| Adamson Soaring Falcons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | UAAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1971-11-30)November 30, 1971 (age 54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | De La Salle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1998–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Batangas Blades | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Batangas Blades | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Coca Cola Tigers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | San Beda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013; 2014–2016 | TNT KaTropa (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Philippines (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Fruitas Shakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | FEU | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Meralco Bolts (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | TNT KaTropa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FEU (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Adamson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As head coach As assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Raoul Cesar "Nash" Escueta Racela (born November 30, 1971) is a Filipino professionalbasketball coach.
Nash Racela was a graduate of De La Salle University before taking on a career as a coach. He also coached thePhilippine squad that participated at the2016 SEABA Cup.[1]
Racela started his career as assistant coach ofBatangas Blades (Later renamed as LBC-Batangas Blades for sponsorship reasons), when Binky Favis was coaching the team.[2] When Racela took over, withEddie Laure as its star player. Racela won his MBA Coach of the Year in 2001.[3]
He served as head coach ofSan Beda Red Lions after replacing Jonathan Reyes,[4] but fired and replaced byKoy Banal in 2005.[5][6]
Racela became an assistant coach of theCoca-Cola Tigers on its inaugural season, until 2006 (that time coached by Favis), when national team head coachChot Reyes, assistant coachesBiboy Ravanes, and Aboy Castro joinedSan Miguel Beermen.[2] He and Castro also joinedTalk 'N Text when Reyes hired by that team, served for the team for almost a decade and won championships.[7]
He was hired by theFEU Tamaraws in2013, and led the team into multiple final four appearances, a finals runner-up in2014,[8] and a championship in2015.[9]
After coaching FEU, he later coachedTNT KaTropa, led them to afinals appearance,[10] but dismissed before thenext season'sGovernors' Cup.[11]
He later coachedBlackwater Elite,[12] but fired after two seasons due to team's dismal performance.[13]
He is now coaching theAdamson Soaring Falcons.[14]
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | PW | PL | PCT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SBC | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Semifinals |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | T-7th | — | — | — | — | (fired) | |
| 2013 | FEU | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semifinals |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion | |
| 2016 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| 2021 | AdU | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2022 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4th-seed playoff | |
| 2024 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| Totals | 133 | 74 | 59 | .536 | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 championship | ||
| Season | Team | Conference | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2016–17 | TNT | Philippine | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4th | 9 | 5 | 4 | .555 | Semifinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 4th | 13 | 7 | 6 | .692 | Runner-up | ||
| Governors' | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Semifinals | ||
| 2017–18 | TNT | Philippine | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals |
| Commissioner's | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semifinals | ||
| Governors' | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | — | — | — | — | (fired) | |||
| Totals | 60 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 championships | |||
Racela is the younger brother ofOlsen Racela, who is a former professional basketball player and took over Nash's position as the head coach of theFEU Tamaraws until 2023. He is a cousin of collegiate basketball coachYuri Escueta.[15]
