Bong Ramos Explained

Bong Ramos
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Birth Date:20 January 1961
Nationality:Filipino
College:Mapúa Institute of Technology
Coach Start:1997
Cyears1:1997–1998
Cteam1:Mapúa University
Cyears2:1998–1999
Cteam2:Batangas Blades
Cyears3:2000
Cteam3:Manila Metrostars (assistant)
Cyears4:2001
Cteam4:Laguna Lakers (assistant)
Cyears5:2002–2003
Cteam5:Philippines (assistant)
Cyears6:2002
Cteam6:Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
Cyears7:2002–2003
Cteam7:Aspac Texmaco
Cyears8:2003
Cteam8:Indonesia
Cyears9:2003
Cteam9:Hewlette-Packard Aspac
Cyears10:2004
Cteam10:Hewlette-Packard Aspac (consultant)
Cyears11:2005
Cteam11:FedEx Express
Cyears12:2005–2008
Cteam12:Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (assistant)
Cyears13:2008–2009
Cteam13:CLS Knights
Cyears14:2009
Cteam14:Garuda Flexi Bandung
Cyears15:2009–2010
Cteam15:Brunei Barracudas
Cyears16:2011
Cteam16:Air21 Express
Cyears17:2011–2012
Cteam17:Barako Bull Energy (assistant)
Cyears18:2012–2014
Cteam18:Barako Bull Energy
Cyears19:2015–2018
Cteam19:Blackwater Elite (assistant)
Cyears20:2017–2018
Cteam20:Stapac Jakarta
Cyears21:2018–2019
Cteam21:Blackwater Elite
Cyears22:2019–2020
Cteam22:Pampanga Giant Lanterns

Geraldo "Bong" Ramos (born January 20, 1961) is a Filipino professional basketball coach of the Philippine Basketball Association.

He had previously coached teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA), Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Playing career

Ramos played point guard for teams in the Indonesian basketball circuit, the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Philippine National Team.

He is notable as a player for the champion Mapua Cardinals in the NCAA in 1981, named Mythical 5 and Over-all Top Scorer.

He played for the Philippines under Coach Ron Jacobs in 1982-1983 with the Northern Consolidated National Team.

He was team captain of the ESQ Pasig Giants who emerged champions in the Asian Inter-city Basketball Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia where he was spotted and hired as an import for the Indonesian team Pelita Jaya from 1988-1991, possibly being the first ever Filipino basketball player import. He was named Best Guard at the Pangdam Tanjangpura Cup I in 1988 in Indonesia.

Coaching career

When imports were banned in Indonesia, Ramos became the assistant coach for Pelita Jaya. He returned to Manila in 1991 to play but sustained a leg injury while training with RC Cola in the Philippine Basketball League when a player accidentally fell on his leg during a tune-up game.

Because of his injury, Bong threw in the towel as a player at the age of 30 and worked as an account manager for Ivy League Workwear Shoes for 5 years.

In 1997, Ramos returned to basketball as the head coach of the Mapua Cardinals in the NCAA.

In 1998, Ramos started his professional coaching as head coach of the Batangas Blades career in the MBA (Metropolitan Basketball Association).

Ramos coached the Indonesian team ASPAC-Texmaco to win its three-peat and quadruple championships in 2002 and 2003 in the emerging Indonesian basketball scene. He was named 2003 Coach of the Year of the Indonesian Basketball League. In 2003, Filipino sports headlines reported that the Philippine team got a scare when they almost lost to Indonesia in the 2003 SEA Games, after coaching under the Filipino coach. Ramos previously coached FedEx Express from 2004 to 2005. The former Mapua Cardinal’s coaching resume also includes a stint as the Brunei Barracudas' coach in the Asean Basketball League (ABL).[1] He actually coached Barako Bull before when it was still carrying the Air21 brand name in 2011. On April 30, 2018, Ramos was appointed by the Blackwater Elite to replace former head coach Leo Isaac after leading the team to a poor 0-3 in the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[2]

Awards and Distinctions

Career records

PBA

TeamSeasonConferenceElims./Clas. roundPlayoffs
GPWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResult
Air212010–11Commissioner's Cup954.5564th624.333Lost in the Semifinals
Governors' Cup808.0009thMissed Playoffs
Barako Bull2012–13Philippine Cup14410.2869thMissed Playoffs
Commissioner's Cup1459.3579thMissed Playoffs
Governors' Cup945.4446th101.000Lost in the Quarterfinals
Barako Bull2013–14Philippine Cup1459.3576th202.000Lost in the Quarterfinals
Commissioner's Cup927.2229thMissed Playoffs
Blackwater2017–18Commissioner's Cup918.11112thMissed Playoffs
Governors' Cup1174.6365th101.000Lost in the Quarterfinals
Blackwater2019Philippine Cup1129.18212thMissed Playoffs
Career Total1083573.324Playoff Total1028.2000 PBA championship

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ramos to handle Brunei Barracudas . The Philippine Star . September 18, 2009.
  2. News: Bong Ramos gives up Indonesia job to take over from Isaac as Blackwater coach . spin.ph . April 30, 2018.