Edgar Macaraya
Filipino basketball player and coach
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Edgar "Egay" Macaraya is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who is the head coach of the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He is also an assistant coach for the UP Fighting Maroons. He won five titles in the NAASCU with San Sebastian-Cavite and with the CEU Scorpions before coaching for his alma mater with the San Sebastian Stags.
| UP Fighting Maroons | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 10, 1962 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Sebastian |
| PBA draft | 1990: 3rd round, 18th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Pop Cola Sizzlers |
| Playing career | 1990–1993 |
| Position | Shooting guard/Small forward |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1990–1992 | Pop Cola/Sarsi |
| 1993 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
Coaching | |
| 2003–2009 | San Sebastian-Cavite |
| 2011–2016 | CEU |
| 2016–2022 | San Sebastian |
| 2024 | Quezon City Toda Aksyon |
| 2024–present | UP (assistant) |
| 2026–present | Mindoro Tamaraws |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
As assistant coach: | |
Playing career
Macaraya played for the San Sebastian Stags in college and won a championship with them in 1985.[1] He gained a reputation as a shooter who also defended his opponent well. He also played in the amateur PABL, where in one game, he made 14 three-point shots, the most for any Philippine amateur league.[2]
In his short tenure in Philippine Basketball Association, he played for the Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers and Sta. Lucia Realtors.[2]
Coaching career
NAASCU
Macaraya first coached in the NAASCU with the San Sebastian-Cavite Baycats. He led them to two straight titles from 2008 to 2009.[3]
Macaraya then coached the CEU Scorpions. From 2013 to 2015, he led CEU to three straight NAASCU titles.[4] His titles with CEU gave him five total NAASCU titles, tied with Ato Tolentino for most in league history until they were surpassed by Jino Manansala.[3][5] In 2013, he also led CEU to the Sweet 16 of the 2013 PCCL Championship.[6]
NCAA
In 2016, Macaraya was hired to be the head coach of his alma mater San Sebastian, taking over from Rodney Santos.[4][1] He led San Sebastian to the NCAA Final Four twice, but in his last two seasons, failed to make the Final Four. He was replaced in 2022 by John Kallos.[7]
UAAP
In 2024, Macaraya became an assistant coach of the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP.[8] In Season 87, UP won the championship.[9]
Coaching record
Collegiate
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PPCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SSC-R | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2017 | SSC-R | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Stepladder round 2 |
| 2018 | SSC-R | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2019 | SSC-R | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Stepladder round 1 |
| 2020 | SSC-R | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 | SSC-R | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2022 | SSC-R | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 99 | 45 | 54 | .454 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 championship | |