Caloy Garcia
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (July 2021) |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team Consultant / Head of Basketball Operations |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1975 Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2006 | Welcoat/Rain or Shine (PBL) |
| 2005–2007 | CSB Blazers (NCAA) |
| 2013–2014 | Letran Knights (NCAA) |
| 2008–2010; 2016–2020 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (PBA) |
| 2021–present | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Consultant) |
Carlos Jose "Caloy" Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball coach[1] in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Early life[]
Caloy Garcia was born to a Spanish father who is from Malaga[2] and a Filipino mother.[citation needed] 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 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 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.[citation needed]
He was one of the male hosts of Sunday noontime variety show, GMA Supershow.[3]
Coaching career[]
Welcoat assistant coach (PBL)[]
He assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2002 to 2004.
Welcoat/Rain or Shine Head coach (PBL)[]
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 coach[]
He was hired in 2005 to replace Tonichi Ytturi as St. Benilde head coach. 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.
Welcoat assistant coach (PBA)[]
He again assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2006 to 2008. Austria then resigned after the Philippine Cup.
Welcoat/Rain or Shine Head coach (PBA)[]
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 head coach[]
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.
Personal life[]
He is a cousin of professional footballers and Philippine internationals Angel Guirado and Juan Luis Guirado.[2] Garcia is also the uncle of actress Coleen Garcia.[4]
Coaching record[]
Collegiate record[]
| Season | Team | Eliminations | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2005 | CSB | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2006 | CSB | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8th | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2007 | CSB | 1 | 11 | .083 | 7th | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2013 | CSJL | 14 | 4 | .777 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost to San Beda in the Finals |
| 2014 | CSJL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||
| Totals | 32 | 44 | .421 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 championships | ||
Professional record[]
| Season | Conference | Team | Elims./Clas. round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2007–08 | Fiesta | WEL | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10th | 0 | Failed to qualify | |||
| 2008–09 | Philippine Cup | ROS | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in quarterfinals |
| Fiesta | ROS | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | Lost in third-place playoff | |
| 2016–17 | Philippine Cup | ROS | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | ROS | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in quarterfinals | |
| Governors' | ROS | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in quarterfinals | |
| 2017–18 | Philippine Cup | ROS | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | ROS | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in semifinals | |
| Governors' | ROS | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 10th | 0 | Failed to qualify | ||||
| 2019 | Philippine Cup | ROS | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in semifinals |
| Commissioner's | ROS | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in semifinals | |
| Governors' | ROS | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 9th | 0 | Failed to qualify | ||||
| Totals | 149 | 74 | 75 | .497 | 41 | 16 | 25 | .390 | 0 championships | |||
References[]
- ^ Cortez, Noli (July 5, 2011). "Tigers starting to believe". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Henson, Joaquin (17 August 2019). "Spanish trainer joins Gilas staff". Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (27 August 2019). "LOOK: Caloy Garcia was once a co-host of 'GMA Supershow'". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (22 July 2021). "PBA opening a must-see". Philstar.com. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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