Bulacan Kuyas
The Bulacan Kuyas are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Bulacan. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as one of four active teams based in the Central Luzon region, playing their home games at Baliwag Star Arena in Baliwag.
Bulacan Kuyas | |
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League | MPBL (2018–2021, 2023–present) Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 (formerly) PSL (2022–2023) |
Founded | 2017 |
History | MPBL: Bulacan Kuyas (2018–present) PSL: Kopanang Lakan ng Bulacan (2022–2023) |
Arena | Baliwag Star Arena |
Location | Bulacan |
Team colors | |
Head coach | Alvin Grey |
The team was one of the MPBL's charter teams in its inaugural season, and has also played in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL), where they are known as the Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan and formerly in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.
Since 2023, the team is backed by the Local Government of Baliwag.
History
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Bulacan Kuyas are among the ten charter teams featured in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They were also the champions of the pre-season tournament the league held prior to the season.[1] Throughout the 2018 season, the team played their home games at the Bulacan Capitol Gymansium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season.[2]
In their first season, Bulacan were one of three teams with a 6-3 record and claimed the second seed with a tiebreaker on point differential. The team, however, would fall in an upset against the Panañaque Patriots in the Quarterfinals.
Entering the 2018–19 season, the team signed a deal with Mighty Sports to become the team's new major sponsor.[3][4] The team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the First Round to the Manila Stars. Then in the 2019–20 season, they made the playoffs for the third straight season, but lost to the Makati Super Crunch.
After competing in the 2021 Invitational, the team opted out of the 2022 season. The team would make a return in 2023, this time with backing from the Local Government of Baliwag, playing all of their home games that season in Baliwag Star Arena. After starting the season 6–4, the team went on to all but one of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21, by far the team's worst season.
Pilipinas Super League
Bulacan joined the Pilipinas Super League in 2022, as the Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan.
Team identity
The team is named after former Bulacan First District Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, whose nickname is "Kuya". He served as the team's owner and backer during its foundation. In the Pilipinas Super League, the team is known as the Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan, shortened to Koponang Lakan.
During the team's first three seasons, it used a color scheme that primarily revolves around the color pink, with purple or blue-green as the secondary color. When the team returned in 2023, the primary color was switched to green.
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Head coaches
- Ogie Gumatay (2018)
- Chris Baluyot (2018)
- Britt Reroma (2018–2019)
- Kerwin McCoy (2019–2021)
- Ralph Emerson Rivera (2021)
- Alvin Grey (2023–present)
Season-by-season records
- Records from the 2023 MPBL season:
Season | Team name | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||
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Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | ||
2018 Anta-Rajah Cup | Bulacan Kuyas | None | 2nd/10 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Quarterfinals | lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2 |
2018–19 Datu Cup | North | 5th/13 | 14 | 11 | .560 | First Round | lost vs. Manila, 0–2 | |
2019–20 Lakan Cup | 6th/16 | 19 | 11 | .633 | First Round | lost vs. Makati, 0–2 | ||
2022 Mumbaki Cup | Did not participate | |||||||
2023 | Bulacan Kuyas | North | 12th/15 | 7 | 21 | .250 | Did not qualify | |
Total elimination round | 46 | 46 | .500 | 3 playoff appearances | ||||
Total playoffs | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
Total franchise | 47 | 52 | .475 | 0 championships |
Invitational records
Season | Team name | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||
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Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | ||
2021 | Bulacan Kuyas | Group D | 4th/6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Did not qualify | |
Total elimination round | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 playoff appearances | ||||
Total playoffs | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
Total franchise | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 championships |
References
- "Bulacan, Quezon City prevail in MPBL". Manila Bulletin. February 1, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- "Bulacan Kuyas inks partnership with Ligo Sardines". Ligo Brand Philippines. January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- "Mighty Sports back on mainstream cage scene via MPBL's Bulacan Kuyas". FOX Sports Philippines. June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "Might Sports Re-Emerges in the MPBL". Mighty Sports. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.