Gabby Velasco

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Gabby Velasco
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Career information
College De La Salle
Coaching career1989–2016
Career history
As coach:
1989–1991 De La Salle (assistant)
1990–1994 Pepsi Mega (assistant)
1992De La Salle
1994–1997 Sunkist Orange Bottlers (assistant)
1998–1999Welcoat Paints
1998–2012 St. Francis
2013–2016 Benilde
2018–2019 CEU (assistant)
2021–2022De La Salle (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 5x NCRAA champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)

As assistant coach:

Gabby Velasco is a Filipino basketball coach lastly coached the Benilde Blazers. [1]

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Career

Velasco was notable working alongside Derrick Pumaren as his assistant, and he played for him when La Salle is still in NCAA in 1986. They worked together on La Salle, Pepsi Mega and Sunkist, when they almost won a Grand Slam in 1995. [2] [3]

He coached La Salle in 1992, Saint Francis of Assisi College from 1998 to 2012, when they won five championship. Some of the championships are led by De Ocampo brothers (Ranidel and Yancy). [4]

He then coached the Benilde Blazers, but his former success did not repeat. [5] [6] [7] Then, he reunited with Pumaren in CEU Scorpions as an assistant again. [4] [8] [9] He returned again in La Salle in Pumaren's return until 2022. [10]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
GPWLPCTFinishGPWLPCTResults
1992 DLSU 14113.7863rdEliminated
2013 CSB 18513.2789thEliminated
2014 CSB 18117.6115thEliminated
2015 CSB 18513.2788thEliminated
2016 CSB 18117.05610thEliminated
Totals863353.425000.0000 championships

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