Jude P. Roque
I’m excited for my good friend Nash Racela, who will be handling the coaching chores of the Talk N’ Text (TNT) KaTropa in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), starting this coming All-Filipino conference. His appointment as head coach was announced last week after serving as deputy since 2008. He will be replacing veteran PBA mentor Jong Uichico, who will be a full-time assistant at the Gilas Pilipinas National Men’s Team under returning coach Chot Reyes. In his eight years as assistant in TNT, Nash took the coaching cudgels in a few games for the squad. This time, he is given the opportunity to be the official chief bench tactician for the 26-year PBA franchise.