Chito Narvasa
| Chito Narvasa | |
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| 9th Commissioner of the PBA | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Chito Salud |
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| Born |
Andres Y. Narvasa, Jr. April 25, 1962 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
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| College | Ateneo de Manila University |
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| As coach: | |
| 1995–1998 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
| 1998 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies |
Andres Y. Narvasa, Jr., also known as Chito Narvasa, is the ninth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. Before serving as the commissioner of the league, he was a basketball player and coach.
Narvasa, along with his brother, Ogie, suited up for the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Narvasa brothers were also part of the Philippine national teams of 1977 and 1978. Both of them jointly coached the Blue Eagles from early to late 1980's.
Narvasa previously coached the Shell and Purefoods franchises in the PBA from 1995 to 1998. After which, he opted to focus on his career as a banker serving as Chief Executive Officer of Citystate Savings Bank. He was also the president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP).
On May 14, 2015, Narvasa was appointed as the ninth league commissioner via a unanimous 12-0 vote by the PBA Board of Governors. He took the post vacated by Chito Salud, who would serve as the first PBA president and chief executive officer (CEO). He officially took over from Salud on August 1, in time for the Rookie Draft of the 2015–16 PBA season.
Narvasa's first order of business as commissioner was to look into league's officiating, which has been a source of controversy in the past years. Hours before the 2015 draft, he issued an order to teams disallowing trading of players and draft picks during draft day, but would be done in the next few days after the draft. Before the start of the 2015-16 PBA season, he introduced some changes in officiating, particularly on deliberate fouls, as well as adapting the referee substitution rule and FIBA's rule of 14-second shot clock reset after offensive boards.
Narvasa has been the center of numerous controversies since the start of his tenure as commissioner.
He handed an indefinite ban on SPIN.ph beat reporter Snow Badua after the latter wrote an article and posted Twitter tweets accusing Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team governor and close friend Alfrancis Chua for having an extramarital affair with model Abby Poblador. In his letter to Badua, “It has come to my attention that you had used different media platforms to malign, embarrass and mortify a person of authority of this association. Your incessant attacks on Twitter on Mr. Alfrancis Chua, team governor of Ginebra San Miguel, has caused distress, embarrassment and disharmony with his family”. His ban on Badua angered many journalists, accusing him as violating press freedom using his power as commissioner.
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