Franz Pumaren

Franz S. Pumaren is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the current coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. He is also a local politician in Quezon City.

Franz Pumaren

Adamson Soaring Falcons
Position	Head coach
League	UAAP
Personal information
Born	December 5, 1963
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College	De La Salle University
PBA draft	1986
Playing career	1986–1998
Number	5
Career history
As player:
1986–1997	San Miguel Beermen
1997–1998	Mobiline Cellulars
As coach:
1998–2005, 2007–2009	De La Salle Green Archers
2011–2014	Air21 Express
2015–present	Adamson Soaring Falcons
2016–2017	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Career highlights and awards
As player: 9x PBA champion (1987 Reinforced, 1988 Open, 1988 Reinforced, 1989 Open, 1989 All-Filipino, 1989 Reinforced, 1992 All-Filipino, 1993 Governors', 1994 All-Filipino) PBA Grand Slam champion (1989) As head coach: 5× UAAP Champion (1998-2001, 2007)
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for  Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 1985 Kuala Lumpur Team

Basketball career

Pumaren played most of his professional career for the San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the Mobiline Cellulars.

Pumaren formerly coached the De La Salle Green Archers from 1998 to 2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from 1998 to 2001, and his final championship with the team in 2007.[1] As a coach for the Archers, he was known for implementing the full court press defense on opposing teams.

Pumaren is the head coach of the Air21 Express in the PBA, starting at the 2011-12 PBA season.[2]

In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who will part of the coaching staff as Assistant Coach.[3]·

Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren will also join the GlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team.[4]

Political career

Franz Pumaren
Member of the Quezon City Council from the 3rd District
In office 2001 – 2010; 2013-present

Pumaren is also a former councilor in the 3rd District of Quezon City. The 3rd District includes the Araneta Coliseum, where majority of the PBA and UAAP games are held. After serving three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010, he resigned as La Salle coach in order to run for the 3rd district's seat in the House of Representatives. Pumaren lost to Jorge Banal, coming at third behind defeated incumbent Matias Defensor, Jr. with 28% of the vote.

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Season	Team	Eliminations				Playoffs
		W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
1998	DLSU	13	1	.929	1st	4	3	1	.750	Won over UST in the Semifinals,Won over FEU in the Finals
1999	DLSU	11	3	.786	1st	5	4	1	.800	Won over FEU in the Semifinals,Won over UST in the Finals
2000	DLSU	12	2	.857	1st	3	3	0	.1000	Won over UST in the Semifinals,Won over FEU in the Finals
2001	DLSU	12	2	.857	1st	4	3	1	.750	Won over NU in the Semifinals,Won over Ateneo in the Finals
2002	DLSU	13	1	.929	1st	4	2	2	.500	Won over UST in the Semifinals,Lost to Ateneo in the Finals
2003	DLSU	Lost to Ateneo in the Semifinals								La Salle's wins were later forfeited after La Salle admitted it fielded two ineligible players. Their 2004 championship was given to FEU.
2004	DLSU	Won over Ateneo in the Semifinals, Won over FEU in the Finals
2005	DLSU	Lost to FEU in the Finals
2006	DLSU	Suspended
2007	DLSU	9	5	.643	2nd	5	4	1	.800	Won over Ateneo in the Semifinals,Won over UE in the Finals
2008	DLSU	10	4	.714	2nd	4	2	2	.500	Won over FEU in the Semifinals,Lost to Ateneo in the Finals
2009	DLSU	5	9	.358	6th	Did not qualify
2016	AdU	8	6	.571	4th	1	0	1	.000	Lost to La Salle in the Semifinals
2017	AdU	9	5	.643	3rd	1	0	1	.000	Lost to La Salle in the Semifinals
2018	AdU	10	4	.714	2nd	2	0	2	.000	Lost to UP in the Semifinals
2019	AdU	4	10	.286	6th	Did not qualify
Totals		116	52	.690		33	21	12	.636	5 championships

Professional record

Season	Conference	Team	Elimination round				Playoffs
			W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
2011–12	Philippine	Shopinas.com/Air21	0	14	.000	10th	Did not qualify
	Commissioner's		3	6	.333	10th	Did not qualify
	Governors		2	7	.222	10th	Did not qualify
2012–13	Philippine	Air21	5	9	.357	8th	1	0	1	.000	Talk 'N Text** 105, Air 100
	Commissioner's		6	8	.429	8th	1	0	1	.000	Alaska** 87, Air 21
	Governors		3	6	.333	10th	Did not qualify
2013–14	Philippine	Air21	3	11	.214	10th	Did not qualify
	Commissioner's		3	6	.333	7th	7	4	3	.571	Air21 def. San Miguel** in two games San Mig Coffee 3, Air21 2
	Governors		5	4	.556	7th	1	0	1	.000	Rain or Shine*** 111, Air21 90
2016–17	Philippine	GlobalPort	6	5	.545	5th	2	0	2	.000	TNT 2, GlobalPort 0
	Commissioner's		4	7	.364	8th	2	1	1	.500	GlobalPort 107, Alaska 106 (8th seed playoff) Barangay Ginebra** 96, GlobalPort 85
	Governors		3	8	.273	10th	Did not qualify
Totals			43	91	.320		14	5	9	.357	0 championships

References

1. UAAP: Archers grab caging title after crushing Warriors GMANews.tv
2. Franz Pumaren to sign 3-year deal with Shopinas in PBA Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Interaksyon.com
3. "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
4. Badua, Snow (June 16, 2016). "Franz Pumaren to join GlobalPort as coaching consultant after getting Adamson green light". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 16, 2016.