Biboy Ravanes

Biboy Ravanes

San Miguel Beermen
Position	Assistant coach
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1959-01-06) January 6, 1959 (age 66) Cebu City
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	University of Cebu
Playing career	1979–1994
Career history
As a player:
1980–1985	Magnolia
1986–1987	Shell Oilers
1988–1991	Alaska Milkmen
1992–1994	San Miguel Beermen
As a coach:
1998–1999	SocSarGen Marlins
2000–2001	Pop Cola Panthers (assistant)
2003–2004	Coca Cola Tigers (assistant)
2006–2014	Petron Blaze Boosters (assistant)
2014	San Miguel Beermen
2014–present	San Miguel Beermen (assistant)
Career highlights
As player: 5× PBA champion (1982 Invitational, 1991 Third, 1992 All-Filipino, 1993 Governors', 1994 All-Filipino) 3× PBA All-Defensive Team (1987, 1988, 1991) As assistant coach 15× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2009 Fiesta, 2011 Governors', 2014–15 Philippine, 2015 Governors', 2015–16 Philippine, 2016–17 Philippine, 2017 Commissioner's, 2017–18 Philippine, 2019 Philippine, 2019 Commissioner's, 2022 Philippine, 2023–24 Commissioner's, 2025 Philippine)

Melchor "Biboy" Ravanes (born January 6, 1959) is a former Filipino professional basketball player and former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. ^[1] Prior to this, he was SMB's longtime assistant coach.

Player profile

Ravanes was part of a wave of Cebuano cagers recruited by the squad, then known as San Miguel Braves in the MICAA. He was also a member of the franchise’s first championship in 1979. Apart from the Beermen, he also saw action for Shell and Alaska in his career that spanned 16 seasons. A tenacious defender, he was named to the league’s All-Defensive Team three times. ^[2]

Coaching career

Ravanes became an assistant coach for the Pop Cola Panthers under Chot Reyes in 2000, specifically for player relations. ^[3] But when the Panthers sold to Coca-Cola and became Coca-Cola Tigers, he was retained on its inaugural season, until 2006, when national team head coach Chot Reyes, assistant coaches Nash Racela, and Aboy Castro joined San Miguel Beermen. ^[4] He stayed on the Beermen even Reyes, Racela and Castro left for Talk 'N Text.

Ravanes become head coach of San Miguel Beermen, replacing Gee Abanilla, with Todd Purves as active consultant. ^{[1] [2]} After two conferences of winning standings but losing on playoffs, Ravanes and Purves was demoted and replaced by Leo Austria. ^[5]

Coaching record

PBA

Season	Team	Conference	GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
2013–14	San Miguel	Commissioner's Cup	9	7	2	.778	2nd	2	0	2	.000	Lost in the quarterfinals with twice to beat advantage
		Governors' Cup	9	5	4	.556	5th	1	0	1	.000	Lost in the quarterfinals without twice to beat advantage
Career Total			18	12	6	.666	Playoff Total	3	0	3	.000	0 championship

References

1. Badua, Snow. "Ravanes to be new Petron coach, Purves to take on more active role after yet another coaching shuffle". SPIN.ph.
2. "PROFILE | Incoming coach Biboy Ravanes talks loyalty and the San Miguel Beermen | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
3. Henson, Joaquin M. (April 26, 2000). "Pop Cola's new look". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
4. Henson, Joaquin M. "New challenge for Binky". The Philippine Star .
5. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Potentially powerful but lacking in cohesion: Beermen seek end to title slump". The Philippine Star .