Aldin Valladolid Ayo was born on October 15,1977 and is a Filipino basketball coach and politician who previously served as head coach for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Aldin Ayo
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Aldin Ayo formerly played and coached his alma mater Letran Knights.
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Aldin Ayo played collegiate basketball at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran from 1998 to 2001.
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Aldin Ayo teamed up with Kerby Raymundo and Chris Calaguio to help the Letran Knights win back-to-back NCAA titles in 1998 and 1999.
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Aldin Ayo finished his college education with a degree in philosophy.
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Aldin Ayo had a basketball clinic called ABC Ideas, which started as a means to fund an ailing basketball program for Aemilianum College, but was shut off a year after.
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In 2014, Aldin Ayo was named the new head coach of his alma mater's varsity team, the Letran Knights, besting the likes of former college teammate Kerby Raymundo and PBA legend and fellow Letran alumnus Samboy Lim.
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Aldin Ayo left the Knights to coach the DLSU Green Archers, citing problems with his family and the business.
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In 2015, Aldin Ayo was named the new head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers following Juno Sauler's resignation after the Archers were eliminated from the Final Four.
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Aldin Ayo would go on to win a championship title in his first season, which included a memorable undefeated streak by the team.
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On January 3,2018, Coach Aldin Ayo signed with the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers basketball team to be their head coach replacing former coach Rodil "Boy" Sablan who resigned in November 2017.
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One year after taking over as head coach, Aldin Ayo led the UST Growling Tigers to the UAAP Season 82 Men's Basketball Finals by winning against the FEU Tamaraws and UP Fighting Maroons in the stepladder semifinals before meeting the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
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On September 4,2020, Aldin Ayo resigned as Growling Tigers head coach due to him holding practices with the team in Sorsogon amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which violates the quarantine protocols set by the Philippine government.
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Aldin Ayo was appointed as head coach of the Chooks-to-Go's 3x3 program in November 2020 succeeding Eric Altamirano.
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Aldin Ayo was supposed to run for his third term of office in the upcoming 2016 elections, however he backed out due to personal and family reasons.
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Aldin Ayo later had a change of heart and still ran for councilor, which he won in 2016 elections.
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Aldin Ayo headed several committees on Trade, Commerce and Industry as well as Agriculture and Food.