Binky Favis
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 | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (c. 2016) United Nationalist Alliance (c. 2013) |
| Residence(s) | Parañaque |
| Basketball career | |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Santo Tomas |
| Coaching career | 1993–2008 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1993–1997 | UST (asssistant) |
| 1998 | Batangas Blades |
| 1999–2001 | Letran Knights |
| 2000–2001 | Pop Cola Panthers (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Coca–Cola Tigers (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
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]
Career record
| Season | Team | Conference | Elims./Clas. round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2005–06 | Coke | Fiesta | 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 | Coke | Philippine Cup | 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 | Coke | Philippine Cup | 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 championship | ||
Political career
He currently serves as a councilor of Parañaque City from the 2nd district since 2013.[6] He is running for vice mayor of Parañaque in the 2022 local elections.[7]
References
- "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.
- "Letran defeats San Beda". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 18, 2000. p. 41. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- June Navarro (July 21, 2001). "Letran stops Perpetual; Benilde bows to Mapua". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- Joaquin Henson (December 7, 2009). "New calling for ex-PBA coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- "Source: Guiao firm about leaving Red Bull position". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- Jan Ballesteros (2019-05-14). "Francis Zamora leads sports personalities who won electoral seats". ESPN5. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- "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.