championships coach_years birth_place awards coach_teams sport birth_date article_title name alma_mater
'' ' * 1981 william jones cup * 1985 william jones ` cup -lrb- playing under the name '' ` san miguel northern beer '' ' -rrb- * 1985 pba reinforced conference cement -lrb- 3 -rrb- : '' 1980 1981-1986 1997 -1998 marion , north carolina * 1980 -rrb- * pba coach of the year -lrb- 1997 west -rrb- * pba hall of fame -lrb- 2007 -rrb- * coast el camino college athletic hall of fame -lrb- 2008 -rrb- conference coach of the year -lrb- loyola marymount university northern cement san miguel beer basketball 27 december 1942 ron jacobs -lrb- basketball -rrb-
 ron jacobs university of southern california
ron jacobs -lrb- basketball -rrb-

ron jacobs -lrb- born december 27 , 1942 in marion , north carolina , united states -rrb- is an american former basketball coach .
jacobs was head coach of the men 's basketball team at the loyola marymount university , los angeles .
after turning the program around in just one season , he was invited by eduardo cojuangco , jr. to coach the philippines men 's national basketball team .
jacobs brought the philippines back to prominence in basketball during the 1980 's and was the last head coach of the philippines to have a winning record against china .
he revolutionized the way basketball was played in the philippines .
he raised the level of technology in playing the game and turned every contest into a learning experience by showing how to win with science , hard work , team play and discipline .
