Cagayan Rising Suns

Last updated
Cagayan Rising Suns
Cagayan Rising Suns.png
Leagues PBA D-League (2012–2015)
PCBL (2015)
Location Philippines
Team colorsMaroon, Gold, White
Head coachAlvin Pua

The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by her husband, Alvin Pua.

The team debuted in 2012 PBA D-League Foundation Cup, finishing with a disappointing 0–9 record. There were many added to their roster including Letran center Raymond Almazan and former FEU stalwart Chris Exciminiano, who still led in rebounding and scoring, respectively. Then, They had a good 2-0 start but lost to Erase XFoliant Erasers, 78–91.

On May 17, 2015, the team announced it will leave the PBA D-League after the 2015 Foundation Cup, following the lifetime ban imposed on coach Alvin Pua. [1] The ban on Pua was imposed after his attack on referee Benjie Montero during the team’s game against Livermarin on May 13, 2015. Pua was also fined 500,000 pesos. Team manager Frederic Collado was also fined 20,000 pesos for his critical comments. [2] [3]

After leaving the PBA D-League, the team was in talks to join the proposed Countrywide Basketball League. However, nothing materialized. [4] [5]

The team was one of the inaugural clubs in the now-defunct Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL) in 2015. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

Alvin Patrimonio Filipino basketball player

Alvin Dale Vergara Patrimonio is a Filipino retired professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots.

Renaldo Balkman Puerto Rican basketball player

Renaldo Miguel Balkman is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Real Estelí Baloncesto of the Liga Superior de Baloncesto and BCL Americas. He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

Joel Banal is a retired Filipino professional basketball player, and former head coach in the Philippine Basketball Association. At present, he is the commissioner of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). Banal is the only head coach to win championships in the NCAA, UAAP, PBL, and the PBA.

Chito Narvasa

Andres "Chito" Yuseco Narvasa, Jr. is a Filipino business executive and former basketball player and coach. He is best known as the ninth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association.

John Carlos Matanguihan Hermida Jr., better known as Borgie Hermida, is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is the senior team manager for the Bataan Risers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and assistant coach of NLEX Road Warriors in Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Ivan Johnson (basketball) American basketball player

Ivan Wilkerson Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Cisco College, L.A. Southwest JC, Oregon and Cal State San Bernardino.

Kiefer Ravena Filipino basketball player

Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena is a Filipino professional basketball player for Shiga Lakestars of the Japanese B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP during his college days. He plays the point guard position.

Eliud Poligrates is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rizal Golden Coolers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Christopher "Ping" Exciminiano is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns

The Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns were a professional women's volleyball team that played in various tournaments, including the Shakey's V-League and the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The team was owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio and managed by his daughter, Criselda Antonio, herself, a former volleyball player.

Maria Paulina "Pau" Soriano is a Filipino volleyball athlete player of the Creamline Cool Smashers that plays in the Premier Volleyball League.

The Cagayan Valley Rising Suns were a professional men's volleyball team. The team was owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio and was managed by his daughter, Criselda Antonio, herself, a former volleyball player.

Francisco "Frankie" Lim is a Filipino basketball coach and former player. He played 15 seasons in the PBA.

2015–16 PBA season

The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences of the season.


Aiza Maizo-Pontillas is a Filipina professional volleyball player. She was a former member and team captain of the UST Golden Tigresses, and a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She led the España-based squad to its 16th and, as of 2018, latest championship in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) league. She was a Shakey's V-League (SVL) three-time Finals and two-time Season Most Valuable Player. Maizo is known for bagging several best-of awards in almost all volleyball skill departments in UAAP and SVL, excluding setting and digging. She is also known as the first Filipina in the entire franchise of SVL to take both Finals and Season MVP in a single conference twice. She is set to play for the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors.

Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League

Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League was a commercial amateur basketball tournament based in the Philippines that catered to the development and grassroots program for future Filipino basketball players, inspired from the MICAA and the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). The league was established by nine commercial teams, some of which have played in the PBA D-League. The PCBL does not intend to compete with the existing semi-professional leagues that focuses on the development in Philippine basketball, including Filsports Basketball Association (FBA), PBA D-League and planned Countrywide Basketball League (CWBL). The chairman of the league was Buddy Encarnado, who was also the board governor representing the Sta. Lucia Realtors during its stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Jeth Troy U. Rosario is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Celedonio B. "Don" Trollano Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Sutadta Chuewulim is a Thai indoor volleyball player. She is a member of the Thailand women's national volleyball team.

The Sta. Lucia Realtors were a basketball team owned by Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation that played in the short-lived Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). The team debuted in the inaugural conference of the PCBL, the PCBL Founders Cup, on October 11, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "After head coach's lifetime ban, Cagayan Valley to quit PBA D-League". 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "PBA hits D-League coach Alvin Pua with lifetime ban, P500k fine for punching referee".
  3. ↑ "Cagayan Valley coach hits referee in the face, back—report". 14 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen (May 15, 2015). "Team manager says Cagayan Valley leaving D-League, accuses league of favoritism". Rappler . Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Principe, Dennis (May 27, 2015). "Coach may have to look for another job". The Standard (Philippines) . Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (August 10, 2015). "Newly-formed PCBL intent on finding own niche in basketball market". spin.ph. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.