Bonnie Tan was born on September 9,1972 and is a Filipino basketball coach.
20 Facts About Bonnie Tan
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Bonnie Tan is the head coach for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Bonnie Tan is a Freemason of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines.
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Bonnie Tan last coached Colegio de San Juan de Letran's men's basketball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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In 1988, Tan played under Alfrancis Chua's Grace Christian High School.
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Bonnie Tan then played for the UST Growling Tigers under Aric del Rosario from 1991 to 1992.
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In 1991, Bonnie Tan served as Goldwin Monteverde's assistant in Saint Stephen's High School's developmental team, while studying in UST.
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Bonnie Tan then served as Lyceum Pirates' head coach for more than a decade.
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Bonnie Tan coached Lyceum to two unbeaten seasons in the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association, and qualified to four straight Philippine Collegiate Champions League tournaments.
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Bonnie Tan guided the Pirates in the transition from when they became a guest team in the NCAA in 2011.
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Bonnie Tan resigned in 2014 after the Pirates finished NCAA Season 90 just outside playoff contention.
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Bonnie Tan was reportedly considered to be the head coach of the UST Growling Tigers midway the 2017 season, but declined out of respect to then current coaching staff; Tan himself denied being approached by UST.
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Bonnie Tan was then appointed head coach of the Letran Knights in 2019.
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Bonnie Tan ultimately led the Knights to its first title in four seasons by winning the NCAA Season 95 championship.
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At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, Alfrancis Chua, Letran's special assistant to the rector for sports development, denied Bonnie Tan will be replaced by just resigned UST Growling Tigers coach Aldin Ayo.
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Days later, Bonnie Tan announced the transfer of three UST players to Letran.
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Bonnie Tan coached the team to three victories before being replaced by head coach Pido Jarencio.
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Weeks after winning his third NCAA title, Bonnie Tan was named interim head coach of NorthPort Batang Pier, replacing Jarencio, who then replaced Bonnie Tan as NorthPort's team manager.
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Bonnie Tan is the team manager of NorthPort Batang Pier in the PBA.
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Bonnie Tan is the tournament director of the Metro Basketball Tournament since 2017, which has since been remained as the "M-League," supported by the PBA and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.