Joe Lipa

Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr.[1] is a Filipino basketball coach. Lipa coached his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball. He also had a head coaching stint for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the Shell Turbo Chargers and the Air21 Express of the professional Philippine Basketball Association. Lipa is also a former head coach of the national basketball team of the Philippines, coaching the team to a bronze medal finish in the 1986 Asian Games. He was also named the Commissioner of the UAAP for its basketball tournament in 2005.[2] He currently serves as the tournament director and commissioner of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League.

Jose Lipa Jr.
Columbian Dyip
PositionTeam Manager
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1943-11-01) November 1, 1943
NationalityFilipino
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the Philippines
Career history
As coach:
1981–1986; 1995; 2006–2007UP Fighting Maroons
1986–1989; 1995Philippines
1987–1988; 1994Formula Shell Spark Aiders/Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters/Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers
1999–2001Ateneo Blue Eagles / Ateneo-Pioneer
2004–2005FedEx Express
2014–2017Columbian Dyip (consultant)
2017–2020Columbian/Terrafirma Dyip (Team Manager)
2022–presentTerrafirma 3x3
Career highlights and awards
As head coach
Medals
Men's Basketball
Head coach for  Philippines
Asian Games
1986 Seoul team
Southeast Asian Games
1987 Jakarta team
1995 Chiang Mai team

Profile

An Economics graduate at the State University, Joe Lipa played with the Maroons in 1963–66. He also donned the San Miguel jersey in the MICAA in 1965–66, where he played as a power forward. Starting in 1981, he was assigned to handle the UP Maroons after serving as assistant coach way back in 1978, Lipa was sent on a basketball scholarship to the United States in 1984, where he observed the coaching prowess of famed mentor Bobby Knight of Indiana University during sessions at the University of Southern California. He made the trip through the help of the UP Sports Foundation, courtesy of the UP President, and his Sigma Rho fraternity brothers. In 1986, Joe led his alumni, the UP Maroons to its first UAAP championship after 47 years.

Collegiate record
SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
1995UP59.3575thDid not qualify
1999AdMU104.7223rd101.000Lost to UST in the Semifinals
2000AdMU113.7862nd202.000Lost to FEU in the Semifinals
2001AdMU104.7142nd422.250Won over FEU in the Semifinals, Lost to La Salle in the Finals.
2006UP48.3336thDid not qualify
2007UP014.0008thDid not qualify
Totals4042.488725.2860 championship


References
  1. JOE LIPA NAMED COMMISSIONER FOR INCOMING UAAP SEASON - June 13, 2005
  2. Lipa says RP 5 has chance.


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