| Ariel Vanguardia | |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1972[1] |
| Birth Place: | Calamba, Laguna |
| High School: | Letran Calamba (Calamba, Laguna) |
| College: | De La Salle |
| Cyears1: | 1998–1999 |
| Cteam1: | Manila Metrostars (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 1998–1999 |
| Cteam2: | Benilde (assistant) |
| Cyears3: | 2000–2006 |
| Cteam3: | Mobiline/Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2003 |
| Cteam4: | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (interim) |
| Cyears5: | 2006–2009 |
| Cyears6: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam6: | Barako Bull Energy Boosters (assistant) |
| Cyears7: | 2011–2016 |
| Cteam7: | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| Cyears8: | 2016–2017 |
| Cteam8: | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| Cyears9: | 2021–2023 |
| Cteam9: | Blackwater Bossing (interim) |
| Highlights: | As head coach
As assistant coach |
Ariel Vanguardia (born September 29, 1972) is a Filipino professional basketball coach who last served as the interim head coach for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Vanguardia formerly served as an assistant coach for Benilde Blazers under Bong Go.[2]
He served as an assistant coach for Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, and served as an interim when Joel Banal was coaching Ateneo. Vanguardia's tenure as interim marred of playing controversy, including players of the Phone Pals who intentionally playing or not scoring points.[3]
He served as head coach of JRU Heavy Bombers, and led them into a finals appearance in 2008.[4] But due to a final four fail in 2009, he was replaced by Vergel Meneses.[5]
After coaching Bombers, he served as an assistant for Barako Bull from 2009 to 2010.[6]
He previously coached the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League, where he won the team's first championship in 2016.[7] On May 31, 2016, it was announced that he was appointed to his first PBA head coaching job as coach of the PBA team Phoenix Fuel Masters, replacing Koy Banal.[8]
He also took over as team consultant of Blu Star Detergent Dragons, a team composed of the players of the Dragons in the 2016 PBA D-League Foundation Cup.[9] [10]
In 2021, he was hired by Blackwater Bossing as their head coach, replacing Nash Racela but for interim basis.[11] He was replaced by Jefferey Cariaso in 2023.[12]
| Season | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| 2007 | 14 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Semifinals | |
| 2008 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | Finals | |
| 2009 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| Totals | 58 | 35 | 23 | .603 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .555 | 0 championships | ||
| Season | Conference | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Invitational | Talk 'N Text | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Reinforced | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4th (Group B) | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Third place | ||
| 2012 | Westports Malaysia Dragons | 21 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Semifinals | |
| 2013 | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Semifinals | ||
| 2014 | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Finals | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | Champions | ||
| 2015–16 | Governors' | Phoenix | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2016–17 | Philippine | Phoenix | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's Cup | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| 2021 | Philippine | Blackwater | 11 | 0 | 11 | .000 | 12th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Governors' | 11 | 1 | 10 | .538 | 12th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| 2022–23 | Philippine | Blackwater | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 12th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 12th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||
| PBA total | 117 | 37 | 80 | .316 | Playoff Total | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 ABL championship | ||
| ABL total | 83 | 54 | 29 | .651 | 17 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 PBA championships | |||
| Career total | 200 | 91 | 109 | .455 | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 1 championship | |||