Chot Reyes is new Talk N' Text coach

01/28/2008 | 02:38 PM

The Talk N' Text management announced Monday it has tapped national coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes as its new coach in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), replacing Derek Pumaren whose contract will not be renewed when it expires end of this month.

Ricky Vargas, the team's representative to the PBA board, said in a statement that TNT management appreciated the work and contribution Pumaren made to the team during the term of his engagement.

Pumaren was able to bring the team to the finals once, and a respectable 3rd place finish, during his four (4) conference stints with the Talk N' Text franchise.

"Coach Derek is the epitome of a real professional and a gentleman. We truly regret to have parted ways for he is a good man. We all wish him the best of luck," Vargas added.

As for Reyes, Vargas said that Talk N'Text agreed to engage the services of the RP national coach because he shares in the franchise's vision of combining a high performance culture with the team's strong talent base.

Team Manager Frankie Lim added that, "We all look forward to working with coach Chot in the coming PBA seasons." - GMANews.TV

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/78274/Chot-Reyes-is-new-Talk-N-Text-coach