{{short description|Filipino basketball player and coach}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Lauro Mumar | image = | number = | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = | league = | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|03|06}} | birth_place = Talibon, Bohol, Philippine Islands | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|12|20|1924|03|06}} | death_place = Pasay, Philippines | nationality = Filipino | high_school = | college = San Carlos College<br />Letran | draft_year = | draft_round = | draft_pick = | draft_team = | draft_league = | career_start = | career_end = | years1 = | team1 = | highlights = | stat1label = | stat1value = | stat2label = | stat2value = | stat3label = | stat3value = | bbr = | bbr_wnba = | nba_profile = | wnba_profile = | HOF_player = | womensHOF = | FIBA_HOF_player = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}} {{MedalCountry | {{flag|Philippines|1936}} }} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|1954 Rio de Janeiro| Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|1951 New Delhi| Team}} {{MedalGold|1954 Manila| Team}} {{MedalSport|Head coach for {{flag|Philippines|1936}} }} {{MedalCompetition|ABC Championship}} {{MedalBronze|1969 Bangkok| Team}} }}
'''Lauro''' "'''The Fox'''" '''Mumar''' (March 6, 1924 – December 20, 1990)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/lauro-mumar-1.html Lauro Mumar]. sports-reference.com</ref> was a Filipino basketball player and later served as the national team head coach of India and the Philippines. He was one of the greatest Filipino players of his time, playing alongside compatriot legend Carlos Loyzaga.<ref Name="Afable">{{cite book |title= Philippine sports greats |last= Afable |first= Jorge |author-link= Jorge Afable |year= 1972 |publisher= Man Publishers |location= University of California |page= 105 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7dsPAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Lauro+Mumar%22}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early years=== In 1946, he led the San Carlos College of Cebu City to the first post-war Inter-Collegiate basketball championship.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} He later moved to Manila to play for the varsity team of Letran College where he led the squad nicknamed "Murder Inc." to the 1950 NCAA Philippines championship title.<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com">{{cite web|last1=Liao|first1=Henry|title=HOOPSTER: Father-And-Son Combinations In PH Basketbal|url=http://www.philippinebasketball.ph/articles/article-hoopster080711.php|website=Philippinebasketball.com|accessdate=January 9, 2018|date=August 7, 2011}}</ref>
Mumar also led the Manila Ports Terminal that won the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) championship.<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/>
===International career=== He played for the Philippines that finished 12th in the 1948 Summer Olympics held at London, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lauro Mumar – Olympic Basketball|url=https://www.olympic.org/lauro-mumar|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> He later went on to represent the country in the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/> to win two gold medals.
====1954 FIBA World Championship==== Mumar was banned for life from playing for the national team by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation when he failed to join the rest of the 1954 FIBA World Championship national squad that left Manila for the United States where the team was set to play tune-up games. This led to a national controversy where his ban was discussed in the House of Representatives, and it was found out that he was in Bohol waiting for pocket money from his parents, which never arrived to be able to go to the capital. President Ramon Magsaysay talked with PAAF officials to overturn the ban and was successful.<ref name=magsaysay>{{cite news|last1=Alinea|first1=Eddie|title=Sports under President Magsaysay|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/sports-president-magsaysay/371427/|accessdate=January 9, 2018|date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>
Mumar was then able to join the rest of the team in Florida. The national squad flew to Cuba and participated in the scrimmage against that country's national team. They won 49–45 over Cuba which was regarded as an upset by the home team. Cuba decided not to participate in the world tournament after the loss. The Philippines finished third and captured the bronze medal, the best finish ever by the country in the World Championships, losing only to the United States and Brazil.<ref name=magsaysay/>
===Coaching career=== When he retired from playing basketball he went on to coaching.<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/> He has called the shots in collegiate basketball with FEATI, UST and Trinity College. In the commercial leagues, he was the head coach of Mariwasa, Meralco, U/Tex, Seven-Up, Filmanbank and Winston.
While he was at the helm, Meralco won the 1971 Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association title winning over Crispa in the final.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Alinea|first1=Eddie|title=The legacy of Reddy Kilowatts|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/legacy-reddy-kilowatts/355959/|accessdate=January 9, 2018|work=The Manila Times|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
Mumar coached the Philippine national team to a third-place finish in the 1969 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship (now FIBA Asia Championship) in Bangkok. After his sole stint with the national team<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/> he went to India to teach basketball in the state of Karnataka along with American coaches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Basketball in Karnataka|url=http://www.basketballfederationindia.org/index.php/2-uncategorised/144-basketball-in-karnataka|publisher=Basketball Federation of India|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> He was later named head coach of the Indian national team.<ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/>
==Later years and legacy== In 1981, Mumar worked as a panel analyst with Dick Ildefonso for the PBA games on MBS-4. He was also a radio TV commentator with Joe Cantada covering NCAA contest in the past.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
Mumar died on December 20, 1990, while confined at the San Juan De Dios Hospital in Pasay succumbing to a heart ailment.At the time of his death, Mumar was a consultant for the Philippine Airlines' sports and recreation program.<ref name="mumar66">{{cite news |last1=Angeles |first1=Manny |title=Mumar: Home is 'Fox' at 66 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cY8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5458%2C4359718 |access-date=December 8, 2025 |work=Manila Standard |date=December 21, 1990 |page=31}}</ref>
In 2005, he was inducted into the Philippine Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame alongside his teammate Carlos Loyzaga.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/01/03/sports/loyzaga-mumar-diay-enshrined-in-psa-hall/699561/ | title=Loyzaga, Mumar, Diay enshrined in PSA Hall | newspaper=The Manila Times | date=January 3, 2005 | accessdate=March 5, 2021 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Mumar was married to Melly Reyes. they had five children, including Lawrence who also became a basketball player.<ref name="mumar66"/><ref name="Philippinebasketball.com"/> His grandchildren includes L.A. Mumar,<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Mumar sees family legacy not as pressure but as a blessing |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/la-mumar-sees-family-legacy-not-as-pressure-but-as-a-blessing-a791-20200324 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards and achievements==
*1948 Summer Olympics, 12th place *1951 Asian Games, champions *1954 Asian Games, champions *1954 FIBA World Championship bronze medalist (third place) *1969 FIBA Asia Championship bronze medalist (third place) as coach *Philippine National Basketball Hall of Fame
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