Bulacan Kuyas | |
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Division | North Division |
League | MPBL |
Founded | 2017 |
History | Bulacan Kuyas 2018–present |
Arena | Bulacan 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 play their home games at Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos.
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.
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 Gymansium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season. [2]
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. The team would make a return in 2023. After starting the season 6–4, the team went on to win only one out of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21, by far the team's worst season.
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.
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.
Venue | Location | 2018 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium | Malolos, Bulacan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | DNP | ![]() | TBA |
Malolos Sports and Convention Center | Malolos, Bulacan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | |
Baliwag Star Arena | Baliwag, Bulacan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA |
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# | Name | Term | Ref. |
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1 | Ogie Gumatay | 2018 | |
2 | Chris Baluyot | 2018 | |
3 | Britt Reroma | 2018–2019–2019 | |
4 | Kerwin McCoy | 2019–2021 | |
5 | Ralph Emerson Rivera | 2021 | |
6 | Alvin Grey | 2023 | |
7 | Jerry Codiñera | 2023 | |
8 | Joseph Mabagos | 2023 | |
9 | Jonathan Reyes | 2024 | |
Bulacan Kuyas notable players | ||||
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Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
Jay-R Taganas | 2018–2020 | — | 2 (2019, 2020) | |
Rence Alcoriza | 2023 | — | 1 (2023) |
League champions | |
Division champions | |
Qualified for playoffs | |
Best regular season record |
Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
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Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results | |||
Bulacan Kuyas | |||||||||||
2018 Rajah Cup | — | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Quarterfinals | lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2 | ||
2018–19 Datu Cup | North | 5th | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 9 | First Round | lost vs. Manila, 0–2 | ||
2019–20 Lakan Season | North | 6th | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | First Round | lost vs. Makati, 0–2 | ||
Did not participate in 2022 | |||||||||||
2023 | North | 12th | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 19 | Did not qualify | |||
2024 | North | To be determined | |||||||||
All-time regular season record | 92 | 46 | 46 | .500 | 3 playoff appearances | ||||||
All-time playoff record | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 Finals appearances | ||||||
All-time overall record | 99 | 47 | 52 | .475 | 0 championships |
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