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Cone earns Coach of the Year honors anew; Lastimosa is top exec

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Tim Cone and Jojo Lastimosa. PBA Images." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/11/19/20231119-cone-jolas.jpg"/><figcaption>Tim Cone and Jojo Lastimosa. PBA Images.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Tim Cone and Jojo Lastimosa will share the spotlight once more as they will be bestowed with two of the highest honors by the PBA Press Corps during its Annual Awards Night on Monday at the Novotel Manila Araneta City.Cone of Barangay Ginebra is named the winner of the Virgilio ‘Baby’ Dalupan Coach of the Year, while Lastimosa of TNT is conferred with the Danny Floro Executive of the Year by the men and women who cover the PBA beat.Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker in the formal event presented by ArenaPlus together with Cignal TV. Rizza Diaz and Sev Sarmenta will host the festivities. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/19/23/gilas-pilipinas-to-be-honored-by-pba-press-corps">Gilas Pilipinas to be honored by PBA Press Corps</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/16/23/cruz-sumang-to-be-honored-in-pba-press-corps-awards-night">Cruz, Sumang to be honored in PBA Press Corps Awards Night</a></li></ul>This is the fourth Coach of the Year honor for Cone, who steered the Gin Kings to an impressive championship against powerhouse guest team Bay Area Dragons in the Season 47 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.Owner of a record 25 championships, Cone previously won the award named after the late great Baby Dalupan in 1994, 1996, and 2014. He was voted ‘Coach of the Bubble’ when the league held the Philippine Cup for its lone conference of the season at the height of the pandemic in 2020.Lastimosa, meanwhile, will be presented with the award in honor of the late Crispa team owner Danny Floro, for his splendid work as team manager of the Tropang Giga by putting together the right pieces that eventually resulted in the franchise winning its first championship in six years during the Governors’ Cup.Cone and Lastimosa have a long history of winning together during their time with the Alaska Aces, when their coach-player partnership produced nine championships for the fabled franchise, including the 1996 Grand Slam.Other awardees to be recognized are the Gilas Pilipinas Team which won the gold in the 19th Asian Games (President’s Award), Jio Jalalon (Defensive Player of the Year), Roi Sumang (William Adornado Comeback Player of the Year), Jericho Cruz (Mr. Quality Minutes), CJ Perez (Scoring Champion), Jayson Castro (Order of Merit), the quintet of Justin Arana, Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, Ato Ular, Encho Serrano, and Tyler Tio (All-Rookie Team), and San Miguel-TNT (Game of the Season).PBA chairman Ricky Vargas together with the league’s Board of Governors, and Commissioner Willie Marcial are among the invited special guests during the affair.

Tim Cone and Jojo Lastimosa will share the spotlight once more as they will be bestowed with two of the highest honors by the PBA Press Corps during its Annual Awards Night.