The Pasig City MPBL team is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasig. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team most recently played its home games at Ynares Sports Arena.
The team's first incarnation was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), which ran until 2000. The Pirates would later be revived with an MPBL expansion team for the 2018–19 season.[1] Pasig then took a leave of absence in 2024 before returning in 2025.
The Pasig franchise is one of four teams based in the Eastern Manila District of Metro Manila. They also took part in FilBasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.
History
First incarnation (1998–2000)
Pasig's basketball franchise was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, the team was renamed as the Pasig-Rizal Pirates and would remain in the league until 2000.
Second incarnation (2018–present)
The Pasig Pirates were revived in 2018, when they became one of sixteen teams that were part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion for its 2018–19 season. The Mark Andaya-led Pirates finished with a league-worst 4–21 record.
In the 2019–20 season, Sta. Lucia Land became the title sponsors of the Pasig franchise, becoming the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, reviving the Realtors moniker used in the Philippine Basketball Association and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.
Ahead of the 2022 MPBL playoffs, the team gained the sponsorship of MCW Sports, an online sports news portal in the Philippines.[2]
Personnel
Head coaches
| Pasig City MPBL team head coaches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Start | End | Achievements | Ref. |
| 1 | James Machate | 2018 | 2019 | — | |
| 2 | Ronjay Enrile | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| 3 | Bong Dela Cruz | 2019 | 2022 | — | |
| 4 | Ogie Gumatay | 2022 | 2023 | — | |
| 5 | Boyet Fernandez | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
Notable players
Metropolitan Basketball Association
- Paul Alvarez[3]
- Bong Ravena
- Jonathan De Guzman
- Jay Magat
- Dorian Peña
- John Dumont
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
| Pasig City MCW Sports notable players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
| Mark Andaya | 2018–2019 | — | 1 (2019) | |
| Jeric Teng | 2019–2020 | 1x All-MPBL First Team (2020) | 1 (2020) | |
| Carlo Lastimosa | 2022 | — | 1 (2022) | |
| Jason Ballesteros | 2022–2023 | 1x Defensive Player of the Year (2023) | 1 (2023) | |
| Ryan Costelo | 2022–2023 | 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2023) | 1 (2023) | |
Season-by-season records
| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results | |
| Pasig Pirates | |||||||||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup |
North | 13th | 25 | 4 | 21 | .160 | 19 | Did not qualify | |
| Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors | |||||||||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season |
North | 7th | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | First Round | lost vs. Manila, 0–2 |
| Pasig City MCW Sports | |||||||||
| 2022 | North | 2nd | 21 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 7 | First Round Division Semifinals |
won vs. Quezon City, 2–0 lost vs. San Juan, 0–2 |
| 2023 | North | 5th | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 7 | First Round | lost vs. Caloocan, 1–2 |
| Did not participate in 2024 | |||||||||
| Pasig City MPBL team | |||||||||
| 2025 | North | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| All-time regular season record | 104 | 55 | 49 | .529 | 3 playoff appearances | ||||
| All-time playoff record | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
| All-time overall record | 113 | 58 | 55 | .513 | 0 championships | ||||
References
- ^ "Laguna, Pasig pormal nang kabilang sa MPBL" [Laguna and Pasig, formally part of the MPBL]. ABS-CBN News. April 6, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "MCW Sports inks sponsorship deal with Pasig City Basketball team". MCW Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Alvarez staying with Pasig Pirates". Philstar. January 20, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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