Art dela Cruz

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Arturo dela Cruz
Personal information
Born	(1964-11-29) November 29, 1964 (age 59)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	San Sebastian
PBA draft	1991: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career	1991–2000
Position	Small forward
Number	15, 18
Coaching career	2001–present
Career history
As player:
1991–2000	San Miguel Beermen
As coach:
2001–2006	San Miguel Beermen (assistant)
2006–2013	Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
2013–2016	Barako Bull Energy (assistant)
2016	Phoenix Fuel Masters (assistant)
2016–2017	TNT KaTropa (assistant)
2017–2020	Terrafirma Dyip (assistant)

Career highlights and awards
As player: 7× PBA champion (1992 All-Filipino, 1993 Governors', 1994 All-Filipino, 1999 Commissioner's, 1999 Governors', 2000 Commissioner's, 2000 Governors') 4× NCAA champions (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990) As assistant coach: 4× PBA champion (2001 All-Filipino, 2005 Fiesta, 2007 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta)

Arturo "Art" dela Cruz is a retired Filipino professional basketball player and coach who specializes in defense end. He is the father of former San Beda Red Lion Arthur dela Cruz.^[1]

Career

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Playing

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A former San Sebastian Stag, Dela Cruz was drafted and played for San Miguel Beermen from 1991 until 2000.^[2]

Coaching

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After retiring, he joined the Beermen as an assistant coach. When Jong Uichico, his former coach at his final two years and first years of being assistant to Beermen's coaching staff reassigned to Barangay Ginebra Kings, he also joined him. He stayed until 2013, even Uichico was replaced in 2012.^[2]^[3]

He later joined the Barako Bull Energy, but when the team was became Phoenix Fuel Masters, he still stayed until Koy Banal was replaced by Ariel Vanguardia. He later joined TNT KaTropa, when Uichico was also there.^[2]

He later hired by Terrafirma Dyip as their assistant coach in 2017, and assigned consultant in 2018 to 2019. He stayed with the Dyip until 2020.^[4] He was replaced by Gian Nazario on his position.^[5]

References

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^ Sacamos, Karlo. "Father Art? If dad had his way, San Beda star dela Cruz would've been a priest and not a cager". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ramos, Gerry. "TNT Katropa upgrades coaching staff by bringing in Art dela Cruz as assistant". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Dela Cruz to file raps vs Fil-Ams for assault". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ Beltran, Nelson. "Dandan resigns; Dela Cruz, Cardel eyed as next Dyip coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ Li, Matthew (2021-01-30). "La Salle asst coach Nazario joins Terrafirma staff". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

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