Val City Magic

Not to be confused with Cebu Classic.

Val City Magic
2024 Valenzuela Classic season
League	MPBL
Founded	2017;8 years ago (2017)
History	Valenzuela Classic 2018–2019, 2024 Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs 2018 Valenzuela SPV TOP Marketplace 2019 Val City Carga Backload Solution 2019–2020 Valenzuela MJAS Zenith 2021 Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 2022–2023 Val City Magic 2025–present
Arena	WES Arena
Location	Valenzuela
Team colors
Head coach	Aldrin Morante

The Val City Magic is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Valenzuela. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at WES Arena.

The team joined as the Valenzuela Classic in 2018 as one of the league's charter teams and has gone under multiple names, mostly integrating the title sponsor. ^[1] The team is currently owned by the local government of Valenzuela. The Valenzuela-based franchise also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 and also has a Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association counterpart, the Valenzuela Classy.

The Valenzuela franchise is one of two teams based in the Northern Manila District of Metro Manila, the other team being the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo.

History

The Valenzuela Classic were one of the MPBL's ten charter teams, one of six based in Metro Manila, and one of three Valenzuela finished as one of three teams with a 6-3 record, claiming the fourth seed in the playoffs. They beat the Quezon City Capitals in the Quarterfinals before losing to the first-seeded Batangas City Athletics.

In the 2018–19 season, the team went 10-15, failing to make the playoffs as they ranked 10th in the North Division. In the following season, the team ranked at 10th once again with a record of 11-19.

Valenzuela then participated in the 2021 Invitational and failed to make the playoffs, ranking third in Group C after finishing 2-2. In the 2022 season, the team began playing home games at the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex. The team finished 10-11, one game short of a winning record. Despite the losing record, the team still made the playoffs as the sixth seed, but were swept by the San Juan Knights in the First Round.

Current roster

Val City Magic roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 0 Hubalde, Paulo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1981–01–24 UE G/F 1 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST G 3 Manliguez, Darrel 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) MATS F 6 Mohammad, Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PUP G 8 Martin, Allan  (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Emilio Aguinaldo G 11 Chauca, Valandre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–10–11 Adamson G 12 Hiro, Jameson  (HG) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Letran G 13 Rivera, Gianne Paulo  (HG) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU F 15 Macion, Michael Angelo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas G 16 Trazona, Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) G 18 Armenion, Andrey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE C 24 Santos, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Clare C 25 Lepalam, Ladis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) St. Benilde F 28 de Chavez, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo G/F 30 Payawal, CJ  (FF) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–01–01 UE G 31 dela Cruz, Nem 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WCC F 32 delos Santos, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Meycauayan F/C 37 Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas G 71 Velasco, Johndel Carlo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) PSBA F 82 Ugsang, Reeve 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Far Eastern — Formento, Jan F — Lo, Kim Kaizen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST — Ongteco, JR 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Head coach Eric Martinez Aldrin Morante Assistant coach(es) RJ Guevarra Kyle Umengan Team manager Errol Francisco JB Garcia Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster – via Genius Sports Updated as of: February 14, 2025

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	Ref.
1	Chris Gavina	2018–2018–2019
2	Eric Samson	2018
3	Juven Formacil	2019
4	Gerry Esplana	2019
5	Ronjay Enrile	2019–2020
6	Aldrin Morante	2022
7	Lester Alvarez	2022
8	Jhon Velasquez	2023
9	Eric Martinez	2023
10	Aldrin Morante	2024

Notable players

MPBL All-Star Day

All-Star selections Paulo Hubalde – 2019, 2020 Jaymar Gimpayan – 2022 Carl Bryan Lacap – 2024

PBA players

Ex-PBA players Val Acuña Chad Alonzo Lester Alvarez Mark Andaya Cyrus Baguio Ronjay Buenafe Alfonzo Gotladera Paulo Hubalde

Season-by-season records

	League champions
	Division champions
	Qualified for playoffs
	Best regular season record

Season	Regular season							Playoffs
	Division	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
Valenzuela Classic
2018 Rajah Cup	None	4th	9	6	3	.667	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	won vs. Quezon City, 2–1 lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2
2018–19 Datu Cup	North	10th	25	10	15	.400	13	Did not qualify
Val City Carga Backload Solution
2019–20 Lakan Season	North	10th	30	11	19	.367	15	Did not qualify
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
2022	North	6th	21	10	11	.476	11	Division quarterfinals	lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2023	North	15th	28	3	25	.107	23	Did not qualify
Valenzuela Classic
2024	North	10th	28	14	14	.500	12	Did not qualify
Val City Magic
2025	TBA	To be determined						To be determined
All-time regular season record			141	54	87	.383		2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record			7	2	5	.286		0 finals appearances
All-time overall record			148	56	92	.378		0 championships

References

1. Leongson, Randolph (22 January 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 January 2018.