Jacinto Ciria Cruz

Jacinto "Jumping Jack" Ciria Cruz was a Filipino basketball player and coach. Ciria Cruz played for the University of Santo Tomas men's basketball team. He was part of the team that won the gold medal in the 1930 and 1934 Far Eastern Games and also represented the Philippines at the 1936 Summer Olympics as a member of the country's Philippines men's [national basketball team|national basketball team]. He later ventured into coaching different collegiate squads.
In 1938, Ciria Cruz took over as Letran basketball coach from Herminio Silva, who had earlier inherited the job from Ciria Cruz when the latter played in the Berlin Olympics. It was the year Letran wins its first NCAA cage title.
He was killed during World War II.