Jerry Codiñera
Jerry Herman Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a Filipino coach and retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. Currently, he serves as the head coach of Arellano Chiefs in the NCAA and Imus Bandera of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
Basketball career
Collegiate / Amateur career
Codiñera played college basketball at the University of the East. With Allan Caidic, they led the UE Red Warriors to back to back championship in 1984-1985, the last championship of the Red Warriors in UAAP. Prior to joining the PBA in 1988, he played for Magnolia in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL, now the Philippine Basketball League).
Professional career
For 12 seasons suiting up for Purefoods, Codiñera was one half of the most dominant duo to ever terrorize the All-Filipino hardcourts. But a trade split up his partnership with Alvin Patrimonio and saw him wear a new jersey for the first time since joining the PBA in 1988. On July 8, 1999, in the middle of the 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, he was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle.[1]
A perennial member of the All-Defensive Team, he was given the moniker "Defense Minister" for his tireless manning of the post. In fact, the 6-5 Codiñera was also a terror on the offensive end who was blessed with an unerring 18-foot jumpshot not normally found in big men. He came close to winning an MVP award in 1993 but lost to Patrimonio in the tightest race for the prestigious trophy in league history. He also won the first PBA Best Player of the Conference award back in the 1994 All-Filipino Cup.
He is also a member of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA and Philippine men's national basketball team of the 1994 Asian Games.
His #44 jersey was retired along with Rey Evangelista's #7 by the Purefoods franchise on November 9, 2014 before their game against Ginebra at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[2]
Coaching career
He made his head coaching debut with the Teletech Titans in the Philippine Basketball League in 2006.[3] He also served as one the assistant coaches of the UP Fighting Maroons.
In January 2011, he was named head coach of the University of the East Red Warriors.[4] He was relieved of his coaching duties midway through the 2012 UAAP season after amassing a 1-6 win-loss record in the first round.[5] He was later reassigned as UE Sports Consultant.[6]
On December 13, 2013, he took over the coaching duties for the Arellano Chiefs, replacing Koy Banal. In his first season with the Chiefs during the 2014 NCAA season, he helped the squad earn a remarkable 13-5 win-loss record as second place after the eliminations and secure a twice-to-beat advantage and ticket to the Finals against San Beda Red Lions.[7]
On February 20, 2018, he made his head coaching debut for Imus Bandera of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League[8]
Coaching record
Collegiate record
| Season | Team | Eliminations | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2011 | UE | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7th | Missed playoffs | ||||
| 2012 | UE | 1 | 6 | .143 | T-6th | Appointed as UE Sports Consultant | ||||
| 2014 | AU | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Won over JRU in the Semifinals, Lost to San Beda in the Finals |
| 2015 | AU | 12 | 6 | .667 | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Mapúa in the 3rd-4th seed Classification round |
| 2016 | AU | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Won over Mapúa in the Semifinals, Lost to San Beda in the Finals |
| 2017 | AU | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Letran in the 4th seed Classification round |
| 2018 | AU | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6th | (resigned) | ||||
| Totals | 56 | 48 | .538 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 championship | ||
As a television analyst
Codiñera served as a studio game analyst for UNTV Cup which is the first charity game dedicated for public servants and celebrities in the Philippines an original concept by Mr. Public Service Daniel Razon. He appears on the UNTV Cup Season 2 coverage during pre-game and halftime shows, in addition to special UNTV Cup events.
Non-basketball career
Outside basketball, he has also dabbled into movies and television during the early '90s. His first movie, Last Two Minutes (1990) was a top-grosser at the box-office. The movie co-starred him with teammate Alvin Patrimonio and Bong Alvarez. The movie also spawned a sitcom of the same title aired over PTV 4 where they co-starred with PBA legend Yoyong Martirez. The basketball trio reunited on-screen in 1993 to do Tasya Fantasya opposite Kris Aquino.
See also
- Philippine Basketball Association
- Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
- UE Red Warriors
- Philippines men's national basketball team
- Air21 Express
- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
- Basketball in the Philippines
- UNTV Cup
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
- Imus Bandera
References
- Ramos, Lily. "Seigle goes to Purefoods in exchange for Codinera". Google Groups. (c) 1999 Philippines News Agency. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- Beltran, Nelson (November 11, 2014). "Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey". PhilStar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- Perez, Jon. "Jerry Codiñera inherits Lee-less UE Red Warriors". www.gmanetwork.com. GMA News TV. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- UE welcomes Jerry as new coach, Malaya Business Insight
- Joble, Rey (August 23, 2012). "Jerry Codiñera out as coach of UE". InterAksyon.com. InterAKTV. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- "UE statement re: new role of Jerry Codinera". GMANetwork.com. InboundPass.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- Sacamos, Karlo (October 16, 2014). "After forgettable stint as UE coach, Jerry Codiñera finds redemption with surprising Chiefs". Spin.ph. Spin.ph. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- https://m.facebook.com/officialmpbl/posts/1835453916752331
External links
- PBA Website
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!