Randy Alcantara (January 15, 1972) is a former collegiate basketball player who served as the head coach of Mapua Cardinals.
Career
Playing career Alcantara played under Joel Banal in 1991 NCAA finals.
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. 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. 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. 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.
Coaching career Alcantara coached the San Juan Knights, and led them to their first title in the 2019 MPBL finals.
On December 6, 2018, Alcantara was hired as the new head coach of Mapua Cardinals. He led the team to a finals appearance against since 1990, and defeated San Beda.
Coaching record
High school SeasonTeamElimination roundPlayoffsFinishGPWLPCTGPWLPCTResults2009MHSS7th/1018513.278————Eliminated20107th/916610.375————Eliminated20115th/1018108.556————Eliminated20125th/1018117.611————Eliminated20134th/1018126.667101.000Stepladder round 120141st/1018153.833532.600Finals20152nd/1018162.889101.000Stepladder round 220162nd/1018153.833431.750Champion20172nd/1018135.722422.500Finals20182nd/1018144.778532.600ChampionTotals17811761.65720119.5502 championships
Collegiate SeasonTeamElimination roundPlayoffsFinishGPWLPCTGPWLPCTResults2019MU6th1899.500————Did not qualify 2021–222nd972.778413.250Finals20227th18711.389————Did not qualify20231st18153.833422.500Finals20241st18153.8333301.000Champions 20253rd1376.538211.500QuarterfinalsTotals946034.6381376.5381 championship
Professional SeasonLeagueTeamRegular season/elimination roundPlayoffsFinishGPWLPCTGPWLPCTResults2018–19MPBLSJ3rd North25205.8001293.750Champion2019–20MPBL1st North30264.8671174.636National finals2022MPBL3rd North21147.667752.714Division finals2022–23PSL1st151501.000312.333Semifinals2023MPBL6th North28199.679642.667Division finals2023–24PSL2nd18162.889532.600Third place2024MPBL1st North28262.929642.667Division finalsTotals16513629.824503317.6601 championship
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