Mel Alas

Mel Alas

Personal information
Born	(1969-07-03) July 3, 1969 (age 55) Unisan, Quezon, Philippines
Career history
As coach:
2003–2011	Letran (assistant)
2005	Adamson
2017–2020	Phoenix Fuel Masters (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2× Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) basketball champions (2002, 2003) As assistant coach: 2× NCAA champion (2003, 2005)

Carmelo "Mel" Alas (born July 3, 1969) is a Filipino coach. He is the brother of former PBA coach Louie Alas.^[1]

Career

Early years

Alas was former head coach of Las Piñas College Huskies and St. Jude College. When he was in Huskies, he won two Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) from 2002 to 2003.^[1]

Adamson

Alas coached the Adamson Soaring Falcons replacing Luigi Trillo. But due to dismal performance,^[2] Alas was replaced by interim coach Jing Ruiz before taken over by Leo Austria.^[3]

PRISSA

Alas coached the Region 4–A in Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) in 2012, but lost by 1 point 97–96 to Region 7 (Central Visayas).^[4]

Letran and Phoenix Fuel

Mel Alas served as an assistant to his brother when the latter was the head coach of Letran Knights, and in PBA with the Phoenix Fuel Masters.^[5]

Collegiate

Season	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PPCT	Results
2005	AdU	14	3	11	.314	7th	—	—	—	—	Eliminated
Totals		14	3	11	.314		—	—	—	—	0 championship

References

1. "Las Piñas Huskies retain CUSA crown". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
2. "Ateneo kakapit sa No. 3". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
3. "Austria returns as Adamson coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
4. Malagar, Gabby G. "Region 7 champ sa men's basketball". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
5. "Alas leaves Alaska to assume coaching duty at Phoenix". pba.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-25.