San Miguel Alab Pilipinas

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San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
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Leagues ASEAN Basketball League (most recently)
Founded2016
Folded2020
HistoryAlab Pilipinas
(2016–2017)
Tanduay Alab Pilipinas
(2017–2018)
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
(2018–2020)
Arena Various
Team colorsRed, Blue, White
   
Head coach Jimmy Alapag
Championships1
(2018)
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San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) was a Filipino professional basketball team which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) under the sponsorship of San Miguel Corporation. The team was owned and managed by the sports talent management firm, Virtual Playground, headed by talent agents Dondon Monteverde and Charlie Dy. [1] Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine team to play in the ABL. [1] "Alab" is a Filipino word that translates as "blaze" in English.

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The team was originally known as Alab Pilipinas (2016-17 ABL season) as the fourth ABL team from the Philippines. From November 2017 to January 2018, it was known as Tanduay Alab Pilipinas, under the sponsorship of Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

The team disbanded in 2020 after the ABL shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

History

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"Alab Pilipinas" (top) and "Tanduay Alab Pilipinas" (bottom) logos

Six of its original players are ABL veterans who had previously played for the Champion team San Miguel in the 2013 ABL season. The team staged their home games in venues located in Biñan, Laguna, Cebu, and Davao during the entire duration of their first season. [1] They organized several basketball clinics together with the local government units as part of the basketball grassroots development program. [3]

The team was sponsored by liquor brand Tanduay and played as Tanduay-Alab Pilipinas [4] from November 2017 to January 2018. On February 1, 2018, San Miguel Corporation took over as the team's sponsor and was renamed San Miguel Alab Pilipinas. The sudden separation with Tanduay came about reportedly due to differences between the two parties in the handling of the team. [5]

Final roster

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Domingo, Lawrence 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)99 kg (218 lb)35 – (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 Eastern New Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Charlie Dy
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Dondon Monteverde
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Head coaches

NameTenureTotalsRegular seasonPlayoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Mac Cuan November 29, 2016 – March 26, 2017221111.50020119.550202.000
Jimmy Alapag November 19, 2017 – 2020553916.709463214.6961073.700
Totals775027.649664323.6521275.583

Notable players

Note: Players mentioned below are recipients of ABL awards or recognitions ONLY.

NameNationalityAward(s)
Renaldo BalkmanPuerto Rican2018: ABL Defensive Player of the Year
2018: ABL Champion
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.Filipino

American

 2017, 2018, 2019: 3x ABL Local MVP
2018: ABL Finals MVP
2018: ABL Champion
Jason BrickmanFilipino

American

 2016: ABL Finals MVP
2016: ABL Champion

Team results

SeasonTeam nameElimination roundPlayoffs
FinishWLPCTStageResults
2016–17 Alab Pilipinas3rd/6119.550SemifinalsLost semifinals to Singapore Slingers, 0–2
2017–18 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas3rd/9146.700Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Won quarterfinals vs. Saigon Heat, 2–0
Won semifinals vs. Hong Kong Eastern, 2–0
Won ABL finals vs. Mono Vampire, 3–2
2018–19 2nd/10188.692QuarterfinalsLost quarterfinals to Hong Kong Eastern, 0–2
2019–20 2nd/10106.625Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Total elimination round5329.6462 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs76.5381 finals appearance
Total franchise6035.6321 championship

Home arena

Unlike other teams in the ABL, Alab Pilipinas doesn't have a primary venue. Instead, it tours around the Philippines, mostly in the Mega Manila, with select games elsewhere.

The team hosted all but one of their 2018 ABL playoffs games at the Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Current (for the 2018–19 ABL season)
Former

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References

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  2. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (March 31, 2024). "Charlie Dy proud to see Alab pave paths for Alapag, Brownlee". Spin.PH. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dy, Richard (August 6, 2016). "New Philippine ball club joins ABL for 2017 season". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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