Bulacan Kuyas

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Bulacan Kuyas
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Bulacan Kuyas season
Division North Division
League MPBL
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
HistoryBulacan Kuyas
2018–present
ArenaBulacan Capitol Gymnasium
Location Bulacan
Team colors   
Head coach Jonathan Reyes

The Bulacan Kuyas are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Bulacan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of five teams based in the Central Luzon region and most recently played their home games at Baliwag Star Arena in Baliwag.

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The team was founded as one of the MPBL's charter teams in its inaugural season. They have also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

History

Founding

The Bulacan Kuyas are among the ten charter teams featured in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They were also the champions of the pre-season tournament the league held prior to the season. [1] Throughout the 2018 season, the team played their home games at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season. [2]

2018–2021: The Taganas era

In their first season, Bulacan were one of three teams with a 6-3 record and claimed the second seed with a tiebreaker on point differential. The team, however, would fall in an upset against the Panañaque Patriots in the Quarterfinals.

Entering the 2018–19 season, the team signed a deal with Mighty Sports to become the team's new major sponsor. [3] [4] The team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the First Round to the Manila Stars. Then in the 2019–20 season, they made the playoffs for the third straight season, but lost to the Makati Super Crunch. After competing in the 2021 Invitational, the team opted out of the 2022 season.

2023–present: Return and sudden decline

The team would make a return in 2023. Since then, the team has failed to return to their amateur era form. After starting the 2023 season 6–4, the team went on to win only one out of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21. In 2024, the Kuyas only won two games out of 28 and ended up as the worst team in the North Division that season.

Team identity

The team is named after former Bulacan First District Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, whose nickname is "Kuya". He served as the team's owner and backer during its foundation.

During the team's first three seasons, it used a color scheme that primarily revolves around the color pink, with purple or blue-green as the secondary color. When the team returned in 2023, the primary color was switched to green.

Home venues

Most of the Bulacan Kuyas' home games are played at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium alongside secondary venues Baliwag Star Arena and Malolos Sports and Convention Center. In 2023, the team played all of their home games at Baliwag Star Arena.

VenueLocation 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium Malolos, Bulacan Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgDNPRed x.svgRed x.svg
Malolos Sports and Convention Center Malolos, Bulacan Red x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag, Bulacan Red x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg

Current roster

Bulacan Kuyas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
G 1 Ibañez, Niño 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
G 3 Montero, Joshua 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
G 4 dela Cruz, Jovit  (HG)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Sebastian
F 6 Celis, Jason 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) José Rizal
G 8 Wong, Denzel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
F 9 Dada, Andrei 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 10 Melegrito, Kojack 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran
G 11 Andales, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 13 Osicos, Khenn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) TIP
F/C 14 Mallari, Lawrence  (HG)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI Batangas
G 15 Sandilong, Steven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
C 16 Tancioco, Francisco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Enderun
G 23 Manzo, Ralph 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 27 Acosta, Mark Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C 32 Viernes, Franco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F 33 Santiago, Cyril  (HG)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 35 Carandang, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
F 50 Dulalia, Andrei 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 73 Baltazar, Jan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jowee Dada
  • Danilo Ramirez
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.
1Ogie Gumatay 2018
2Chris Baluyot2018
3Britt Reroma 2018–2019–2019
4Kerwin McCoy2019–2021
5Ralph Emerson Rivera 2021
6Alvin Grey 2023
7 Jerry Codiñera 2023
8Joseph Mabagos2023
9 Jonathan Reyes 2024

Notable players

MPBL All-Star Day

PBA players

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Bulacan Kuyas
2018
Rajah Cup		—2nd963.6672Quarterfinalslost vs. Parañaque, 1–2
2018–19
Datu Cup		North5th251411.5609Division quarterfinalslost vs. Manila, 0–2
2019–20
Lakan Season		North6th301911.6337Division quarterfinalslost vs. Makati, 0–2
Did not participate in 2022
2023 North12th28721.25019Did not qualify
2024 North14th28226.07124
All-time regular season record1204872.5003 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record716.1430 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1274978.4750 championships

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  2. ↑ "Bulacan Kuyas inks partnership with Ligo Sardines". Ligo Brand Philippines. January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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