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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1972-04-07)April 7, 1972 (age 53) Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| College | UP |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1997–1998 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies (assistant) |
| 1998–2000 | Mobiline Phone Pals (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | UP |
| 2001 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (assistant) |
| 2002;2003–2010 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados |
| 2010–2014 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2018–2019 | Philippines (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As coach
As assistant coach | |
Paul Ryan C. Gregorio (born April 7, 1972) and nicknamed by some as "Coach R.G." is a Filipino professionalbasketball coach.
He was head coach of theMeralco Bolts in thePhilippine Basketball Association from 2010 to 2014. Gregorio began his PBA coaching career with thePurefoods in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29. He was also a former player (1992, 1993, 1994) and coach (2001) of theUP Fighting Maroons in theUAAP, before coaching in the pro league. He is a three-time PBA Champion Coach, a 4-time PBA All-Star Coach and a three-time PBA Coach of the Year awardee. He is one of the four PBA coaches who won at least 3 COY accolades. He is also the first and only coach in the league history to win a championship as an interim coach in 2002.
On August 24, 2018, he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the President ofSamahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.[1]
Gregorio is a graduate of theUniversity of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Major in Film and Audio-Visual Communication (Batch 1994).
Prior to his head coaching chores with Purefoods, Ryan Gregorio was an assistant coach and video coordinator ofEric Altamirano with Purefoods in 1997. When Altamirano moved up to the PBA to be the head coach of Mobiline, Gregorio also joined him withFrankie Lim as an assistant coach, until 2000 when they are sacked by the management.[2]
He helped Mobiline to reach afinals stint in1998 Governors' Cup, but lost in seven games against Formula Shell.
Gregorio was hired as the head coach of theUP Fighting Maroons of theUAAP in 2000.[2] His coaching tenure did not bear anyFinal Four appearances,[3] and he was replaced by his brother Allan in 2002.[4]
In 2002, Altamirano was selected to be as an assistant coach for thePhilippine National Basketball Team, and Gregorio was named as the interim coach of the TJ Hotdogs. Under Gregorio's hands, Purefoods won the 2002 Governor's Cup with a 4–3 series victory over theAlaska Aces.[5] The team was led by imports Derrick Brown, Kelvin Price and Best Player of the Conference winnerRey Evangelista. Gregorio coached the team to a dismal performance in the Commissioner's Cup before Altamirano regained coaching duties in the All-Filipino Cup. Despite this, Gregorio was rewarded, along with then-Coca-Cola Tigers mentorChot Reyes as co-winner of the PBA Press Corps Coach of the Year Award.[6]
In2003, Gregorio became the full-time head coach of Purefoods, after Altamirano was tasked to head the San Miguel All-Stars team.
In the2004–05 season, Gregorio coached the Purefoods team, retooled with amateur starsJames Yap,Paul Artadi,Peter June Simon and the vastly improvedKerby Raymundo. Purefoods would have losing records in the 2004 Fiesta Conference. The team marginally improved to finish two quarterfinals' stints in the Philippine Cup and the 2005 Fiesta Conference.
The2005–06 PBA season would be Gregorio's finest season yet, he would lead the Purefoods Chunkee Giants to two finals appearances, a runner-up finish in the2005–06 Fiesta Conference, and a championship againstRed Bull in thePhilippine Cup Finals, winning in 6 games, 4–2. Prior to the finals meeting with Red Bull, he would bring his team back to life after being down 1–3 in the semifinals against Alaska. The series victory against Alaska would be remembered as one of the best comebacks in the PBA history. He once again coached his team to its second championship in the last four years. The 2006 success earned him his second Coach of the Year Award.
Gregorio started the 2007–2008 season with a bang. He led his team to a 5-game sweep of the pre-tournament games and would eventually bag the Pre-Tournament Championship. He would continue his mastery of the All-Filipino Conference as he led his team to a 7–0 start and finished with 12 wins and 6 losses, enough to push the team to the semifinals. He would lead his team to another trip to the Finals, his third. However, his team would eventually lose toSta. Lucia in 7 games via a controversial series.
The2008–09 PBA season became one of Gregorio's worst seasons. Starting centerRommel Adducul was diagnosed with throat cancer and forcedPurefoods TJ Giants to trade key playerMarc Pingris toSan Miguel Beermen for big manEnrico Villanueva. This signaled a major revamp with Gregorio's team lineup and a losing season finishing with only 15 in 32 elimination round games. He only managed to stir his team through the wildcard in both conferences. His team would end both tournaments in controversies, a bottle-throwing incident between his playerJames Yap against assistant coach Koy Banal and the benching of reinforcementMarquin Chandler on separate do-or-die games the TJ Giants consequently lost.
Gregorio guided his team in the2009–10 PBA season to a record 41 wins. James Yap would earn his 2nd season MVP award. With the return of old reliablesMarc Pingris,Paul Artadi together with veteran centerRafi Reavis, and rookie standoutRico Maierhofer, his team would finish as champions in the2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals defeating theAlaska Aces, 4–0. The sweep is the first time in the history of the All-Filipino Conference.[6]
This however marked the end of Gregorio's era as Llamados coach with his transfer toMeralco Bolts. He would eventually become the franchise's winningest and longest-tenured head coach with 3 championships in 8 seasons as Purefoods/B-Meg coach.
Gregorio was succeeded by his assistant and multi-titledPhilippine Basketball League coachJorge Gallent.
In August 2010, Gregorio leftB-Meg Derby Ace Llamados and signed a coaching deal with thePhilippine Basketball Association returneeManila Electric Company (Meralco Bolts).[7] He is also concurrently part ofMeralco's corporate staff as Assistant Vice President and Head of Meralco Sports and Youth Advocacy.
His five years coaching stint with the Bolts would prove to be dismal as he was unsuccessful to lead Meralco beyond the quarterfinals. Assortment of injuries to key players, and trades that hurt the team's chemistry contributed to the Bolts downfall.
In July 2014, Gregorio declined the offer to return as head coach. Instead, he opted to concentrate on his corporate affairs role with Meralco.
| Season | Team | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | PG | PW | PL | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UP | 6th | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | – | – | – | – | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 7th | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | – | – | – | – | Did not qualify | |
| 2002 | 6th | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | – | – | – | – | Did not qualify | |
| Totals | 42 | 15 | 27 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 championships | ||
Gregorio also worked as an analyst for ABS-CBN for UAAP coverage in mid-2000s, and forPBA games.[8]
Gregorio is married to Jin Salgado-Gregorio and has two children.[8] One of them, Belle served as a courtside reporter forNU Bulldogs forseason 84 of UAAP,[9] and later in PBA. His brother Patrick, was a former executive of TNT Gropang Giga.[10]
