Gene Afable

Gene Afable
Meralco Bolts
Position	Assistant coach
League	PBA
Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
College	Ateneo
Coaching career	1998–present
Career history
As player:
1989–1990	Crispa 400
As coach:
1998–present	Ateneo (assistant)
2012–2014	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (assistant)
2014–present	Meralco Bolts (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As assistant coach: 2× PBA champion (2012–13 Philippine, 2024 Philippine); PBA Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year (2024); 10× UAAP champion (2002, 2008–2012, 2017–2019, 2022); 2× Filoil Flying V Cup champion (2011, 2018); 5× PCCL champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019); As player: 2× UAAP champion (1987, 1988);

Gene Afable, is a Filipino basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Meralco Bolts.

Playing career

Afable played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles with Olsen Racela, Jun Reyes, Eric Reyes, Jojo Lastimosa, and Jet Nieto (father of Matt and Mike Nieto).^[1]^[2]^[3] Afable won 2 UAAP championship with Eric Reyes, Jun Reyes, Racela and Nieto, defeating UE in 1987^[4] and Dindo Pumaren-led La Salle in 1988.^[5] He also played for Crispa 400.

Afable joined the coaching staff of Ateneo Blue Eagles and served for different coaches and win championships, and still currently serving.^[6]

When Norman Black was later hired by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, he also joined with Sandy Arespacochaga.^[7] When Black's reassigned to Meralco, he also joined, and stayed even Black was demoted to consultant.^[8]^[9]^[10]

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^ Quiteles, Rodneil (November 11, 2013). "PBA preview: Talk'N Text Tropang Texters". RAPPLER. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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^ "After Black, Magsanoc and Fran also out in Meralco shakeup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2024.