Aerial Voyager is now Head Coach of the Heavy Bombers
Monday, 9 November 2009 1,928 Views / 66 Comments
After missing this year’s NCAA Finals, the Jose Rizal University administration decided to make a major coaching change.
By letting go of Coach Ariel Vanguardia, JRU has announced in a formal press conference hosted by the school administration held within the school grounds that, Vergel Meneses, known as the Aerial Voyager in the pros, will take over the helm as head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers starting Nov 9, 2009.
“The management wanted to take a new direction. We wanted a fresh face hopefully to end our now 38-year title drought†said JRU Athletics Director Paul Supan.
Vergel Meneses was the PBA’s Most Valuable Player in 1995 while playing for Sunkist. Meneses has also won Best Player of the conference awards three straight times, is a two-time Mythical Team member, has an All-Star MVP Award, 3 PBA titles with 7 PBA finals appearances.
Dr. Vincent K. Fabella, assisted by Athletics Director Paul Supan, said that the former JRU standout has signed a three-year contract and will be including able assistants Ricky Alcantara, former FedEx colleague Vic Escudero, former Sunkist colleague Jun Chiongco and Nat Gregorio.
Other notable figures in the Heavy Bombers fold include former team trainer of the DLSU Green Archers in the UAAP, Dan Rose, and Meneses’ long-time mentor Derrick Pumaren who will act as team consultant.
“I am very excited about this job. This is my first head coaching job. I want to thank JRU for this opportunity. I want this team to be more of a defensive team. We’ll work on the rotation, ball movement and we’ll try to instill our own system slowlyâ€, Coach Meneses said about his eventual return to his Alma Mater.
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Hopefully mangyari sa Heavy Bombers ang nangyari sa Golden Stags.
Wait, anyone remember when Coach William “Bogs” Adornado coached the Adamson Falcons?
Failure di ba?
Cool!…
Give us a good exciting game!!!
We’re hungry!
Ahahahahahaha!
Good luck to coach Vergel and your team!
ANIMO!!!
This is definitely good for JRU, hope hindi magkamali ang SM-NU na kunin ang tinapon ng coach ng JRU na si Vanguardia. Sabi ko noon may taning na sa coaching job nila si DAndan at Vanguardia, sa wakas nagkatotoo na!! I am looking forward to a better NU and JRU team next conference!
ano balita sa perps??? do they have good recruits this year? wha about the blazers? changes in the coaching staff as well?
i heard mapua has a fil nigerian. any feed backs from him?
this might be a good move for jru but nonetheless this adjustment will be nothing if jru cannot recruit good players for next year that can match the recruitment prowess of san beda & baste and perhaps starting next year letran. as far i see this, they still have what it takes to be in the final four & jru still have a veteran first 5 for next year but in terms of bench manpower they will have a big problem.
anjan naman pla si manong derek as consultant eh not bad na rin at least may guardian si aerial voyager.
Anu ba ang expected sa JRU Heavy Bombers next season?
We all know that San Sebastian and San Beda are still the Top 2. In other words, undoubtedly in the Final 4.
And I bet that the Mapua Cardinals will do good next year.
Anyone know who Joe Etame’s seatmate in this pic?
He looks big.
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baka kapatid ni Joe yan.
ang laking Ita niyan ah. san yan nakuha?
baka sa cameroon din. dun galing c njei ang etame d ba?
dba sa nu na yang si mbe??
di ba ndi raw eligible to play si Mbe nung NCAA kaya ndi siya naglaro.
ayon dito: http://www.inboundpass.com/2009/06/22/ncaa-season-85-preview-letran-csb-eac-jru-mapua/
“Center Emmanuel Mbe and scoring machine Julius Ace Quiambao are the significant losses for the San Marcelino outfit, with the former now enrolled in St. Benilde and the latter playing out his eligibility”
so kung ndi siya pwedeng maglaro sa EAC, paano pa kaya sa NU?
@ Ms. Mia,
Could be. But Romeo Fotue, I believe, is a shooting guard. And that guy looks more than just a shooting guard.
