Negros Muscovados

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Negros Muscovados
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Negros Muscovados season
League MPBL
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
HistoryNegros Muscovados
2021–present
Arena La Salle Coliseum
Location Bacolod, Negros Occidental
Team colors   
Head coachBonnie Garcia

The Negros Muscovados are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Negros island. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of two teams based in the Negros Island Region, the other being the Bacolod City of Smiles. Both teams play their home games at La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod.

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The team was established in 2021 when they began play during the 2021 MPBL Invitational, but wouldn't compete full-time until the 2023 season. [1] [2]

History

Entering the league

The Negros island was first introduced to the MPBL in the 2019–20, when the city of Bacolod was awarded one of six expansion teams that season. On February 8, 2021, the Negros Muscovados formally entered the league, becoming the second team to represent the island and the third team from Western Visayas. [3] The team was initially going to make their debut in the 2021 MPBL season before it got postponed to 2022. The Muscovados would instead make their league debut in that year's Invitational tournament. [4] In the Invitational, the team lost all five games of their games in the group stage and didn't advance to the playoffs.

Competing full-time

Whilst the team did not participate in the 2022 season, the team's first full-time stint with the league would come the following season. The Muscovados were one of two expansion teams that season, the other being the Quezon Huskers. [2] In its first full-time season with the MPBL, Negros finished with a 10–18 record and ranked 11th in the South Division, two games behind the eighth-seeded team and region rivals Iloilo United Royals.

Team identity

The name alludes to the Negros island being a major producer of muscovados.

Prior to its regular season debut in 2023, the team replaced their colors, replacing blue and yellow with green, gold, and black. The color green is meant to represent the land of Negros. The logo includes a masskara, itself a reference to Bacolod's MassKara Festival. There are also six sugar canes and granules to represent Western Visayas, designated as Region VI, which is where Negros Occidental was based in before the re-establishment of the Negros Island Region in 2024. [5]

Current roster

Negros Muscovados roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 1 Una, James  (SGL)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G 2 Ludovice, Yvan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
G 4 Geolingo, Bill  (HG)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 8 Antiporda, Jojo  (HG)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UE
G 9 Cani, Hubert 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern
G 10 Longa, Jose Piero  (HG)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Philippines
11 Weber, Ruel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 14 Bacay, Patrick 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) OLFU
G 15 Alcaide, Jimber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 16 Ramos, Brix 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UP Diliman
C 18 Pascual, Daryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G/F 19 Capobres, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)1994–08–19 San Sebastian
F 20 Atabay, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F 21 Cruz, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UE
F 22 Caunan, Enrique 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
C 25 Raflores Jr., Buenaventura 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1994–10–17 Mapúa
G/F 26 Mahinay, Germy  (S)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) National-U
G/F 36 Pangilinan, Mark Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
51 Malinao, Saturnino 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 54 Comia, Jefferson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 55 Gilbor, John Alfred  (HG)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 77 Palma, Renz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg)1993–01–03 UE
Head coach
  • Bonnie Garcia
Assistant coach(es)
  • Juan Nicolau Imperio
  • Vicente Plagata Jr.
  • Jorge Bernard Sausa
  • Jay Divinagracia
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated as of: April 8, 2024

Head coaches

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishWLPCTStageResults
Negros Muscovados
2023 South11th1018.357Did not qualify
2024 To be determined
All-time regular season record1018.3570 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record00–0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1018.3570 championships

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Quezon, Negros Musovados join MPBL as 5th season features 26 squads". The Philippine Star. January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Luarca, Roy. "Negros Muscuvados fielding homegrown talents in MPBL". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Muscovados to compete in MPBL Invitational". Panay News. November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "New Logo, New Version of Negros Muscovados". Negros Muscovados. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024– via Facebook.
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