Jonathan Reyes

{{Short description|Filipino basketball coach}}

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| team = Bulacan Kuyas

| position = Head coach

| league = MPBL

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| nationality = Filipino

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| college = San Beda

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| cyears1 = 2002–2003

| cteam1 = San Beda

| cyears2 = 2018–2019

| cteam2 = Bacoor City Strikers

| cyears3 = 2019

| cteam3 = Imus Bandera

| cyears4 = 2022–2023

| cteam4 = Mindoro Tamaraws

| cyears5 = 2024–present

| cteam5 = Bulacan Kuyas

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Jonathan Reyes is a Filipino basketball coach currently coaching Bulacan Kuyas. He was also known by his nickname Budds. He is the father of One Sports analyst and former UP Fighting Maroon Mikee Reyes.{{Citation |title=Get to know your Banyo King: Mikee Reyes {{!}} Part 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqfrbAezKo |access-date=2023-06-07 |language=en}}

Career

Reyes played for San Beda Red Lions in his collegiate days. He also coached the Red Lions in 2002 until 2003,{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2003 |title=Cardinals, Red Lions clash for solo leadership |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/07/25/214845/cardinals-red-lions-clash-solo-leadership |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Villar |first=Joey |date=July 26, 2003 |title=Lions let out big roar in stretch, scuttle Cards |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/07/26/214966/lions-let-out-big-roar-stretch-scuttle-cards |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Villar |first=Joey |date=July 28, 2003 |title=This may be the Year of Red Lions |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/07/28/215195/may-be-year-red-lions |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Philstar.com}} but his two seasons did not produced a title, even a final four appearance, and replaced by Nash Racela.{{Cite web |last=Villar |first=Joey |date=2005-07-27 |title=Koy Banal replaces Racela as Red Lions coach |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/07/27/288442/koy-banal-replaces-racela-red-lions-coach |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Philstar.com}}

Reyes returned to coaching, this time with the Foton Pampanga Tornadoes.{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2018 |title=MPBL: From Bulacan to Bacoor, Marlou Aquino finds new home |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/08/18/mpbl-from-bulacan-to-bacoor-marlou-aquino-finds-new-home |work=ABS-CBN News}}

With the formation of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, he joined Bacoor Strikers from 2018, with Marlou Aquino as assistant. He also recruited his son Mikee to the team. In October 2018, he stepped down as head coach and replaced by Leo Isaac, citing differences with management.{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |date=October 14, 2018 |title=Leo Isaac to be next Bacoor coach as Reyes, staff resign en masse |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/leo-isaac-to-be-next-bacoor-coach-as-reyes-staff-resign-en-masse-a2437-20181014 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2019 |title=MPBL: Banal, Bacoor City Strikers make mincemeat of Rizal Crusaders |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2018/10/mpbl-banal-bacoor-city-make-mincemeat.html |access-date=2024-09-05}} He then coached the Imus Bandera in 2019.{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2019 |title=MPBL: Imus Bandera chemistry still needs work |url=https://mb.com.ph/2019/06/22/mpbl-imus-bandera-chemistry-still-needs-work/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}} But after a month, he was replaced by Mac Cuan.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2019 |title=Mac Cuan takes over as Imus coach after MPBL team parts with Buds Reyes |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mac-cuan-takes-over-as-imus-coach-after-mpbl-team-parts-with-buds-reyes-a1373-20190716 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

He later coached the Mindoro Tamaraws in 2022 until 2023, and the Bulacan Kuyas from 2024.https://x.com/mpblresults/status/1762740807705268351

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