Ex-pro Codiñera is new Arellano coach

Jerry Codiñera gets another shot at coaching as the Arellano Chiefs named the former pro star yesterday as its new head coach.

Codiñera takes over from Koy Banal, who steered the Chiefs to an 8-10 record for a sixth place finish in the last NCAA men’s basketball season.

A member of the PBA’s 25 All-Time Greatest Players, Codiñera struggled in his coaching debut with his alma mater University of the East. The Warriors had a dismal 3-11 record in the UAAP in 2011 and had only one win to show at the end of the first round the following year before Codiñera got the boot mid-season.

Codiñera said he hopes to do better with the rebuilding Chiefs.