Bacoor City Strikers
Bacoor City Strikers logo
LeagueMPBL
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 (formerly)
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryBacoor City Strikers
(2018–present)
ArenaStrike Gymnasium
LocationBacoor, Cavite
Team colors     
Main sponsorFilbet.com
Head coachAlexander Angeles
Conference titlesMPBL: 1 (2023)

The Bacoor City Strikers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Bacoor, Cavite.[1] The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as one of six active teams based in the Calabarzon region. Bacoor City is also one of two teams based in the province of Cavite, the other team being the Imus SV Squad, playing their home games at Strike Gymnasium.

Owned by the Local Government of Bacoor, the team joined the league in the 2018–19 season. In 2023, a volleyball team of the same name began play in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA).

History

2019–2020: Early success

Bacoor City joined as an expansion team for the 2018–19 season, giving the province of Cavite its second MPBL team after Imus in 2018. The Strikers ended up being the final entry of the league's national expansion. In their first season, the Strikers clinched the fifth seed in the South Division after finishing 13–12 in the regular season. In the playoffs, the team swept General Santos in the First Round before falling to the eventual finalist Davao Occidental Tigers in the Division Semifinals. Despite its shortcomings in the playoffs, their all-star in Gab Banal would go on to win the league's first Most Valuable Player Award on top of a First Team selection.[2] Bacoor City continued that success with their winningest season in 2019–20, with 24 wins in the 30-game season. As the second seed, Bacoor City once again swept General Santos in the First Round, but lost to the third-seeded Basilan Steel in three games.

2022–present: First division championship

In 2022, the Strikers lost some of its key players. Banal returned to the PBA with Alaska and Michael Mabulac moved to Nueva Ecija. Despite that, Bacoor City still managed to make the playoffs with a losing record of 9–12 as the seventh seed. Although the Strikers forced a game 3 in their First Round match-up against Batangas City, they would eventually lose in the elimination game. The Strikers would rebuild in 2023, which saw the arrival of former Finals MVP Mark Yee and the return of Michael Cañete. Together with the likes of Jhan Nermal and James Kwekuteye, Bacoor City became the South Division's leading team with a 23–5 record. The team fell into an upset loss in game 1 of the First Round against the eighth-seeded Iloilo United Royals but came back to win the next two games. The Strikers then followed with back-to-back sweeps against Zamboanga and Batangas City on their way to win their first South Division title, becoming the first Calabarzon-based finalist since the 2018 Batangas City Atheltics.[3] In the 2023 Finals, Bacoor City met the Baltazar-led Pampanga Giant Lanterns. After going down 0–2, the Strikers led in the third quarter in game 3, but would lose the lead in the final minutes, thus ending the series. The Strikers became the first team in league history to get swept in the Finals.[4] After the series, Nermal and Kwekuteye moved up to the PBA, losing two of its key players.

Team identity

The team is named after Strike Revilla, who was the representative of Cavite's 2nd district during the team's establishment. The team has always used a blue and gold color scheme from the team's founding. The logo is a shield consisting of a winged horse and a cross on top of an illustration of the Zapote Bridge. Written on the bridge is "2012", the year Bacoor was granted cityhood.

Season-by-season records

This is a list of seasons completed by Bacoor City. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Bacoor City Strikers seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning percentage

SeasonGPWLPCTFinishPlayoffs
2018–19251312.5205th, SouthLost in Division Semifinals, 0–2 (Davao Occidental)
2019–2030246.8002nd, SouthLost in Division Semifinals, 1–2 (Basilan)
202221912.4297th, SouthLost in First Round, 1–2 (Batangas City)
202328235.8211st, SouthLost in National Finals, 0–3 (Pampanga)

Current roster

Bacoor City Strikers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Philippines Adjei, Jaycee Sam
G/F 1 Philippines Villoria, Kraniel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1995–07–14 Arellano
F 3 Philippines Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano
5 Philippines Torrijos, Jelo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) St. Benilde
F 6 Philippines Reyes, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SJIT
C 8 Philippines Eguilos, Jhaymo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–08–27 Far Eastern
G 9 Philippines Jeruta, Aaron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–10–16 Centro Escolar
C 10 Philippines Montuaño, Mark Informatics
G 12 Philippines Acuña, Eric 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Informatics
G 14 Philippines Galit, Salvador 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philippine Christian
G 16 Philippines Ludovice, Yvan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
G 17 Philippines Alday, Alwyn 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1990–04–18 La Consolacion
C 19 Philippines Lopez, John Derico 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) José Rizal
G 20 Philippines Lee Yu, Joel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994–08–20 Far Eastern
G 24 Philippines Pasturan, Jimboy St. Benilde
25 Philippines Canal, Miles
27 Philippines Cañete, John
F 28 Philippines Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–21 AMA
F 41 Philippines Miranda, Ken Mark
F 52 Philippines Yee, Mark (EP) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian Cavite
G 77 Philippines Acidre, Rocky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Arellano
88 Philippines Soriano, Carl
Head coach
  • Philippines Alexander Angeles
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Rosser Benjamin Mangahas
  • Philippines Rey Mendez
  • Philippines Marlou Aquino
  • Philippines Marlo Corpin
  • Philippines BJ Aganus (consultant)
Team manager
  • Philippines Dennis Abella
Legend
  • (EP) Ex-PBA
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Injured Injured
Updated as of: January 16, 2024

Head coaches

Bacoor City Strikers head coaches
2018–present
# Name Start End Regular Season Playoffs Best Finish Achievements
GC W L Win% GC W L Win%
1 Leo Isaac 2018 2019 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –
2 Chris Gavina 2019 2020 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –
3 Aldrin Morante 2021 present 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –

Notable players

Bacoor City Strikers notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
Gab Banal2018–20201x Most Valuable Player (2019)
1x All-MPBL First Team (2019)
1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)		2 (2019, 2020)
Mark Montuano2018–present—1 (2022)
Michael Cañete2019–2020
2023–present		—1 (2023)
James Kwekuteye20231x All-MPBL Second Team (2023)1 (2023)
Jhan Nermal20231x All-MPBL First Team (2023)
Most Improved Player (2023)		1 (2023)

References

  1. ↑ Lim, Allan (May 22, 2018). "MPBL team number 26: Bacoor City Strikers". Hoops. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gab Banal beats out Mark Yee for MPBL Datu Cup MVP award". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bacoor puts cuffs on Batangas to clinch MPBL South Division title". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pampanga sweeps Bacoor to win MPBL title on the road". Philippine Star. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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