Jorge Gallent
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Jorge Gallent is a Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 professional basketball head coach for the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

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UAAP Days

Gallent participated in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for the FEU Tamaraws
FEU Tamaraws
The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...

 Men's Basketball team but it ended when he met a motorcycle accident and lost his right eye in 1988 in Alabang Hills. He then shifted into non contact sports and became a topnotch junior golfer.

Development League

In the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...

, Gallent saw action for the A&W Root Beer
A&W Root Beer
A&W Root Beer is a brand of root beer, primarily available in the United States and Canada, that was started in 1919 by Roy Allen. In 1922, Allen partnered with Frank Wright. They combined their initials to create the brand "A&W" and inspired a restaurant chain which was founded 1922. The first A&W...

 team in 1992. He was also part of the Stag Pale Pilsen grandslam team. He would serve as an assistant coach to the Welcoat Paintmasters. His head coaching break came with Harbour Centre Batang Pier
Harbour Centre Batang Pier
The Oracle Residences is a basketball team currently playing in the Philippine Basketball League and is owned by Mikee Romero.-Notable players and coaches:* Marcy Arellano* Jason Ballesteros* Paolo Bugia* Mark Cardona* Gabby Espinas* J.C...

 as a replacement for Dindo Pumaren. He guided the team into winning 6 titles.

PBA career

Gallent played briefly for the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Tanduay Rhum Masters
The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:...

 during the 1999 PBA season
1999 PBA season
The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The league transferred from the Cuneta Astrodome to the PhilSports Arena as their main playing venue....

 under Alfrancis Chua
Alfrancis Chua
Alfrancis Chua is a Filipino professional basketball coach formerly for the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the Philippine Basketball Association. He first coached the Tanduay Rhum Masters in both the Philippine Basketball League and the PBA during the 1990s...

. He started his PBA
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

 coaching profession as the Air21 Express
Air21 Express
The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

 assistant of Yeng Guiao
Yeng Guiao
Joseller "Yeng" Guiao is a Filipino professional basketball head coach for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association, and was also the head coach of the Philippine National Basketball Team. Guiao won four PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in...

 during the professional league's 34th season
2008–09 PBA season
-Finals results:*Philippine Cup Finals: Talk 'N Text def. Alaska , 4 games to 3.**Finals MVP: Mark Cardona *Third place: Sta. Lucia -Finals results:*Philippine Cup Finals: (2) Talk 'N Text (12-6) def. (1) Alaska (11-7), 4 games to 3.**Finals MVP: Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)*Third place: Sta....

. He then transferred to B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados the same season as part of the coaching staff of Ryan Gregorio
Ryan Gregorio
Paul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...

. Gallent was eventually selected as the Llamados head coach with Gregorio's departure to the Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 at the end of 2009–10 PBA season
2009–10 PBA season
The 2009–10 PBA Season was the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season formally opened on October 11, 2009 and ended on August 18, 2010...

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2010-11 The Rookie Head Coach

B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados would start the 2010-11 PBA
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

 season minus 3 starters Kerby Raymundo
Kerby Raymundo
Kerby Mariano Raymundo is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...

, Marc Pingris
Marc Pingris
Jean Marc Pingris, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the B-Meg Llamados. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward-center that can post up and shoot mid-range jumpshots. He is half-French and half-Filipino...

 and Rafi Reavis
Rafi Reavis
Rafael Pangilinan "Rafi" Reavis is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is well-known for his good shotblocking abilities...

 with assortments of injuries. While star player James Yap
James Yap
James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...

 slowly recovered from a nose operation which lead to 3-straight loses for Gallent's team. Ironically, Gallent's first win as head coach would come against former coach Ryan Gregorio
Ryan Gregorio
Paul Ryan C. Gregorio is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He began his PBA head coaching job with the Purefoods TJ Giants in 2002 on an acting capacity and won his first PBA Championship on the same year at the age of 29...

 with a 75-71 conquest of Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

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Under Gallent's watch, The Llamados recovered and streaked to consecutive wins in the elimination round with vastly improved plays, showcasing their talent and cohesion even without the injured frontliners.

Collegiate record

Season |Team | Eliminations | Playoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
2007
NCAA Season 83
-Elimination round:Host team in boldface.-Bracket:-Volleyball:-Men's tournament:The men's volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with six schools participating.-Team standings:...

 
SSC-R
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....

 
4 8 .333 6th 0 0 0 -- Did not qualify
2008
NCAA Season 84
NCAA Season 84 is the 2008–2009 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines.Mapua Institute of Technology is the host of the 2008–2009 season, with the year's theme being "To The Fore at 84: Building Bridges Through Sports"...

 
SSC-R
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....

 
9 5 .643 5th 2 0 2 .000 Lost to Mapua in the 4th-seed playoff
Totals 13 13 .500 2 0 2 .000 0 championships

Professional record

Season |Conf. |Team | Eliminations | Playoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
2010-11  PHI  B-Meg 7 7 .500 4th 8 4 4 .500 Lost to Talk 'N Text in the semifinals 4–2
COM
2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup
-Air21-Alaska series:-Talk 'N Text-Air21 series:-Smart Gilas-Barangay Ginebra series:-Finals:- Imports :The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics...

4 5 .444 7th Did not qualify
GOV
2011 PBA Governors Cup
- Imports :The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the entire conference....

4 4 .500 6th 5 1 4 .200 Eliminated after finishing 6th
Totals 15 16 .484 13 5 8 .385 0 championships

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