Bacoor City Strikers

Bacoor City Strikers
Bacoor City Strikers
League	MPBL ; Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 (formerly)
Founded	2018
History	Bacoor City Strikers ; (2018–present)
Arena	Strike Gymnasium
Location	Bacoor, Cavite
Team colors
Main sponsor	Filbet.com
Head coach	Alexander Angeles

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. A volleyball team of the same name will play in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA).

History

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. 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. 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 Basilan Steel in three games.

In 2022, the Strikers lost some of its key players. Their all-star in Gab Banal joined 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.

2023 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 and will face the Iloilo United Royals in the First Round.

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.

Current roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Adjei, Jaycee Sam
G/F	1	Villoria, Kraniel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1995–07–14	Arellano
F	3	Cañete, Michael	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–08–14	Arellano
	5	Torrijos, Jelo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			St. Benilde
F	6	Reyes, Lester	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			SJIT
C	8	Eguilos, Jhaymo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–08–27	Far Eastern
G	9	Jeruta, Aaron	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1994–10–16	Centro Escolar
C	10	Montuaño, Mark				Informatics
G	12	Acuña, Eric	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			Informatics
G	14	Galit, Salvador	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)			Philippine Christian
G	15	Kwekuteye, James	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			San Beda
G	16	Ludovice, Yvan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			San Beda
G	17	Alday, Alwyn	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1990–04–18	La Consolacion
C	19	Lopez, John Derico	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			José Rizal
G	20	Lee Yu, Joel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1994–08–20	Far Eastern
G	24	Pasturan, Jimboy				St. Benilde
	25	Canal, Miles
	27	Cañete, John
F	28	Jaime, Chito	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1983–10–21	AMA
F	29	Nermal, Jhan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			STI Negros
F	41	Miranda, Ken Mark
F	52	Yee, Mark (EP)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–01–04	San Sebastian Cavite
G	77	Acidre, Rocky	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Arellano
F	81	Jamito, Jammer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–09–01	St. Clare
	88	Soriano, Carl

Head coach

Alexander Angeles

Assistant coach(es)

Rosser Benjamin Mangahas
Rey Mendez
Marlou Aquino
Marlo Corpin
BJ Aganus (consultant)

Team manager

Dennis Abella

Legend

(C) Team captain
(EP) Ex–PBA
(HG) Homegrown player
(FF) Filipino-foreigner player
(SGL) Special Guest License
Injured

Roster

Head coaches

Bacoor City Strikers head coaches
2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
#	Name	Start	End	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Best Finish	Achievements
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 Banal		2018–2020	1x Most Valuable Player (2019) 1x All-MPBL First Team (2019) 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)	2 (2019, 2020)
Mark Montuano		2018–present	—	1 (2022)
Michael Cañete		2019–2020 2023–present	—	1 (2023)
James Kwekuteye		2023–present	—	1 (2023)
Jhan Nermal		2023–present	—	1 (2023)

Season-by-season records

Records from the 2023 MPBL season:

Season	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
Season	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19 Datu Cup	Bacoor City Strikers	South	5th/13	13	12	.520	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. General Santos, 2–0 lost vs. Davao Occidental, 0–2
2019–20 Lakan Cup			2nd/15	24	6	.800	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. General Santos, 2–0 lost vs. Basilan, 1–2
2022 Mumbaki Cup			7th/11	9	12	.429	First Round	lost vs. Batangas City, 1–2
2023			1st/14	23	5	.821	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Iloilo, 2–1 TBD vs. Zamboanga, 0–0
Total elimination round				69	35	.663	3 playoff appearances
Total playoffs				8	7	.533	0 Finals appearances
Total franchise				77	42	.647	0 championships

Invitational records

Season	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
Season	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2021	Bacoor City Strikers	Group A	4th/6	2	3	.400	Did not qualify
Total elimination round				2	3	.400	0 playoff appearances
Total playoffs				0	0	–	0 Finals appearances
Total franchise				0	0	–	0 championships

References

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.

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[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.