| Nash Racela | |
| Position: | Head coach |
| League: | UAAP |
| Team: | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1971 |
| College: | De La Salle |
| Coach Start: | 1998 |
| Cyears1: | 1998–2002 |
| Cteam1: | Batangas Blades |
| Cyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Cteam2: | Batangas Blades |
| Cyears3: | 2003–2006 |
| Cteam3: | Coca Cola Tigers (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2004–2005 |
| Cteam4: | San Beda |
| Cyears5: | 2006–2008 |
| Cteam5: | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) |
| Cyears6: | 2008–2013; 2014–2016 |
| Cteam6: | TNT KaTropa (assistant) |
| Cyears7: | 2010–2018 |
| Cteam7: | Philippines (assistant) |
| Cyears8: | 2012–2013 |
| Cteam8: | Fruitas Shakers |
| Cyears9: | 2012–2016 |
| Cteam9: | FEU |
| Cyears10: | 2013–2014 |
| Cteam10: | Meralco Bolts (assistant) |
| Cyears11: | 2016–2018 |
| Cteam11: | TNT KaTropa |
| Cyears12: | 2016 |
| Cteam12: | Philippines |
| Cyears13: | 2018–2019 |
| Cteam13: | FEU (assistant) |
| Cyears14: | 2019–2021 |
| Cteam14: | Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing |
| Cyears15: | 2021–present |
| Cteam15: | Adamson |
| Highlights: | As head coach
As assistant coach |
Raoul Cesar "Nash" Escueta Racela (born November 30, 1971) is a Filipino professional basketball coach.
Nash Racela was a graduate of De La Salle University before taking on a career as a coach. He also coached the Philippine squad that participated at the 2016 SEABA Cup.[1]
Racela started his career as assistant coach of Batangas Blades (Later renamed as LBC-Batangas Blades for sponsorship reasons), when Binky Favis was coaching the team. When Racela took over, with Eddie Laure as its star player. Racela won his MBA Coach of the Year in 2001.[2]
He served as head coach of San Beda Red Lions after replacing Jonathan Reyes,[3] but fired and replaced by Koy Banal in 2005.[4] [5]
Racela became an assistant coach of the Coca-Cola Tigers on its inaugural season, until 2006 (that time coached by Favis), when national team head coach Chot Reyes, assistant coaches Biboy Ravanes, and Aboy Castro joined San Miguel Beermen.[6] He and Castro also joined Talk 'N Text when Reyes hired by that team, served for the team for almost a decade and won championships.[7]
He was hired by the FEU Tamaraws in 2013, and led the team into multiple final four appearances, a finals runner-up in 2014,[8] and a championship in 2015.[9]
After coaching FEU, he later coached TNT KaTropa, led them to a finals appearance,[10] but dismissed before the next season's Governors' Cup.[11]
He later coached Blackwater Elite,[12] but fired after two seasons due to team's dismal performance.[13]
He is now coaching the Adamson Soaring Falcons.[14]
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | PW | PL | PCT | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Semifinals | |||
| 2005 | SBC | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | T-7th | — | — | — | — | (fired) | |
| 2013 | FEU | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semifinals | |
| 2014 | FEU | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | FEU | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion | |
| 2016 | FEU | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| 2021 | AdU | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | |
| 2022 | AdU | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Semifinals | |
| 2023 | AdU | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4th-seed playoff | |
| Totals | 119 | 68 | 51 | .571 | 20 | 10 | 10 | .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 of Olsen Racela, who is a former professional basketball player and took over Nash's position as the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws until 2023. He is a cousin of collegiate basketball coach Yuri Escueta.[15]