Carmelo "Mel" Alas (born July 3, 1969) is a Filipino coach. He is the brother of former PBA coach Louie Alas.[1]

Mel Alas
Personal information
Born (1969-07-03) July 3, 1969 (age 55)
Unisan, Quezon, Philippines
Career history
As coach:
2003–2011Letran (assistant)
2005Adamson
2017–2020Phoenix Fuel Masters (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 2× Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) basketball champions (2002, 2003)

As assistant coach:

Career

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Early years

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Alas was former head coach of Las Piñas College Huskies and St. Jude College. When he was in Huskies, he won two Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) from 2002 to 2003.[1]

Adamson

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Alas coached the Adamson Soaring Falcons replacing Luigi Trillo. But due to dismal performance,[2] Alas was replaced by interim coach Jing Ruiz before taken over by Leo Austria.[3]

PRISSA

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Alas coached the Region 4–A in Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) in 2012, but lost by 1 point 97–96 to Region 7 (Central Visayas).[4]

Letran and Phoenix Fuel

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Mel Alas served as an assistant to his brother when the latter was the head coach of Letran Knights, and in PBA with the Phoenix Fuel Masters.[5]

Collegiate

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Season Team GP W L PCT Finish PG PW PL PPCT Results
2005 AdU 14 3 11 .314 7th Eliminated
Totals 14 3 11 .314 0 championship

References

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  1. ^ a b "Las Piñas Huskies retain CUSA crown". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ "Ateneo kakapit sa No. 3". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ "Austria returns as Adamson coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ Malagar, Gabby G. "Region 7 champ sa men's basketball". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  5. ^ "Alas leaves Alaska to assume coaching duty at Phoenix". pba.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.