Denok Miranda

{{short description|Filipino basketball player (born 1982)}} {{Philippine name|Ellera|Miranda}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Denok Miranda | image = Denok Miranda.jpg | caption = Miranda in 2023 | number = | position = Assistant coach | league = UAAP | team = NU Bulldogs | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|14}} | birth_place = Lopez, Quezon, Philippines | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 195 | high school = Letran (Manila) | college = FEU | draft_year_pba = 2005 | draft_round_pba = 1 | draft_pick_pba = 3 | draft_team_pba = Coca-Cola Tigers | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2020 | career_position = Point guard / shooting guard | coach_start = 2019 | years1 = 2005–2007 | team1 = Coca-Cola Tigers | years2 = 2007–2009 | team2 = Sta. Lucia Realtors | years3 = 2009–2013 | team3 = San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters | years4 = 2013–2014 | team4 = Barako Bull Energy Cola | years5 = 2015 | team5 = GlobalPort Batang Pier | years6 = 2015–2016 | team6 = Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT | years7 = 2016–2017 | team7 = Blackwater Elite | years8 = 2018–2020 | team8 = Laguna Heroes | cyears1 = 2019–2022 | cteam1 = FEU (assistant) | cyears2 = 2019–2020 | cteam2 = Biñan City Luxxe White | cyears3 = 2023–2024 | cteam3 = FEU | cyears4 = 2024–present | cteam4 = Abra Solid North Weavers (assistant) | cyears5 = 2024–2025 | cteam5 = FEU-D HS | cyears6 = 2025–present | cteam6 = NU (assistant) | highlights = '''As player:''' * 2× PBA champion (2007–08 Philippine, 2011 Governors') * PBA All-Rookie Team (2006) * PBA Obstacle Challenge Co-champion (2007) * PBA Trick Shot Challenge champion (2007) * 2× UAAP champion (2003, 2004) '''As assistant coach:''' * MPBL champion (2025) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalSport|{{flag|Philippines}}}} {{MedalCompetition|William Jones Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Taipei|Team}}

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'''Dennis Ellera "Denok" Miranda''' (born July 14, 1982), is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the assistant coach for the NU Bulldogs of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and Abra Weavers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He played majority of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted third overall by Coca-Cola Tigers during the 2005 PBA draft.

==PBA career==

===Coca-Cola Tigers=== Miranda played for the Coca-Cola Tigers for two seasons and averaged 8.1 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game.

===Sta. Lucia Realtors=== In the 2006–07 Philippine Cup, Miranda was traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors with Manny Ramos and the Coca-Cola Tigers' 2008 second round pick in exchange for Alex Cabagnot, Ricky Calimag, and Kenneth Duremdes. He, Paolo Mendoza, Joseph Yeo and Ryan Reyes shared minutes at the guards positions. He was one of the key players in the championship team that defeated Purefoods in 2007-08.

===San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters=== Before the start of the 2009–10 PBA season, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Sta. Lucia's future draft picks.

===GlobalPort Batang Pier=== He was traded to the GlobalPort Batang Pier for Chris Ross.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsdesk.ph/bk/bknews/2013/10/30/pba-trade-chris-ross-dealt-to-petron-denok-miranda-goes-to-globalport|title = DotPH domains available portal}}</ref> However, he never played for GlobalPort in the 2013–14 season, so he was reacquired by Barako Bull.

===Barako Bull=== Miranda was traded by GlobalPort to the Barako Bull Energy in exchange for the sixth pick in the 2013 PBA draft, RR Garcia, who would later play with him for Barako.<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/globalport-trades-for-barako-bulls-sixth-pick-selects-rr-garcia GlobalPort trades for Barako Bull’s sixth pick, selects RR Garcia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105184155/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/globalport-trades-for-barako-bulls-sixth-pick-selects-rr-garcia |date=2013-11-05 }}, interaksyon.com, November 3, 2013</ref>

===Second coming to GlobalPort=== He was traded by Barako Bull along with a 2016 second round pick, this time to GlobalPort which gave up Sol Mercado.<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/pba-approves-sol-mercado-move-from-globalport-to-barako-bull-in-swap-for-denok-miranda PBA approves Sol Mercado move from GlobalPort to Barako Bull in swap for Denok Miranda], Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 8, 2015</ref>

===Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters=== Miranda was traded to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Jay Washington. He was later released by the newly named TNT KaTropa.

===Blackwater Elite=== Miranda signed with the Blackwater Elite for a short-term contract during the 2016 Governors' Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/denok-miranda-gets-new-lease-on-pba-career-as-blackwater-taps-veteran-point-guard | title=Denok Miranda gets new lease on life as Blackwater signs free agent PBA guard | work=SPIN.ph | date=August 15, 2016 | access-date=August 15, 2016 | author=Ramos, Gerry}}</ref>

==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend}} ''Correct as of September 18, 2016''<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017093115/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Dennis-Miranda/29/ Player]}} at PBA-Online!</ref>

===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start}} |- | align=left | {{pbay|2005}} | align=left | Coca-Cola | 34 || 27.7 || .414 || .188 || .593 || 3.0 || 3.2 || .9 || .1 || 7.3 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2006}} | align=left | Coca-Cola / Sta. Lucia | 41 || '''30.7''' || .430 || .216 || .614 || '''4.1''' || '''4.4''' || .8 || '''.2''' || 8.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2007}} | align=left | Sta. Lucia | '''54''' || 29.8 || .425 || .222 || .657 || 3.4 || '''4.4''' || '''1.2''' || .0 || 7.1 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2008}} | align=left | Sta. Lucia | 45 || '''30.7''' || .439 || .323 || .600 || 3.2 || '''4.4''' || .4 || '''.2''' || 7.3 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2009}} | align=left | San Miguel | 49 || 15.4 || .409 || .263 || .662 || 1.8 || 2.3 || .4 || .0 || 5.1 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2010}} | align=left | San Miguel | 47 || 15.0 || .463 || .233 || .637 || 1.9 || 1.9 || .3 || .0 || 5.6 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2011}} | align=left | Petron | 43 || 23.4 || .475 || .262 || .674 || 2.8 || 3.1 || .7 || .0 || 8.4 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2012}} | align=left | Petron | 39 || 17.0 || '''.481''' || '''.348''' || .631 || 2.2 || 2.9 || .5 || .0 || 6.0 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2013}} | align=left | Barako Bull | 29 || 26.7 || .358 || .309 || '''.739''' || 3.1 || 3.6 || .3 || .0 || '''9.5''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2014}} | align=left | Barako Bull / GlobalPort | 34 || 19.6 || .404 || .275 || .714 || 2.0 || 2.1 || .7 || '''.2''' || 7.3 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2015}} | align=left | TNT / Blackwater | 20 || 14.2 || .366 || .217 || .682 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .4 || .1 || 4.0 |-class=sortbottom | align=center colspan=2 | Career | 435 || 23.1 || .428 || .270 || .650 || 2.7 || 3.2 || .6 || .1 || 6.9 {{end}}

==Coaching record==

===Collegiate record=== {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Season ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="5" |Elimination round!! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- !GP !W!!L!!PCT!!Finish!!GP!!W!!L!!PCT!!Results |- |2023 |FEU |14|| 3 || 11 || .214 || 7th || — || — || — || — || Eliminated |- ! colspan="2" |Totals !14!! 3 !! 11 !! .214 !! !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! .000 !! 0 championships |}

==References==

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516085634/http://www.pba.ph/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/user,146/Itemid,1/ Player Profile] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021010427/http://pba-online.net/profile/dennis-miranda.php PBA-Online! Profile]}}

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