Patrick Aquino

Patrick Aquino
Blackwater Bossing
PositionHead coach
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1971-05-30) May 30, 1971
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
CollegeUP
Career history
Playing
-Blu Detergent
Coaching
1998–1999, 2008Ever Bilena
2012–2022NU (women)
-Philippines U19 (women)
2014–2026Philippines (women)
2014–2019, 2022–2026Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing (assistant)
2016Blackwater Elite (women's 3x3)
2026–presentBlackwater Bossing (interim)
Career highlights
Medals
Women's basketball
Head coach for Philippines
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 HanoiTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 Phnom PenhTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BangkokTeam

Patrick Henry Aquino (born May 30, 1971)[1] is a Filipino basketball coach who served as the head coach of the Philippines women's national basketball team, he has been appointed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas since December 2014 when the team have a new corporate backer Ever Bilena, replacing long-time mentor Haydee Ong.[2][3] This is the second time that Aquino has coached a national team, Aquino once coached for the Philippines women's national under-19 basketball team. Among his coaching achievements for promoted into Level 1 of 2017 FIBA Asia Women's Championship.[4]

Playing career

Aquino spent his collegiate basketball career for the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP from 1988 to 1993[5] under coach Rey Madrid and also played for the Blu Detergent team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).[2] He also tried out for a team in the Metropolitan Basketball Association but was not signed.[6]

Coaching career

Aside from his playing stint with Ever Bilena on the men's side, Aquino also coached the Ever Bilena women's team[7] that bring home the grand slam victories in the now-defunct Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL) in 1998 and 1999.[5] He coached the team again when the WPBL was briefly revived in 2008, also winning the championship.[8]

He has also coached the NU Lady Bulldogs in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) from 2012 to 2022. The team won six straight titles under his mentorship.[9][10]

Aquino then became the head coach of the Philippines women's national basketball team, appointed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas[2][3] This is the second time that Aquino has coached a national team, Aquino once coached for the Philippines women's national under-19 basketball team. Among his coaching achievements for promoted into Level 1 of 2017 FIBA Asia Women's Championship.[4]

Aquino led the team to three SEA Games gold medal in 2019, 2022, 2025.[11]After leading the senior team in the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Aquino relieved from the role in March.[11][12][13]

The senior Philippine team reached its highest ever FIBA ranking at 30th. The Philippine women's teams including the youth sides have been elevated to Division A in the Asian tournaments under Aquino's tenure.[14]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Season Team Elimination round Playoffs
Finish GP W L PCT GP W L PCT Results
2012 NU 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 1 0 1 .000 4th seed playoff
2013 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 5 2 3 .400 Finals
2014 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2015 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2016 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2017 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2018 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2019 1st/8 14 14 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000 Champion
2020 Season cancelled
2021
Totals 112 103 9 .920 18 14 4 .778 6× champion

National team record

Tournament Team Preliminary round Final round
Finish GP W L PCT GP W L PCT Results
2015 SEA Games  Philippines 4th/6 5 3 2 .600 No playoffs 4th place
2016 SEABA Championship for Women 1st/7 6 6 0 1.000 No playoffs 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 4th/4 3 0 3 .000 3 1 2 .333 7th place
2017 SEA Games 4th/7 6 4 2 .667 No playoffs 4th place
2019 William Jones Cup 6th/6 5 0 5 .000 No playoffs 6th place
2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 4th/4 3 0 3 .000 1 1 0 1.000 7th place
2020 Summer Olympics Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments 4th/4 3 0 3 .000 No playoffs Joint 7th place
2019 SEA Games 1st/4 3 3 0 1.000 No playoffs 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
2021 SEA Games 1st/6 5 4 1 .800 No playoffs 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 4th/4 3 0 3 .000 1 1 0 1.000 7th place
2022 Asian Games 2nd/4 3 2 1 .667 1 0 1 .000 5th place
2023 SEA Games 2nd/7 6 5 1 .833 No playoffs 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 3rd/4 3 1 2 .333 2 0 2 .000 5th place
2023 William Jones Cup 5th/6 5 1 4 .200 No playoffs 5th place
2024 William Jones Cup 4th/6 5 2 3 .400 No playoffs 4th place
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 4th/4 3 0 3 .000 — — — — 8th place
Total 67 31 36 .463 8 3 5 .375 3 gold medals

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Henry AQUINO". FIBA Coaching Library. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "NU coach Patrick Aquino to call shots for PH women's basketball team in SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. January 22, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Henson, Joaquin (April 5, 2015). "Time for low-rated Perlas to show worth in SEAG". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "PERLAS PILIPINAS MAKES HISTORY, ADVANCES TO LEVEL 1 OF FIBA ASIA". Sports5. September 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Grand slam worth the wait for Sy". The Philippine Star. December 26, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ventura, Sid (6 April 2026). "How Pat Aquino Elevated Philippine Women's Basketball". The Game. One Mega Group. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ever Bilena goes for Women's PBL crown". Manila Standard. June 24, 1999. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (27 May 2022). "How Dioceldo Sy decided to let Pat Aquino focus on Gilas job, leave NU". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Li, Matthew (22 May 2022). "Pat Aquino steps down as NU head coach to focus on Gilas Women's program". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (27 May 2022). "How Dioceldo Sy decided to let Pat Aquino focus on Gilas job, leave NU". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Pat Aquino steps down as Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach". GMA News. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Pat Aquino steps down as Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach". GMA News. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Pat Aquino's 12-year tenure as Gilas Women coach ends". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026. SPIN.ph sources confirmed the surprising development, detailing that the decorated mentor was actually given the pink slip last week.
  14. ↑ Li, Matthew (31 March 2026). "Pat Aquino hopes successor can build on Gilas Women's historic rise". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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