Patrick Aquino

Patrick Henry Aquino (born May 30, 1971) is a Filipino basketball coach. Aquino is the current head coach of the Philippines women's national basketball team ("Perlas Pilipinas"), he has been appointed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas since December 2014 when the team have a new corporate backer Ever Bilena, replacing long-time mentor Haydee Ong. This is the second time that Aquino has coached a national team, Aquino was once manned coaching duties for the Philippines women's national under-19 basketball team. Among his coaching achievements for promoted into Level 1 of 2017 FIBA Asia Women’s Championship.
Aquino spent his collegiate basketball career for the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP from 1988 to 1993 under coach Rey Madrid and also played for the Blu Detergent team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). Aside from his playing stint with Ever Bilena, Aquino also spearheads the Ever Bilena team that bring home the grand slam victories in the now-defunct Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL) in 1998 and 1999.