Renren Ritualo

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Renren Ritualo
La Salle Green Hills Greenies
Position Head coach
League NCAA (Philippines)
Personal information
Born (1979-06-14) June 14, 1979 (age 44)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school San Beda College
College De La Salle University (1997–2001)
PBA draft 2002: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the FedEx Express
Playing career2002–2014
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number14
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2002–2006 Air21 Express
2006–2010 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
2010Air21 Express
2010–2011 Powerade Tigers
2011 Meralco Bolts
2011–2014 Shopinas.com Clickers / Air21 Express
As coach:
2015–2022 Adamson University (as assistant)
2022–present La Salle Green Hills HS
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Taipei Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Taipei Team

Florendo R. "Renren" Ritualo Jr. (born June 14, 1979) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current assistant coach. He last played for the Shopinas.com Clickers of the Philippine Basketball Association and is currently an assistant coach for the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP. Nicknamed The Rainman, [1] Ritualo was also a one-time member of the Philippine National Team.

Contents

He served as the panelist on UAAP coverage in ABS-CBN Sports occasionally and was also a game analyst for Radyo 92.3 News FM.

Early life and high school career

Ritualo is the son of former PBA player Florendo Ritualo Sr. [2] and Maria Yasoña de Ramos of Lumban, Laguna. Aside from his father, he also looked up to PBA and NBA greats such as Alvin Patrimonio and Michael Jordan. [1] He first started out as a guard for the San Beda Red Cubs. [1] In his time there, he won a championship and was co-Finals MVP.

College career

Ritualo chose not to play for San Beda in college, choosing instead to play for the De La Salle Green Archers. [3] He was also recruited by UP. [4] He first played for La Salle in 1997. [5] He earned Rookie of the Year honors as he became known for his ability to shoot beyond the arc. [5] The Archers lost to the FEU Tamaraws in the Finals. [6]

In 1998, La Salle hired Franz Pumaren, a former Green Archer and 12-year PBA veteran, to be its new head coach. [5] Their roster lost MVP Mark Telan, but had players such as Dino Aldeguer, Don Allado, Alvin Castro, Willy Wilson, and Francis Zamora, who would play key roles for that team's title run. [5] That season, the Archers had a 13–1 record in the elimination round, eventually beating the Tamaraws for Ritualo's first UAAP championship. [5] It was also La Salle's first championship since 1990. [7]

In 1999, Ritualo scored 33 points against UST. [7] [8] They made it to the Finals, where they played the UST Growling Tigers. The Archers lost Game 1, as Aldeguer took a three-point shot that should have been for Ritualo. [7] In Game 2, the Archers bounced back behind clutch free throws from Mac Cuan, forcing a do-or-die game. [7] In Game 3, Aldeguer made a three-pointer while he was fouled from the same play in Game 1, eventually sending the game into overtime. [7] The Archers won in the overtime period, making them champions for 1999. [7]

In 2000, despite having a weaker roster, La Salle still won the championship. [9] They swept FEU in the Finals. [10] Ritualo didn't make the Mythical Five that year as he had a hand injury, which would be the only time he didn't make it in his UAAP career. [6]

Ritualo scored 33 points against Ateneo in the opener for the 2001 season. [11] He also won his last championship against Ateneo that season. [1]

He became the third La Sallian player to have his jersey retired after basketball greats such as Lim Eng Beng and Kurt Bachmann. [1] In 2021, he was also inducted into the De La Salle Sports Hall of Fame. [12]

Philippine Basketball League

During his UAAP stint, Ritualo signed up with Tanduay in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) in 1998 in a limited role for the team as the Centennial Rhum Masters took a runner-up finish in the 2nd Yakult PBL Centennial Cup tournament. After Tanduay left the PBL, Ritualo was the key player for Tanduay's Colt 45 team in the 1999 PBL Challenge Cup, when the team placed third in the tournament.

After Colt45 decided to leave the league, Ritualo joined Welcoat Paints in late 1999. Ritualo led Welcoat to three PBL titles from 1999 to 2001 before jumping to the PBA. [1]

In 2003, Ritualo was named as one of PBL's Greatest Players of All-time. [13]

Accomplishments

Philippine Basketball Association

FedEx/Air21 Express

Ritualo was selected as the eight overall pick in the 2002 PBA draft by expansion team FedEx Express. [14] But before Ritualo was set to join FedEx, he was part of the RP National Training Pool for the 2002 Busan Asian Games. [15] Ritualo was cut from the national team and returned to his mother team. [15]

He had a strong rookie season for FedEx, leading the league in three-pointers made. [16] By season's end, he was named as the 2002 PBA Rookie of the Year. [14] He was also named Mr. Quality Minutes the following year. [14]

In 2005, he also took part in the three-point shoot-out, earning 2nd place as he lost to Jimmy Alapag. [17] He also participated in that year's All-Star game, as a member of the North All-Stars. On April 29 of that year, he made 9 threes in one quarter in FedEx's 116–106 victory over Red Bull Barako, tying a record he shared with Allan Caidic. [18]

Ritualo recorded a 40-point output against Purefoods on January 27, 2006, during Game Three of the Fiesta Conference Semi-finals series, held in the Ynares Sports Complex. [14] Ritualo led Air21 to a third-place finish, the highest in franchise history during that time before the team captured a runner-up finish against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2008. He was also in the running for Best Player of the Conference, losing to Enrico Villanueva. He was also an All-Star for the 2006 edition in Cagayan de Oro. [19]

