Charles Tiu
Filipino basketball coach and TV presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Alandy-Dy Tiu (born January 11, 1989[1]) is a TV presenter and basketball coach who currently serves as head coach of Benilde Blazers[2] and Strong Group Athletics. He is the brother of Chris Tiu.
| Benilde Blazers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NCAA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 11, 1989 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 2009–2011 | Philippines (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Powerade Tigers |
| 2011–2013 | Barako Bull Energy (assistant) |
| 2016 | Mighty Sports (assistant) |
| 2017–present | Mighty Sports |
| 2019–2021 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| 2020–2022 | Benilde (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Meralco Bolts (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Benilde |
| 2023–present | Strong Group Athletics |
| 2024–2025 | Converge FiberXers (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
His basketball career started at 2009 still in college, when Rajko Toroman, the Smart Gilas coach hired him as an assistant.[3] After Smart Gilas, he was hired by Powerade Tigers as an assistant coach to Bo Perasol.[4] In 2013, he reunited with Toroman in Barako Bull Energy, again as his assistant coach.
He reunited with Perasol (appointed as consultant) in Mighty Sports, where he was hired as an assistant coach.[5][6] He later served as team's head coach.[7] He also worked on coaching jobs such as head coach of Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards in MPBL, and assistant coach of both Benilde Blazers and Meralco Bolts.[8]
He was hired by the Blazers as their head coach, replacing TY Tang.[8] He led the Blazers to a finals appearance after 20 years.[9] He was also concurrently coach of Strong Group Athletics.[10][11]
In 2024, Tiu joined Converge FiberXers coaching staff as an assistant.[12][13]
TV career
Tiu worked formerly as night telecast host of SportsDesk on CNN Philippines.[14]
Personal life
Tiu is one of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu.[15] He has two brothers, Christian and Christopher "Chris", and two sisters, Cheryl[16] and Cristine.[17]
He currently serve as barangay kagawad of Urdaneta, Makati since 2018.[18]
Tiu married Sari Lazaro in 2020.[19]
On June 5, 2024, Tiu hosted 'The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards'. In the prestigious event, he introduced his godparent, SM Prime's Hans Sy, who was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award.[20]
Coaching record
Collegiate
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PPCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CSB | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Play-in |
| 2022 | CSB | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost in the Finals |
| 2023 | CSB | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in the semifinals |
| 2024 | CSB | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in the Finals |
| Totals | 63 | 44 | 19 | .698 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .454 | 0 championship | ||
References
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