Filipino-American Mike Magpayo is making history for becoming the first Asian-American head coach to win the Division 1 United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball game.
Magpayo, 41, was hailed head coach of University of California (UC) Riverside beat Washington 57-42 on Tuesday, December 1.
Aside from being NCAA coach, Magpayo is the founder and president of the Asian Coaches Association that gave supports to all Asian coaches in the US.
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| During his time as Director of Basketball Operations at San Francisco. Credit: Mike Magpayo |
Magpayo who credited Spoelstra for paving his way to the famous American basketball court said, "I hope I can open the door for other Asian coaches … that's the mission."
The man with Filipino descent has a great passion of basketball, he began coaching multiple high school teams and continued to make time for coaching as a hobby for years. He ran a multi-million dollar real estate company in Southern California, but eventually he gave up and sold his business to pursued his passion for coaching.
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