Jason Webb (basketball)

Jason Webb
Magnolia Hotshots
Position Assistant coach / Team consultant
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1973-09-23) September 23, 1973
Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
College De La Salle University
PBA draft 1997 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career 1997–2001
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 1
Coaching career 2014–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors
1999–2001 Tanduay Rhum Masters
As coach:
2014–present Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots / Magnolia Hotshots (assistant coach/team consultant)
2015–2016 Star Hotshots (head coach)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Jason Webb (born September 23, 1973) is a Filipino basketball coach and former basketball player.

Playing career

Webb played collegiate basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers from 1991 to 1995. After college, he played for Stag/Tanduay in the Philippine Basketball League (1995-1997).

Webb began his PBA career in 1997 with the Sta. Lucia Realtors. After two seasons, he played for the Tanduay Rhum Masters (1999-2001).

TV commentator

Webb was a color commentator/game analyst for PBA on Sports5 from 2011 to 2014.

Coaching career

Webb began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Star Hotshots in June 2014[1] and was appointed as its head coach in July 2015.[2] On October 14, 2016, he was appointed as team consultant after being replaced as head coach by Chito Victolero.[3]

Personal life

Webb is one of the sons of former Philippine senator Freddie Webb. He is the brother of Pinky Webb and Hubert Webb. Webb was married to CNN Philippines (formerly 9News) anchor Claudine Trillo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Dy (June 18, 2014). "PBA player turned TV analyst Jason Webb joins Tim Cone in San Mig staff as assistant". Spin Philippines.
  2. ↑ April Lastimoza (July 24, 2015). "Jason Webb is Star Hotshots' new head coach". Kicker Daily News. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2016/10/14/former-mahindra-deputy-replaces-webb-star-coach-16550
  4. ↑ Ishi Gonzales (August 9, 2014). "Mylene Dizon and Jason Webb in a 'very good' relationship". Ang Malaya Net.
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