Sean Chambers (born February 27, 1965) is a retired American professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player, best known for being a resident import of the
Alaska Aces basketball team in the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
from 1989–2001.
Career
Beginning his collegiate career at
Cuesta College
Cuesta College is a public community college in San Luis Obispo County, California.
History
The first community college in the San Luis Obispo area was founded in 1916 as a San Luis Obispo High School division. It lasted until 1919 with the U ...
, Chambers led the Cougars to a 20-11 season as a sophomore, highlighted by averaging 22.8 points per game.
A two-time NABC all-American while playing for
Cal Poly in California, Chambers was asked to try out for the United States Athletics team to the
1988 Seoul Olympics
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but preferred to stick to basketball. He once held the record in high jump for his school. Chambers went to Manila with the Los Angeles Jaguars to play in the first
PBA-IBA World Challenge series. In a sideshow, Chambers topped the special slam dunk competition. He went back the following year with the Jaguars and in 1989 PBA First Conference, he was hired by then Alaska coach
Bogs Adornado
William "Bogs" Adornado (born May 26, 1951) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. He is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's Greatest Players and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a three-time PBA Most Va ...
to replace Carl Lott as their import.
In 1991, Chambers led the
Alaska Milkmen
The Alaska Aces were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) and the owner of 14 PBA championships, tied with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and ...
to their first-ever PBA championship, and finally got an award when he was named only the second recipient of the Mr. 100% award.
Norman Black
Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. He's the current head coach for the Meralco Bolts.
He has since settled in the Philippines. He is also ...
won the award in 1983. For the whole of
1991 PBA season
The 1991 PBA season was the 17th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
* Rodrigo L. Salud (Commissioner)
* Luis Lorenzo, Sr. (Chairman, representing Pepsi Hotshots)
* Wilfred Steven Uyte ...
, Chambers averaged 37.7 points in two conferences in a total of 34 games. He played 10 more seasons in the PBA with Alaska, and had the most titles among imports, including a grand slam in 1996.
Post career
He now works at Fern Bacon Middle School as the Dean of Students.
References
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1965 births
Living people
Alaska Aces (PBA) players
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Philippine Basketball Association players with retired numbers
Power forwards (basketball)