MANILA, Philippines — The offseason has barely began and already, Magnolia has made a serious change forward of the PBA’s fiftieth season in October.
Title-less for the reason that 2018 Governors’ Cup, the Hotshots set in movement their reset drive within the league’s golden season by tapping veteran playmaker LA Tenorio as their new head coach.
Tenorio was appointed final Sunday to take over the Magnolia reins from longtime mentor Chito Victolero, San Miguel Corp. sports activities director Alfrancis Chua confirmed to The STAR Monday.
“He’ll hand a free hand kung anong gagawin gagawin niya with the (Magnolia’s) present teaching workers, if he’ll retain them or carry his personal assistants,” Chua mentioned of Tenorio, the PBA’s Ironman who established a exceptional streak of 744 consecutive video games performed.
Whereas nonetheless taking part in for Barangay Ginebra, Tenorio has already been making an attempt his arms on teaching and mentoring.
Initially helping coach Tim Cone each with the Gin Kings and Gilas Pilipinas males, the 41-year-old made his head teaching debut with the Gilas Youth Crew within the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers final Might, steering them to a clear sweep of the competitors.
Tenorio will nonetheless name the photographs for the Gilas U16 within the Continental meet in Mongolia in August, however his Magnolia duties would probably maintain him from serving the Youth squad additional down the highway.
“Iyan ang dapat nang pag-usapan with SBP (Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas),” Chua mentioned.
Tenorio and the Hotshots will probably be on a mission to carry again glory to the franchise that in 2014 received a uncommon grand slam. The Hotshots have been on a drought after ruling the Governors’ Cup beneath Victolero. They made the finals solely 3 times for the reason that 2018 season-ender, dropping twice to San Miguel (2019 Philippine Cup and 2023-24 Commissioner’s Cup) and as soon as to TNT (2021 All-Filipino).
Final season, the heavyweight squad did not get previous the quarterfinals with the final expertise seeing them blowing a twice-to-beat benefit towards the injury-hit Tropang 5G and lacking out on a projected semis stint.
