Jacinto Ciria Cruz
Encyclopedia
Jacinto "Jumping Jack" Ciria Cruz is a former Filipino
basketball player and coach. Ciria Cruz played for the University of Santo Tomas
men's basketball team, and also represented the Philippines
at the 1936 Summer Olympics
as a member of the country's national basketball team. He later ventured into coaching different collegiate squads.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
basketball player and coach. Ciria Cruz played for the University of Santo Tomas
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
men's basketball team, and also represented the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
as a member of the country's national basketball team. He later ventured into coaching different collegiate squads.