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Bong Ramos
Personal information
Born (1961-01-20) January 20, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityFilipino
Career information
College Mapúa Institute of Technology
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–1998 Mapúa Cardinals
1998–1999 Batangas Blades
2000 Manila Metrostars (assistant)
2001 Laguna Lakers (assistant)
2002–2003 Philippines (assistant)
2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
2002–2003 Aspac Texmaco
2003 Indonesia
2003 Hewlette-Packard Aspac
2004 Hewlette-Packard Aspac (consultant)
2005 FedEx Express
2005–2008 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (assistant)
2008–2009 CLS Knights
2009 Garuda Flexi Bandung
2009–2010 Brunei Barracudas
2011 Air21 Express
2011–2012 Barako Bull Energy (assistant)
2012–2014 Barako Bull Energy
2015–2018 Blackwater Elite (assistant)
2017–2018 Stapac Jakarta
2018–2019 Blackwater Elite
Medals
Men's Basketball
Assistant coach for   Philippines
SEABA Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Johor Team

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.

  • 1978 - 1979 Point Guard - Mapua Red Robins (HS NCAA)
  • 1980 - 1982 Point Guard - The Mapua Cardinals (NCAA)
    • Co-Captain, NCAA 1981 Champion
    • Team Captain, NCAA 1982 Runner Up
  • 1981 - 1982 Co-Captain, Point Guard - Philippine National Youth Team to the ASEAN School Youth
  • 1982 - 1983 Point Guard, Northern Consolidated National Team or NCC
  • 1983 Point Guard - National Team Bank of Rizal ( Philippine Amateur Basketball League PABL, Malaysia)
  • 1984 Point Guard - Magnolia (PABL)
  • 1985 Co-Captain, Point Guard - Lagerlite (PABL)
    • Runner up, PABL 1985
  • 1986 Team Captain/Point Guard - ESQ Pasig Giants (PABL)
  • 1986 Point Guard - ASEAN Intercity Basketball Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Champion
  • 1986 - 1987 Team Captain/Point Guard - Purefoods (PABL)
    • Third place, PABL 1987
  • 1988 -1991 Player (Import), assistant coach - Pelita Jaya Basketball Team (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • 1991 Point Guard - RC Cola ( Philippine Basketball League PBL)

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). 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

  • 1997 - 1998 Head Coach - Mapua Cardinals (NCAA)
    • Semifinalist, NCAA 1991
  • 1998 Assistant Coach - Batangas Blades ( Metropolitan Basketball Association MBA)
  • 1998 - 2000 Head Coach - Batangas Blades (MBA)
    • Quarterfinalist, MBA 1999
  • 2000 Assistant Coach - Manila Metrostars (MBA)
    • Finalist, MBA 2000
    • Champion, SEABA 2000 in Jahor Baru, Malaysia
  • 2001 Assistant Coach - Laguna Lakers (MBA)
    • Semifinalist, MBA 2001
  • 2001 Assistant Coach - RP Men's National Team
    • Champion, 4th SEABA Championship 2001 in Manila
    • Champion, Bert Lina Cup 2001 in Laguna
    • Champion, 21st SEA Games 2001 in KL, Malaysia
  • 2002 Assistant Coach - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ( Philippine Basketball Association PBA)
  • 2002 - 2003 Head Coach - Aspac Texmaco in Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2003 Head Coach - Indonesian National Basketball Team in the Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam
  • 2003 Head Coach - IBL All Star Champion Team in the IBL All Star Game in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2003 Head Coach - Hewlett-Packard ASPAC
  • 2004 Consultant - Hewlitt-Packard ASPAC
    • Finalist, Indonesian Basketball League/IBL in Jakarta
  • 2005 Head Coach - Fedex Express (PBA)
  • 2005 - 2008 Assistant Coach - Talk 'n Text Phonepals (PBA)
    • 2006 First Runner up (PBA)
    • 2007 - 2008 Finalist (PBA)
  • 2005 Head Coach - Sophomore PBA All-Star
    • Champion, 2005 PBA All Star Game in Laoag, Ilocos Norte
  • 2008 - 2009 Head Coach - CLS Knights in Surabaya, Indonesia
    • Final 4, Indonesian Basketball League (IBL)
  • 2009 Head Coach - Garuda Flexi Bandung
    • 3rd Place, Indonesian Basketball League (IBL)
  • 2009 - 2010 Head Coach, Brunei Barracudas - Asean Basketball League (ABL)
  • 2011 Head Coach - Air 21 Express (PBA)
  • 2011 Assistant Coach - Barako Bull Energy (PBA)
  • 2012–2014 Head Coach - Barako Bull Energy (PBA)
  • 2015 Assistant Coach - Blackwater Elite (PBA)
  • 2017 - present Head Coach - Stapac in Jakarta, Indonesia

Awards and Distinctions

  • Coach of the Year, Indonesian Basketball League, 2003
  • All-Star Winning Coach, Indonesian Basketball League, 2003
  • Best Point Guard in the Pangdam Tanjangpura Cup I while playing as an import for Pelita Jaya in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1988
  • Mythical 5 and Over-all Top Scorer in the NCAA in while playing for the Mapua Cardinals, 1982
  • Over-all Top Scorer in the NCAA while playing for the Mapua Cardinals, 1981
  • PBA All-Star Winning Coach 2005, Sophomore Team in Laoag, Ilocos Norte

Career records

PBA

Team Season Conference Elims./Clas. round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Result
Air21 2010–11 Commissioner's Cup 9 5 4 .556 4th 6 2 4 .333 Lost in the Semifinals
Governors' Cup 8 0 8 .000 9th Missed Playoffs
Barako Bull 2012–13 Philippine Cup 14 4 10 .286 9th Missed Playoffs
Commissioner's Cup 14 5 9 .357 9th Missed Playoffs
Governors' Cup 9 4 5 .444 6th 1 0 1 .000 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Barako Bull 2013–14 Philippine Cup 14 5 9 .357 6th 2 0 2 .000 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Commissioner's Cup 9 2 7 .222 9th Missed Playoffs
Blackwater 2017–18 Commissioner's Cup 9 1 8 .111 12th Missed Playoffs
Governors' Cup 11 7 4 .636 5th 1 0 1 .000 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Blackwater 2019 Philippine Cup 11 2 9 .182 12th Missed Playoffs
Career Total 108 35 73 .324 Playoff Total 10 2 8 .200 0 PBA championship

References

  • "Ramos to Coach Indons". Manila Standard. Philippines. June 10, 2002.
  • "Bong Ramos to replace Wells as Barracudas coach". FIBA Asia. Kuala Lumpur. October 21, 2010.
  • "Bong Ramos to Coach Brunei Barracudas". Balita Pinoy. Philippines. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
  • "No Second Season in Brunei for Bong Ramos". The Brunei Times. Brunei. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014.
  • "Breaking its silence, Barako Bulls stick with Bong Ramos as Coach". Spin.ph. Manila. November 3, 2013.
  • "Ramos new FedEx Express Coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippines: PDI. January 30, 2005.
  • "Ramos to handle Brunei Barracudas". Philippine Star. Philippines. September 18, 2009.
  • "Bong Ramos gives up Indonesia job to take over from Isaac as Blackwater coach". spin.ph. Manila. April 30, 2018.