Philippine Patriots

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Philippine Patriots
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Leagues ASEAN Basketball League
Founded2009
Withdrew2012
HistoryPhilippine Patriots
(2009–2010)
AirAsia Philippine Patriots
(2010–2012)
Arena Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig (2009–2012)
Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan (2012)
Team colorsRed, Blue, Black and White
    
President Mikee Romero
Tony Boy Cojuangco
Head coach Glenn Capacio
Championships1 (2009-10)
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The Philippine Patriots, known as the AirAsia Philippine Patriots from 2010 to 2012 due to sponsorship reasons with Philippines AirAsia, were a professional basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League. It was the first team from the Philippines to play in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) and one of the teams that played in the inaugural season of the ABL. [1] The team was co-owned by Michael "Mikee" Romero and businessman Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr.

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The Patriots played their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. During its first season, some games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Both are located in Metro Manila.

The Patriots were the first ABL champions, winning the 2010 ABL playoffs (playing as the Philippine Patriots). Shortly after, the "AirAsia" name was added to the team after Romero and Cojuangco became investors in Philippines AirAsia airline.

On July 30, 2012, Romero purchased the Powerade Tigers Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) franchise to be rechristened as the GlobalPort Batang Pier. [2] [3] Romero opted to focus on his new PBA team and the Patriots did not return for the 2013 ABL season. [4]

Season-by-season records

LeagueSeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
GPWLPtsPosRoundResult
ABL 2009–10 15114261st Semifinals
Finals
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Philippines 3, Satria Muda 0
2010–11 1596182nd Semifinals
Finals
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Thailand 2, Philippines 0
2012 21165322nd Semifinals Indonesia 2, Philippines 0
Total regular season5136153 playoff appearances
Total playoffs10642 finals appearances
Overall total6142191 ABL championship

Achievements

YearABL regular-season positionABL grand-finals position
2009–10 #1 seedChampions
2010–11 #2 seedRunner-up

Final roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ybañez, Warren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)155 lb (70 kg) PSBA
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Miller, Nakiea  (I)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)238 lb (108 kg) Iona
G/F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Solano CC
G/F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fernandez, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) National-U
G/F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Adriano, Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Saldua, Eder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Laure, Eddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Adamson
F/C 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
PG 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arellano, Marcy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) UE
PG 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vergara, Al 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Anthony  (I)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana
F/C 31 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) Letran
F 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymundo, Bogs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) UE
SG 38 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juntilla, Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Visayas
G/F 45 Flag of the Philippines.svg Larong, Ardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) USJ–R
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • *(I) = Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Notable players

Patriots in the PBA

Players that played first for the Patriots before playing in the PBA:

Patriots with prior PBA experience:

Imports

See also

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References

  1. The Teams at the Asean Basketball League: KL Dragons, Satria Muda BritAma, Brunei Barracudas, Philippines Patriots, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Coca-Cola sells Powerade Tigers to Romero". July 30, 2012.
  3. "Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero | InterAKTV". Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  4. "ABL looking to expand next year, says official". June 16, 2013.