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{{Short description|Filipino basketball coach and executive (b. 1966)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name           = Alfrancis Chua
| image          = PBA 2025May23 AlfrancisChua.jpg
| image_size     = 200px
| caption        = Chua in 2025
| width          = 
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1966|01|17}}
| birth_place    =  
| nationality    = Filipino
| high_school    = [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran|Letran]] ([[Manila]])
| college        = [[UST Growling Tigers basketball|UST]]
| team           = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]]
| position       = Board governor / Team manager
| league         = [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| coach_start    = 1995
| coach_end      = 2013
| cyears1= 1995–1996 | cteam1= [[Stag Pale Pilseners]]
| cyears2= 1997–1999 | cteam2= [[Tanduay Rhum Masters]]
| cyears3= 1997–1998 | cteam3= [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola 800s]] (assistant)
| cyears4= 1999–2000 | cteam4= Tanduay Rhum Masters
| cyears5= 2000–2002 | cteam5= [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] (assistant)
| cyears6= 2003–2007 | cteam6= Sta. Lucia Realtors
| cyears7= 2007–2009 | cteam7= Sta. Lucia Realtors (assistant)
| cyears8= 2012–2013 | cteam8= [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] (consultant)
| cyears9= 2013 | cteam9= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
| highlights     =
'''As head coach''':
* [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game|PBA All-Star Game head coach]] ([[1999 PBA All-Star Weekend|1999]])
* 7× [[Philippine Basketball League|PBL]] [[List of Philippine Basketball League champions|champion]] ([[1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season|1995–96 Reinforced]], [[1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season|1995–96 All-Filipino]], [[1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season|1995–96 Danny Floro]], [[1996 Philippine Basketball League season|1996 Danny Floro]], [[1997–98 Philippine Basketball League season|1997–98 Makati Mayor's]], [[1997–98 Philippine Basketball League season|1997–98 All-Filipino]], [[1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season|1998–99 Centennial]])

'''As assistant coach''':
* 2× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2001 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2001 Governors']],[[2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2008 Philippine]])

'''As executive:'''*
* 15× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2016 Philippine]], [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2016 Governors']], [[2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2017 Philippine]], [[2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2017 Commissioners']], [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2017 Governors']], [[2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2018 Philippine]], [[2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2018 Commissioners']], [[2018 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2018 Governors']], [[2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2019 Philippine]], [[2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2019 Commissioners']], [[2019 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2019 Governors']], [[2020 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2020 Philippine]], [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2021 Governors']], [[2022 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2022 Philippine]], [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2022–23 Commissioner's]])
* 3× [[Danny Floro PBA Executive of the Year Award|PBA Executive of the Year]] ({{pbay|2017|end}}, {{pbay|2021}}, {{pbay|2023|end}})
<nowiki>*</nowiki> - ''The championships are all from the 3 SMC teams, as sports director of San Miguel Corporation, including as General Manager of Barangay Ginebra''
}}

'''Alfrancis P. Chua''' (born January 17, 1966) is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] sports executive and former basketball player and coach.  He is currently the team manager of [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] and the sports director of [[San Miguel Corporation]] (SMC), overseeing the professional sports teams of the SMC group (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, the [[San Miguel Beermen]], and the [[Magnolia Hotshots]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/psc-poc/news/alfrancis-chua-says-job-as-psc-chairman-not-offered-to-him-nor-did-he-apply-for-the-p|title=Alfrancis Chua insists PSC chairmanship not offered to him, nor did he apply for job|publisher=[[Sports Interactive Network Philippines]]|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|date=June 18, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>

==Playing career==
*[[Letran Knights|Letran Squires]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)|NCAA]])
*[[UST Growling Tigers men's basketball|UST Glowing Goldies]] ([[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]])
*Philips Sardines ([[Philippine Basketball League|PABL]])
*Lucky Cement (Taiwan)

==Coaching career==

===Philippine Basketball League (PBL)===

====Stag Pale Pilseners (1995–1996)====
Chua was the head coach of the [[Stag Pale Pilseners]] in the [[Philippine Basketball League]].  He achieved the grand slam during the franchise's debut [[1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season|1995–1996 season]], winning the Reinforced Conference, All-Filipino Cup and the Danny Floro Cup. After two seasons, Stag won four of the six tournaments held.

====Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters (1997–1999)====
The Stag franchise was renamed the [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters]] in the [[1997–98 Philippine Basketball League season|1997–1998 season]], where Chua piloted the team to another grand slam.  During the [[1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season|1998–1999 season]], the team emerged as champion during the 1st Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup and runner-up during the 2nd Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup. Shortly after, the franchise would leave the PBL and move to the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA), marking the return of [[Tanduay]] to the PBA.

===Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)===

====Pop Cola Panthers (1998)====
While coaching Tanduay in the PBL, he was also an assistant coach for [[Norman Black]] with the [[Pop Cola Panthers]] in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]].

====Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters (1999–2000)====
Tanduay re-entered the PBA in [[1999 PBA season]] with Chua as head coach. He led the team to a runner-up finish in the [[1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup]]. In that season, he was selected to be the head coach of Rookies, Sophomores and Juniors in [[1999 PBA All-Star Weekend|1999 PBA All-Star]] Game.
 
Chua remained as head coach until the [[2000 PBA season|2000 season]]. He was succeeded by [[Derrick Pumaren]] in the [[2001 PBA season|2001 season]], Tanduay's final season.

====Sta. Lucia Realtors (2001–2007)====
In 2001, Chua joined the [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] as assistant coach under [[Norman Black]]. In 2003, Chua was appointed as head coach and led Sta. Lucia to two semifinal appearances during the season ([[2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup]] and [[2003 PBA Reinforced Conference]]). In February 2007, Sta. Lucia announced that Chua was moved to the position of team consultant and assistant coach [[Boyet Fernandez]] appointed as the new head coach, and Chua was demoted as team consultant.<ref>[http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/30459/sports/fernandez-takes-over-chua-as-sta-lucia-head-coach "Fernandez takes over Chua as Sta. Lucia head coach", February 13, 2007, GMA News Online]</ref>

====Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2012–2013)====
Chua returned to the PBA in January 2012, joining [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] as team consultant.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/772352/chua-excited-join-ginebra - THE DEAN'S CORNER by Joaquin Henson "Chua Excited To Join Ginebra", January 30, 2012, The Philippine Star]</ref> On January 1, 2013, Chua was appointed as head coach<ref>[http://pba.inquirer.net/8285/chua-is-new-barangay-ginebra-san-miguel-head-coach - "Chua is new Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Head Coach", January 1, 2013, Philippine Daily Inquirer]</ref> and led the team to a [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|runner-up finish]] during the [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup]].

On July 25, 2013, [[San Miguel Corporation]], owner of [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]], announced that Chua was appointed as team manager and [[Ato Agustin]] would assume the position of interim coach for the [[2013 PBA Governor's Cup]].<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/07/16/975871/chua-resigns-over-player-coach-shakeup "Chua resigns over player-coach shakeup", July 16, 2013, The Philippine Star]</ref><ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/07/26/1014311/ginebra-names-agustin-interim-coach-chua-team-manager "Ginebra names Agustin as interim coach, Chua as team manager", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star]</ref><ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/07/26/1014911/agustin-call-shots-ginebra "Agustin to call shots for Ginebra", July 26, 2013, The Philippine Star]</ref>

==Executive career==
Concurrent with Chua's assumption as team manager of [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]], he was appointed as alternate PBA governor representing Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI) in the PBA board. On July 17, 2015, ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' reported Chua's promotion to full-time PBA governor for GSMI and his appointment as sports director for [[San Miguel Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/07/17/1477883/cone-hints-moving-kings |title=Cone hints at moving to Kings {{!}} Sports, News, The Philippine Star {{!}} philstar.com |website=www.philstar.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717035454/http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/07/17/1477883/cone-hints-moving-kings |archive-date=2015-07-17}} </ref>

