Johnny Abarrientos

Johnny Abarrientos
Magnolia Hotshots
Position	Assistant coach
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	July 17, 1970; Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College	Far Eastern University
PBA draft	1993: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Alaska Milkmen
Playing career	1993–2010
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2007–present
Career history
As player:
1993–2001	Alaska Aces
2001	Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2006	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2010	Barangay Ginebra Kings
As coach:
2007–2011	Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
2011–present	Far Eastern University (assistant)
2011–present	Magnolia Hotshots (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 12x PBA champion (1994 Governors', 1995 Governors', 1996 All-Filipino, 1996 Commissioner's, 1996 Governors', 1997 Governors', 1998 All-Filipino, 1998 Commissioner's, 2000 All-Filipino, 2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2007 Philippine); PBA Most Valuable Player (1996); PBA Best Player of the Conference (1997 Commissioner's); 2x PBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1996 Governors', 1997 Governors'); 6x PBA Mythical First Team (1994-1999); PBA Mythical Second Team (2003); 7× PBA All-Star (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001); 5x PBA All-Defensive Team (1994, 1996-1997, 1999, 2005); PBA Two-Ball Competition Co-Champion (w/ Kenneth Duremdes; 1999); PBA Grand Slam champion (1996); PBA's 25 Greatest Players; PBA's 40 Greatest Players; PBA All-time leader in career steals; 2× UAAP champion (1991, 1992); UAAP Most Valuable Player (1991); UAAP Rookie of the Year (1989); 4× PBL champion (1990 Challenge, 1991 Maharlika, 1992 Philippine, 1992 Invitational); 3× PBL MVP (1990 Challenge, 1991 Challenge, 1992 Invitational); No. 14 retired by the Alaska Aces; No. 14 retired by the FEU Tamaraws; As assistant coach 6x PBA champion coach (2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2014 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors', 2018 Governors'); UAAP champions (2015);
Men’s basketball
Representing Philippines
Asian Games

Johnny Abarrientos (born July 17, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award. He is known by many as The Flying A when he started playing for the Alaska Milkmen in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach for the Magnolia Hotshots and for the FEU Tamaraws.

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