Allen Ricardo

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Allen Ricardo
Letran Knights
PositionHead coach
LeagueNCAA PH
Personal information
BornJanuary 30, 1985
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:

Joseph Allen Ricardo is a Filipino coach specializing in skills training who is currently serves as the head coach of Letran Knights.

Contents

Career

Early career at Letran

Ricardo started as a volunteer assistant coach for Letran Knights under Louie Alas in 2008, and served until 2010. His time as Letran assistant coach started his skills coaching, and in his first year, he gave by the management allowances including free meals. [1]

Assistant coaching

Ricardo 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

In 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] The Letran Knights improved from from 2 wins in 2023 to an 8–10 record in 2024, gave Benilde its first loss in the season, and won against San Beda for the first time in two years, but still missed the playoffs. [3]

Coaching record

High school

SeasonTeamElimination roundPlayoffs
FinishGPWLPCTGPWLPCTResults
2023 CSJL 1st/10981.8893301.000Champion
2024 2nd/10972.778431.750Champion
Total18153.833761.8572 championships

College

SeasonTeamElimination roundPlayoffs
FinishGPWLPCTGPWLPCTResults
2024 CSJL 6th18810.444Did not qualify
Total18810.444000—0 championships

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Familiar faces Ricardo, Beltrano chart a new path for Letran Knights". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. ↑ "Allen Ricardo reflects on first season as Letran Knights coach | NCAA Philippines". NCAA. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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