1. Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin was born on 16 May 1958 and is an American-New Zealand basketball coach who currently serves as the head of the Gilas Pilipinas Youth national basketball programme and head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
Tab Baldwin was born in Jacksonville, Florida and played for the Bishop Kenny High School under the coaching of his father, who played basketball for Notre Dame in the 1930s.
Tab Baldwin was promoted with them from the second division to the NBL and then joined the Auckland Stars in 1994.
Tab Baldwin remains the most victorious coach in the history of the New Zealand NBL.
Tab Baldwin's involvement continued with the Stars as a co-owner for another eight years after he left as coach.
Tab Baldwin was appointed an Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2003 New Year Honours, for services to basketball.
In 2023, Tab Baldwin would be named into the New Zealand Basketball Hall of Fame.
Tab Baldwin has coached Banvitspor in Turkey, PAOK Thessaloniki BC in Greece and U Mobitelco Cluj in Romania.
In June 2011, Tab Baldwin was hired to coach the Jordanian national basketball team.
On 2014, Tab Baldwin was appointed as Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters assistant coach and consultant.
Tab Baldwin will be coaching the Blue Eagles in between the 2016 Olympics men's basketball qualifying tournament and the qualifying rounds for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, concentrating on the national team during the UAAP offseason.
In 2016, Tab Baldwin was officially named as the head coach and no longer just as a team consultant.
On 18 October 2016, SBP executive director Sonny Barrios declared that Chot Reyes will return as head coach of Gilas while Tab Baldwin will stay with the national team as the team's consultant, the same coaching setup the national team had during its historic 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and 2014 FIBA World Cup runs.
On 3 December 2017, Tab Baldwin led the Ateneo Blue Eagles to their 9th UAAP basketball championship against the De La Salle Green Archers.
In June 2021, Tab Baldwin returned to take over as head coach of the Philippines, leading the Philippines to three wins out of three games in the final window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, completing a sweep for Gilas.
However, weeks before the first window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, Tab Baldwin stepped down from his post as Gilas coach, choosing to focus on Ateneo's campaign for the UAAP Season 84.
Tab Baldwin is committed to reside in the Philippines at least until 2025.
At the age of 65, Tab Baldwin, a self-identified Catholic, fathered a child in Manila, which has led to controversy due to perceived conflicts with his faith and the values of his organization.