Koy Banal

Koy Banal
Personal information
Nationality Filipino
Career information
College Arellano University
Position Head coach
Career history
As coach:
2000–2004 FEU Tamaraws (UAAP)
2005–2006 San Beda Red Lions (NCAA)
2011–2013 Arellano Chiefs (NCAA)
2013–2014 Petron Blaze Boosters (assistant)
2014–2016 Barako Bull Energy
2016 Phoenix Fuel Masters
Career highlights and awards

Enrico Banal, known as Koy Banal, is a Filipino professional basketball head coach.

Coaching career

Prior to his first PBA coaching job, Banal has had extensive head coaching experience in the collegiate and amateur ranks. From 2000-2004, he was the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP, bannered by future PBA MVP Arwind Santos, Denok Miranda, Mark Isip, Cesar Catli. He won two championships for FEU from 2003 to 2004 (Due to La Salle's ineligible players which led them to give up the 2004 championship trophy due to the scandal that leaked out the following year and forfeiting all their wins from 2003-2005).

Midway through the 2005 NCAA season, he was hired as head coach of the San Beda Red Lions, and in 2006, he guided the team to their first championship after 28 years. He was awarded as Coach of the Year.[1] Citing differences with the management, he was unceremoniously dumped as head coach of the Red Lions in 2007.

He then jumped to the pros as an assistant coach to Ryan Gregorio at Purefoods, and back in the collegiate ranks in 2011, coaching his college alma mater Arellano University.[2] After his stint at Arellano in 2013, he was appointed assistant coach to Siot Tanquincen and was then promoted to head coach a day before the start of the 2014-15 PBA season replacing Tanquincen.[3] On May 31, 2016, Banal was fired by the Phoenix Fuel Masters after rumors emerged that Banal was going to return to one of the teams San Miguel Corporation owned (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, San Miguel Beermen, and Star Hotshots).[4] He was replaced by former Westports Malaysia Dragons Ariel Vanguardia.[5]

To this date, he is one of only a handful of coaches to win championships in the UAAP and NCAA.[6]

Personal life

Banal is the younger brother of former PBA, UAAP and NCAA coach Joel Banal and has a son Jonathan Banal, a former point guard for the Mapúa Cardinals in the NCAA.[7]

References

  1. "San Beda Red Lions Regained Title after 28 Years in NCAA Season 82". Animo San Beda.
  2. Tupas, Cedelf P. (November 16, 2011). "Koy Banal new Arellano Chiefs coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. Badua (October 18, 2014). "Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. Badua, Snow (May 15, 2016). "Is Koy Banal in it for the long term at Phoenix? Or will he return to SMC group?". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  5. Terrado, Reuben (May 31, 2016). "Ariel Vanguardia replaces Koy Banal as Phoenix coach to kick off PBA team's facelift". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  6. Lozada, Mei-Lin (December 15, 2013). "No bitterness for Koy Banal as he steps down from Arellano Chiefs coaching job". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. Joble, Rey (August 24, 2014). "Banal cousins hope to live up to family legacy with PBA Draft dreams". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
Preceded by
Danny Gavieres
FEU Tamaraws men's basketball head coach
2000–2004
Succeeded by
Bert Flores
Preceded by
Nash Racela
San Beda Red Lions men's basketball head coach
20052006
Succeeded by
Frankie Lim
Preceded by
Leo Isaac
Arellano Chiefs men's basketball head coach
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Jerry Codiñera
Preceded by
Siot Tanquincen
Barako Bull Energy Head Coach
2014–2016
Succeeded by
team renamed as Phoenix Fuel Masters
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