Don Allado

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Crisostomoand the surname or paternal family name is Allado.

Don Allado
Allado with Air21 in 2008
Member of the San Juan City Council from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Personal details
Born	(1977-06-10) June 10, 1977 (age 47) Makati, Philippines [1]
Political party	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (2024–present) Makabagong San Juan (local party)
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (2018–2024)
Basketball career
UE Red Warriors
Position	Assistant coach
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Burbank (Burbank, California)
College	De La Salle
PBA draft	1999: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career	1999–2015
Position	Power forward
Number	8, 24, 41, 80
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2006	Alaska Milkmen / Aces
2006–2008	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals/Tropang Texters
2008–2009	Air21 Express
2009–2011	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants/B-Meg Llamados
2011–2013	Barako Bull Energy Cola
2013–2014	Meralco Bolts
2014–2015	Purefoods Star Hotshots
As coach:
2015–2022	Adamson (assistant)
2022–present	UE (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
3x PBA champion (2000 All-Filipino, 2003 Invitational, 2010 Philippine) 3× PBA All-Star (2001, 2003-2004) PBA Mythical First Team (2002) PBA Mythical Second Team (2003) 2× UAAP champion (1998, 1999) 2× UAAP Most Valuable Player (1998, 1999) 3× UAAP Mythical Team (1997, 1998, 1999) 2× UAAP Finals MVP (1998, 1999) PBL Most Valuable Player (1999 1st Yakult Challenge)

Don Carlos Armand Crisostomo Allado ^[2] (born June 10, 1977) is a Filipino basketball coach, former professional player, and politician.

A power forward, he played college basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers, where he won back-to-back UAAP championships, most valuable player (MVP) awards, and Finals MVP awards in 1998 and 1999. In the 1999 draft of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), he was selected as the eighth overall pick by Alaska with whom he won two PBA championships: the 2000 All-Filipino Cup and the 2003 Invitational Championship. In 2010, he won the PBA Philippine Cup with Purefoods. In the early 2000s, he was a three-time PBA All-Star and was named to the PBA Mythical Team. He retired in 2015 and became an assistant coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. In 2022, he was elected to the San Juan City council.

Amateur and college career

He started out his amateur career playing for De La Salle University in 1996 and was known as "The King Archer". He was the Most Valuable Player in his 3rd year after the elimination rounds in the 1998-1999 season (Season 61) as well as the Finals MVP after he helped the Green Archers defeat Far Eastern University in the UAAP season 61 finals. This was the first of La Salle's four championships (four-peat). He did it again the next season and captured the season MVP and Finals MVP awards for the 1999–2000 season after defeating the UST Growling Tigers in overtime of the UAAP season 62 finals. He was a part of the mythical five teams since his sophomore year until his 4th year.

He also played in the Philippine Basketball League under Wilkins Distilled Water in 1998 for one conference until it disbanded. Welcoat Paints immediately picked up the talented power forward and won the first ever championship in franchise history. He was also named season MVP and Finals MVP for the 1999–2000 season. He was also named into the mythical team for 2 years in a row.

Professional career

He was the 8th overall pick in the 1999 PBA draft. After playing seven solid years with Alaska, in December 2006, he was shipped to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals for Willie Miller and John Ferriols. ^[3] Allado was again traded by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Ranidel de Ocampo to the Air21 Express. He wasn't satisfied with the situation he was in so after one season with Air21, he requested to be sent immediately to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants/B-Meg Llamados.

Before the start of the 37th Season, he was involved in a three-team trade which saw him being dealt to Barako Bull along with a future second round pick. ^[4] He was a part of Barako Bull's ragtag veterans Danny Seigle, Mick Pennisi, and Dorian Peña. In June 2013, he was acquired by Meralco Bolts via a three-team, five-player trade. With this trade, he reunited with his former coach at Purefoods in Ryan Gregorio, who gave him the task to add veteran presence to the team and be a mentor to younger teammates. ^[5]

Allado announced his retirement after 16 years of playing in the PBA on November 25, 2015. ^[6]

Personal life

Allado is married to GMA-7 actress Maricar de Mesa. ^[7] They initially dated for four years before they finally tied the knot and got married on December 1, 2006, at Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. ^[8] They never had any children. Early in 2014, he and de Mesa already got separated, due to a third-party affair. ^[9] He already filed for the annulment of their marriage.

