Rizal Golden Coolers

Rizal Golden Coolers
Rizal Golden Coolers
League	MPBL
Founded	2018
History	Rizal Ankle Breakers ; (2018); Rizal Crusaders ; (2018–2019); Rizal Golden Coolers ; – Xentro Mall ; (2019–2021); Emkai-Rizal Xentromall (2021–present)
Arena	Ynares Center
Location	Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
Team colors
Main sponsor	PTC Foodsphere Asia Corp. ; AMRC Holdings Company, Inc.
Head coach	John Rodney Santos

Rizal Golden Coolers, also known as the Emkai-Rizal Xentromall for sponsorship reasons with Golden Coolers Plus 50 & Xentro Mall, is a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1]

History[]

The Crusaders, then known as the Rizal Ankle Breakers which are due to participate in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, was officially launched on June 9, 2018. The team shortly announced plans to change its name after fans criticized the name for not being related to the team's locality, the province of Rizal. They changed their name within the month to the "Rizal Crusaders" since according to the ball club's owners, the province is known for "crusades, mountaineering and other stuff".^[2]

Current roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Mapúa
G	2		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1998–05–13	Centro Escolar
F	3		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)
G	4		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1997–09–14	Lyceum
F	7	Gregorio, Kelvin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–08–13	UE
F	8	Celada, Adrian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	154 lb (70 kg)		Arellano
G	13		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)			Trinity
C	15	(HG)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)		De La Salle
G	20		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F	26		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			UE
G/F	28		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Adamson
F/C	41		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Head coach

John Rodney Santos

Assistant coach(es)

Al Vergara
Bernard Ducay
Roy Billanes
Dexter Rosales

Team manager

Jonathan Banal

Legend

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

Head coaches[]

Rizal Golden Coolers 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	0	7	18	.280	0	0	0	–	25th
2		2019	present	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–

All-time roster[]

Season-by-season records[]

Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
Season	Conf.	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Datu Cup	Rizal Crusaders	Southern	13th/13	7	18	.280	Did not qualify
2019–20	Lakan Cup	Rizal Golden Coolers	Northern	16th/16	7	22	.241	Did not qualify
2022–23	Invitational	Rizal Golden Coolers	Group D	5th/6	1	4	.200	Did not qualify
Total elimination round					15	44	.254	0 division finals appearances
Total playoffs					0	0	–	0 finals appearances
Total franchise					15	44	.254	0 championships

References[]

^ Joble, Rey. "Rizal Ankle Breakers ready to make their mark in MPBL". FoxSports. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Joble, Rey (10 June 2018). "Team Rizal planning to change moniker for MPBL season". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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[1] Joble, Rey. "Rizal Ankle Breakers ready to make their mark in MPBL". FoxSports. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[2] Joble, Rey (10 June 2018). "Team Rizal planning to change moniker for MPBL season". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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