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Pido Jarencio
Alfredo Lorenzo "Pido" Mendoza Jarencio (born September 5, 1964) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional player. He is the head coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He had coached UST previously from 2006 to 2013; he won the UAAP title in his first season and was named UAAP Coach of the Year. He is also the board governor for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
He played college basketball for the UST Growling Tigers and played in the PBA from 1986 to 2001. Known as "the Fireman", he distinguished himself as one of the league's best three-point shooters, especially in clutch situations. He has won three PBA championships: the 1985 Reinforced Conference with guest team Northern Cement, the 1987 Reinforced Conference with the San Miguel Beermen, and the 1997 Commissioner's Cup with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (then Gordon's Gin Boars). He spent the longest stint of his professional career with Ginebra (six seasons, 1992–1998) with whom he won the PBA Most Improved Player award in 1992 and was a two-time PBA All-Star. Other PBA franchises he played for were Purefoods, Pop Cola, Tanduay, and Great Taste. After retiring from playing, he became a coach and manager.
Jarencio hails from Sigma, Capiz, where his father, Benedicto Mariveles Jarencio, a civil engineer, ran a construction business. He, along with his four siblings grew up in Project 3 in Quezon City.
His first sport was volleyball where he was once named Athlete of the Year while still in grade school. He attended high school at Quirino High School in Quezon City, where he began to play basketball.
Jarencio played college basketball for the UST Glowing Goldies during the 1980s under coaches Charlie Badion and Aric del Rosario.
He was a walk-in applicant for the Glowing Goldies after unsuccessfully trying out for Turo Valenzona's Trinity College team in the NCAA. He was able to secure a roster spot in UST, besting 200 other aspirants for a slot reserved for only four freshmen players.
He once scored 50 points in a game against the National University Bulldogs in 1982, during the elimination round of UAAP Season 45. He scored 48 points during the 1984 UAAP finals against the University of the East Warriors after exchanging baskets with season MVP Allan Caidic, who in turn finished the game with 46 points.
Jarencio played in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from 1984 to 1986 and was part of the San Miguel franchise team, Magnolia Ice Cream. The team, under the name Lagerlite Beer finished as runners-up to ESQ Marketing in the 1985 Invitational Cup.
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Pido Jarencio
Alfredo Lorenzo "Pido" Mendoza Jarencio (born September 5, 1964) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional player. He is the head coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He had coached UST previously from 2006 to 2013; he won the UAAP title in his first season and was named UAAP Coach of the Year. He is also the board governor for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
He played college basketball for the UST Growling Tigers and played in the PBA from 1986 to 2001. Known as "the Fireman", he distinguished himself as one of the league's best three-point shooters, especially in clutch situations. He has won three PBA championships: the 1985 Reinforced Conference with guest team Northern Cement, the 1987 Reinforced Conference with the San Miguel Beermen, and the 1997 Commissioner's Cup with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (then Gordon's Gin Boars). He spent the longest stint of his professional career with Ginebra (six seasons, 1992–1998) with whom he won the PBA Most Improved Player award in 1992 and was a two-time PBA All-Star. Other PBA franchises he played for were Purefoods, Pop Cola, Tanduay, and Great Taste. After retiring from playing, he became a coach and manager.
Jarencio hails from Sigma, Capiz, where his father, Benedicto Mariveles Jarencio, a civil engineer, ran a construction business. He, along with his four siblings grew up in Project 3 in Quezon City.
His first sport was volleyball where he was once named Athlete of the Year while still in grade school. He attended high school at Quirino High School in Quezon City, where he began to play basketball.
Jarencio played college basketball for the UST Glowing Goldies during the 1980s under coaches Charlie Badion and Aric del Rosario.
He was a walk-in applicant for the Glowing Goldies after unsuccessfully trying out for Turo Valenzona's Trinity College team in the NCAA. He was able to secure a roster spot in UST, besting 200 other aspirants for a slot reserved for only four freshmen players.
He once scored 50 points in a game against the National University Bulldogs in 1982, during the elimination round of UAAP Season 45. He scored 48 points during the 1984 UAAP finals against the University of the East Warriors after exchanging baskets with season MVP Allan Caidic, who in turn finished the game with 46 points.
Jarencio played in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from 1984 to 1986 and was part of the San Miguel franchise team, Magnolia Ice Cream. The team, under the name Lagerlite Beer finished as runners-up to ESQ Marketing in the 1985 Invitational Cup.