Dayong Mendoza
Filipino basketball coach
| San Miguel Beermen | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach/Team scout |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| College | University of the Philippines – Diliman |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2003 | Cheeseball-Shark (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Shell Turbo Chargers (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Adamson HS |
| 2005–2012 | B-Meg Llamados (assistant/scout) |
| 2014–present | San Miguel Beermen (assistant/scout) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As assistant coach: | |
Dayong Mendoza is a Filipino professional basketball coach who serves as assistant coach and team scout of the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1]
Career
Mendoza started in 2002 at a PBL team (Cheeseball-Shark) as an assistant coach together with Atoy Co, with Philip Cezar as head coach.[2][3]
He also served as an assistant coach for Shell Turbo Chargers under Leo Austria.[4] He also served for Ateneo, Adamson, Letran and Shark Energy Drink.[5]
After the disbandment of the Turbo Chargers, he was rumored to be an assistant for Coca-Cola Tigers under Binky Favis.[6] But instead, he served as head coach of Adamson Baby Falcons.[7]
From 2005,[8] he served as an assistant coach and team scout for the B-Meg Llamados. He served with the team until 2012.[9]
From 2014 until now, he served as team scout and assistant coach for San Miguel Beermen, and reunited with Austria.[10][1]
In 2019, he launched a basketball camp called "Camp and Play".[9]
Outside basketball
Mendoza was known for having a colorful personality, and also for painting as he owns a coffee place in Quezon City called Dayong Art Gallery Café.[11]
He has notable art exhibitions including: Basketbol Siris at Shangri-La Makati in 1996, was also sold out; Ugat, was sold out at the SM Megamall in 1999, and Dyip! Dyip! Dyip! in 2013 inside Serendra at the Global City Taguig.[5]
Personal life
He is the son of Al Mendoza, a journalist.[10]
References
- ^ a b Terrado, Reuben. "Scouting from home: Tough task for assistant coaches Dayong Mendoza, Ricky Umayam". Spin.ph.
- ^ "Vergara appointed UP Maroons coach". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Cesar, Co gigiyahan ang Chees Balls-Shark". The Philippine Star.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Favis head coach of Coca-Cola". The Philippine Star.
- ^ a b "Dayong's Dyip! Dyip! Dyip!". The Philippine Star.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Favis head coach of Coca-Cola". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "UP Maroons iniligtas ni Cruz". The Philippine Star.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Purefoods' special meaning for 'ET'". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Henson, Joaquin M. "Dayong invites to camp and play". The Philippine Star.
- ^ a b "SMB coach Austria's recipe for success". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Maningat, Raul. "All is well: Decorated PBA champion coach Leo Austria seen in SMC get-together". onesports.ph. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
