Muntinlupa Cagers

The Muntinlupa Cagers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Muntinlupa. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as one of four active teams based in the Southern Manila District, playing their home games at Muntinlupa Sports Center.

Muntinlupa Cagers
Muntinlupa Cagers logo
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Filbasket (formerly)
Pilipinas Super League
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryMuntinlupa Cagers (2018–present)
Muntinlupa Angelis Resort - EOG Cooly (2021)
1Munti Emeralds (2022–present)
ArenaMuntinlupa Sports Center
LocationMuntinlupa
Team colors     
Head coachAldrin Morante

The team began play in the 2018 MPBL season, the inaugural season for the league. They has also competed in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) as the 1Munti Emeralds, and formerly in Filbasket.

The team is currently sponsored by Paramount Logistics Inc.

History

2018–2019: Initial success and Finals appearance

The Muntinlupa Cagers were founded in 2018 as one of the MPBL's ten charter teams for the 2018 season. The Cagers experiences immediate success, finishing with a 6–3 record. Muntinlupa claimed the third seed and first swept Navotas in the Quarterfinals. They then haved the Parañaque Patriots, who were coming off an upset against second-seeded Bulacan. Parañaque would win the first game of the series, but Muntinlupa, who were led by the likes Chito Jaime, Felix Apreku, and Allan Mangahas, took the next two games to advance to the 2018 MPBL Finals against the Batangas City Athletics.[1] Unfortunately, Muntinlupa went on to lose the series in four games, making Batangas City the league's inaugural champions.

Muntinlupa continued their winning prowess in the 2018–19 season, keeping the same core players and once again claiming third seed in the South Division with a 15–10 record. Their playoff run was cut short, however, as the Cagers would lose to sixth-seeded Zamboanga in the First Round.

2020–present: Rebuild

Heading into the 2019–20 season, most of its core players left the team, with Jaime moving to Bataan, Apreku moving to Pampanga, and Mangahas moving to Biñan City. The Cagers, now led by GJ Ylagan, struggled, and only finished with seven wins in the 30-game season, which ranked the team 13th in the South. 2022 also wasn't a winning season for Muntinlupa, finishing with a 6–15 record, but just barely made the playoff picture by ranking 8th in the South. The team would then loss to Zamboanga once again in the First Round.

Muntinlupa then rebuilt its roster for the 2023 season. With the acquisitions of collegiate players John Amores and JL Delos Santos, as well as former Davao Occidental member Marco Balagtas, the Cagers rose to a 16–12 record, ranking sixth in the South. Muntinlupa will be facing against the third-seeded GenSan Warriors in the First Round.

Current roster

Muntinlupa Cagers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Philippines Moralde, Dave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–01–11 UP Diliman
1 Philippines Sario, Emil Gerome
G 2 Philippines Mosqueda, Manuel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1996–05–13 National-U
G 6 Philippines Melencio, Chester Ian 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1989–05–11
F 7 Philippines Alonzo, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1983–07–29 Adamson
F 9 Philippines Ruaya, Reneford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
10 Philippines Ylagan, John Germar UPHSD
12 Philippines Delos Santos, John Louisse
13 Philippines Ortuoste, John Kervin
G 19 Philippines Amores, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999–06–13 José Rizal
22 Philippines Abis, John Cedrick
27 Philippines Altamirano, Camillus
29 Philippines Salaveria, Jed
30 Philippines Labarda, Biboy
G 31 Philippines Enguio, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1988–01–31 UE
F/C 34 Philippines Destacamento, King Zean
71 Philippines Buenaflor, Kevin
99 Philippines Gonzales, Niccolo
Head coach
  • Philippines Jack Azcueta
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (EP) Ex–PBA
    • (HG) Homegrown player
    • (FF) Filipino-foreigner player
    • (SGL) Special Guest License
    • Injured Injured

    Notable players

    Muntinlupa Cagers notable players
    Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
    Allan Mangahas2018–20191x All-MPBL First Team (2019)1 (2019)
    GJ Ylagan2018–2020
    2023–present
    1 (2020)
    Biboy Enguio2019–present1 (2022)
    John Amores2023–present1 (2023)
    Marco Balagtas2023–present1 (2023)
    JL Delos Santos2023–present1 (2023)

    Season-by-season records

    Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

    Records from the 2023 MPBL season:
    SeasonTeam nameElimination roundPlayoffs
    DivisionFinishWLPCTStageResults
    2018
    Anta-Rajah Cup
    Muntinlupa CagersNone3rd/1063.889Quarterfinals
    Semifinals
    Finals
    won vs. Navotas, 2–0
    won vs. Parañaque, 2–1
    lost vs. Batangas City, 1–3
    2018–19
    Datu Cup
    South3rd/131510.600First Roundlost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2
    2019–20
    Lakan Cup
    13th/15723.233Did not qualify
    2022
    Mumbaki Cup
    8th/11615.286First Roundlost vs. Zamboanga, 0–2
    20236th/141612.571First Roundlost vs. General Santos, 1–2
    Total elimination round5063.4423 playoff appearances
    Total playoffs710.4121 Finals appearance
    Total franchise5773.4380 championships

    Invitational records

    SeasonTeam nameElimination roundPlayoffs
    DivisionFinishWLPCTStageResults
    2021Muntinlupa CagersGroup C5th/504.000Did not qualify
    Total elimination round04.0000 playoff appearances
    Total playoffs000 Finals appearances
    Total franchise04.0600 championships

    References


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