Ritualo was also the first local player in PBA history to have four games in a career with at least eight three-pointers in each of those games. [20]

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

On May 8, 2006, Ritualo, along with Patrick Fran, was traded from Air21 to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in exchange for Leo Avenido and two future first round draft picks, which were used in 2007 and 2008. [21]

With Ritualo's addition, as well as the trade that sent Alaska Aces slotman Don Allado to the Phone Pals for Willie Miller, John Ferriols & a future pick, the Phone Pals were considered one of the deepest lineups in the 2006 Philippine Cup. However, the Phone Pals never made it past the wildcard phase, ending their season. During the 2007 Philippine Cup, he averaged 13.83 points per game in the 18 games of the elimination round.

In the 2008 All-Star Weekend, Ritualo won his only 3-Point Shootout. [20]

In the 2008–09 Philippine Cup, Ritualo got his much awaited 1st PBA title against the Alaska Aces. [14] Though winning championships seemed so easy for him during the amateur ranks, it took him 7 years in the PBA to win a championship.

Return to the Air21 Express

During the off-season of the 2010 Fiesta Conference, he was traded back to the Air21 Express along with Yancy de Ocampo for J.R. Quiñahan and Aaron Aban. [22]

Powerade Tigers

After playing for the Express, he was acquired by the Powerade Tigers during the off-season. [23] He only had limited minutes during the Philippine Cup.

Meralco Bolts

The Meralco Bolts signed up Ritualo after the Powerade Tigers released him to the free agency pool during the Philippine Cup off-season. [23] At the end of the 2010–11 PBA season, he was waived by the team.

Reunion With Franz Pumaren

After being waived by Meralco, he was acquired by then newly formed Shopinas.com Clickers during the off-season of 2011. He played once again under his former collegiate mentor Franz Pumaren. [1] In 2012, he scored 22 points on 6-of-6 shooting from three as the team scored 128 points in the win against Powerade. [24] That was the most points the Shopinas.com/Air21 franchise had scored in franchise history. [24] He also tied the record for most threes made without missing. [24] The record would stand until San Miguel Beermen wing Von Pessumal made 8 straight threes during the 2019 Commissioner's Cup. [25]

Alaska Aces

Air21 Express released Ritualo and he was picked up by the Alaska Aces. However, he was not included in the lineup for the 2013–14 season. [23]

Accomplishments

Team Pilipinas

In 2005, Ritualo was a member of the RP National Training Pool. Ritualo was part of the Team Pilipinas squad in the 2005 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup with the host squad placing fifth in the eight nation tournament. During a match against Sagesse of Lebanon, Ritualo's numerous three-pointers in the second half, sparked a short-lived comeback by the Filipinos before losing 100–90.

Ritualo was also included in the Team Pilipinas squad for the Global Hoops Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. During one game, Ritualo drained nine triples in a loss to Passive Lane Sports, which had God Shammgod. [26] It is said that these during these games, NBA teams such as the New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers were scouting him. [1] However, no offers were made to Ritualo during this time, shutting down those rumors. [26]

Ritualo was a member of Team Pilipinas' successful championship in the 5th Sultan's Cup in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

In 2006, Ritualo scored 17 points as Team Pilipinas defeated the American squad led by former NBA star Dennis Rodman, 110–102 on May 1 at the Araneta Coliseum.

The following year, he was part of the team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championships. [20]

Broadcast career

After retiring, Ritualo later appeared on Radyo5 92.3 News FM as a panelist, analyst and commentator in some games alongside Jolly Escobar, Carlo Pamintuan and other courtside commentators. [27]

He also covered UAAP and NCAA games for ABS-CBN Sports.

Coaching career

Ritualo first became a shooting coach for the Mahindra Enforcers. [27] He was then invited by his former coach in Pumaren to join him on the Adamson Falcons coaching staff. [28] He accepted the offer and has held the position since 2015.

On June 29, 2022, Ritualo was announced as the head coach of the La Salle Green Hills Greenies. [29]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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

[16]

Season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002 FedEx 2227.8.354.333.9381.51.5.8.0512.4
2003 FedEx 4220.8.380.350.8711.91.1.7.0211.3
2004–05 FedEx 5930.3.355.322.8391.91.7.9.216.4
2005–06 Air21/Talk 'N Text 5137.6.360.302.8292.82.4.7.118.2
2006-07Talk 'N Text2928.8.371.322.8421.61.9.8.114.3
2007-08Talk 'N Text3923.3.402.368.8982.31.5.8.111.8
2008–09 Talk 'N Text 4515.5.379.320.7431.5.8.3.17.1
2009–10 Talk 'N Text/Air21 4118.8.366.302.7621.31.0.3.056.6
2010–11 Powerade/Meralco 2913.0.376.293.5501.1.9.2.14.6
2011-12 Shopinas.com/Air21 3221.6.387.382.7321.41.3.4.19.1
2012–13 Air21 3210.7.349.250.9411.0.7.1.033.3
2013–14 Air21 812.6.414.3681.00.6.6.204.6
Career42923.1.369.327.8291.71.4.6.110.9

Acting career

Ritualo was a cameo in 2002 comedy film Home Along da Riber starring Dolphy, as a Air21 deliveryman. [30]

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