Gabby Velasco
Filipino basketball coach
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Gabby Velasco is a Filipino former professional basketball coach.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| College | De La Salle |
| Coaching career | 1989–2022 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1989–1991 | De La Salle (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | Pepsi Mega (assistant) |
| 1992 | De La Salle |
| 1994–1997 | Sunkist Orange Bottlers (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Welcoat Paints |
| 1998–2012 | St. Francis |
| 2013–2016 | Benilde |
| 2018–2019 | CEU (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | De La Salle (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach: | |
Career
Velasco was notable working alongside Derrick Pumaren as his assistant, and he played for him when La Salle is still in NCAA in 1986. They worked together on La Salle, Pepsi Mega and Sunkist, when they almost won a Grand Slam in 1995.[2][3]
He coached La Salle in 1992, Saint Francis of Assisi College from 1998 to 2012, when they won five championship. Some of the championships are led by De Ocampo brothers (Ranidel and Yancy).[4]
He then coached the Benilde Blazers, but his former success did not repeat.[5][6][7] Then, he reunited with Pumaren in CEU Scorpions as an assistant again.[4][8][9] He returned again in La Salle in Pumaren's return until 2022.[10]
Coaching record
Collegiate record
| Season | Team | Eliminations | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 1992 | DLSU | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2013 | CSB | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2014 | CSB | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2015 | CSB | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2016 | CSB | 18 | 1 | 17 | .056 | 10th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 86 | 33 | 53 | .425 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 championships | |