Binky Favis

Summary

Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis, better known as Binky Favis, is a Filipino former professional basketball head coach and politician.[1]

Binky Favis
Member of the Parañaque City Council from the 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Personal details
Born
Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis
Political partyPDP–Laban
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (c. 2016)
United Nationalist Alliance (c. 2013)
ResidenceParañaque
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolLa Salle Greenhills
CollegeUniversity of Santo Tomas
Coaching career1993–2008
Career history
As coach:
1993–1997University of Sto. Tomas (asssistant)
1998Batangas Blades
1999–2001San Juan de Letran
2000–2001Pop Cola Panthers (assistant)
2002–2003Coca–Cola Tigers (assistant)
2003–2005Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
2005–2008Coca-Cola Tigers
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Coaching career edit

He was also a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament, he also stayed until 1997.

Favis is a former coach of the Letran Knights[2] in the NCAA leading them to a title in 1999.[3] He also coached in Philippine Basketball League for several teams.

In 2000, he was hired by Chot Reyes as an assistant coach for Pop Cola Panthers. When Pop Cola was sold to Coke Philippines in 2001, he stayed to be an assistant coach for Coke Tigers and won two PBA championships.

He became the assistant coach of Jong Uichico for the Philippine national basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games. He later joined Barangay Ginebra in 2003 and won another two championship.

Before the 2005-06 season, he was named as the head coach of Coca-Cola Tigers[4] and had several lackluster seasons with the team. In 2008, he was relieved as head coach of the Tigers.[5]

Coaching record edit

Collegiate record edit

Season Eliminations Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
Letran Knights (NCAA)
1999 9 5 .643 4th 3 3 0 1.000 Champion
2000 4 10 .286 7th Missed Playoffs
2001 6 8 .429 6th Missed Playoffs
Totals 19 23 .452 3 3 0 1.000 1 championship

Professional record edit

Season Conference Team Elims./Clas. round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2005–06 Fiesta Coke 16 6 10 .375 9th 1 0 1 .000 Lost in the Survivor Playoffs
Philippine Cup 16 7 9 .438 5th 4 1 3 .250 Lost in the Quarterfinals
2006–07 Philippine Cup Coke 18 5 13 .278 9th 3 1 2 .333 Lost in the single round Wildcard Phase
Fiesta 18 7 11 .389 7th 2 1 1 .500 Lost in the knockout Wildcard Phase
2007–08 Philippine Cup Coke 18 7 11 .389 9th 5 2 3 .400 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Fiesta 18 10 8 .556 4th 3 1 2 .333 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Career Total 104 42 62 .403 Playoff Total 18 6 12 .333 0 PBA championships

Political career edit

He served as a councilor of Parañaque City from the 2nd district from 2013 to 2022.[6] Upon being term-limited, he ran for vice mayor of Parañaque in 2022,[7] but lost.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Coke 'coach-less'; SMB, Ginebra handicapped in intriguing PBA twinbill". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  2. ^ "Letran defeats San Beda". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 18, 2000. p. 41. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  3. ^ June Navarro (July 21, 2001). "Letran stops Perpetual; Benilde bows to Mapua". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  4. ^ Joaquin Henson (December 7, 2009). "New calling for ex-PBA coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2010-09-02.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Source: Guiao firm about leaving Red Bull position". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  6. ^ Jan Ballesteros (2019-05-14). "Francis Zamora leads sports personalities who won electoral seats". ESPN5. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. ^ "Ilang mga nais tumakbo sa lokal na posisyon sa lungsod ng Parañaque, naghain na ng kanilang COC". Radio Mindanao Network (in Filipino). October 7, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Fernando, Jean (May 10, 2022). "Rep. Eric Olivarez proclaimed new mayor of Parañaque City". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Letran Knights men's basketball head coach
1999 -2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Coca-Cola Tigers head coach
2005-2008
Succeeded by