Mel Alas

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

As assistant coach:

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

Contents

Career

Early years

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

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

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

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

SeasonTeamGPWLPCTFinishPGPWPLPPCTResults
2005 AdU 14311.3147thEliminated
Totals14311.3140 championship

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References

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  2. "Ateneo kakapit sa No. 3". Philstar.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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