Franz Santos Pumaren[1] is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. He is also the incumbent congressman from Quezon City's 3rd district.

Franz Pumaren
Member of the House of Representatives from the Quezon City's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Allan Benedict Reyes
Member of the Quezon City Council from the 3rd District
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Personal details
Born	Franz Santos Pumaren (1963-12-05) December 5, 1963 (age 58)
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	NUP
Other political affiliations	NPC (before 2018) Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2018–2019)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College	De La Salle University
PBA draft	1986
Playing career	1985–1998
Position	Point guard
Number	5
Coaching career	1998–2021
Career history
As player:
1985	Northern Cement
1986–1997	San Miguel Beermen
1997–1998	Mobiline Cellulars
As coach:
1998–1999	Pop Cola Bottlers/800s (assistant)
1998–2005, 2007–2009	De La Salle Green Archers
2000–2002	Sta. Lucia Realtors (assistant)
2011–2014	Air21 Express
2015–2021	Adamson Soaring Falcons
2016–2017	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Career highlights and awards
As player: 10× PBA champion (1985 Reinforced, 1987 Reinforced, 1988 Open, 1988 Reinforced, 1989 Open, 1989 All-Filipino, 1989 Reinforced, 1992 All-Filipino, 1993 Governors', 1994 All-Filipino) PBA Grand Slam champion (1989) As head coach: 5× UAAP champion (1998–2001, 2007) PCCL champion (2008) 2× Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup champion (2006-2007) As assistant coach PBA champion (2001 Governors')
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for  Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 1985 Kuala Lumpur Team

Basketball career

Pumaren played most of his professional career for the San Miguel Beermen where he won 9 championships with the team which also included the 1989 Grand Slam. He also played for the Mobiline Cellulars.

Pumaren formerly coached the De La Salle Green Archers from 1998 to 2009 where he led them to five men's basketball championships including a four-peat from 1998 to 2001, and his final championship with the team in 2007.[2] As a coach for the Archers, he was known for implementing the full court press defense on opposing teams.

Pumaren is the head coach of the Air21 Express in the PBA, starting at the 2011-12 PBA season.[3]

In December 2015, Pumaren appointed as the head coach of the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team in the UAAP, replacing Mike Fermin who was named as the assistant coach.[4]·

Months after his appointment as Adamson's head coach, Pumaren joined the GlobalPort Batang Pier coaching staff as a head consultant of the team.[5]

Political career

Pumaren is also a politician from the 3rd District of Quezon City. The district includes the Araneta Coliseum, where majority of the PBA and UAAP games are held, and the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University, the rival of his alma mater, De La Salle University.

He first served as councilor for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010. He then resigned as La Salle coach in order to run for the 3rd district's seat in the House of Representatives. However, he lost to fellow councilor Jorge "Bolet" Banal Jr., coming at third behind defeated incumbent Matias Defensor Jr. with 28% of the vote.

He returned to the Quezon City Council when he was elected in 2013. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. He ran for representative at the 3rd district for the second time in 2022 under the ticket of Mayor Joy Belmonte, successfully defeating incumbent representative Allan Benedict Reyes.[6] On July 26, 2022, Pumaren was named as one of the Deputy Majority Leaders of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.[7]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Professional record

References