- Bo Perasol
Dolreich "Bo" Perasol is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the
Air21 Express in thePhilippine Basketball Association . Perasol is a former player and team captain for theUP Fighting Maroons in theUAAP from the year1990-1995 . He is among the few athletes of that premiere university who actually passed theUP College Admission Test , a rigorous entrance examination given to high school students in the Philippines. He graduated with a degree inMass Communications in the year 1994 in the same university. Perasol, who is known to close friends by his moniker"Bo" , is a man of few words, smart and confident beyond his years, and was thus regarded during his college days, as a great friend and an esteemed leader; one who was included in the elite circle of UP students most likely to succeed and be popular in his chosen field. After his stint at the university, he became the coach for the UP Fighting Maroons Juniors, which became his training ground as a coach, before making hisPBA coaching debut with Air21 in the2005-06 PBA season .Air21 Express head coach
In the 2005-06 season, Perasol replaced Bong Ramos as head coach of the Air21 Express, previously named as the FedEx Express. Many expected Air21 to drop as low as last place for the coming season and had a bulky yet untested import Shawn Daniels for the Fiesta Conference.
In the
2005-06 PBA Fiesta Conference , Perasol and the Express became the surprise team of the tournament. Air21 finished fifth in the classification phase but pulled huge upsets over theSan Miguel Beermen and theTalk N' Text Phone Pals in the Wild-Card and Quarterfinal rounds, respectively. The Express lost in six games to thePurefoods Chunkee Giants in the semifinals, but won a one-game match for third-place overBarangay Ginebra Kings , their best finish in franchise history.Despite Air21's poor finish in the
2006 PBA Philippine Cup , the Express were able to finish off strong in the classification phase after star playerRen-Ren Ritualo was traded to Talk N Text.Perasol's system follow the same philosophy of the Air21 management, relying on a 12 man rotation and a run-and-gun type of basketball system.
External links
* [http://www.air21express.com Air21Express.com]
* [http://news.inq7.net/sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=46307 Bo Perasol takes over as new FedEx head coach]
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