Leo Austria is the new San Miguel Beermen Coach

Leo Austria inks a one-year contract to be the head coach of San Miguel Beermen replacing Head coach Biboy Ravanes and active consultant Todd Purves.

The former Adamson Falcons mentor and current top man of the Ateneo Sports Program hopes to handle the team and steer them back to another championship after it fail to pass by the quarterfinals round of the last two conferences last season.

Coach Leo is no stranger to SMB, he was a part of the coaching staff during the Rajko Toroman and Olsen Racela co-coaching gamble. He was also the coach of the San Miguel Beermen ABL Basketball team that were the champions in the 2013 Asean Basketball League with Chris Banchero and Asi Taulava on their fold.

According to reports, Coach Leo hopes to meet in the coming days to finalize the coaching staff. He also spoke about the team's need for balance and defined roles. He wants his team not to adjust to their opponents but for their opponents to adjust with them.

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