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maganda recruitment ng jru. as early as npvember siksikan sa sa point guard at gurad positin!!! meron 2 second generation player ang jru
maganda recruitment ng jru. as early as november siksikan na sa point guard at gurad positin!!! meron 2 second generation player ang jru
@bombsquad
sino yang 2 second generation player ng JRU?
mga hopia, asa pa kayo kahit anong gawing nyong recruit, wala pa ring binatbat, bibilang pa rin kayo ng another 38 years, hehehe
ang swerte naman ng mokong na ito, ako ang nagsaing pero siya ang makikinabang.
limpot is the greatest center of all time. 2nd to none.
eh ano kung 38 yrs ago pa nag champion jru eh nu bulldogs 1957 pa! dapat pag ganyan na katagal expel na sa liga.
hoy pshaw
limpot is the greatest center of all time. NEXT TO EMAN MONFORT.
tsk tsk tsk ..
mga pilipino comment ng comment
kht alam nilang d cla cgurado s mga
cnsbe nla cge pdn .. kht nakakalaet
n cla ng tao n hndi nmn nila kil2
cge pdn cla ..
hay mga fellow pilipino q
hndi n tau bata ..
tama ng away .. anu ngaun kung
c meneses ung coach ng jru bkt
my nawala b s inyu ? nasaktan b kau ?
hndi dba ? s mga nag rerequeast n
c cesar n lng ung dpat coach cguro
my reason kng bkt hndi xa kxe pag
kakaalam q commissioner xa s UAAP
kea d pde .. at ab8 kung cheao ang JRU
cheap kung cheap un ung opinion nyu ee
oh masaya n kau ? sobrang sosyal kxe
ng skul nyu pasenxa n at gnun lng ang JRU
to my fellow JRU (rizalian) bkt nid p
mkpag talo ? napakasimple ng buhay
pag cnbeng cheap ang jru ok cheap
jru d nmn mahalaga un ee ang mahalaga
nk2pag aral tau .. hndi nmn tlga nten
ms2be cheap ang jru ee kxe 21k ang tuition fee q
and do u thnk 21k is cheaper ? yah i know mas mahal ang tuition fee nyu pero s tingen nyu 21k cheap p un ?
will i guess nkapa yaman nyu nga .. well un lng
poh .. teka alam q marame mag rereply s comment q 4 sure panlalaet aabuten q n2 pero ok lng skn ..
sbe q nga dyan kau masaya at opinion nyu yan ..
sna lng marunong tau rumespeto ayun lng poh ..
im a rizalian ..
god bless you all ……….
Finally, nagkaroon din ng new coach.. I was very Disappointed on JRU’s performance last season.. They could have been the champion, They do have great players and the talent.. Unfortunately, the system of coaching might have been the problem.. But coach ariel has been a good coach.. Good luck coach meneses.. The whole JRU community is craving for a championship title.. We gope that you can give us what we wanted.. Animo Rizal!!!
@Pshaw
please refrain from using my handle.
i didn’t say limpot is the best, i simply said when compared to OVERHYPED danny francisco limpot is a clear winner hands down.
if you ask me who’s the best pinoy collegiate center of the 80s benjie paras will be my answer.
pero i won’t compare benjie and your boytoy danny francisco na, sampal at insulto naman kay benjie to compare him to an inferior talent.
same goes to all the ateans here, like danny f. they all suck.
ateneans are suckers!
San Beda has still the best recriutment in the ncaa!!..
No doubt!..
Animo!..
Path towards REDemption is coming soon!..
sus… nawala lang sa inyo ung title eh.. ganyan na.. panu kung walng recruitement??? SAN BEDA??? try nyo nga puro pilipino.. mukahang di kayo papasok ng final 4 kung puro pinoy lang kc maglalro sa inyo.. kailangn tlga may halo eh noh?? hahaha… try nyo lang wlang recruitement.. kung sino lang mga magaaral sa inyo..
Bat tinira na naman Ateneo dito? Anyway I loved the “Aerial Voyager” as a player and I sure hope he will be successful as a coach. I’m also a JRU fan so I hope he ends the drought.
@harry
do you now what is recruitment??..
harry listen withot recruitment there is no players and there will be no team.
once and for all dumating nanaman ang mga bitter sa
San Beda..
PAX!.
tama yan kunin nyo nalang si menesses,retain nyo na din ang service ni agovida at yung sensational rookie nyo ngayon na I FORGET THE NAME.
well goodluck jru…
BRAVO BASTE PARIN….
mga gusgusin na amoy tuyong pawis at araw. amoy puday na malansa. sscr for uaap 2010
THE NEVER SAY DIE TEAM!!!
ADAMSON FALCONS WILL REGROUP…
LOOKING UP..AND MOVE ON!!!
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU..NEVER MIND YOUR CRITICS!!!
THEY ARE JUST A CROWD..WATCHING AND WAITING FOR YOUR
NEXT MOVE….TO WIN!!!!!!!WIN!!!AND WIN!!!
ADAMSON FALCONS…SOARS!!!!
WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!! GO FOR IT!!!