Concurrent with Chua's assumption as team manager of [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]], he was appointed as alternate PBA governor representing Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI) in the PBA board. On July 17, 2015, ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' reported Chua's promotion to full-time PBA governor for GSMI and his appointment as sports director for [[San Miguel Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/07/17/1477883/cone-hints-moving-kings |title=Cone hints at moving to Kings {{!}} Sports, News, The Philippine Star {{!}} philstar.com |website=www.philstar.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717035454/http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/07/17/1477883/cone-hints-moving-kings |archive-date=2015-07-17}} </ref>

In June 2015, Chua was elected as president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP), succeeding [[Chito Narvasa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/184478/alfrancis-chua-named-as-bcap-president|title=Alfrancis Chua named as BCAP president|first=Randolph|last=Leongson|work=Inquirer.net|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Louie Gonzalez|Louie Gonzales]] in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/05/22/bcap-taps-gonzales/|title=BCAP taps Gonzales|work=The Daily Tribune|date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>

In February 2018, Chua was appointed special assistant to the rector for sports development of his high school ''[[alma mater]]'', [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/al-francis-chua-special-assistant-letran-knights|title=Al Chua set for crucial role in Letran sports development, says source|first=Christian|last=Jacinto|work=SPIN.PH|date=February 9, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>

Chua was awarded the [[Danny Floro PBA Executive of the Year Award|Danny Floro Executive of the Year]] by the PBA Press Corps for the years 2018 and 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/335811/night-of-firsts-as-pba-press-corps-recognize-best-in-the-league-for-2018|title=Night of firsts as PBA Press Corps recognize best in the league for 2018|first=Mark|last=Giongco|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467129/ginebras-chua-is-exec-of-year-a-second-time|title=Ginebra's Chua is exec of year a second time|first=|last=|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>

===Gilas Pilipinas===
Chua appointed as team manager of the men's national team for the [[Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men|2022 Asian Games]]. The team won the gold medal after 61 years ([[Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Never forget: Gilas manager Alfrancis Chua's brave words before Asian Games came to fruition |url=https://onesports.ph/asian-games/article/16033/never-forget-gilas-manager-alfrancis-chua-s-brave-words-before-asian-games-came-to-fruition |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=onesports.ph |language=en}}</ref> On November 20, 2024, the [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas|SBP]] announced the appointment of Chua as program director and team manager for Gilas Pilipinas men's and youth teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/595021/alfrancis-chua-named-gilas-program-director-team-manager|title=Alfrancis Chua named Gilas program director, team manager|first=Rommel|last=Fuertes|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 21, 2024|access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>

== Commentary career ==
In 1990s, Chua sometimes a guest analyst in [[PBA on Vintage Sports|PBA games coverage]].<ref>{{Citation |title=PBA Classic Games: 1999 Governors Cup {{!}} Purefoods vs. Sta Lucia {{!}} Nov. 5, 1999 (PART 1) | date=9 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOipPvMbVs |access-date=2024-02-08 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=PBA Classic Games: 1999 Governors Cup {{!}} Purefoods vs. Sta. Lucia {{!}} Nov. 5, 1999 (PART 2) | date=9 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89AS4PWhdo |access-date=2024-02-08 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{succession box |
  before= [[Turo Valenzona]] |
  title= [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Rhum Masters head coach]] |
  years= 1999-2000 |
  after= [[Derrick Pumaren]]
}}
{{succession box |
 before = [[Norman Black]]|
 after = [[Boyet Fernandez]] |
 title = [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] head coach |
 years = [[2003 PBA season|2003]]-[[2007–08 PBA season|2007]]
}}
{{succession box |
 before = [[Siot Tanquingcen]]|
 after = [[Ato Agustin]] |
 title = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] head coach |
 years = [[2012–13 PBA season|2013]]
}}
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