Japs Cuan
| UST Growling Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | UST HS |
| College | UST |
| PBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2009 | UST (assistant/strength and conditioning) |
| 2016–2017 | Alab Pilipinas (assistant) |
| 2023–present | UST (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Iloilo United Royals (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
John Paul Cuan is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former collegiate player who is currently an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Career
[edit | edit source]Playing
[edit | edit source]Cuan played for UST Growling Tigers under Pido Jarencio, and one of his notable years with the team was playing in the finals against Ateneo Blue Eagles in 2006.[1][2] They won the finals series even though they lost in game 1, the championship was won, as the last was in 1996.[3]
In 2008, in only the third game of the Tigers, he suffered a torn meniscus on his knee which required surgery. He was able to return in the second round while playing limited minutes.[4] He graduated in the same year with business administration course.[5]
He applied for PBA draft in 2013, but went undrafted.[6]
Coaching
[edit | edit source]In 2016, he became an assistant coach for Alab Pilipinas.[7]
In 2023, Cuan was tapped as an assistant coach by his alma mater when his former mentor Jarencio was re-hired as head coach.[1][2][8]
Cuan was also served as an assistant coach for the Iloilo United Royals with his brother.[9]
Personal
[edit | edit source]He is the brother of former De La Salle Green Archer and UAAP champion, Mac Cuan.[7]
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