Mon Jose

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| name = Mon Jose

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| nationality = Filipino

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| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2001

| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard

| career_number = 22

| draft_pick_pba = 24

| draft_round_pba = 3

| draft_year_pba = 2001

| draft_team_pba = Pop Cola Panthers

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| college = De La Salle

| team = Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots

| position = Assistant coach

| league = PBA

| coach_start = 2002

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| cyears1 = 2003–2005

| cteam1 = De La Salle (women)

| cyears2 = 2005–2008

| cteam2 = Benilde (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2005–2007

| cteam3 = Coca-Cola Tigers (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2008–2010

| cteam4 = Hapee Fresh Fighters (assistant)

| cyears5 = 2009–2011

| cteam5 = CEU (women)

| cyears6 = 2009

| cteam6 = Philippines U-17 youth (assistant)

| cyears7 = 2010

| cteam7 = Philippines 3x3 youth

| cyears8 = 2010–2016

| cteam8 = NU (men) (assistant)

| cyears9 = 2002; 2014–present

| cteam9 = Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (assistant)

| cyears10 = 2021–present

| cteam10 = De La Salle (men) (assistant){{Cite web |last=Micaller |first=Bea |title=La Salle mum on next coach |website=Daily Tribune |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/12/18/la-salle-mum-on-next-coach/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |language=en-US}}

| team1 = Pop Cola Panthers

| years1 = 2001

| highlights = As assistant coach:

3x PBA champion (2002 Governors', 2014 Governors', 2018 Governors')
2x UAAP champion (2014, 2023)

As player:

3x UAAP champion (1998, 1999, 2000)

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Ramon "Mon" Jose is a Filipino basketball coach who serving as one of the three assistant coaches under Chito Victolero of the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in the PBA.

Education

He also played for the De La Salle Green Archers from 1997 to 2000 under Franz Pumaren. Coached by Franz Pumaren, he played with Renren Ritualo, future San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, Don Allado, and Dino Aldeguer who made a famous crucial shot in 1999 UAAP Basketball finals game 3.{{Cite web |title=Dino Aldeguer recalls how UST 'mistake' led to 'The Shot' for La Salle |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/dino-aldeguer-the-shot-la-salle-vs-ust-1999-uaap-finals-a794-20200519-lfrm |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

Playing career

Jose was drafted by Pop Cola Panthers in the PBA,{{Cite web |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |last2=Beltran |first2=Nelson |title=Pop signs Hatfield to P16.8M |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/01/19/109470/pop-signs-hatfield-p168m |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}} but only played for one season after Panthers was disbanded. He tried to try-out a spot for Purefoods, but failed.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=2002-01-24 |title=NBA top pick here tonight |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2002/01/24/148175/nba-top-pick-here-tonight |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}

Coaching career

Jose coached a lot of teams, including the De La Salle Women’s Team, Centro Escolar University Men’s Basketball Team and the RP Youth Team (3 on 3 Basketball) which participated in the 1st Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

He also served as an assistant College of Saint Benilde Blazers as well as Hapee Toothpaste for the Philippine Basketball League and Coca-Cola Tigers under Binky Favis at the PBA.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=2005-07-31 |title=New challenge for Binky |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/07/31/289123/new-challenge-binky |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}

From 2010, became an assistant coach for National University Bulldogs and won a UAAP championship on 2014.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=2014-10-03 |title=Breaking the stranglehold |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/10/03/1375943/breaking-stranglehold |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}

In 2014, he was tapped as assistant coach for the Star Hotshots, with another former Green Archers Jason Webb and Tonyboy Espinosa.{{Cite web |title=Coach Mon Jose: Fit for the job |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/business-life/2015/01/19/1413535/coach-mon-jose-fit-job |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}}

When Derrick Pumaren returned to La Salle, Jose was one of the assistant coaches tapped in.{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |title=It's official: Derrick Pumaren is back as La Salle Green Archers head coach |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/it-s-official-derrick-pumaren-is-back-as-la-salle-green-archers-head-coach-a2437-20200107 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}