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).
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach / Head of basketball operations |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1975 Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Coaching career | 2002–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) |
| 2008–2010 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2010–2016 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| 2016–2020 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2021–2022 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (consultant) |
| 2022–present | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant) |
| 2023–present | De La Salle University (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As head coach
As assistant coach
| |
Early life edit
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 edit
Welcoat assistant (PBL) edit
He assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2002 to 2004.
Welcoat/Rain or Shine edit
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 edit
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 edit
He again assisted Leo Austria in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2006 to 2008. Austria then resigned after the Philippine Cup.
Welcoat/Rain or Shine edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Collegiate record edit
| Season | Team | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benilde Blazers (NCAA) | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Benilde | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2006 | Benilde | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2007 | Benilde | 1 | 11 | .083 | 7th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Letran Knights (NCAA) | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Letran | 14 | 4 | .777 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Finals |
| 2014 | Letran | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 32 | 44 | .421 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 championships | ||
Professional record edit
| Season | Team | Conference | Elims./Clas. round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2007–08 | Welcoat | Fiesta | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Fiesta | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | Lost in the Third-place Playoff | ||
| 2009–10 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | .428 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Fiesta | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | .428 | Lost in the Quarterfinals | ||
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| 2016–17 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in the Quarterfinals | ||
| 2017–18 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in the Semifinals | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | ||
| 2019 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Lost in the Semifinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in the Semifinals | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | ||
| 2020 | Rain or Shine | Philippine Cup | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals |
| Totals | 210 | 98 | 112 | .466 | Playoff Totals | 57 | 22 | 35 | .386 | 0 championship | ||
References edit
- ^ Cortez, Noli (July 5, 2011). "Tigers starting to believe". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (27 August 2019). "LOOK: Caloy Garcia was once a co-host of 'GMA Supershow'". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Caloy stays by Guiao's side". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Caloy stays by Guiao's side". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Topex taps Caloy Garcia as lead assistant in La Salle". Tiebreaker Times. January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Caloy Garcia joins Topex Robinson at La Salle as assistant coach". SPIN.ph. January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Topex deflects all glory to team of 'head coaches' he formed". Tiebreaker Times. December 8, 2023.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (22 July 2021). "PBA opening a must-see". Philstar.com. Retrieved 3 October 2010.