Controversy

Allado was suspended for one conference by the PBA and ordered to pay P500,000 as fine for ranting on Twitter against the league. This happened after they were eliminated from playoff contention by Powerade in the 2012 PBA Governors Cup. ^[10] His tweets were controversial, as it accused the league of fixing games. He tweeted, "I can accept losing to teams. But I can't accept losing bcoz of referees. I'm the guy that says what others can't.#PBA games are fixed. They control who is in & who is out. It's a disgrace to be in this league. I am bitter about losing. Not to Powerade, but to #PBA . In my opinion, this league has little credibility left." ^[11]

His remarks became a trending topic on Twitter and sparked mixed reactions among netizens. ^[12] PBA Commissioner Chito Salud made a strong rebuke on Allado's tweet, saying, "these accusations that games are fixed, that we control who goes into the semis/finals/eventual champion are baseless and unfounded it came from someone who has lost his mind and a sore loser". ^[13]

He immediately deleted his comment and made a public apology on Twitter, saying "It was an error in judgement on my part to let my passion for this game get the best of me. As a professional I should've known better. I understand my statement may be construed by many as discrediting the PBA. Let it be known, however, that such is not my intention. Again, my sincerest apologies to the Comm Salud, Board of Governors & entire PBA.". ^[13]

Despite his public apology, he was still summoned by Commissioner Salud, who ordered his suspension and fine. ^[14]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

^[15]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999	Alaska	16	25.5	.483	—	.742	4.3	1.1	.2	.4	6.8
2000	Alaska	47	21.5	.452	.000	.630	4.6	1.0	.2	.3	5.5
2001	Alaska	42	31.8	.464	.000	.694	7.1	1.7	.2	.4	8.3
2002	Alaska	56	26.8	.425	.167	.737	5.9	1.8	.3	.3	7.4
2003	Alaska	55	33.9	.447	.000	.628	8.3	1.7	.2	.4	11.2
2004–05	Alaska	63	31.7	.410	.167	.604	7.0	1.7	.3	.6	9.8
2005–06	Alaska	20	29.6	.441	—	.617	7.8	1.7	.6	.5	9.7
	Talk 'N Text	19	27.7	.476	.333	.557	8.0	1.7	.3	.4	10.3
2006–07	Talk 'N Text	48	25.5	.514	.286	.750	5.6	1.2	.3	.3	9.7
2007–08	Talk 'N Text	38	22.0	.491	.328	.698	5.7	1.1	.3	.5	8.8
2008–09	Talk 'N Text	31	23.8	.422	.236	.682	6.1	1.2	.5	.7	6.4
	Air21
	Purefoods
2009–10	Purefoods / B-Meg Derby Ace	63	16.7	.474	.375	.750	3.6	.5	.1	.2	4.5
2010–11	B-Meg Derby Ace	37	16.8	.494	.000	.690	4.3	.7	.1	.4	4.9
2011–12	Barako Bull	42	21.5	.474	.154	.755	4.9	1.1	.2	.4	8.0
2012–13	Barako Bull	15	9.2	.333	.000	.833	1.5	.3	.1	.1	1.9
2013–14	Meralco	9	9.0	.391	—	.625	2.7	.2	.0	.2	2.6
2014–15	Purefoods / Star	11	5.5	.133	.000	.500	1.0	.2	.0	.0	.5
Career		612	24.3	.453	.259	.676	5.6	1.2	.2	.4	7.5

References

1. https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_NCR/COC_Local_NCR_SANJUAN/ALLADO,%20DON%20CARLOS%20ARMAND.pdf
2. "Certified List of Candidates - CITY OF SAN JUAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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9. "Third party, cause of Don-Maricar split | Tempo Entertainment". Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
10. Flores, Celest R. (July 5, 2012). "Don Allado fined for P500,000, banned for one conference in PBA after 'game fixing' claims". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
11. "PBA suspends referee, as Allado rips league after Barako's exit │ GMA News Online". July 4, 2012. rips-league-after-barako-s-exit
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13. "Allado apologizes for comments | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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