Nomar Isla

Nomar Angeles Isla is a Filipino basketball coach.

Nomar Angeles Isla

Personal information
Born	(1970-05-01) May 1, 1970 (age 54)[1]
Nationality	Filipino
Position	Head coach
Career history
As coach:
1998–2010	EAC
2008–2011	Treston-Laguna
2011–2013	Sarawak Fire Horse
2011	Philippines (women under-16)
2014–	Brunei (men)
2014–	Brunei (women)

Coaching career

Isla had a long stint as head coach of the collegiate team, Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals, guiding the team to win several championships at the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) and University Games (UniGames). After coaching the Emilio Aguinaldo College team, he served as head coach of the Treston-Laguna Stallions of Liga Pilipinas regional basketball league from the league's inception in 2008 until 2011.^[2][3]

On 2011, the Sarawak Fire Horse hired Isla as their head coach. Isla stirred the Malaysian team to the championships at the 2011 edition of the Malaysian National Basketball League.^[2] Isla guided the Sarawak-based team until 2013 with Australian Adam James Steere taking over as new head coach of the team.^[4] He was later appointed head coach of the Philippine U-16 women's national team but had to resign citing personal reason before the team could participate at the FIBA-Asia tournament in China.^[2]

Isla also served as assistant coach for several teams. He was assistant coach of the Philippine U-20 men's team that won the Southeast Asian Basketball Association in 2000. The Negros Slashers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), had Isla as their assistant coach. The MBA is defunct since 2002.^[2]

The University of the East had Isla as their assistant coach of their varsity team until early 2014. Isla was also team manager of the women's varsity. When Cebuana Lhuillier of the PBA D-League recruited the university's key players, Isla assumed role as the assistant manager of the team.^[2]

Isla was appointed as head coach of the Brunei men's national basketball team, a role which he formally assumed on 1 August 2014.^[2] Aside from coaching the men's national team, Isla also coaches the women's and veterans team of the sultanate.^[5] Isla's first test as the head coach of the men's team was the four team tournament, 2014 Borneo Cup. The national team finished last behind Miri, Labuan and eventual champions Kota Kinabalu, winning only a game against Miri.^[6]

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Season	Team	Eliminations					Playoffs
		GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	PG	W	L	PCT	Results
2009	EAC	18	6	12	.333	7th	–	–	–	–	Eliminated
2010	EAC	16	2	14	.125	9th	–	–	–	–	Eliminated
Totals		34	8	26	.235		0	0	0	.000	0 championships

Honours

Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals

• National Capital Region Athletic Association Champions: 2004-05
• Universities and Colleges Athletic Association Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006

Sarawak Firehorse

• National Basketball League Champions: 2011

References

1. "Nomar Angeles ISLA - FIBA Coach Profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. Servinio, Anthony (1 July 2014). "New coach for Brunei". Servinio's Sports Etc. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
3. "Luzon vs Mindanao at Liga Pilipinas Laguna leg". Sun Star Davao. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
4. "Firehorses adapting to aussie-style basketball". Borneo Post. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
5. "Coach upbeat on Brunei women cagers". Borneo Bulletin. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
6. Yee Chun Leong (20 December 2014). "Basketball's year of ups and downs". Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2015.