Mac Cuan

Ronald "Mac" Cuan is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former collegiate player who is currently an assistant coach for the Iloilo United Royals in the MPBL.

Mac Cuan

Iloilo United Royals
Position	Assistant coach
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	(1978-03-26) March 26, 1978 (age 47)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school	Claret School of Quezon City
College	De La Salle
PBA draft	2004: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career	2004–2006
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2006	Sta. Lucia Realtors
As a coach:
2011–2012	De La Salle (assistant)
2013–2014	San Miguel Beermen (ABL) (assistant)
2014–2016	GlobalPort Batang Pier (assistant)
2016–2017	Alab Pilipinas
2017–2020	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (assistant)
2018–2019	Mandaluyong El Tigre
2019	Imus Bandera
2023–present	Iloilo United Royals (assistant)
Career highlights
As player: 4x UAAP champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) As assistant coach: ABL champion (2018)

Playing

A former De La Salle Green Archer,^[1][2] he drafted and played for Sta. Lucia Realtors for two seasons.^[3][4]

Coaching

Early career

He served as an assistant coach for his alma mater La Salle^[1] specializing on video coordinator,^[5] and for San Miguel Beermen in the ABL.^[5][6]

PBA

Cuan was the lead assistant of the GlobalPort Batang Pier in 2014 to 2016.^[5][6]

Alab Pilipinas

Cuan became the head coach of Alab Pilipinas for its founding season in 2016.^[5][7] He was later demoted and replaced by Jimmy Alapag.^[8]

MPBL

Cuan served as head coach for the sole season of Mandaluyong El Tigre, but replaced in mid-season.^[6] He was later hired by Imus Bandera to be their head coach but was replaced early.^[6][9]

He serves as an assistant coach for the Iloilo United Royals.^[10]

Personal

He is the older brother of former UST Growling Tiger and UAAP champion, Japs Cuan.^[11]