Ariel Vanguardia (born September 29, 1972) is a Filipino professional basketball coach. He is the interim head coach for the

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of the

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(PBA).

Coaching career

Vanguardia previously coached the

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in the

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, where he won the team's first championship in 2016. On May 31, 2016, it was announced that he was appointed to his first PBA head coaching job as coach of the PBA team

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, replacing

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. He also took over as team consultant of Blu Star Detergent Dragons, a team composed of the players of the Dragons in the 2016 PBA D-League Foundation Cup.

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Professional

References

1972 births Living people ASEAN Basketball League coaches Filipino men's basketball coaches TNT Tropang Giga coaches Filipino expatriate basketball people in Malaysia Filipino men's basketball players Benilde Blazers basketball coaches JRU Heavy Bombers basketball coaches Barako Bull Energy Boosters coaches Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters coaches Blackwater Bossing coaches {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub