Gilbert Malabanan
| Lyceum Pirates | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 19, 1979 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| College | Perpetual |
| PBA draft | 2002: |
| Drafted by | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2002 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2002–2005 | San Miguel Beermen |
Coaching | |
| 2018 | Lyceum (assistant) |
| 2021-present | Lyceum |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Gilbert Malabanan (born February 19, 1979) is a Filipino former basketball player and current head coach of the Lyceum Pirates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He played for Ginebra and San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association in the early 2000s.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]A former deputy of Topex Robinson and Jeff Perlas, Malabanan took over the head coaching position of the Lyceum Pirates in December 2021 and never lost a final four berth for three straight years in the NCAA.[2][3][4]
Coaching record
[edit | edit source]Collegiate
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PPCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LPU | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 9th | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | LPU | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the semifinals |
| 2023 | LPU | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in the semifinals |
| 2024 | LPU | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in the semifinals |
| Totals | 63 | 37 | 26 | .587 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 championship | ||
Early years
[edit | edit source]Malabanan was a high-scorer for UPHSD Altas in the NCAA before he became a second-round pick in the 2002 PBA Draft for Ginebra and would later play for San Miguel.[5]
During his amateur days, Malabanan also played for Chowking under coach Leo Austria in the defunct Philippine Basketball League and won the PBL crowns in the 2000–01 and 2001-02 seasons.[6][7]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Malabanan is running as city councilor of San Pedro, Laguna in the 2025 elections.[8][9]
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- Living people
- Filipino men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Laguna (province)
- Filipino sportsperson-politicians
- Lyceum Pirates basketball coaches
- Perpetual Altas basketball players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- People from San Pedro, Laguna
- 1979 births