mighty Sports |
| 2019–2021 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| 2020–2021 | Benilde (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Meralco Bolts (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Benilde |
| 2023–present | Strong Group Athletics |
| 2024–2025 | Converge FiberXers (assistant) |
| 2026–present | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
His basketball career started at 2009 still in college, when Rajko Toroman, the Smart Gilas coach hired him as an assistant.[4] After Smart Gilas, he was hired by Powerade Tigers as an assistant coach to Bo Perasol.[5] In 2013, he reunited with Toroman in Barako Bull Energy, again as his assistant coach.
He reunited with Perasol (appointed as consultant) in Mighty Sports, where he was hired as an assistant coach.[6][7] He later served as team's head coach.[8] He also worked on coaching jobs such as head coach of Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards in MPBL, and assistant coach of both Benilde Blazers and Meralco Bolts.[9]
He was hired by the Blazers as their head coach, replacing TY Tang.[9] He led the Blazers to a finals appearance after 20 years.[10] He was also concurrently coach of Strong Group Athletics.[11][12]
In 2024, Tiu joined the Converge FiberXers coaching staff as an assistant.[13][14]
On January 20, 2026, Tiu secured his first head coach role in the PBA with the Phoenix Fuel Masters.[15][16]
TV career
Tiu worked formerly as night telecast host of SportsDesk on CNN Philippines.[17]
Personal life
Tiu is one of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu.[18] He has two brothers, Christian and Christopher "Chris", and two sisters, Cheryl[19] and Cristine.[20] Tiu married Sari Lazaro in 2020.[21]
Tiu has served as a barangay councilor of Urdaneta, Makati, having been elected in 2018.[22]
On June 5, 2024, Tiu hosted 'The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards'. In the prestigious event, he introduced his godparent, SM Prime's Hans Sy, who was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award.[23]
Coaching record
Collegiate
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PPCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CSB | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4th/10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in the play-in |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost in the Finals | |
| 2023 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th/10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Won 3rd place playoff | |
| 2024 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd/10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in the Finals | |
| 2025 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2nd/5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost 3rd place playoff | |
| Totals | 63 | 44 | 19 | .698 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .454 | 0 championship | ||