HI TO COACH LEO AUSTRIA AND MR. PELAEZ
AND TO ALL THE FALCONS…GOD BLESS!!!
IT”S GONNA BE EXCITING.
–
JRU! show it off.!
diba player ng JRU team B sina tofi at kenny ng Pinoy Big Brother bkit hindi ko na sila nkikita nagpprktisd now sa gym nu blita sa kanila sino nkakaalam mglalaro pa ba sila sa JRU? thnx reply sa my alam ng blita
@ JUST ASKING
yup meron..isang fil-nigerian ska my lithuanian.. center yung lithuanian,tpos forward ung nigerian,kso i heard,d pumasa sa entrance exam kya malabo..same case sa anak ni ato agustin na c mark agustin,d pumasa sa exam ng mapua kya sa adamson naglaro..same case dn ni nico hubalde..wla kz special treatment sa mapua kht magaling ka eh,bagsak kng bagsak.
thnx miss MIA…is PCCL televise?
wilson has quit the jru team, he will be foegoing his final year of eligibility.
ayan na, nagsimula na ang backlash ng pagpalit kay vanguardia. you can crossout jru from your ncaa final four lists for next season.
Ahahahahahahaha!
I like the Cheering Squadroneer!
How long did you do this?
Ahahahahahahaha!
ANIMO!!!
@ Hunghang
Si John Wilson aalis na ng JRU at di na lalaro next season ng NC?
is that true?
Ms.Miah, true po ba iyon?
kasi alam ko may 1 year pa sya natitira para maglaro..
tnx
last year na ni wilson ngayon.
goodbye bombers!!
@dj bombers
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/228911/ncaa-mvp-wilson-quits-jru
reason for leaving: nagtampo sa jru management dahil sa pagtanggal kay vanguardia.
mas tumatanaw siya ng utang na loob kay vanguardia kaysa kay supan at fabella.
although kung ako tatanungin mo siyempre malakas din loob ni wilson ngayon kasi naman ncaa mvp siya eh.
@ hunghang
tnx for info..
Mahirap at mabigat talaga ang desisyon na ginawa ng JRU..dun sa pagtanggal kay Coach Ariel..
Syempre, malaking accomplishment ang naibigay nya sa Jose Rizal U..
to the extent na muntikan na mag champion ulit ang team after several years of hoping to get one..
tapos, puro final four appearances pa..
Pero, ganun talaga eh..para bang nasa isip ng JRU mgt..OO nadala mo kami sa final four at sa Championship round..pero hanggang dun lang talaga eh..
ang hinahangad namin eh mapagchampion ang team at hindi lang basta runner-up..
But then, di matatawaran ng JRU ang nagawa ni Coach Ariel..samantalang halos rookie ang naiwan sa kanya ni Former Coach Calilan..pero, ayun nga, nakaya nyang i-handle at idevelop ang team to be a usual contender pagdating sa F4 ng NCAA..
Para bang, kung sa akin nangyari un..ang matanggal agad agad..pagkatapos kung paghirapan ang team..masakit at parang mahirap tanggapin..
gayunpaman, ganun ang buhay eh..di ba weather weather lang yan?! sabi ni kuya kim..kumbaga, walang permanente sa mundo..
Anyway, I wanna congratulate and thanks John Wilson, James Sena, Jhe Agas, Marc Cagoco and Coach Ariel Vanguardia for leading JRU into some exciting games that you’ve brought in NCAA in 3-4 seasons..you make JRU fans proud to be a student or alumni of our school..
We wish you all the best in your respective futures either inside the court or outside the basketball world. May you find your right path and also find your true home..
God Bless you all..
and, Welcome back Coach Vergel Meneses, as well as to Consultant Manong Derek and other coaching staff..
We do not expect more than what coach ariel did in the JRU campaign on all his season along JRU Heavy Bombers..but, we will entrust you to bring us the slippery crown..
JRU Heavy Bombers…the best is yet to come..
maraming salamat binibining Mia
we cannot blame wilson ariel is his mentor but wilson never realized that he will learn more with a person who understand the game much better and that’s the aerial voyager.
Haahh? John Marion Wilson quit!?!?!?
Sayang. I was hoping that Wilson becomes a whole lot better with a scorer of a coach. oh well.
wah !
bkit naman gnon ..
sayang naman ung 1yr pa nia ..
madami pa cia maggwa para sa JRU sa 1yr na natitira nia ..
at pede pa ciang maging MVP pa ulit , pero sbgay , di din natin cia masisisi , kasi c Coach Ariel nga naman tlga ung parang tumulong sa knila para marating nila ung narating nila ngaun ..
hayz ..
sayang tlga ..