{{Short description|Filipino basketball coach}} {{Infobox basketball biography | draft_year_pba = | cteam9 = TNT Tropang Giga / TNT Tropang 5G (assistant) | cyears9 = 2019–present | cteam8 = [[Philippines men's national under-19 basketball team|Philippines U-19]] | cyears8 = 2019 | cteam7 = Ateneo (assistant) | cyears7 = 2016–present | cteam6 = Ateneo | cyears6 = 2016 | cteam5 = [[NLEX Road Warriors]] (assistant) | cyears5 = 2014–2019 | cteam4 = [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] (assistant) | cyears4 = 2012–2014 | cteam3 = Ateneo (assistant) | cyears3 = 2005–2015 | cteam2 = Ateneo | cyears2 = 2004 | cteam1 = [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team|Ateneo]] (assistant) | cyears1 = 1998–2003 | coach_start = 1998 | coach_end = present | college = [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball|Ateneo]] | image = | weight_lbs = | height_ft = | nationality = {{flagicon|PHI}} Filipino | team = Ateneo Blue Eagles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|04|06}} | league = [[UAAP]] | position = Assistant coach | alias = | name = Sandy Arespacochaga | highlights = '''As assistant coach:''' * 4× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2012–13 Philippine]], [[2023 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2023 Governors']], [[2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2024 Governors']], [[2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2024–25 Commissioner's]]) * [[Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League|PBA D-League]] champion ([[2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup|2019 Aspirants' Cup]]) * 2022 World University Basketball Series (WUBS) champion * [[AsiaBasket]] champion ([[2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship|2023 Las Piñas]]) * 10× [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] [[UAAP Basketball Championship|Seniors champion]] ([[UAAP Season 65 men's basketball tournament|2002]], [[UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament|2008]]–[[UAAP Season 75 basketball tournaments|2012]], [[UAAP Season 80 basketball tournaments|2017]]–[[UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments|2019]], [[UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments|2022]]) * 2x [[Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|Filoil Flying V Cup]] champion (2011, [[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * 5× [[Philippine Collegiate Champions League|PCCL]] champion (2007, [[2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2009]], [[2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2010]], [[2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2018]], [[2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2019]]) }}
'''Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga''' (born April 6, 1977) is a former collegiate basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach of [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]], and [[TNT Tropang 5G]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Zachi |date=2022-09-21 |title=Arespacochaga proud to see Escueta have a team of his own |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/arespacochaga-proud-to-see-escueta-have-a-team-of-his-own/250505 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agcaoili |first=Lance |date=2023-11-04 |title=UAAP: Struggling Ateneo quickly puts latest loss behind |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/537323/uaap-struggling-ateneo-quickly-puts-latest-loss-behind |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Ateneo === Arespacochaga played for the Blue Eagles from 1993 to 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The UAAP Basketball Classics - Alexander "Sandy" Arespacochaga of the Ateneo Blue Eagles career as a player from 1993 to 1997 before he turned as assistant coach and later head coach for the Blue Eagles (UAAP Season 59). #AteneoBlueEagles #ADMUBlueEagles #UAAPSeason80 {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/TheOfficialUAAPClassics/photos/a.967342413376773/1437915952986081/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> He served as the head coach of the team twice, first in 2004, at the age of 29, with [[Norman Black]] as its consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Abac |title=Rookie coach (plus Black) to chart Eagles flight |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2004/07/09/256861/rookie-coach-plus-black-chart-eagles-flight |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> After Black's reassignment to Talk and Text, and joining him in 2012, Arespacochaga was also a top candidate to be the next head coach,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ATan |title=Arespacochaga wala pang sagot sa Ateneo, Compton kandidato rin |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2012/11/07/864014/arespacochaga-wala-pang-sagot-sa-ateneo-compton-kandidato-rin |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> but [[Bo Perasol]] was chosen.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Perasol looks back on Ateneo coaching stint |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/23/15/perasol-looks-back-on-ateneo-coaching-stint |work=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref>
He returned as head coach in 2016 with [[Tab Baldwin]] as consultant,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Sandy Arespacochaga in line for bigger role with Ateneo Blue Eagles? |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/sandy-arespacochaga-ateneo-blue-eagles |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 2, 2016 |title=Sandy Arespacochaga out to fast-track Ateneo development in post-Kiefer Ravena era |url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/ateneo-blue-eagles-ready-move-post-kiefer-ravena-era/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924003641/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/ateneo-blue-eagles-ready-move-post-kiefer-ravena-era/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |publisher=[[Fox Sports Asia]]}}</ref> but only for a short period as Baldwin formally takes over and reappointing him as assistant coach.<ref>{{cite news |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=October 8, 2016 |title=Tab Baldwin now Ateneo head coach as UAAP board orders 'consultant' tag dropped, says source |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap/news/tab-baldwin-head-coach-ateneo-blue-eagles-uaap-board |access-date=November 29, 2017 |publisher=Sports Interactive Network Philippines (SPIN)}}</ref>
=== PBA === Arespacochaga joined Norman Black in [[TNT Tropang Giga|Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, after Black's reassignment to [[Meralco Bolts]], he was designated to be an assistant coach to [[Boyet Fernandez]] at [[NLEX Road Warriors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=INQUIRER.net |date=2014-08-23 |title=NLEX KEEN TO ACQUIRE YOUNG TALENTS |url=https://pba.inquirer.net/48515/nlex-keen-to-acquire-young-talents |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he returned to the now-TNT Tropang Giga (formerly Talk 'N Text).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Luisa |title=Sandy Arespacochaga named new Batang Gilas coach |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/04/05/1907532/sandy-arespacochaga-named-new-batang-gilas-coach |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
=== Batang Gilas === He was appointed in [[Philippines men's national under-19 basketball team|Batang Gilas (Philippines U-19)]] in 2019, replacing Josh Reyes.<ref name=":1" />
==Coaching record== === Collegiate record === {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Season !!rowspan=2|Team !! colspan="4" | Eliminations ! colspan="5" |Playoffs |- !W!!L!!PCT!!Finish!!PG!!W!!L!!PCT!!Results |- |[[UAAP Season 67 men's basketball tournament|2004]] || rowspan="2" | [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball|Ateneo]] || 10 || 4 || .714 || 3rd || 2 || 0 || 2 || .000 || Semifinals |- |[[UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments|2016]]|| 4 || 3 || .571 || 2nd || — || — || — || — ||(Reassigned) |- ! colspan="2"|Totals !! 14 !! 7 !! .667 !! !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! .000 !! 0 championships |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2022–23 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2019–20 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2018–19 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2017–18 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2012–13 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2011–12 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2010–11 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2009–10 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2008–09 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2002–03 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arespacochaga, Sandy}} [[Category:Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players|Arespacochaga, Sandy]] [[Category:Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball coaches|Arespacochaga, Sandy]] [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Filipino men's basketball coaches]]