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Leopoldo Balayon III is a Filipino college basketball coach and athletic director in the United States.[1] After a brief haitus, Balayon recently returned to Bethesda University and resumed his tenure as director of athletics while taking a break from coaching men's basketball. Prior to this Balayon founded the athletics program at Stanton University in Garden Grove, California. He also briefly served as athletic director and head men's basketball coach there. During his first tenure at Bethesda University, Balayon served as the director of athletics and men's basketball coach.[2] Balayon is the first individual, born and raised, in the Philippines to become a college head men's basketball coach in the United States.[3][4][5] He is also the only head men's basketball coach in college basketball history to lead a non-NCAA/NAIA program to two upset victories against an NCAA Division I opponent.[6][7]
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- ^ "Tiny Bethesda University in Anaheim gives basketball players a second chance at playing". January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Magpayo becomes first NCAA Div. 1 head coach of Filipino descent". ESPN. July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Recap - December 16, 2016". ESPN.
- ^ "Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Summary - December 22, 2021". ESPN.