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team based in the province of

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. The team competes in the

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(MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team splits its home games between Bataan People's Center in Balanga and Orion Sports Complex in Orion. The Bataan franchise began play in

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as one of the MPBL's charter teams, originally going by the Bataan Defenders before switching to its current name the following season. Bataan also fielded a team in

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in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 and has also participated in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour as the Balanga Chooks. The team made the playoffs in its first four seasons in the league and held the league's best record in the 2018–19 season under homegrown player

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and coach Jojo Lastimosa. The Risers are one of four teams based in

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. Since its founding, the team is owned by the Provincial Government of Bataan. The team is also sponsored by Camaya Coast, a Bataan-based residential development, hence the team is also known as the 1Bataan Risers–Camaya Coast.

History

2018–2020: The Gary David era

Bataan joined the

as one of the ten charter teams for the league's inaugural season. The Defenders were one of two Central Luzon teams at the time, the other being the Bulacan Kuyas. In their inaugural season, as the Bataan Defenders, the team barely made the playoffs as it shared a 2–7 record with the

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, but was able to clinch the last spot as they beat Imus in their head-to-head matchup. The team was swept in the Quarterfinals to the eventual champion Batangas City Athletics. For the 2018–19 season, the team changed its name to the Bataan Risers. Coincidentally, that season saw the team rise to the league's best record that season with a record of 23–2. After sweeping the Caloocan Supremos in the First Round, they would fall in an upset against the Manila Stars in the Division Semifinals. In the 2019–20 season, Bataan made the playoffs for the third consecutive season but lost to the

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in the First Round.

2022–present: The post-David era

The team then opted out of participating in the 2021 Invitational before returning in

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. During the 2022 season, all of the team's home games were placed at Orion Sports Complex in Orion. where they made the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year, but once again lost to Pampanga in the First Round. In the 2023 season, Bataan returned to the Bataan People's Center. It also saw the team host that season's

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. Bataan's race to the playoffs has been close, but unfortunately, they finished the season one game below .500 with a 13–15 record. Placing ninth in the North Division, Bataan missed the playoffs for the first time in the team's history, leaving the Batangas City Embassy Chill as the only founding member to never miss the playoffs. In the 2024 season, despite keeping their previous all-stars in Arvie Bringas and Yzes Sazon, the Risers only recorded nine wins in 28 games and placing 12th in the North Division. This resulted in the team's worst season since 2018.

Home venues

The Bataan franchise used the Bataan People's Center as their home venue in every season they played in except 2022, when they exclusively used the Orion Sports Complex (also referred to as Kamalig Sports Complex), which they would later utilize in 2024.

Personnel

Current roster

Head coaches

Notable players

MPBL All-Star Day

All-Star selections *

–

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* Alfred Batino –

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* Arvie Bringas –

* Yves Sazon –

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All-Star Game head coaches * Jojo Lastimosa –

Pre-game event winners *

– Three-Point Shootout (

) * Byron Villarias – Two-Ball Challenge (2019) * Pamboy Raymundo – Two-Ball Challenge (2019)

PBA players

Ex-PBA players * Robby Celiz *

* Alfonzo Gotladera * Chito Jaime * Reed Juntilla * Leo Najorda * Pamboy Raymundo * Jai Reyes * Byron Villarias Drafted to PBA * Sean Manganti – 8th overall,

* Leonard Santillan – 5th overall, season 46 * Alvin Pasaol – 9th overall, season 46 * Anton Asistio – 22nd overall, season 46 * Robbi Darang – 48th overall, season 49

Season-by-season records

''Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the

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References

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