Basilan Peace Riders

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Basilan Peace Riders
League	MPBL (2018–present) Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup (2021–present) Filbasket (2021–present)
Founded	2018
History	Basilan Shooters (2018) Basilan Steel (2018–2021) Basilan Peace Riders (2021–present)
Arena	Lamitan Capitol Gym
Location	Basilan
Team colors
Main sponsor	Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Medical Depot
Head coach	Jerson Cabiltes
Championships	Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup: 1 (1st Conference) MPBL: 1 (2021 Invitational)

Basilan Peace Riders, also known as Basilan Jumbo Plastic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup and in Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

History[]

The Basilan Steel is the fifth expansion team of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League from Visayas and Mindanao.^[1] Then known as the Basilan Shooters^[2] Their application was accepted by the league in May 2018 who reasoned that they want to show the beauty of the team's home locality, Basilan, "thru basketball".^[1] They formally joined the MPBL on May 19, 2018 after the team entered into a contract with the league.^[2] They changed their name to the Basilan Steel by May 25, 2018.^[3]

The team make their debut in 2018 Anta Datu Cup.^[4]

In the 2019–20 MPBL Lakan season, the Basilan Steel reached the Division Finals. However the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the league resuming under a bubble format. Basilan defaulted its games due to its players testing positive for COVID-19 with Davao Occidental advancing to the finals. Disagreements on how the bubble tournament was organized led to Basilan leaving the MPBL altogether.^[5]

In 2021, Basilan moved from the MPBL to the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup changing their name to the Peace Riders. Consequentially, the team became a professional team.^[5]

The team returned back to MPBL for the 2021 MPBL season.

Current roster[]

Basilan Peace Riders roster v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11��26 Golden West G 2 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999–09–18 De La Salle F 6 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SJIT G 7 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1992–03–21 Mapúa F 9 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 14 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1987–09–01 San Beda G 18 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1997–03–01 UE F 19 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 20 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Philippine Christian F/C 21 Bringas, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1988–04–27 Far Eastern C 23 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) LSB G 29 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1989–09–24 San Sebastian G 39 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum G 48 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Adamson	Head coach Jerson Cabiltes Assistant coach(es) Noy Catalan Florian Pineda Arnold Oliveros Jinino Manansala Joseph Guion Migs Montero Dands Javier Team manager TBA Legend (C) Team captain (EP) Ex–Pro (HG) Homegrown Player (FF) Fil–Foreign Player Injured Roster

Depth chart[]

Head coaches[]

Notable Players[]

All-time roster[]

Team image[]

Logo as the Basilan Steel.

Arjay Hije of Chronos Athletics conceptualized the significant part of Basilan Steel's branding including the team's logo, jersey, and van decal designs.^[11]

Name[]

When the team joined the MPBL, it was initially known as the Basilan Shooters but the management decided to change the name of the team due to a perceived negative connotation of the name. While "shooters" may refer to the basketball player the management realized that it could also allude to gun users.^[11]

The name of Basilan Steel was derived from the idea that name of the team's home province came from the Yakan word "Besih" which means steel. Basilan was known for its abundant iron ore deposits which was used for sword and other weapons by early Filipinos.^[11]

Logo[]

The Basilan Steel's logo follows a gold and black color scheme (was later changed to red and black) and primarily consists of a Moro in traditional Yakan garments and a kalis, a indigenous sword with a wavy blade. The logo was designed by Arjay Hije under Chronos Athletics using a self-described "cultural approach" intending to challenge the negative reputation of Basilan as a war-torn area and terrorist-haven and project a positive image of the province. Black represents this negative perception while gold signifies the view of Hije of Basilan as a place where people "can live joyfully and harmoniously".^[11] The logo was abandoned when the team changed their name to Basilan Peace Riders. The logo was used again for Basilan's men's volleyball team in 2021.

Season-by-season records[]

Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:

See also[]

• Basilan Steel Spikers

References[]