Enrico "Koy" Banal, is a Filipino former professional basketball coach.
Coaching career Played as a Red Lion in his college days, Banal has had extensive head coaching experience in the collegiate and amateur ranks. He called the shots for the PSBA Jaguars in the late 90s with ex-pro Warren Ybañez as his main man. From 2000-2004, he was the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP, bannered by future PBA MVP Arwind Santos, Denok Miranda, Mark Isip, Cesar Catli. He won two championships for FEU from 2003 to 2004 (Due to La Salle's ineligible players which led them to give up the 2004 championship trophy due to the scandal that leaked out the following year and forfeiting all their wins from 2003-2005).
Midway through the 2005 NCAA season, he was hired as head coach of his alma mater, San Beda Red Lions, and in 2006, he guided the team to their first championship after 28 years. He was awarded as Coach of the Year. Citing differences with the management, he was unceremoniously dumped as head coach of the Red Lions in 2007.
He then jumped to the pros as an assistant coach to Ryan Gregorio at Purefoods, and back in the collegiate ranks in 2011, coaching Arellano University. After his stint at Arellano in 2013, he was appointed assistant coach to Siot Tanquincen and was then promoted to head coach a day before the start of the 2014-15 PBA season replacing Tanquincen. On May 31, 2016, Banal was fired by the Phoenix Fuel Masters after rumors emerged that Banal was going to return to one of the teams San Miguel Corporation owned (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, San Miguel Beermen, and Star Hotshots). He was replaced by former Westports Malaysia Dragons Ariel Vanguardia.
To this date, he is one of only a handful of coaches to win championships in both UAAP and NCAA.
Coaching record
Collegiate record Season Team Elimination round PlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishGPWLPCTResults2000 FEU 14 9 5 .643 3rd 4 2 2 .500 Runners-up200114 8 6 .571 3rd 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals200214 6 8 .429 5th — — — — Eliminated200314 11 3 .786 2nd 4 4 0 1.000 Champions200414 11 3 .786 1st 4 2 2 .500 Championsa2005SBC7 3 4 .429 7th — — — — Eliminated2006 14 13 1 .929 1st 4 3 1 .750 Champions2012 AU18 6 12 .333 8th — — — — Eliminated201318 8 10 .444 6th — — — — Eliminated Totals 127 75 52 .590 — 17 11 6 .647 3 championships a
PBA SeasonConferenceTeamElimination roundPlayoffsGPWLPCTFinishGPWLPCTResults2014–15Philippine CupBarako Bull1147.3649th101.000Quarterfinals (1st phase)Commissioner's Cup1156.4557th101.000Quarterfinals Governors' Cup1165.5456th101.000Quarterfinals 2015–16Philippine CupBarako Bull1156.4558th101.000Quarterfinals (1st phase)Commissioner's CupPhoenix1138.27311th––––EliminatedCareer total552332.418Playoff total404.0000 championship
Personal life
Banal is the younger brother of former PBA, UAAP and NCAA coach Joel Banal and has a son Jonathan Banal, a former point guard for the Mapúa Cardinals in the NCAA.
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