Bal David

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Viray and the surname or paternal family name is David.
Bal David
Personal information
Born (1972-08-23) August 23, 1972 (age 52)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
CollegeUST
PBA draft1995: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Sunkist Orange Juicers
Playing career1996–2005
PositionPoint guard
Number1
Career history
As player:
1996–2005Ginebra San Miguel / Gordon's Gin Boars / Barangay Ginebra Kings
As coach:
2022UST
Career highlights and awards

Bal Viray David Jr. (born August 23, 1972) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He played his whole 10-year career for the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He last coached the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

Amateur career

David was a standout for the University of Santo Tomas (UST), leading the Growling Tigers to the 1994 UAAP men's basketball championship. His field-goal at the dying seconds of Game 3 allowed the Tigers to defeat the De La Salle Green Archers 2–1 in the championship series.[1]

David also participated in the amateur Philippine Basketball League playing for Stag Pale Pilseners. Stag won several championships, the last of which was in 1997 where they won the Danny Floro Cup. David had three steals in the deciding game that gave Stag the championship.[2]

Professional career

David signed up for the Ginebra San Miguel, where he was joined by Stag teammate Marlou Aquino who was picked first overall by Ginebra in the 1996 PBA Draft.[3]

In the 1996 Commissioner's Cup, Ginebra barged into the semifinals, facing the Shell Turbo Chargers. In the series that went into the deciding game, David converted a three-point field goal to break the 83-all deadlock. However, Richie Ticzon scored his own three-pointer for Shell; in the ensuing play Kenny Redfield blocked Vince Hizon's shot, which led to Redfield's three-pointer to eliminate Ginebra from contention.[4] Ginebra, now sporting the team name Gordon's Gin Boars, David entered the 1997 Commissioner's Cup Finals against the Alaska Milkmen; the Boars won over the Milkmen in six games, with the title-clinching Game 6 won via a 105–79 rout.

In the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals, he made an off-balance game-winner shot against Asi Taulava-led Mobiline Phone Pals which was one of the biggest upsets in the history of PBA.[5] However, the team was defeated by Formula Shell in the semifinals.

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

[6]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996 Ginebra 64 23.5 .429 .315 .734 2.8 4.3 1.0 .1 8.6
1997 Gordon's Gin 68 29.1 .486 .197 .784 3.4 5.3 .9 .2 10.3
1998 Gordon's Gin / Ginebra 49 26.1 .602 .237 .702 3.0 4.2 1.3 .1 8.9
1999 Barangay Ginebra 41 40.1 .397 .336 .846 4.9 5.0 1.2 .1 12.0
2000 Barangay Ginebra 37 35.4 .395 .341 .733 3.9 3.8 1.4 .2 9.8
2001 Barangay Ginebra 51 26.3 .380 .298 .812 2.6 3.2 .7 .1 8.4
2002 Barangay Ginebra 27 23.7 .349 .295 .917 2.1 2.6 .6 .0 7.3
2003 Barangay Ginebra 39 30.6 .400 .340 .814 2.3 4.3 .7 .1 6.5
2004–05 Barangay Ginebra 22 22.4 .364 .235 .857 1.6 3.5 .8 .1 3.4
Career 398 28.6 .430 .300 .772 3.1 4.2 1.0 .1 8.8

Coaching career

David first got into coaching in 2010 when he handled the Fern-C franchise in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). He then joined the coaching staff of the PBA D-League team the Liver Marin Guardians in 2015 that was headed by former teammate Rodney Santos.[7]

David was then hired as his alma mater's head coach in 2022.[8] In his only season with UST during Season 85, they finished with only one win in 14 games. He resigned in 2023.[9]

Coaching record

Collegiate career

Season Team Elimination round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2022 UST 14 1 13 .071 8th – – – – Eliminated
Totals 14 1 13 .071 0 0 0 .000 0 championships

References

  1. ^ Atencio, Peter (1994-10-08). "Back to back for Tigers". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ Gulle, Jimbo (1996-01-10). "Stag wraps it all up". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ "Ginebra takes first big rebuilding step in annual PBA draft". Manila Standard. 1996-01-20. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  4. ^ Amigo, Ismael (1996-08-26). "Shell knocks out Ginebra". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Jon (1997-09-08). "Gordon's Gin ends 6-year title drought". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  6. ^ "Bal David Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12.
  7. ^ "Former Ginebra guard Bal David to go into coaching. Find out for which team". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  8. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (2022-07-23). "Bal David set to take over as UST Growing Tigers head coach–reports". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  9. ^ Ballesteros, Jan (January 26, 2023). "Bal David resigns as UST head coach". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jino Manansala
 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball head coach
2022 		Succeeded by