Joel Banal

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Joel Banal
Personal information
Born (1958-02-06) February 6, 1958 (age 66)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
College Mapua Institute of Technology
Playing career1982–1985
Coaching career1987–2012
Career history
As player:
1982–1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers
As coach:
1987–1997 Mapua
1993–1997; 2005–2011 Alaska Aces (assistant)
1998–2001 Pasig Pirates
2002–2003 Ateneo de Manila
2002–2003 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (assistant)
2003–2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
2011–2012 Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Joel Banal (born February 6, 1958) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player, and former head coach in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former commissioner of the now-defunct Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). [1] Banal is the only head coach to win championships in the NCAA, UAAP, PBL, and the PBA. [2]

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Playing career

Banal played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before venturing into professional basketball with the Great Taste Coffee Makers in the PBA from 1982–1985 where he got an injury. After his semi-retirement from the PBA, he worked as a circulation director of The Philippine Star. [3]

Coaching career

His first coaching stint was for RC Cola team played in the Philippine Basketball League. [4]

He was previously the head coach of the collegiate teams Mapua Cardinals in the NCAA, Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP (won the 2002 UAAP title), the Casino Rubbing Alcohol and Hapee Nenaco in the PBL, and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the PBA, where he won championships in all of the four leagues. [5] He is also the assistant coach of the Pasig Pirates in the Metropolitan Basketball Association. [3]

In 2011, he replaced longtime head coach Tim Cone as coach of the Alaska Aces after serving as Cone's longtime deputy. [6] He stepped down from the position in 2012. [7]

Shortly after his resignation, Banal focused on his family-owned school business, Domuschola International School where he was the president until 2015. [7]

PCBL commissioner

In 2016, Banal returned to basketball after he appointed as the league commissioner of Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League starting this 2016 Chairman's Cup. He will take over the position from Ato Badolato. [7]

Coaching records

Collegiate record

SeasonEliminationsPlayoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
Mapua Cardinals (NCAA)
1997 75.5834th101.000Stepladder Semifinals
Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP)
2002 95.6433rd541.800Champions
2003 113.7861st413.250Runner-Up
Totals2713.6751055.5001 championship

PBA record

TeamSeasonConferenceElims./Clas. roundPlayoffs
GWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
Talk 'N Text 2003 All-Filipino Cup 963.6663rd (in Group B)1495.643Won PBA championship
Talk 'N Text 2004 Fiesta (Transitional) 18117.6114th642.000Won Third Place
2004–05 Philippine Cup 18126.6672nd972.778Lost in the Finals
Fiesta 18126.6671st945.444Lost in the Finals
Talk 'N Text 2005–06 Fiesta 1697.5634th532.600Lost in the Quarterfinals
Philippine Cup 16610.3758th303.000Lost in the Wildcard single round-robin
Alaska 2011–12 Philippine Cup 1138.27311thMissed Playoffs
Commissioner's Cup 954.5564th312.000Lost in the Quarterfinals
Totals1156451.557Playoff Totals492821.5711 PBA championship

Personal life

Banal is the elder brother of former Phoenix Fuel Masters head coach Koy Banal. [8] His older brother, Conrad, served as the business writer for newspapers Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star and was once a player for the Ateneo men's basketball team. [3]

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References

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Preceded by Mapua Cardinals men's basketball head coach
1987-1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball head coach
2002-2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Talk 'N Text Phone Pals head coach
2003-2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Alaska Aces Head Coach
2011-2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League commissioner
2016
Succeeded by
Final (ceased)