Baby Dalupan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Adam and the surname or paternal family name is Dalupan.

Baby Dalupan
Personal information
Born(1923-10-19)October 19, 1923
Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedAugust 17, 2016(2016-08-17) (aged 92)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Career information
High schoolAteneo (Manila)
CollegeAteneo (1947–1949)
Playing career1950–1954
Coaching career1955–1993
Career history
As player:
1950–1954PRISCO
As coach:
1955–1972UE
1959Philippines
1962–1982Crispa Redmanizers
1970–1972Philippines
1972–1977Ateneo
1983–1989Great Taste/Presto
1989–1991Purefoods Hotdogs
1993Ateneo
Career highlights and awards
Championships (52):

BAP/MICAA/others (16):
Crispa (16):
MICAA (4):

BAP/Others (12):

  • 1962 Metropolitan Open
  • 1970 National Seniors
  • 1970 President's Cup
  • 1970 National Invitational
  • 1970 Tournament of Champions
  • 1971 National Seniors
  • 1971 National Invitational
  • 1971 Tournament of Champions
  • 1972 National Seniors
  • 1974 National Invitational
  • 1974 Palarong Pilipino
  • 1975 National Invitational

Philippine Basketball Association (15):
Crispa (9):

  • 1975 All-Philippine Championship
  • 1976 All-Filipino Conference
  • 1976 Open Conference
  • 1976 All-Philippine Championship
  • 1977 All-Filipino Conference
  • 1977 Open Conference
  • 1979 All-Filipino Conference
  • 1980 All-Filipino Conference
  • 1981 Reinforced Filipino Conference

Great Taste / Presto (5):

Purefoods (1):

Virgilio "Baby" Adam Dalupan (October 19, 1923 – August 17, 2016) was a Filipino basketball coach and player. Dubbed "The Maestro", Dalupan was best known for his lengthy coaching tenure with the Crispa Redmanizers and garnered a career total of 52 basketball championships.[1]

During his 16-year Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) career (1975–1991), Dalupan won 15 PBA championships, the most by any PBA coach until February 26, 2014, when Tim Cone won his 16th PBA championship during the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup.[2] Dalupan's record of 15 PBA titles went unmatched for 23 years (1990–2013) until Cone tied Dalupan's record on October 26, 2013, during the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup.[3] Both were coaching the same PBA franchise when they won their respective 15th championship. Coincidentally, Dalupan's fifteenth PBA championship was against Cone, then coaching Alaska.

Dalupan held the record for winning the most UAAP men's basketball championship titles - 12 - as coach of the University of the East Red Warriors.

  1. ^ Alinea, Eddie (November 10, 2013). "There's no one better than Dalupan". The Standard. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Flores, Celest R. (February 24, 2014). "Tim Cone on eclipsing Baby Dalupan: No one will surpass him". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Tordecilla, Jaemark (October 26, 2013). "With 2nd title in Tim Cone era, San Mig Coffee lays claim as 'crown jewel' of San Miguel Corp". Interaksyon. Retrieved August 18, 2016.