Wikipedia - Parañaque Patriots
The Parañaque Patriots are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Parañaque. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Southern District and play their home games at Olivarez College.
The team is one of the MPBL's charter teams during the league's 2018 season. The team is currently owned by the City Government of Parañaque and its vice mayor Joan Villafuerte.
Including non-participating seasons, the Parañaque Patriots are tied with the Biñan Tatak Gel for the longest playoff drought in the MPBL, with both teams having missed the playoffs since 2019.
History
The Patriots were one of the ten charter teams in the MPBL as part of the 2018 season. On January 25, 2018, Parañaque played in the inaugural game against the Caloocan Supremos, where they won, 70-60. Despite finishing the season with a losing record, Parañaque made the playoffs as the seventh seed. They went against the second-seeded Bulacan Kuyas in the Quarterfinals where they would pull off an upset, beating Bulacan in three games. In the Semifinals against the Muntinlupa Cagers, Parañaque won game 1, but fell in the next 2 games to be eliminated.
Despite the Cinderella run, Parañaque would not perform well in the next three seasons, finishing 9-16 (10th) and 8-22 (14th) in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, respectively. When the team then returned in 2023 after taking a hiatus the previous season, they missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season with an 11th place finish and an 11–17 record.
In 2024, the team acquired former Finals MVP Mark Yee from the departing Bacoor City Strikers.
Die Patriots wurden 2019 gegründet und werden von der Stadtregierung von Paranaque unterstützt. Das Team trägt seine Heimspiele in der Olivarez Sports Arena in Taguig City aus.
In der MPBL-Saison 2021 gewannen die Patriots die Southern Division Championship und zogen in die MPBL Finals ein. Im Finale unterlagen sie jedoch den San Juan Knights.
Das Team besteht aus einer Mischung aus erfahrenen Veteranen und aufstrebenden Talenten. Zu den bekanntesten Spielern gehören Jeric Teng, Nico Elorde und Bong Quinto.
Die Paranaque Patriots sind ein beliebtes Team in ihrer Heimatstadt und haben eine treue Fangemeinde. Sie hoffen, in Zukunft weitere Erfolge in der MPBL zu feiern und die Stadt Paranaque auf der nationalen Basketballkarte zu vertreten.