Siot Tanquincen
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Berthune "Siot" Tanquincen is a Filipino professional basketball assistant head coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. Prior to his current role, he was former player for the UST Growling Tigers in the UAAP, the San Miguel Beermen in the PBA and the Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association. Tanquincen led Ginebra to two PBA titles as its head coach from 2004-2006.
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[edit] Basketball career
Tanquincen was one of the role players for the UST Tigers in their historic three-peat from 1993-1996 under head coach Aric Del Rosario. Other members of the said squad were Chris Cantonjos, Estong Ballesteros, Rey Evangelista, Dennis Espino and Bal David.
He also played for the San Miguel Beermen from 1997-1998 as a 12th man for the team. In 1999, he joined his former UST mentor Del Rosario in the MBA's Pampanga Dragons, usually as its starting point guard.
[edit] Coaching career
After his stint with the Dragons, Tanquincen became the assistant coach of the San Miguel Beermen under Jong Uichico. In 2002, Tanquincen was the team's interim coach with Uichico tasked to lead the Philippine national basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games. Despite a limited lineup of Dorian Pena, Boybits Victoria and imports Lamont Strothers, Art Long, Shea Seals and Terquin Mott, he coached the Beermen to a respectable fourth place finish in the Governors Cup and finished third in the Commissioners Cup.
Tanquincen would return to his assistant duties for the next two seasons. However, midway through the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, Barangay Ginebra mentor Allan Caidic was relegated as team manager and hired Tanquincen from its sister team as its new head coach.
The change led to changes in the Ginebra system, as Tanquincen used more of Jayjay Helterbrand on the point guard spot instead of the inconsistent and injured Bal David. This and other changes led to the Kings' improbable championship in the said conference, defeating Red Bull Barako, 3-1.
In the 2004-05 Philippine Cup, Tanquincen once again led the crowd-favorites to its first back-to-back title in franchise history after defeating the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in six games.
[edit] Demoted to Assistant Coach
On August 3, Jong Uichico was named as the new head coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings, after a big overhaul by almost all of the four PBA teams of San Miguel Corporation. Tanquincen, however, was demoted as Uichico's assistant, reprising the role he had with the Beermen.
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| Preceded by Allan Caidic |
Barangay Ginebra Kings Head Coach 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Jong Uichico |
| Preceded by Biboy Ravanes |
San Miguel Beermen Head Coach (Interim) 2007 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
