Batangas City Athletics

Batangas City Athletics
Batangas City Athletics
League	MPBL
Founded	2018
History	Batangas City Athletics; 2018–present
Arena	Batangas City Sports Coliseum, ; Batangas State University Gymnasium, ; De La Salle Lipa SENTRUM
Location	Batangas City, ; Lipa City, Batangas
Team colors
Main sponsor	Tanduay Distillers, Inc.
Head coach	Woody Co
Championships	1 (2018 Anta Rajah Cup)

The Batangas City Athletics, also known as the Batangas City Tanduay Athletics for sponsorship reasons with Tanduay,^[1]^[2] is a basketball team based in Batangas City, Batangas, competing in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The team plays its home games at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum, Batangas State University Gym and De la Salle Lipa Sentrum Gym.

History[]

On January 27, 2018, the Tanduay Athletics Batangas won their first game against the Valenzuela Classic in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
On April 19, the team was crowned as the inaugural MPBL Champions after defeating Muntinlupa Cagers, 68–66, in Game 4 of their best-of-5 finals series.^[3]

Current roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F	2		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			National-U
G	3	Ramsay, Derek	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1976–12–07	Cheltenham
G	4		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1994–10–04	UE
G	6		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1994–10–30	East
G	12		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1998–03–26	National
G	13	(EP)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1990–10–18	SFAC
G	17		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1993–11–10	San Beda
F	18
G	19					PCU
G	23		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1997–05–05	UP
G	24		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)			UP
F	30		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)			Ateneo
G	55		5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)			San Beda
G	––

Head coach

Woody Co

Legend

(C) Team captain
(EP) Ex–Pro
(HG) Homegrown Player
(FF) Fil–Foreign Player
Injured

Roster

Depth chart[]

Head coaches[]

Batangas City Athletics head coaches
2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
#	Name	Start	End	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Best Finish	Achievements
1		2018	2019	16	10	6	.625	8	7	1	.875	Champion

All-time roster[]

Val Acuña (2018-present)^[4]
Lester Alvarez (2018-present)^[4]
(2018)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018)
(2018-present)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018-present)
(2018)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
(2018-present)
Dennice Villamor (2018-present)

Season-by-season records[]

Records from the 2019-20 MPBL season:

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
Season	Conf.	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Rajah Cup	Batangas City Athletics	None	1st/10	8	1	.889	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	won vs. Bataan, 2–0, won vs. Valenzuela, 2–0, won vs. Muntinlupa, 3–1
2018–19	Datu Cup		Southern	2nd/13	13	10	.565	First Round Division Semifinals Division Finals	won vs. Imus, 2–1 won vs. Zamboanga, 2–1 lost vs. Davao Occidental, 1–2
2019–20	Lakan Cup		Southern	4th/15	19	11	.633	First Round	lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2
2022–23	Invitational	Did not participate
Total elimination round					40	22	.645	2 semifinal / Division Finals appearances
Total playoffs					13	7	.706	1 finals appearance
Total franchise					53	29	.646	1 championship

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Tanduay's MPBL stint hinges on grassroots development". The Philippine Star. February 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Tanduay Athletics joins MPBL, sets in motion grassroots program". Manila Bulletin. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL Championship". ABS-CBN News. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Joble, Rey (January 31, 2018). "Ex-PBA players Acuña, Alvarez proving worth on Batangas in MPBL". Business World. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

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[sponsor1-1] "Tanduay's MPBL stint hinges on grassroots development". The Philippine Star. February 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[sponsor2-2] "Tanduay Athletics joins MPBL, sets in motion grassroots program". Manila Bulletin. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[3] "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL Championship". ABS-CBN News. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[Batangas-4] Joble, Rey (January 31, 2018). "Ex-PBA players Acuña, Alvarez proving worth on Batangas in MPBL". Business World. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

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