Gilbert Malabanan

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.

Gilbert Malabanan

Lyceum Pirates
Position	Head coach
League	National Collegiate Athletic Association
Personal information
Born	(1979-02-19) February 19, 1979 (age 46) San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines[1]
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
College	Perpetual
PBA draft	2002:
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Coaching career	2018–present
Career history
As a player:
2002	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2002–2005	San Miguel Beermen
As a coach:
2018	Lyceum (assistant)
2021-present	Lyceum
Career highlights
As head coach: 3× Final 4 semifinalist, 2022-2024

Coaching career

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

Collegiate

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

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

Malabanan is running as city councilor of San Pedro, Laguna in the 2025 elections.^[8][9]