Caloy Garcia

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Caloy Garcia
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
PositionAssistant coach / Head of basketball operations
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1975-03-18) March 18, 1975 (age 49)
Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Coaching career2002–present
Career history
As coach:
2002–2004 Welcoat/Rain or Shine (PBL) (assistant)
2004–2006 Welcoat/Rain or Shine (PBL)
2005–2007 College of Saint Benilde
2006–2008 Welcoat Dragons (assistant)
2008–2010Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2010–2016Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant)
2013–2014 Colegio de San Juan de Letran
2016–2020Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2021–2022Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (consultant)
2022–presentRain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant)
2023–present De La Salle University (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

As assistant coach

Carlos Jose "Caloy" Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball coach [1] and former TV host. [2] He is an assistant coach for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Early life

Caloy Garcia was born to a Spanish father who is from Malaga [3] and a Filipino mother. He studied at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and briefly played for the Dazz Dishwashing Paste in the PBL. He is a cousin of San Miguel Beermen head coach Jorge Gallent, also a Benildean. He assisted Garcia in the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and the Welcoat Paintmasters prior to his winning run with the Harbour Centre Batang Pier.

He was one of the male hosts of Sunday noontime variety show, GMA Supershow . [4]

Coaching career

Welcoat assistant (PBL)

He assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2002 to 2004.

Welcoat/Rain or Shine

He was the head coach of the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2005 up to its last year in 2006. He even led them to a PBL title (Unity Cup) in 2005 defeating the Monataña Pawnshop, 3-1.

CSB Blazers coach

He was hired in 2005 to replace Tonichi Ytturi as head coach of the Benilde Blazers. Under him, he produced NCAA MVP Jay Sagad. Later, he led them to 5-9, 3-11, and 1-11 records respectively. He was later replaced by Gee Abanilla. [5]

Welcoat assistant

He again assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2006 to 2008. Austria then resigned after the Philippine Cup.

Welcoat/Rain or Shine

He was hired as an interim coach of the Dragons and eventually the team's head coach in 2008. After being eliminated by the San Miguel Beermen during the quarterfinals of the 2010–11 Philippine Cup, Rain or Shine announced that Garcia will be replaced by Yeng Guiao as head coach. Garcia will slide down as the head assistant coach of the team.

Letran Knights

Upon the resignation of Louie Alas, Garcia was chosen to become the head coach of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights. He will start coaching Letran during the 2013–2014 NCAA season. [6] He led the Knights into the finals, when they lost to San Beda Red Lions.

La Salle assistant

In January 2023, Garcia was selected by Topex Robinson as his lead assistant coach for the De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). [7] [8] Under Robinson and Garcia, the Green Archers made their first UAAP finals appearance since 2017 and won the championship, ending a seven-year title drought. [9]

Personal life

He is a cousin of professional footballers and Philippine internationals Angel Guirado and Juan Luis Guirado. [3] Garcia is also the uncle of actress Coleen Garcia. [10]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

SeasonTeamWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
Benilde Blazers (NCAA)
2005 Benilde59.3576thEliminated
2006 Benilde311.2148thEliminated
2007 Benilde111.0837thEliminated
Letran Knights (NCAA)
2013 Letran 144.7772nd422.500Finals
2014 Letran 99.5006thEliminated
Totals3244.421422.5000 championships

Professional record

SeasonTeamConferenceElims./Clas. roundPlayoffs
PGWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
2007–08 Welcoat Fiesta 18414.22210thMissed Playoffs
2008–09 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 18108.5564th202.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Fiesta 1486.5713rd1055.500Lost in the third-place playoff
2009–10 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 18414.2229th734.428Lost in the quarterfinals
Fiesta 1899.5006th734.428Lost in the quarterfinals
2010–11 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 1459.3578th101.000Lost in the quarterfinals
2016–17 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 1156.4558th211.500Lost in the quarterfinals
Commissioner's 1156.4556th202.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Governors' 1174.6364th211.500Lost in the quarterfinals
2017–18 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 1165.5458th202.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Commissioner's 1192.8181st624.333Lost in the semifinals
Governors' 1138.27310thMissed playoffs
2019 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 1183.7272nd844.500Lost in the Semifinals
Commissioner's 1156.4556th734.429Lost in the Semifinals
Governors' 1147.3649thMissed playoffs
2020 Rain or Shine Philippine Cup 1165.5458th101.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Totals21098112.466Playoff Totals572235.3860 championship

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Preceded by Welcoat/Rain or Shine head coach
2004-2006
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final (moved to PBA)
Preceded by CSB Blazers seniors' basketball head coach
2005-2007
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Preceded by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters head coach
2008-2010
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Preceded by Letran Knights head coach
2013-2014
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Preceded by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters head coach
2016-2020
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