Pasay Voyagers

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Pasay Voyagers
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Pasay Voyagers season
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League MPBL
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
HistoryPasay Voyagers
2018–present
Arena Cuneta Astrodome
Location Pasay
Team colors   
Main sponsorBenjay Realty
Head coachMarlon Martin

The Pasay Voyagers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasay. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division, They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Southern District and play their home games at Cuneta Astrodome.

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The team began play in the 2018–19 MPBL season. The team has also played in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. [1]

History

As part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion, the league awarded Pasay with an expansion team for the 2018–19 season. In their inaugural season, despite having eventual all-star Jaypee Belencion, the Voyagers only managed to win eight out of 25 games, tied with Mandaluyong. The team ranked 12th in the North Division. In the 2019–20 season, Pasay acquired Dhon Reverente, who would lead the Voyagers to a 17–13 record and an 8th-place finish, clinching them a playoff spot. In the playoffs, the team would be swept by the defending champion San Juan Knights. Reverente would be declared an all-star and be placed onto the All-MPBL Second Team that season. [2] [3]

Pasay then opted out of the 2021 Invitational and later the entire 2022 season, but would return in 2023, with both Belencion and Reverente returning to the team. In their returning season, they managed to improve on previous performance. Yet again, they faced another defending champion in the playoffs, this time being the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards. The team was once again swept out of the First Round. [4]

Home venues

The Cuneta Astrodome has been the Voyagers' only home venue to date. At 12,000 capacity, it is the highest capacity arena in the entire league.

VenueLocation 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
Cuneta Astrodome Pasay Green check.svgGreen check.svgDNPGreen check.svgGreen check.svg

Current roster

Pasay Voyagers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 1 Victoria, Laurenz 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa
G 2 Sobrevega, Jan  (HG)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UE
G 3 Sienes, Warren  (HG)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
F 4 Bonifacio, Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa
G 5 Iñigo, Axel  (HG)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern
G 7 Aguirre, Denniel Jay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
G/F 9 Coronel, Antonio Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UPHSD
G 10 Sleat, Patrick  (SGL)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UPHSD
G 11 Salenga, Jasper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa
F 13 Reverente, Dhon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)1989–04–24 PMI
G 14 Chan, Elvin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)220 lb (100 kg) PMMA
G 15 Tabi, Cyrus 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RTU
C 21 Santos, Allan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 22 Ramirez, Joshua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 23 Hilario, Brian Wendel  (HG)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 24 Lustina, Charles  (HG)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 55 Quilatan, Jes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) PMMA
Head coach
  • Marlon Martin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hubert delos Santos
  • Victor Escudero
  • Joel Gragasin
  • Adrian Bucal
  • Windel Cadiz
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.
1Cholo Martin 2018–19
2Marlon Martin 2019–20

Notable players

Pasay Voyagers notable players
PlayerPositionTenureAwardsAll-Star
Jaypee Belencion 2018–2020
2023–present		—1 (2019)
Dhon Reverente 2019–2020
2023–present		1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)1 (2020)
Laurenz Victoria 2023–present—1 (2024)
Warren Bonifacio 2024–present—1 (2024)

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Pasay Voyagers
2018–19
Datu Cup		 North 12th25817.32015Did not qualify
2019–20
Lakan Season		North8th301713.5679Division quarterfinalslost vs. San Juan, 0–2
Did not participate in 2022
2023 North7th281711.6079Division quarterfinalslost vs. Nueva Ecija, 0–2
2024 North6th281810.6438Division quarterfinalsTBD vs. Nueva Ecija
All-time regular season record1116051.5413 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record404.0000 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1156055.5220 championships

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