Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

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Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
Caloocan Supremos
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Caloocan Batang Kankaloo season
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League MPBL (2018–present)
PSL (2022–present)
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
HistoryCaloocan Supremos
2017–2021 (MPBL)
2023–present (PSL)
Caloocan Excellence
2021–2022
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
2022–2023 (PSL)
2023–present (MPBL)
Arena Caloocan Sports Complex
Location Caloocan
Team colors   
Main sponsorYanyan International Philippines, Inc.
Head coachAlexander Angeles

The Caloocan Batang Kankaloo are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Caloocan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of two teams based in Metro Manila's Northern District, the other team being Valenzuela Classic. The team plays their home games at Caloocan Sports Complex.

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The team began play in the 2018 MPBL season as one of the MPBL's charter teams. They also compete in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) and currently go by the Caloocan Supremos, using the team's original name. Since its founding, the team is owned by the City Government of Caloocan.

History

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

In 2017, the Caloocan Supremos joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as one of the ten charter teams for its inaugural season. [1] The team played in the league's inaugural game against the Parañaque Patriots, but lost, 60-70. [2] The team only won one game in their inaugural season, giving them the worst record that season.

In the 2018–19 season, despite finishing with a losing record, Caloocan was tied with the Pampanga Lanterns for the final playoff spot, which Caloocan would clinch because of their victory in the teams' head-to-head matchup. The team was then swept in the First Round by the first-seeded Bataan Risers. In the 2019–20 season, even though the team finished with a winning record, they only finished ninth in the Northern Division.

For the 2021 Invitational, the team changed their name to the Caloocan Excellence. [3] In the following 2022 season, Caloocan would once again fall short, finishing ninth in the Northern Division.

In 2023, the veteran-led Caloocan squad managed to finish with the team's best record thus far, a 20–8 record, and clinched top four in its division for the first time. Despite a massive improvement from the previous season, none of its players were selected for that season's All-Star Game. In the First Round, the team had a tough matchup against Pasig City MCW Sports, but made it through in a close series that went to game 3. Unfortunately, they would go on to be swept by the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in the Division Semifinals.

Pilipinas Super League

In 2022, the team joined the Pilipinas Super League for the 2022–23 DUMPER Cup, and subsequently changed its name to the Batang Kankaloo. Batang Kankaloo would also be used as the name of its under-18 team. [4] The team tied for the fourth-best record alongside the Pampanga G Lanterns and Santa Rosa, but settled for the sixth-seed. In the playoffs, the Batang Kankaloo lost to the Pampanga Royce in the Quarterfinals.

During the 2023–24 MPBL off-season, the team returned to the PSL, this time going by its original name, the Caloocan Supremos.

Team identity

From 2018 until 2020, the Caloocan Supremos used an orange and blue color scheme. The logo showed a graphic of the Bonifacio Monument on top of a basketball. An outline of a Victory Liner bus, the team's sponsor at the time, is also shown.

In 2021, upon renaming to the Caloocan Excellence, blue was replaced with green, forming an orange and green color scheme. The logo was a simple text with the team name, but with the Bonifacio Monument replacing the "L" in Caloocan. The simple text logo would carry over with the name change to Batang Kankaloo in 2022.

In 2023, during the team's second PSL stint, the team returned to the original Supremos name, now with the orange and green color scheme.

Home venues

The only venue the Caloocan franchise played in was the Caloocan Sports Complex, located on the city's north side.

VenueLocation 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
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Current roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 0 Rosagas, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F 1 Calahat, Rommel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
F 22 ubalde, Aldrin 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
G 3 Iñigo, Achie  (HG)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)1991–06–28 Far Eastern
G 4 Palencia, Irven  (HG)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) St. Clare
F/C 5 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)1983–11–29 Manila
G/F 7 Cabanag, Jeramer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda
G/F 8 Laude, Jhygruz Vence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Lyceum
F/C 10 Sumoda, Jessie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G/F 11 Sanga, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1987–04–21 Far Eastern
F 14 Gonzales, Nhomer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
F 16 Bonsubre Jr., Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1993–10–26 San Beda
F 18 Villamor, Dennice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1990–07–01 National-U
G 20 Lee Yu, Joel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg)1994–08–20 Far Eastern
F/C 26 Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg)1986–08–16 Far Eastern
F/C 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg)1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 28 de Mesa, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 29 Tayongtong, Joco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Emilio Aguinaldo
F 33 Casin, Paul Hendrix  (HG)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C 71 Valin, Jon Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Arellano
G 88 Manalang, Peter Marc 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F Dyke, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F White, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G Alloso, Alljay  (SGL)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Head coach
  • Alexander Angeles
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rosser Benjamin Mangahas
  • Ronnie Dojillo
  • Karl Lanuza
  • Hector Serano
  • Peter Sta Maria
  • Patrick Melvin Manalang

Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated as of: June 18, 2024

Head coaches

#NameTermRef.
1John Kallos 20182020
2Rene Baena 20212022
3Ronnie Dojillo2022–2023
4Robert Sison2023
5Alexander Angeles 2024

Notable players

Individual award winners

All-Stars

PBA players

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Caloocan Supremos
2018
Rajah Cup
10th918.1117Did not qualify
2018–19
Datu Cup
North 8th251114.44012Division quarterfinalslost vs. Bataan, 0–2
2019–20
Lakan Season
North9th301614.53310Did not qualify
Caloocan Excellence
2022 North9th21615.28615Did not qualify
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
2023 North4th28208.7146First Round
Division Semifinals
won vs. Pasig, 2–1
lost vs. Pampanga, 0–2
2024 North5th28199.6797Division quarterfinals
Division semifinals
won vs. Manila, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
All-time regular season record1417368.5183 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record1147.3640 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1527775.5070 championships

Pilipinas Super League

SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
FinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Batang Kankaloo Koolers
2022–23
DUMPER Cup
6th15105.6675Quarterfinalslost vs. Pampanga Royce, 77–91
Caloocan Supremos
2023–24
President's Cup
4th18144.7783First round
Quarterfinals
won vs. AO–Indanan, 115–69
lost vs. Quezon, 0–2
2024–25
President's Cup 2024–2025
To be determined
All-time regular season record33249.7272 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record413.2500 Finals appearances
All-time overall record372512.6760 championships

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