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NCAA: Mapua moving on from head coach Atoy Co

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Norman Lee Benjamin Riego, ABS-CBN Sports

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/11/08/20181109_mapua.jpg"/><figcaption>Atoy Co exits Mapua with two Final Four appearances under his belt. Josh Albeda, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>The second longest tenured coach in the NCAA is no more as Mapua University has let go of head coach Atoy Co.Coach Atoy himself confirmed the development. “Sa tingin ko, wala nang renewal ng contract. In short, wala na ako,” he said.After the Cardinals ended Season 94 with a 6-12 record, the affable mentor revealed that his return next season is yet to be determined. “(My contract) is expiring this November. I really don’t know yet,” he answered when asked about his status last October.Now, apparently, coach Atoy has not been renewed.He leaves Intramuros with an overall 40-72 record. Before being let go, he had been the league’s second longest tenured coach – after Jose Rizal University’s Vergel Meneses.His best seasons came in 2015 and 2016 when they rode back-to-back MVP Allwell Oraeme to back-to-back semifinals finishes.After the Nigerian left, all of a sudden, though, the PBA legend turned coach was forced to go into another rebuild.This season, despite missing the playoffs once more, Mapua seemed to have the proper building blocks in the likes of Warren Bonifacio, Eric Jabel, and Laurenz Victoria.However, coach Atoy will no longer be around to see the rebuild through.In his place, he said he has recommended Randy Alcantara, his assistant and the shot-caller for Mapua’s high school team. “Bibigyan na si coach Randy ng pagkakataon to handle the Mapua Cardinals,” he said.Nothing is final just yet, however, as coach Randy said that possibility is far from his mind because the Red Robins remain alive and kicking for the Juniors championship.ABS-CBN Sports has tried to contact Mapua’s team management, but has not gotten a response as of press time.This story was originally published on the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/11/09/mapua-moving-head-coach-atoy-co-49582">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

The second longest tenured coach in the NCAA is no more as Mapua University has let go of head coach Atoy Co.

The second longest tenured coach in the NCAA is no more as Mapua University has let go of head coach Atoy Co.

NCAA: Mapua moving on from head coach Atoy Co

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NCAA: Mapua moving on from head coach Atoy Co

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego,

ABS-CBN Sports

Published November 09, 2018 06:34 PM PHT

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