Boyet Fernandez
PositionHead coach
TeamBiñan Tatak Gel
LeagueMPBL
Birth dateJuly 30, 1971 (age 55)
Birth placeBacolod, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
CollegeCSA Bacolod
Draft year pba1993
Draft round pba1
Draft pick pba7
Draft team pbaSwift Mighty Meaties
Career start1993
Career end2004
Years 11993–1997
Team 1Sta. Lucia Realtors
Years 21997
Team 2Alaska Milkmen
Years 31997–1999
Team 3Pop Cola Panthers
Years 41999–2003
Team 4Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Years 52004
Team 5Sta. Lucia Realtors
Cyears 12004–2007
Cteam 1Sta. Lucia Realtors (assistant)
Cyears 22007–2010
Cteam 2Sta. Lucia Realtors
Cyears 32010
Cteam 3UP
Cyears 42010–2013
Cteam 4Meralco Bolts
Cyears 52011–2014
Cteam 5NLEX Road Warriors (PBA D-League)
Cyears 62013–2014
Cteam 6San Beda
Cyears 72014–2016
Cteam 7NLEX Road Warriors (PBA)
Cyears 82017–2022
Cteam 8San Beda
Cyears 92022–present
Cteam 9San Beda (consultant)
Cyears 102023
Cteam 10Pasig City MCW Sports
Cyears 112024–present
Cteam 11Biñan Tatak Gel
Highlights

As coach

As assistant coach

As player

Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a Filipino former professional basketball player who serves as the head coach of the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Playing career

Fernandez first broke into public consciousness as a member of the highly touted 1991 Southeast Asian Games gold medal-winning team, where he was back-up to Johnny Abarrientos. Prior to that, he was part of the National Team that finished seventh in the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC), forerunner of FIBA-Asia. He played college ball for Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod.[1]

He is known for his years as a player with the Sta. Lucia Realtors, Alaska Milkmen, Pop Cola 800s, and the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. He was once considered by national coach Ron Jacobs as the best back up point guard in the PBA. He was also named into the 2002 Philippine National Training Pool and was listed as a reserve player.[2]

Coaching career

Fernandez's first coaching stint was as an assistant to Alfrancis Chua with the Sta. Lucia Realtors, a position he took on shortly after his retirement in 2004. He succeeded Chua as head coach prior to the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference. The following year, he guided the franchise to its first-ever and only PBA All-Filipino title, winning the 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup. For this, he was named PBA Coach of the Year.

He was the last head coach of the Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010.

He also took over the coaching reins of UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP midway through the 2010 season.[3]

When NLEX Road Warriors joined the PBA D-League in 2011, he took the coaching job[4] and guided the team to six championships in seven conferences.

He was recently the coach for the San Beda Red Lions, a position he took from Ronnie Magsanoc in 2013.[5] He guided the Red Lions to two NCAA Championships.

After NLEX purchased the Air21 franchise in the PBA in 2014, he was tapped as the head tactician for the Road Warriors starting the 2014–15 PBA season.

Coaching record

Professional record

SeasonTeamConferenceGWLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
2006-07Sta. LuciaFiesta18513.2789th101.000Lost in the 1st wildcard round
2007-08Sta. LuciaPhilippine Cup18126.6672nd1486.571Won Philippine Cup
Fiesta18711.3899th422.500Lost in the quarterfinals
2008-09Sta. LuciaPhilippine Cup18108.5565th954.000Won third place
Fiesta1477.5005th422.500Lost in the quarterfinals
2009-10Sta. LuciaPhilippine Cup18108.5566th101.000Lost in the 1st wildcard round
Fiesta18513.2788th101.000Lost in the 1st wildcard round
2014-15NLEXPhilippine Cup1147.36410th101.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Commissioner's Cup1165.5454th202.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Governors' Cup1138.27311th————Missed playoffs
2015–16NLEXPhilippine Cup1156.4557th101.000Lost in the phase 1 quarterfinals
Commissioner's Cup1156.4557th101.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Governors' Cup1156.4557th101.000Lost in the quarterfinals
Totals18884104.446Playoff totals311219.3871 championship

Collegiate record

SeasonTeamGPWLPCTFinishPGPWPLPCTResults
2010UP12012.0008th––––Eliminated
2013SBC18153.8331st431.750Champions
2014SBC18135.7221st4401.000Champions
2017SBC18162.8892nd3301.000Champions
2018SBU18171.9441st3301.000Champions
2019SBU181801.0001st312.333Finals
2021SBU972.7783rd321.667Semifinals
Totals1118625.77420164.8004 championships

Personal life

Fernandez became nurse in 1991, but instead he pursue professional basketball. He was initially attempted to pursue the profession, but hired by Sta. Lucia Realtors.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Five minutes with Boyet Fernandez"
  2. ^ Fernandez earns respect as coach. Archived September 20, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Boyet Fernandez slated to be coach, but UP admin says no » inboundpass.com - Covering Philippine college basketball / UAAP, NCAA, PCC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Manila North Tollways Corporation!". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  5. ^ "It's Boyet Fernandez for San Beda". 2 January 2013.
  6. ^ Lozada, Bong (2020-07-12). "Fernandez nearly left for US to pursue nursing career before PBA coaching offer". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. ^ "Why San Beda mentor Boyet Fernandez traded his nursing career for basketball stint | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.