Randy Alcantara

Randy Alcantara

San Juan Knights
Position	Head coach
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	(1972-01-15) January 15, 1972 (age 53)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College	Mapúa
PBA draft	1998: 3rd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1999	Stag Pale Pilseners
As coach:
2009–2019	Malayan HSS
2009–2015	Mapúa (assistant)
2011–2012	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters (assistant)
2018–2019	UST (assistant)
2018–present	San Juan Knights
2019–present	Mapúa
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2× MPBL champion (2019, 2021) MPBL Coach of the Year (2018–19) NCAA men's champion (2024) 2× NCAA juniors' champion (2016, 2019) As player: NCAA men's champion (1991) 6× PBL champions (1995 Reinforced, 1995 All-Filipino Cup, 1995-96 Danny Floro Cup, 1996 Danny Floro Cup, 1997 Makati Mayor's, 1997-98 All-Filipino)

Randy Alcantara (January 15, 1972) is a former collegiate basketball player who currently serves as the head coach of Mapua Cardinals and San Juan Knights. ^[1]

Career

Playing career

Alcantara played under Joel Banal in 1991 NCAA finals. ^[2]

He played under Alfrancis Chua for Stag Pale Pilseners, and with MVP Marlou Aquino, Bal David, Reuben Dela Rosa, Derrick Bughao, Paul Du and best import Antoine Joubert, they completed a three-conference sweep and a grandslam in their very first season in the PBL, becoming the sole PBL Team to do so. They also became the third team to win a title in their first try during the Reinforced Conference, defeating Red Bull Energy Drink in four games. ^[3] Stag had an easier time scoring a three-game finals sweep in the next two conferences, winning over Casino Rubbing Alcohol in the All-Filipino Cup and repeating over Red Bull in the Danny Floro Cup in January 1996. ^[4] He was also a Mythical Second Team member.

In 1998 PBL Makati Mayors Cup finals, he scored 13 points for Tanduay to help the squad to win over Dazz. ^[5] In the same year's All-Filipino finals, he helped Tanduay to came back from a 1–2 series deficit and win their 6th PBL title against Agfa HDC Films. In the deciding fifth game, Agfa was ahead, 60–53, with 8:42 left in the final quarter, but he and Eric Menk scored successively to levelled the count at 66-all with 4:11 left. They eventually won championship. ^[6]

Coaching career

Alcantara coached the San Juan Knights, and led them to their first title in the 2019 MPBL finals. ^[7]

On December 6, 2018, Alcantara was hired as the new head coach of Mapua Cardinals. ^[8] He led the team to a finals appearance against San Beda. ^{[9] [10]}

Coaching record

High school

Season	Team	Elimination round					Playoffs
		Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GP	W	L	PCT	Results
2009	MHSS	7th/10	18	5	13	.278	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
2010		7th/9	16	6	10	.375	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
2011		5th/10	18	10	8	.556	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
2012		5th/10	18	11	7	.611	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
2013		4th/10	18	12	6	.667	1	0	1	.000	Stepladder round 1
2014		1st/10	18	15	3	.833	5	3	2	.600	Finals
2015		2nd/10	18	16	2	.889	1	0	1	.000	Stepladder round 2
2016		2nd/10	18	15	3	.833	4	3	1	.750	Champion
2017		2nd/10	18	13	5	.722	4	2	2	.500	Finals
2018		2nd/10	18	14	4	.778	5	3	2	.600	Champion
Totals			178	117	61	.657	20	11	9	.550	2 championships

Collegiate

Season	Team	Elimination round					Playoffs
		Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GP	W	L	PCT	Results
2019	MU	6th	18	9	9	.500	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2021–22		2nd	9	7	2	.778	4	1	3	.250	Finals
2022		7th	18	7	11	.389	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2023		1st	18	15	3	.833	4	2	2	.500	Finals
2024		1st	18	15	3	.833	3	3	0	1.000	Champions
Totals			81	53	28	.802	11	6	5	.545	1 championship

Professional

Season	League	Team	Regular season/elimination round					Playoffs
			Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GP	W	L	PCT	Results
2018–19	MPBL	SJ	3rd North	25	20	5	.800	12	9	3	.750	Champion
2019–20	MPBL		1st North	30	26	4	.867	11	7	4	.636	National finals
2022	MPBL		3rd North	21	14	7	.667	7	5	2	.714	Division finals
2022–23	PSL		1st	15	15	0	1.000	3	1	2	.333	Semifinals
2023	MPBL		6th North	28	19	9	.679	6	4	2	.667	Division finals
2023–24	PSL		2nd	18	16	2	.889	5	3	2	.600	Third place
2024	MPBL		1st North	28	26	2	.929	6	4	2	.667	Division finals
Totals				165	136	29	.824	50	33	17	.660	1 championship

References

1. "Alcantara does a 'Tatay Aric' stunt coaching college, pro teams on same day". SPIN.ph.
2. "Randy Alcantara sees semblance of 1991 Mapua championship team in current Cardinals squad | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
3. "Stag puts away PBL gonfalon". Manila Standard.
4. "Stag wraps it all up". Manila Standard.
5. "Tanduay dumps Dazz for Mayor's Cup title". Manila Standard.
6. "Tanduay is PBL champ". Philippine Headline News Online.
7. "San Juan Knights ready to defend MPBL title". Philippine News Agency.
8. "Alcantara now in charge at Mapua as Garcia takes over Red Robins". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
9. Co, Adrian Stewart (2023-11-29). "Mapua eliminates CSB, advances to NCAA finals". Panay News. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
10. "Mapua, San Beda write new chapter of storied programs in NCAA Season 99 Finals | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.