Bacolod City of Smiles

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Bacolod City of Smiles
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Bacolod City of Smiles season
Bacolod City of Smiles logo.png
League MPBL (2019–present)
FilBasket (2022)
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
HistoryBacolod Master Sardines
2019–2020
All-Star Bacolod Ballers
2021–2022
Bacolod Bingo Plus
2022
Bacolod City of Smiles
2023–present
Arena La Salle Coliseum
Location Bacolod
Team colors  
Head coach Alex Cabagnot

The Bacolod City of Smiles, alternatively known as the Bacolod Maskaras, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Bacolod. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of two teams based in the Negros Island Region, the other being the Negros Muscovados. Both teams play their home games at La Salle Coliseum.

Contents

The team was founded as the Bacolod Master Sardines when it began play in the 2019–20 season. [1]

History

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

The Bacolod Master Sardines joined the MPBL as an expansion team for the 2019–20 season, becoming one of the first two teams from Western Visayas alongside fellow expansion side Iloilo United Royals. [1] [2] In its inaugural season, Bacolod finished 11–19, 11th in the South Division.

In the 2021 MPBL Invitational, the team entered as the All-Star Bacolod Ballers and was drawn into Group A alongside future expansion team Negros Muscovados. In the group stage, the All-Star Ballers finished 3–2, finishing third in the group, failing to make the playoffs.

In the 2022 season, reigning Finals MVP Mark Yee joined Bacolod. Yee helped bring the team to its first playoff appearance, finished 5th in the South Division with a 14–7 record. Yee went on to win Defensive Player of the Year honors. The team beat fourth-seeded GenSan in the First Round, [3] and forced a Game 3 against first-seeded Zamboanga in the Division Semifinals but ended up losing that game. [4] Before the 2023 season, some of its players, including Yee and Jhan Nermal left the team to join the Bacoor City Strikers. [5] Bacolod dropped to 9th, one game behind 8th-seeded Iloilo to once again miss the playoffs with an 11–17 record.

In 2024, nine-time PBA champion Alex Cabagnot joined as head coach of the team.

FilBasket

The team was invited to FilBasket for its 2022 Summer Championship before beginning its 2022 MPBL campaign. Bacolod finished third in the elimination round with seven wins and made the semifinals before losing to the Nueva Ecija Capitals in two games. [6]

Team identity

The team's current identity derives from Bacolod's moniker as the "City of Smiles" in the country. The alternate name, Maskaras, alludes to the MassKara Festival which is held in Bacolod city.

Current roster

Bacolod City of Smiles roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Ramos, Jamel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G 2 Cabagnot, Brian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 4 Espanola, JJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 7 Solomon, Renz  (HG)5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
G 8 Pastias, John Lemuel  (HG)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 9 Casinillo, LA  (HG)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 11 McCarthy, Rashawn  (FF)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury
F 13 Ubalde, Nichole 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 14 Galit, Salvador 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 17 Marilao, Danny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Lorenzo
F 18 Sedillo, Alfred  (HG)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 20 Pardo, Ian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 25 Cañal, Miles  (HG)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 26 Peromingan, Tricky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson
F 29 Galicia, Jacob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PMMA
C 30 Sabellina, Maclean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1989–02–15 STI
C 32 Manalang, JM 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 55 Partosa, Adrian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G/F 88 Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) UST
Head coach
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated as of: June 14, 2024

Head coaches

#NameTermRef.
1Vic Ycasiano 2019–20
2Alexander Angeles 2021–2022
3Monel Kallos 2023
4Vincent Salvador2023
5 Alex Cabagnot 2024–present

Notable players

Bacolod City of Smiles notable players
PlayerPositionTenureAwardsAll-Star
Paolo Javelona 2019–2020—1 (2020)
Mark Yee 20221x Defensive Player of the Year (2022)1 (2022)
Louie Vigil 2024–present—1 (2024)

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Bacolod Master Sardines
2019–20
Lakan Season		South11th301119.36715Did not qualify
Bacolod Bingo Plus
2022 South5th21147.6674Division quarterfinals
Division semifinals		won vs. General Santos, 2–1
lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2
Bacolod City of Smiles
2023 South9th281117.39312Did not qualify
2024 South15th28127.03620
All-time regular season record1073770.3461 playoff appearance
All-time playoff record633.5000 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1134073.3540 championships

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