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Jamike Jarin
Phoenix Fuel Masters
Position	Head coach
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
College	Ateneo
Coaching career	1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1998–2010	Ateneo HS
2005–2010	Ateneo (assistant)
2010–2015	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (assistant)
2015–2017	San Beda
2015–2019	Meralco Bolts (assistant)
2017–2019	NU
2020–2022	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (assistant)
2021–2022	UE (assistant)
2023–present	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters / Phoenix Fuel Masters
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach: NCAA champion (2016); 8× UAAP Junior's Basketball champions (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010); As assistant coach: 3× UAAP Senior's Basketball champions (2008, 2009, 2010); 4× PBA champion (2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine);

Michael Ray "Jamike" Jarin is a Filipino basketball coach who is the head coach for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the PBA.

Career

Early years

When he was 18, he coached a team with one of its players was future La Salle player B.J. Manalo, when Manalo was still a 9 year-old kid in an inter-village Filinvest tournament in 1990, Filinvest I was a neighborhood on Commonwealth Avenue. In 1997, Jarin coached the girls varsity team of Our Lord’s Grace Montessori High.^[1]

Ateneo

He started coaching for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets when Chot Reyes' brother Mike, then coach of Eaglets was leaving for MBA. Jarin accepted to fill-in the post and won multiple UAAP juniors championships.^[1]^[2] One of his notable players was Chot Reyes' nephew Jai, who shot a dagger in 2003 Finals Game 1 win against Adamson Baby Falcons.^[3]

That time in Eaglets, he also concurrently served as an assistant to seniors team Blue Eagles under Norman Black, when Black invited him to join.^[1]

U-17 teams

Jarin also coached the U-17 teams in 2014.^[1]

San Beda and NU

After coaching Eaglets, he later coached the San Beda Red Lions,^[4]^[5] where he won several championships in both teams. He also served as head coach for NU Bulldogs from 2017^[6] until 2019.^[7]

Talk 'N Text and Meralco assistant

He also served as an assistant coach for PBA teams like Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and Meralco Bolts.^[8]

UE assistant

He previously served as assistant coach for UE Red Warriors.^[9]

Phoenix Fuel Masters

Jarin served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Fuel Masters. When Topex Robinson was hired to coach the De La Salle Green Archers, Jarin served as an interim coach, and later promoted as the team's head coach with a three-year contract extension.^[10]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Season	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PCT	Results
2015	SBC	18	13	5	.722	1st	5	3	2	.600	Finals
2016	SBC	18	14	4	.778	1st	4	3	1	.750	Champions
2017	NU	14	5	9	.357	6th	–	–	–	–	Eliminated
2018	NU	14	4	10	.286	7th	–	–	–	–	Eliminated
2019	NU	14	2	12	.143	8th	–	–	–	–	Eliminated
Totals		78	38	40	.487		9	6	3	.667	1 championship

Personal life

Being the youngest of four children, Jarin completed his primary and high school education at San Beda. He then attended Mendiola for two years of college before moving to FEU to pursue a degree in biology. His parents own Fairview General Hospital, which has thirty beds, and they are also doctors. His mother, Dr. Amelia Jarin, is the administrator of the hospital, while his father, Dr. Hermogenes Jarin, is the medical director. Iver, Jarin's 13-year-old son, and Jane, his wife, are her top patients as a nurse. Before basketball coaching, Jamike Jarin worked as a medical representative.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Henson, Joaquin. "Docs' son makes hoops history". The Philippine Star.
^ Li, Matthew (2016-06-06). "Jarin proud to see former Blue Eaglets grow". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "Eaglets dump Adamson jrs; Lady Falcons up". The Philippine Star.
^ "Jamike Jarin leaves San Beda to coach NU". Rappler. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ Giongco, Mark (2016-10-13). "Jarin silences critics, San Beda finds redemption in 20th NCAA title". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ Bonilla, Ramon Rafael C. (2017-01-05). "Jarin starts job as Bulldogs coach | BusinessMirror". Business Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ Lozada, Bong (2019-10-30). "Jamike Jarin to take 'step back' from coaching after failed NU campaign". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
^ "Phoenix new hire Jamike Jarin reunites with his former players at Ateneo". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (2022-04-05). "Jamike Jarin out to steady UE's ship amid 'off-balanced situation'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ Sayson, Homer. "Phoenix coach Jamike Jarin signed to a three-year contract extension". Spin.ph.

Preceded by Boyet Fernandez	San Beda Red Lions men's basketball head coach 2015–2016	Succeeded by Boyet Fernandez
Preceded by Eric Altamirano	NU Bulldogs men's basketball head coach 2017–2019	Succeeded by Jeff Napa