Aristeo Dimaunahan (born March 21, 1978) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who is the assistant coach of the

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in the

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(PBA), and is the currently the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs of the

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(UAAP).

Early life and career

He attended Grace Kindergarten, Canossa Academy and graduated from De La Salle-Lipa in 1994. He also attended the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...

after high school.

Playing career

He played in the

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in his early years before being drafted by the

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in the

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. He was also recognized by then-Mayor

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as the second PBA player from his hometown in

Lipa City Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa (), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people. It is the first city with a charter in the province and one of five ...

after Melchor Teves, who also graduated from De La Salle Lipa. In 2006, Dimaunahan was also part of a controversial PBA seven player trade involving

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, Billy Mamaril, Rafi Reavis, and

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. Because sister teams such as Ginebra and Coca-Cola are not allowed to trade directly, nor can their under-teams, which applied to San Miguel Beer and Purefoods. In order to circumvent the rules, a third team, Air21 was involved in the trade, which ultimately sent Dimaunahan to Air21. After playing two seasons with the

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, he was signed by the Alaska Aces as a free agent during the 2011 Governors Cup. In 2012, while with the

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, he was one of five players suspended for taking place in a Basket-Brawl involving the Beermen and the entire bench of the AirAsia Philippine Patriots.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Dimaunahan began a coaching career, with stints both professionally and in women's college basketball. In 2015 he served as an assistant coach with the Blackwater Elite, and in 2017 he became an assistant coach for the Lady Bulldogs. In 2015, Dimanauhan was an assistant coach for Patrick Aquino and the Philippines women's national basketball team. In 2022, after Aquino decided to focus on the women's national team, Dimaunahan was promoted as NU's head coach. Later that year, he led the Lady Bulldogs to their seventh consecutive UAAP title. The streak would end in Season 86.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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Coaching record

Personal life

Dimaunahan is married to former child actress Jane Zaleta, where he has two children.

References

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