Junel Baculi
Edmundo "Junel" Baculi is a Filipino head basketball coach who formerly coached GlobalPort Batang Pier in the PBA.[2] In the PBL[1], he also coached the Hapee-PCU Dolphins and had many titles. Prior to coaching, Baculi played varsity basketball for the Mapua Cardinals.
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| Nationality |  Filipino | |||||||||||||
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| College | Mapua University | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1994–2013 | |||||||||||||
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| 1994–2002; 2003–2009 | Lizealiz/Hapee/Hapee-PCU (PBL)[1] (PBL) | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Negros Slashers | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Welcoat (PBL)[1] | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Olongapo Volunteers | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | PCU | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Burger King Whoppers | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Barako Bull Energy | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | |||||||||||||
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He coached the Philippines national basketball team that participated at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games guiding the team to a gold medal finish.[3] He is currently the basketball commissioner for the incoming UAAP Season 81.
NU Athletic Director
He is also the former athletic director of National University of the Philippines until the UAAP Season 77 formally closed in March 2015. Baculi stepped down to return on his coaching duties.
During his successful term, the National University Bulldogs teams scored victories in the sports disciplines during Season 77 including Men's and Women's Basketball, Cheerdance, Men's Beach Volleyball, Men's Badminton, Men's and Women's Lawn Tennis.[4]
Coaching record
PBA
| Season | Team | Conference | Elims./Clas. round | Playoffs | ||||||||
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| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2012–13 | GlobalPort | Commissioner's Cup | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10th | Did not qualified | ||||
| Governors' Cup | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the Quarterfinals with twice to beat disadvantage | ||
| Career Total | 23 | 6 | 17 | .260 | Playoff Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 championship | ||
References
- "Return of the Dragon". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Interaksyon.com - Olivares, Rick (12 February 2017). "SBP at 10". Bleacher's Brew. BusinessMirror. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Baculi out as NU top sports official". Philstar.com.