Gerald "Gerry" Esplana is a former
Filipino basketball
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player,
politician
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and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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. He was nicknamed "Mr. Cool" and "The Plan" while playing professionally.
Playing career
He played for
Presto Tivoli (when
he won PBA Rookie of the Year),
Sta. Lucia Realtors, and
Shell Turbo Chargers
The Shell Turbo Chargers were a Philippine Basketball Association team from 1985 to 2005. It won four PBA championships, two from 1998 to 1999. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Dragons, Welcoat Paints in February 2006.
Aside from be ...
(when he won two championships and a Finals MVP trophy).
Coaching career
He formerly coached the
EAC Generals in the NCAA and the
Valenzuela Classics in the MPBL. He also assisted
Boy Sablan on the
UST Growling Tigers
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.
Others
He served as former councilor in
Valenzuela
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* Valenzuela, Paraguay
* Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines
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from 2004 to 2013. On November 22, 2023, he was appointed as the commissioner of the
Pilipinas Super League
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines.
History
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, namely its former CEO Ro ...
.
Coaching record
Collegiate record
Personal life
Esplana married Jennifer Pingree, 1990
Binibining Pilipinas
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Ms. International titleholder.
The couple has three children; Alyssa, Josiah and Jairus.
References
External links
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Living people
1966 births
FEU Tamaraws basketball players
Filipino men's basketball players
21st-century Filipino politicians
EAC Generals basketball coaches
UST Growling Tigers basketball coaches
Metro Manila city and municipal councilors
People from Valenzuela, Metro Manila
Great Taste Coffee Makers draft picks
Great Taste Coffee Makers players
Sta. Lucia Realtors players
Shell Turbo Chargers players
Filipino sportsperson-politicians
Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians
MPBL coaches