Joel Banal
Joel Banal is a retired Filipino professional basketball player, and former head coach in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former commissioner of the now-defunct Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League. Banal is the only head coach to win championships in the NCAA, UAAP, PBL, and the PBA.
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Playing career
Banal played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before venturing into professional basketball with the Great Taste Coffee Makers in the PBA from 1982–1985 where he got an injury. After his semi-retirement from the PBA, he worked as a circulation director of The Philippine Star.Coaching career
His first coaching stint was for RC Cola team played in the Philippine Basketball League.He was previously the head coach of the collegiate teams Mapua Cardinals in the NCAA, Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP, the Casino Rubbing Alcohol and Hapee Nenaco in the PBL, and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the PBA, where he won championships in all of the four leagues. He is also the assistant coach of the Pasig Pirates in the Metropolitan Basketball Association.
In 2011, he replaced longtime head coach Tim Cone as coach of the Alaska Aces after serving as Cone's longtime deputy. He stepped down from the position in 2012.
Shortly after his resignation, Banal focused on his family-owned school business, Domuschola International School where he was the president until 2015.