Richard "Dickie" Bachmann (born January 11, 1968) is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player who serves as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).

Education

Bachmann attended

De La Salle University De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...

from 1986 to 1991 graduating with a degree in commerce.

Career

Playing career

Bachmann also played for the Green Archers, the

's varsity team when he was in college. He was also part of the Alaska Milkmen of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

. He joined the team in the 1993 PBA Draft at age of 25.

Coaching career

Bachmann served as an assistant for the Milkmen with Jun Reyes in 1998 to 1999 as playing assistants. In 2000, they became full-time assistants. Bachmann served as an assistant until 2012.

Executive career

He was the general manager of the defunct PBA team Alaska Aces from 2012, and concurrently Team Governor since 2014 until the team folded.

Sports administration

Bachmann was the basketball commissioner of the

University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univ ...

(UAAP) having overseen Season 85. He was selected by host

Adamson University Adamson University (; AdU or ADU) is a private Catholic university operated by the Congregation of the Mission located in Manila, Philippines. The university has academic programs in graduate school, law, the liberal arts, sciences, engineerin ...

as commissioner and was set to also oversee Season 86 prior to his appointment as PSC chairman. He is also the chairman of the

's (PBA) 3x3 league.

President BongBong

Bachmann was appointed by President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...

as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on December 28, 2022. He succeeded Noli Eala and took oath as chairman on January 4, 2023. He resigned from his other duties with the UAAP and the PBA 3x3 to fully focus on his role with the PSC.

Personal life

Bachmann's father is Kurt Bachmann, a former national basketball team player.

References

Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) players Filipino sports executives and administrators De La Salle University alumni De La Salle Green Archers basketball players Chairpersons of the Philippine Sports Commission Philippine Basketball Association executives 1960s births Filipino men's basketball players Filipino men's basketball coaches Alaska Aces (PBA) coaches {{Philippines-bio-stub