Randy Alcantara

Randy Alcantara
San Juan Knights
PositionHead coach
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1972-01-15) January 15, 1972 (age 52)
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
CollegeMapúa
PBA draft1998: 3rd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1999Stag Pale Pilseners
As coach:
2009–2019Malayan HSS
2009–2015Mapúa (assistant)
2011–2012Tanduay Light Rhum Masters (assistant)
2018–2019UST (assistant)
2018–presentSan Juan Knights
2019–presentMapúa
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As player:

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 thhem 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.