Filipino basketball player and coach
Johnny Abarrientos |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
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| League | PBA |
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| Born | (1970-07-17) July 17, 1970 (age 54)
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
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| Nationality | Filipino |
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| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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| Listed weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
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| College | FEU |
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| PBA draft | 1993: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
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| Selected by the Alaska Milkmen |
| Playing career | 1993–2010 |
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Coaching career | 2007–present |
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| 1993–2001 | Alaska Aces |
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| 2001 | Pop Cola Panthers |
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| 2002–2006 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
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| 2006–2010 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
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| 2007–2011 | Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant) |
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| 2011–present | Far Eastern University (assistant) |
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| 2011–present | Magnolia Hotshots (assistant) |
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As player:
- 12x PBA champion (1994 Governors', 1995 Governors', 1996 All-Filipino, 1996 Commissioner's, 1996 Governors', 1997 Governors', 1998 All-Filipino, 1998 Commissioner's, 2000 All-Filipino, 2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2007 Philippine)
- PBA Most Valuable Player (1996)
- PBA Best Player of the Conference (1997 Commissioner's)
- 2x PBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1996 Governors', 1997 Governors')
- 6x PBA Mythical First Team (1994-1999)
- PBA Mythical Second Team (2003)
- 7× PBA All-Star (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)
- 5x PBA All-Defensive Team (1994, 1996-1997, 1999, 2005)
- PBA Two-Ball Competition Co-Champion (w/ Kenneth Duremdes; 1999)
- PBA Grand Slam champion (1996)
- PBA's 25 Greatest Players
- PBA's 40 Greatest Players
- PBA All-time leader in career steals
- 2× UAAP champion (1991, 1992)
- UAAP Most Valuable Player (1991)
- UAAP Rookie of the Year (1989)
- 4× PBL champion (1990 Challenge, 1991 Maharlika, 1992 Philippine, 1992 Invitational)
- 3× PBL MVP (1990 Challenge, 1991 Challenge, 1992 Invitational)
- No. 14 retired by the Alaska Aces
- No. 14 retired by the FEU Tamaraws
As assistant coach
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Johnny Abarrientos (born July 17, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.[1] He is known by many as The Flying A when he started playing for the Alaska Milkmen in 1993.[2] He is currently an assistant coach for the Magnolia Hotshots and for the FEU Tamaraws.[3]
