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Parañaque Patriots

The Parañaque Patriots are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Parañaque. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Southern District and play their home games at Olivarez College.

Parañaque Patriots
2024 Parañaque Patriots season
Parañaque Patriots logo
LeagueMPBL (2018–present)
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
HistoryParañaque Patriots
2017–present
ArenaOlivarez College Coliseum
Villar Coliseum (Las Piñas)
LocationParañaque
Team colors     
Main sponsorOkada Manila
Head coachMichael Saguiguit

The team is one of the MPBL's charter teams during the league's 2018 season. The team is currently owned by the City Government of Parañaque and its vice mayor Joan Villafuerte.

Despite a successful inaugural season where the Patriots reached the semifinals as the seventh seed, the Parañaque-based franchise wouldn't make the playoffs in the next four seasons from 2019 to 2023, which is tied with the Biñan Tatak Gel for the longest playoff drought in the MPBL including non-playing seasons.

History

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The Patriots were one of the ten charter teams in the MPBL as part of the 2018 season. On January 25, 2018, Parañaque played in the inaugural game against the Caloocan Supremos, where they won, 70-60.[1] Despite finishing the season with a losing record, Parañaque made the playoffs as the seventh seed. They went against the second-seeded Bulacan Kuyas in the Quarterfinals where they would pull off an upset, beating Bulacan in three games. In the Semifinals against the Muntinlupa Cagers, Parañaque won game 1, but fell in the next 2 games to be eliminated.

Despite the Cinderella run, Parañaque would not perform well in the next three seasons, finishing 9-16 (10th) and 8-22 (14th) in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, respectively. When the team then returned in 2023 after taking a hiatus the previous season, they missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season with an 11th place finish and an 11–17 record.

In 2024, the team acquired former Finals MVP Mark Yee from the departing Bacoor City Strikers, but was later released during the free agency window in June.

Home venues

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In every season the team took part in, the Parañaque Patriots have always played their home games in Olivarez College. In 2024, the Patriots played a home game at Villar Coliseum, which is located in the adjacent Las Piñas.

Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
Olivarez College
(Olivarez College Gymnasium) 		Parañaque  Y  Y  Y DNP  Y  Y
Villar Coliseum Las Piñas  N  N  N  N  Y

Current roster

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Parañaque Patriots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 1 Olegario, JR (HG) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
G 3 Elorde, Alec Lauren (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
F 4 Alas, Chris (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 9 Razon, Jielo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UPHSD
G 11 Pido, Keith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UPHSD
G 14 Villanueva, John Rey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–11–18 UPHSD
G 16 Salaveria, Jed (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal
G 18 Manalang, Philip 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1997–03–01 UE
F 19 Vizcarra, Jemal (HG) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
F 20 Loyola, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 22 Gallano, Joshua 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Olivarez
F 23 Sarao, John Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–02–23 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 24 Uduba, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Olivarez
G 27 Castro, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Olivarez
F 28 Ruaya, Reneford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
G 42 Martel, Lean Vincent Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 55 Rosero, Vincent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 77 Umali, John Anthony (HG, SGL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 78 Singh, Klarenz (HG) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Olivarez
Head coach
  • Michael Saguiguit
Assistant coach(es)
  • Barry Tobias
  • Stephen Mopera
  • Philip Dela Cruz
  • Joselito Aguilar
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  •   Injured
Updated as of: June 13, 2024

Head coaches

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# Name Term Ref.
1 Aric del Rosario 2018 [2]
2 Eric Samson 2018
3 Richie Melencio 2018
4 Monel Kallos 2018–19
5 Michael Saguiguit 2019–20–present

Notable players

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MPBL All-Star Day

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PBA players

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Season-by-season records

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League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
Season Regular season Playoffs
Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results
Parañaque Patriots
2018
Rajah Cup		 None 7th 9 4 5 .444 4 Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 won vs. Bulacan, 2–1
lost vs. Muntinlupa, 1–2
2018–19
Datu Cup		 South 12th 25 8 17 .360 12 Did not qualify
2019–20
Lakan Season		 North 14th 30 8 22 .267 18 Did not qualify
Did not participate in 2022
2023 North 11th 28 11 17 .393 15 Did not qualify
2024 South 5th 28 17 11 .607 4 Division quarterfinals
Division semifinals		 won vs. Zamboanga, 2–1
lost vs. Quezon, 0–2
All-time regular season record 120 48 72 .400 2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 11 5 6 .455 0 finals appearances
All-time overall record 131 53 78 .405 0 championships

References

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  1. ^ Escarlote, Mark (January 25, 2018). "Patriots score MPBL opening-day win". sports.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Jacinto, Christian (January 27, 2018). "Two decades after winning an MBA title, Tatay Aric wants to do the same in MPBL". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2018.


 

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