Ricky Umayam
{{Short description|Filipino basketball coach}}
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| name = Ricky Umayam
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| position = Assistant coach/Team scout
| league = PBA
| team = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
| nationality = Filipino
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| cteam1 = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant/scout)
| cyears1 = 2013–present
| cteam2 = Letran (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2013–2014
| highlights = As assistant coach:
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Richard "Ricky" Umayam is a Filipino coach serves as an assistant coach and team scout for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA.{{Cite news |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |title=Scouting from home: Tough task for assistant coaches Dayong Mendoza, Ricky Umayam |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/work-from-home-pba-coaches-outside-the-bubble-continue-work-a795-20201013?ref=article_tag |work=Spin.ph}}
Career
Umayam is notable for being an assistant coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters since 2013 under Yeng Guiao.{{Cite web |last=Almo |first=Alder |date=January 18, 2013 |title=Garcia, Letran seal two-year coaching deal |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/01/18/898446/garcia-letran-seal-two-year-coaching-deal |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}} In the same year, he also joined Letran Knights in the same year when Caloy Garcia, one of his colleagues in Rain or Shine was hired by the colleagiate team.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2013 |title=Garcia, Letran finalize two-year coaching deal |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/01/19/898681/garcia-letran-finalize-two-year-coaching-deal |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}} But before he accepted the assistant coaching role, he was already waiting for head coaching offer from Benilde.
In 2018, when Guiao was hired as head coach of the national team, he was tapped to be an assistant.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |date=September 2, 2018 |title=Mission accomplished by cagers |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/09/02/1847958/mission-accomplished-cagers |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |date=September 4, 2018 |title=Yeng retains staff for Qualifiers |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/09/04/1848557/yeng-retains-staff-qualifiers |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}} Notably his role was being deputy scout for Ryan Gregorio (who was appointed as special assistant to the SBP president).{{Cite web |last=Beltran |first=Nelson |date=August 24, 2018 |title=Ryan Gregorio appointed SBP SAP |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/08/24/1845489/ryan-gregorio-appointed-sbp-sap |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}} The team played for 2018 Asian Games. He was also retained for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and on its preceding qualifying games.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin |date=August 10, 2019 |title=Blatche nears peak form for World Cup |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/08/10/1942181/blatche-nears-peak-form-world-cup |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Philstar.com}}
References
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{{Rain or Shine Elasto Painters}}
{{Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
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Category:Filipino men's basketball coaches