| Toyota-Otis Sparks | |||
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| Leagues | Philippine Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| History | Toyota Otis-Letran 2004-2006 Toyota Balintawak Road Kings 2006-2008 Toyota Otis Sparks 2008-2010 | ||
| Location | Philippines | ||
| Team colors | Red, White, Navy blue | ||
| Head coach | Ariel Vanguardia | ||
The Toyota-Otis Sparks were a basketball team in the Philippine Basketball League from 2004 until the league became dormant after 2010. The team was owned by Toyota Otis, Inc., a Toyota automotive dealership based in Manila.
| Toyota-Tigers Current Roster | |||||||||
Head Coach: Ariel Vanguardia (  ) | |||||||||
| SF | 2 | | Mark Canlas | Santo Tomas | |||||
| PG | 4 | | John Quioc | De La Salle | |||||
| G | 6 | | John Gran | San Lorenzo | |||||
| PG | 1 | | Julian Ross Bermejo | San Sebastian | |||||
| PF | 8 | | Erick Rodriguez | San Juan de Letran | |||||
| C | 21 | | Eric Garcia | De La Salle | |||||
| F | 12 | | Ryan Dela Cruz | E A C | |||||
| F | 24 | | Floyd Dedicatoria | Jose Rizal | |||||
| C | 5 | | Jason Pascual | Mapua | |||||
| SF | 18 | | Mark Meneses | De La Salle | |||||
| F | 19 | | Jonathan Aldave | San Juan de Letran | |||||
| G | 20 | | RJ Jazul | San Juan de Letran | |||||
| G | 24 | | John Sala | C E U | |||||
| C | 30 | | James Garcia | A M A | G | 1 | | Derek Ramsay | New Hampshire |
| (C) - Captain, (I) - Import, (R) - Reserve | Toyota-Otis Sparks | ||||||||
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