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]
Coaching career
Batangas Blades
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.[2] When Racela took over, with Eddie Laure as its star player. Racela won his MBA Coach of the Year in 2001.[3]
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.[2] 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]
FEU
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]
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]
