1. Earl Timothy Cone was born on December 14,1957 and is an American professional basketball coach who leads Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine men's national team.
26 Facts About Tim Cone
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Tim Cone is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the most coaching wins with over 1,000.
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Tim Cone moved to the Philippines when he was nine years old after his father came to the country to work in the logging industry.
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Tim Cone attended a public elementary school in Baler, Aurora and later at International School Manila.
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Tim Cone returned to the United States when he was 18 to study at Menlo College in California and the George Washington University in Washington DC After college, Tim Cone worked at a bank in San Francisco before returning to the Philippines at 24.
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Tim Cone worked as a Vintage Television's basketball analyst for PBA coverages from 1986 until 1989.
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Tim Cone was barred from coaching in the 1991 PBA All-Filipino Conference due to a February 1990 case filed by the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines questioning the alien employment permit given to Tim Cone by the Department of Labor and Employment.
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Tim Cone was temporarily replaced that time by assistant coach Chot Reyes.
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Tim Cone was able to return to PBA coaching when he gained permanent resident status after his August 1991 marriage to Filipina girlfriend Cristina "Cris" Viaplana.
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Duremdes, playing a limited role with the Pop Cola franchise, rose up to the occasion in 1998 under Tim Cone's tutelage, winning the PBA Most Valuable Player Award at 24 years of age.
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That year, Cone was hired as the coach of the Philippine Centennial Team led by Duremdes, Abarrientos, Lastimosa, three players on Cone's Alaska team, and PBA stars Alvin Patrimonio, Marlou Aquino, Vergel Meneses, Allan Caidic, with defensive anchor Andy Seigle and rising star Olsen Racela.
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On July 17,2006, Manila Standard reported that after his 17 years of service, Alaska is set to terminate Tim Cone depending on a meeting between both parties after Tim Cone's contract with the Aces expired on July 15.
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Rumors speculated that his replacement will be his former assistant, former National team mentor Chot Reyes, with Tim Cone staying on as team consultant.
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Uytengsu remarked that Tim Cone requested to be released a week earlier.
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Tim Cone was quick to deny in a press conference that he is set to coach B-Meg Llamados, another PBA team.
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On September 14,2011, Tim Cone was at the B-Meg Llamados practice that day and was introduced as the new head coach.
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Tim Cone tapped former Alaska players Johnny Abarrientos and Jeffrey Cariaso as assistant coaches.
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On October 25,2013, the Llamados, under Tim Cone's tutelage, won the PBA Governors' Cup championship, after beating Petron Blaze Boosters.
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On February 26,2014, Tim Cone won his 16th PBA title as he guided the Mixers to their 11th title against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
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Tim Cone clinched his 18th title, and again made history by being the first mentor to win two Grand Slams after he steered San Mig Coffee to become Grand Slam Champions while accomplishing four straight championships and grabbing the 2014 Governor's Cup title.
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The reassignment of Tim Cone will seek to end the curse of Ginebra which last won in the 2008 Fiesta Conference.
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Tim Cone has led the Philippine men's national basketball team as its head coach.
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Tim Cone guided the Philippine Centennial Team to a bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games.
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Tim Cone was appointed to coach the national team for the 2023 Asian Games after Chot Reyes stepped down shortly following the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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Tim Cone is married to Cristina Viaplana, a Filipina, sister of former La Salle Green Archer Eddie Viaplana.
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Tim Cone can speak Tagalog, although he prefers to speak in English in press conferences.