List of former MPBL teams

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The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league that was founded in 2017 and began play in 2018. As of 2024, there have been eight teams that have taken part in league play that are no longer active members.

List of former teams

Basilan Steel

The Basilan Steel joined the league in the 2018–19 season and last played in the following 2019–20 season. In the latter season, Basilan made the division finals were they would end up tying the Davao Occidental Tigers in the best-of-three season. As the league resumed play on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Steel were the only team to not fully recover from the virus, causing the league to rule Basilan out of the playoffs' resumption.[1] Basilan would later change its name to the Basilan Peace Riders as the team moved on from the MPBL.[2]

After their last season in regular MPBL play, Basilan would take part in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, where in the 1st Conference, they would win their first and only league championship, earning a spot in the 2021 MPBL Invitational as a direct qualifier. Basilan would end up winning the first edition of the Invitational in overtime against the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.

Afterwards, Basilan took part in the Pilipinas Super League, where the team would last play in. The Basilan-based franchise is the only such, current and former, to be based in the Bangsamoro region.

Bacoor City Strikers

Joining as Cavite's second team, the Bacoor City Strikers' tenure in the MPBL lasted for four seasons from 2018–19 to 2023. The Strikers made the playoffs in every season they took part in, including a run to the 2023 MPBL Finals, where the team was swept by the Pampanga Giant Lanterns.[3] Gab Banal won the 2019 Most Valuable Player Award while playing for Bacoor.[4]

Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol

First going by the Cebu City Sharks, the team that last went by the Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol joined the league in the 2018–19 season and last took part in the 2019–20 season. The team made the playoffs in 2019 as the eighth seed, losing to the Davao Occidental Tigers in a sweep. In the lead-up to the 2023 season, Cebu was listed among the returning teams for that season, yet their return did not materialize with no reason given.[5]

The Cebu-based franchise is the only such, current and former, to be based in the Central Luzon region.

Makati OKBet Kings

During Makati's four-year run, the team has been consistent contenders in the league, going top-three in the North Division in all but the 2022 season. Despite that, the team has never made a Finals appearance. In 2020, Makati made the division finals against San Juan Knights, however, the COVID-19 pandemic brought financial trouble to the franchise, causing contract issues with key players. Makati would lose to San Juan in game 3 by a 77-point margin.[6] The last went by the Makati OKBet Kings in 2023.[7]

Mandaluyong El Tigre

The Mandaluyong El Tigre is the first team to go inactive as well as the league's shortest-tenured, having only taken part in one season: the 2018–19 season. That season, Mandaluyong finished 8–17, ranked 11th in the North Division, and missing the playoffs. Mandaluyong is notable for acquiring Bobby Ray Parks Jr., who won the ASEAN Basketball League Finals MVP in 2018 right before joining the MPBL.[8] Mid-season, Parks was drafted second overall by the Blackwater Elite in the 2018 PBA draft.

Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines

The Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines are the only founding member in this list, as the Navotas Clutch. Navotas made the playoffs twice in 2018 and in 2019, but didn't make past the first round of either. Navotas' tenure in the league lasted for three seasons, ending with the 2019–20 season.

Pasig City MCW Sports

The team joined as the Pasig Pirates, making them the second incarnation of the former team that played in the Metropolitan Basketball Association. It also makes them the oldest MPBL team that isn't active. Despite a rough 2018–19 campaign that saw the team finish with the worst record that season, the team has made the playoffs in the three seasons since. Their best season came in 2022 when they clinched the second-seed in the North Division, but feel short against the San Juan Knights in the division semifinals. The team last took on the moniker of Pasig City MCW Sports.[9]

Tarlac United Force

The Tarlac United Force is a special case, as they didn't take part in league play. The team was set to compete in the 2024 season as an expansion team, but due to financial concerns, the league pulled the team out on April 16, 2024. Despite this, the league stated Tarlac as a potential expansion market in future seasons.[10]

Records

Team Seasons First season Last season Regular season Playoffs
GP Won Lost PCT App. GP Won Lost PCT
Bacoor City Strikers 4 2018–19 2023 104 69 35 .663 4 22 12 10 .545
Basilan Steel 2 2018–19 2019–20 55 27 28 .491 1 8 5 3 .625
Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol 2 2018–19 2019–20 55 26 29 .473 1 2 0 2 .000
Makati OKBet Kings 4 2018–19 2023 104 66 38 .635 3 12 5 7 .417
Mandaluyong El Tigre 1 2018–19 25 8 17 .320 0 – – – –
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines 3 2018 2019–20 63 24 39 .381 2 4 0 4 .000
Pasig City MCW Sports 4 2018–19 2023 104 55 49 .529 3 9 3 6 .333
Tarlac United Force 0 2024 (withdrew) 0 – – – 0 – – – –

References

  1. ^ Valencia, Justine. "Basilan Steel say DQ ruling by MPBL 'unfair'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Li, Matthew (March 29, 2021). "Basilan goes pro in VisMin, changes name to Peace Riders". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pampanga sweeps Bacoor to win MPBL title on the road". Philippine Star. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gab Banal beats out Mark Yee for MPBL Datu Cup MVP award". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "MPBL welcomes Quezon Province, Negros Muscovados". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew (March 10, 2021). "Makati Super Crunch owner says pandemic forced him to cut contracts". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 17, 2023). "OKBet renews ties with MPBL, acquires rights to Makati Kings". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Parks, Rivero banner Mandaluyong in MPBL debut; actor Anderson leads Marikina". Spin.ph. May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "MCW Sports inks sponsorship deal with Pasig City Basketball team". MCW Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Sayson, Homer D. (April 18, 2024). "MPBL expels expansion team Tarlac for 'unfulfilled financial obligations'". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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