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Mindoro Tamaraws
The Mindoro Tamaraws are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Oriental Mindoro. The team primarily competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team splits its home games between the Sentrong Pangkabataan in Calapan and the Pola Gymnasium in Pola. The team began play during the 2019–20 season. The franchise also competed in NBL–Pilipinas as the Mindoro Tamaraws Disiplinados (stylized as Disipl-Ina-dos) during the 2021 Chairman's Cup. The Tamaraws are the lone team based in the Mimaropa region. Currently, the Mindoro franchise is the oldest such in the MPBL that has yet to make a playoff appearance. They are also tied with the Biñan Tatak Gel for the longest playoff drought overall, having missed the playoffs in the last four seasons as of 2024. History Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Mindoro Tamaraws joined the MPBL as an expansion team for the 2019–20 season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is not intended to be a competitor to the top-flight Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but rather to provide a gateway for local, homegrown talents to showcase their skills. The league uses a home-and-away format, similar to the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. The MPBL started an amateur league before being granted professional status by the Games and Amusements Board. Due to Pacquiao's role in the league, it has also been referred to as Manny Pacquiao's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The MPBL is the first in a series of leagues which bear the ''Maharlika Pilipinas'' name. It is followed by the Junior MPBL and Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) in 2023, and the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilipinas Super League
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, namely its former CEO Rocky Chan and former COO Chelito Caro. Chan assumed the post of PSL president and Caro of the league commissioner. Former professional basketballer Marc Pingris was appointed as commissioner in January 2022, succeeding Caro. There are also under-21 and under-18 divisions. The league then subsequently held its first Pro Division tournament: the Pearl of the Orient Cup, which saw eight teams compete in venues across Mindanao. Among the teams were two that moved from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL): the Basilan Peace Riders and Davao Occidental Tigers, the latter of which became the inaugural champions. The second Pro Division tournament then came later that year with the DUMPER Cup, which saw sixteen teams compete. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Baracael
Marnel "Mac" Baracael (born April 14, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Baracael was drafted sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2011 PBA draft. Baracael played college basketball for Far Eastern University of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Amateur career Baracael was a former cager of MSEUF. In 2006, Baracael, also known as “Macmac”, transferred to Far Eastern University of the UAAP. After serving his residency, he became part of the FEU Tamaraws Senior basketball team on the account of his agility, one-on-one defense and outside shooting. Shooting/apparent attempted assassination On July 24, 2008, Baracael was shot by an unidentified assailant. He was walking outside the FEU campus in front of a PhilTrust Bank branch, in the corner of Morayta and R. Papa St. Marnel, Barcael was with his teammates Ron Cabagnot and Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Philippine Basketball Association Players
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 MPBL All-Star Game
The 2024 MPBL All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on September 7, 2024, during the 2024 season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). It was the fifth edition of the MPBL All-Star Game, which took place at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City, the home arena of the Zamboanga Master Sardines. The North Division won against the South Division for the second consecutive year with a score of 95–91. Will McAloney of the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards was declared the All-Star Game MVP. All-Star Game Coaches The two coaches of each division's highest-ranked team up to that point coached the all-star rosters of their respective divisions. The coaches were unveiled at the All-Star Game itself. The South Division all-stars were coached by Eric Gonzales of the Quezon Huskers. Although the San Juan Knights led the North Division at the time of the event, its all-stars were instead coached by Dennis Pineda of the second-place Pampanga G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 MPBL All-Star Game
The 2022 MPBL season was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league. The regular season began on April 25, 2022, with opening ceremonies at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, and ended on October 13. The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game was also held at the Batangas City Coliseum on October 2. The playoffs then began on October 15 and ended on December 12 when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL finals. This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season, as nine teams departed from the league. This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league. Background This was the MPBL's first full season following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused the league's year-long sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPBL All-Star Game
The MPBL All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and showcases 30 of the league's star players. It is the main event of the greater MPBL All-Star Day, held during the latter part of the regular season alongside a series of pre-game events within the same day. The first All-Star Game was played at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019. The two teams, representing the two divisions (North Division (MPBL), North and South Division (MPBL), South), are composed of fifteen players from the representing division. The head coaches of the team with the best record in each division leading up to All-Star gameday are chosen to coach their respective teams. Background The MPBL All-Star Game was introduced during the league's second season, the 2018–19 MPBL season, 2018–19 season. The first edition of the event took place on March 2, 2019, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Two teams from each division, with fifteen players (thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR Cawaling
Ricardo "JR" Cawaling Jr. (born August 15, 1987) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional player. He was drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. He is known as a three-point shooter. He was aliased "Aye Aye Captain" during his ABL years and "The Sweet Shooter" in his PBA career. College career Cawaling played for the FEU Tamaraws beginning in Season 70, when he was Rookie of the Year, beating Mike Gamboa and Kirk Long for the award. In his sophomore season, they were beaten by the De La Salle Green Archers during the Final Four and FEU missed out on a Finals trip. Cawaling returned for Season 72 off a stint with Gilas Pilipinas. He had 14 points on six of seven shooting from the field off the bench in a win over the NU Bulldogs. He scored 14 again in a 12-point win over the UP Fighting Maroons. They lost in the Final Four to the UE Red Warriors, despite him scoring 19 points. During Season 73, Cawaling was almost suspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Reyes
Jonathan Reyes is a Filipino basketball coach currently coaching Bulacan Kuyas. He was also known by his nickname Budds. He is the father of One Sports analyst and former UP Fighting Maroon Mikee Reyes. Career Reyes played for San Beda Red Lions in his collegiate days. He also coached the Red Lions in 2002 until 2003, but his two seasons did not produced a title, even a final four appearance, and replaced by Nash Racela. Reyes returned to coaching, this time with the Foton Pampanga Tornadoes. With the formation of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, he joined Bacoor Strikers from 2018, with Marlou Aquino as assistant. He also recruited his son Mikee to the team. In October 2018, he stepped down as head coach and replaced by Leo Isaac, citing differences with management. He then coached the Imus Bandera in 2019. But after a month, he was replaced by Mac Cuan. He later coached the Mindoro Tamaraws The Mindoro Tamaraws are a Filipino professional basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
Calapan, officially the City of Calapan (), is a component city and the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people making it the most populous in Oriental Mindoro and second in the entire Mindoro Island after San Jose in Occidental Mindoro. The city is also the regional center of Mimaropa region, as well as its second biggest city (after Puerto Princesa). The city serves as the gateway to the Oriental Mindoro province with the implementation of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) an integrated ferry project of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that extends further to the southern part of the Philippines. The Calapan City Seaport is the largest and busiest seaport on Mindoro Island, which is just 45 minutes away by ferry boats and roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships to and from Batangas City International Seaport. Calapan is the only city in Mindoro island and it is one of two cities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 MPBL Season
The 2025 MPBL season is the seventh season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and its fourth under professional status. The regular season began on March 8, 2025 with the opening ceremony at the Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela. The season will end in December with the 2025 MPBL finals. This season features 30 teams. The league expanded to the Cagayan Valley region for the first time with the addition of the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys. Three teams (Basilan Viva Portmasters, Cebu Classic, and Pasig City MPBL team, Pasig City) made their comebacks. This season will also see the introduction of the league’s play-in tournament to be held in between the regular season and playoffs. The Pampanga Giant Lanterns are two-time defending champions and reigning North Division champions, while the Quezon Huskers are the reigning South Division champions. This season will also mark the first of a new two-year title sponsorship deal with gambling company 1xbet. Format change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
