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]

Dayong Mendoza
San Miguel Beermen
PositionAssistant coach/Team scout
LeaguePBA
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the Philippines – Diliman
Coaching career2002–present
Career history
As coach:
2002–2003Cheeseball-Shark (assistant)
2004–2005Shell Turbo Chargers (assistant)
2006–2007Adamson HS
2005–2012B-Meg Llamados (assistant/scout)
2014–presentSan Miguel Beermen (assistant/scout)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach:

Career

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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

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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

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He is the son of Al Mendoza, a journalist.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben. "Scouting from home: Tough task for assistant coaches Dayong Mendoza, Ricky Umayam". Spin.ph.
  2. ^ "Vergara appointed UP Maroons coach". The Philippine Star.
  3. ^ "Cesar, Co gigiyahan ang Chees Balls-Shark". The Philippine Star.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Favis head coach of Coca-Cola". The Philippine Star.
  5. ^ a b "Dayong's Dyip! Dyip! Dyip!". The Philippine Star.
  6. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Favis head coach of Coca-Cola". The Philippine Star.
  7. ^ "UP Maroons iniligtas ni Cruz". The Philippine Star.
  8. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Purefoods' special meaning for 'ET'". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Henson, Joaquin M. "Dayong invites to camp and play". The Philippine Star.
  10. ^ a b "SMB coach Austria's recipe for success". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  11. ^ Maningat, Raul. "All is well: Decorated PBA champion coach Leo Austria seen in SMC get-together". onesports.ph. Retrieved July 23, 2024.