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Melo Lim

Filipino basketball coach

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ128375588
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Carmelo "Melo" Lim is a Filipino coach and former collegiate player who is currently serving as an assistant coach for NLEX Road Warriors since 2023. He is the son of former collegiate champion coach Frankie Lim.

Basketball career

Playing

Lim played for San Beda Red Lions under the tutelage of his father. Melo played his final year without his father, as the latter was suspended by NCAA committee for 2 years due to an altercation with San Sebastian volleyball coach Roger Gorayeb. The same year, they won their third straight championship.

Melo graduated in San Beda in 2013 together with Jake Pascual and Anjo Caram.

Coaching

He served as an assistant to his father at Perpetual Altas, and later on NLEX Road Warriors. Even his father was dismissed, he was retained by the NLEX management.

Personal life

He is the second youngest son of Frankie Lim and wife Olen.

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