Sandy Arespacochaga
Filipino basketball coach
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Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga (born April 6, 1977) is a former collegiate basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the TNT Tropang 5G.[1][2]
| TNT Tropang 5G | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 6, 1975 |
| Career information | |
| College | Ateneo |
| Coaching career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1998–2003 | Ateneo (assistant) |
| 2004 | Ateneo |
| 2005–2015 | Ateneo (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (assistant) |
| 2014–2019 | NLEX Road Warriors (assistant) |
| 2016 | Ateneo |
| 2016–2026 | Ateneo (assistant) |
| 2019 | Philippines U-19 |
| 2019–present | TNT Tropang Giga / TNT Tropang 5G (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach:
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Career
Ateneo
Arespacochaga played for the Blue Eagles from 1993 to 1997.[3] He served as the head coach of the team twice, first in 2004, at the age of 29, with Norman Black as its consultant.[4] After Black's reassignment to Talk and Text, and joining him in 2012, Arespacochaga was also a top candidate to be the next head coach,[5] but Bo Perasol was chosen.[6]
He returned as head coach in 2016 with Tab Baldwin as consultant,[7][8] but only for a short period as Baldwin formally takes over and reappointing him as assistant coach.[9]
PBA
Arespacochaga joined Norman Black in Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in 2012.[5] In 2014, after Black's reassignment to Meralco Bolts, he was designated to be an assistant coach to Boyet Fernandez at NLEX Road Warriors.[10] In 2019, he returned to the now-TNT Tropang Giga (formerly Talk 'N Text).[11]
Batang Gilas
He was appointed in Batang Gilas (Philippines U-19) in 2019, replacing Josh Reyes.[11]