Boyzie Zamar
Filipino basketball coach
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David "Boyzie" Zamar (sometimes misspelled as Boysie or Boycie) (born December 30, 1966) is a Filipino basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach of San Miguel Beermen. He is the father of former UE Red Warrior and former Beermen Paul Zamar.[1]
Filipino| San Miguel Beermen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | PBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 30, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | CPU (Iloilo City) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | UE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 1990: 4th round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Alaska Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Manila Metrostars (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Manila Metrostars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Soccsargen Marlins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | UE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001; 2005 | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Cebuana Lhuillier Gems | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | UE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | San Miguel Beermen 3x3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
As assistant coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Career
Zamar worked as an assistant coach to Louie Alas at the Manila Metrostars, that time the team is led by their star Rommel Adducul and future PBA coach Alex Compton.[2] He was appointed as Philippine national team head coach, and led the team to gold medals in 2001 SEABA Championship[3] and 2001 Southeast Asian Games.
He served as the head coach of Soccsargen Marlins.[4] After MBA fold in 2002, he was later coached the then James Yap-led UE Red Warriors. They bring the team to the second seed and final four appearance, but defeated by Ateneo. He coached the team until 2003.[5]
He was intended to coach again the Philippine team in 2005 Southeast Asian Games, where the Philippines is also the host. But the team was suspended by the FIBA.[6]
He coached again the UE,[7] and later joined the San Miguel Beermen as their assistant coach.[8][9] He returned to head coaching on the Beermen's 3x3 team.[10]