[Saba Sports News] Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo paid tribute to the entire coaching team, especially the active advisor Nenad Vucinic, for working together under a non-traditional team structure, He eventually led the Chargers to their first PBA championship last season in the Philippine Cup.
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Trillo highlighted the collective efforts of every team member, including associate coaches Gene Afable, Reynel Hugnatan and Sandro Soriano, And former head coach and current team adviser Norman Black, who together contributed to the Chargers’ success in the final game of their 48th season.
For this brilliant achievement, the entire Meralco coaching team received the 30th annual “Virgilio ‘Baby’ Darupan Coach of the Year Award” trophy at the PBA News Corps Awards Gala on Tuesday. This is the first time in the history of the Press Corps that the award has been given to an entire coaching team rather than an individual coach, symbolizing the highest tribute to the Philippine basketball coaching guru “Baby” Darupan.