- Source: Jacinto Ciria Cruz
Jacinto "Jumping Jack" Ciria Cruz (August 16, 1910 – December 25, 1944) was a 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.
In 1938, Ciria Cruz took over as Letran basketball coach from Herminio Silva, who had earlier inherited the job from Ciria Cruz when the latter played in the Berlin Olympics. It was the year Letran wins its first NCAA cage title.
He was killed during World War II.
References
External links
Jacinto Ciria Cruz – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
Jacinto Ciria Cruz at Olympedia
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- Letran Knights basketball
- Ambrosio Padilla
- UST Growling Tigers basketball
- Philippines at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- List of nicknames used in Philippine basketball
- Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Pandacan station
- Katipunan
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