Koy Banal

Koy Banal
Marinerong Pinoy Skippers
Position	Head coach
League	PBA D-League
Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
College	Arellano University
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
	2× UAAP champion (2003–2004); 1× NCAA Philippines champion (2006); 1× NCAA Philippines Coach of the Year (2006);

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. He called the shots for the PSBA Jaguars in the late 90s with ex-pro Warren Ybanez as his main man. 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]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Season	Team	Eliminations				Playoffs
Season	Team	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
2000	FEU	9	5	.643	3rd	4	2	2	.500	Won over Ateneo in the Semifinals, Lost to La Salle in the Finals.
2001	FEU	8	6	.571	3rd	1	0	1	.000	Lost to Ateneo in the Semifinals.
2002	FEU	6	8	.429	5th	Did not qualify
2003	FEU	11	3	.786	2nd	4	4	0	1.000	Won over UE in the Semifinals, Won over Ateneo in the Finals.
2004	FEU	11	3	.786	1st	2	2	2	.500	Won over UE in the Semifinals, Lost to La Salle in the Finals. The 2004 championship was later awarded to FEU by Technicality.
2005	SBC	3	4	.429	7th	Did not qualify
2006	SBC	13	1	.929	1st	4	3	1	.750	Won over Mapua in the Semifinals, Won over PCU in the Finals.
2012	AU	6	12	.333	8th	Did not qualify
2013	AU	8	10	.444	6th	Did not qualify
Totals		75	52	.590		17	11	6	.647	3 championships

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

"San Beda Red Lions Regained Title after 28 Years in NCAA Season 82". Animo San Beda.
Tupas, Cedelf P. (November 16, 2011). "Koy Banal new Arellano Chiefs coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Joble, Rey (August 24, 2014). "Banal cousins hope to live up to family legacy with PBA Draft dreams". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. 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 2005–2006	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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[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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.