Joseph Allen Ricardo is a Filipino coach specializing in skills training who is currently serves as the head coach of Letran Knights.
Letran Knights | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NCAA PH |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2008–2010 | Letran (assistant) |
2016–2017 | Phoenix Fuel Masters (assistant) |
2016–2017 | La Salle Green Hills (assistant) |
2018–2020 | UST (assistant) |
2018–2019 | Bulacan Kuyas (assistant) |
2022–2024 | Letran HS |
2024–present | Letran |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach: |
Career
editEarly career at Letran
editRicardo started as a volunteer assistant coach for Letran Knights under Louie Alas in 2008, and served until 2010. His time as Knight's assistant coach started his skills coaching, and in his first year, he gave by the management allowances including free meals.[1]
Assistant coaching
editRicardo also worked for La Salle Green Hills' high school basketball team and won a juniors' championship. Later on, he also hired as an assistant coach to Ariel Vanguardia's Phoenix Fuel Masters, Bulacan Kuyas in the MPBL and for UST Growling Tigers. He served for UST before pandemic.[2]
He also worked in the United States.[2]
Head coach
editIn 2022, he was hired as Letran Squires head coach, and led the high school into back-to-back championships in 2022–23 and 2023–24.[1][2]
After weak performance by the senior team, Ricardo was hired to be its head coach.[1][2]
Coaching record
editHigh school
editSeason | Team | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
2023 | CSJL | 1st/10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
2024 | CSJL | 2nd/10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion |
Total | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2 championships |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Familiar faces Ricardo, Beltrano chart a new path for Letran Knights". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ a b c d Trinidad, Paolo (2023-04-09). "From Coaching for Free to Coaching Champions: Allen Ricardo's long journey back to Letran". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-07-27.