Bacoor City Strikers

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Bacoor City Strikers
Bacoor Strikers.png
League MPBL
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
HistoryBacoor City Strikers
2018–2023
ArenaStrike Gymnasium
Location Bacoor, Cavite
Team colors   
Conference titles MPBL: 1 (2023)

The Bacoor City Strikers were a Filipino professional basketball team, based in Bacoor, Cavite. [1] The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at Strike Gymnasium.

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

The team's last active season was in 2023 when they clinched their first division championship.

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.

2022–2023: 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 Athletics. [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] As of 2024, this would be Bacoor City's last active season in the league, as they would take a leave of absence.

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.

Final roster

2023 Bacoor City Strikers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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
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  (SGL) St. Benilde
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 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
Head coach
  • Alexander Angeles
Assistant coach(es)
Team consultant
  • BJ Aganus
Team manager
  • Dennis Abella
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Head coaches

Bacoor City Strikers head coaches
2018–present
#NameStartEndRegular SeasonPlayoffsBest FinishAchievements
GCWLWin%GCWLWin%
Leo Isaac 2018 2019 000–000–
Chris Gavina 2019 2020 000–000–
Aldrin Morante 2021 present000–000–

Notable players

Bacoor City Strikers notable players
PlayerPositionTenureAwardsAll-Star
Gab Banal 2018–20201x Most Valuable Player (2019)
1x All-MPBL First Team (2019)
1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)		2 (2019, 2020)
Mark Montuano2018–2023—1 (2022)
Michael Cañete2019–2020
2023		—1 (2023)
James Kwekuteye20231x All-MPBL Second Team (2023)1 (2023)
Jhan Nermal20231x All-MPBL First Team (2023)
Most Improved Player (2023)		1 (2023)

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Bacoor City Strikers
2018–19
Datu Cup		South5th251312.5207First Round
Division Semifinals		won vs. General Santos, 2–0
lost vs. Davao Occidental, 0–2
2019–20
Lakan Season		South2nd30246.8002First Round
Division Semifinals		won vs. General Santos, 2–0
lost vs. Basilan, 1–2
2022 South7th21912.4299First Roundlost vs. Batangas City, 1–2
2023 South1st28235.821—First Round
Division Semifinals
Division Finals
National Finals		won vs. Iloilo, 2–1
won vs. Zamboanga, 2–0
won vs. Batangas City, 2–0
lost vs. Pampanga, 0–3
2024 Did not participate
All-time regular season record1046935.6634 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record221210.5451 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1268145.6430 championships

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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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