Basilan Peace Riders

Basilan Peace Riders
Basilan Peace Riders
2021 Basilan Peace Riders season
League	MPBL (2018–present) ; Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup (2021–present) ; Filbasket (2021–present)
Founded	2018
History	Basilan Shooters; (2018); Basilan Steel ; (2018–2021); Basilan Peace Riders; (2021–present)
Arena	Lamitan Capitol Gym
Location	Basilan
Team colors
Main sponsor	Jumbo Plastic Linoleum
Head coach	Jerson Cabiltes

Basilan Peace Riders, also known as Basilan Jumbo Plastic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup and in Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

History

The Basilan Steel is the fifth expansion team of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League from Visayas and Mindanao.[1] Then known as the Basilan Shooters[2] Their application was accepted by the league in May 2018 who reasoned that they want to show the beauty of the team's home locality, Basilan, "thru basketball".[1] They formally joined the MPBL on May 19, 2018 after the team entered into a contract with the league.[2] They changed their name to the Basilan Steel by May 25, 2018.[3]

The team make their debut in 2018 Anta Datu Cup.[4]

In the 2019–20 MPBL Lakan season, the Basilan Steel reached the Division Finals. However the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the league resuming under a bubble format. Basilan defaulted its games due to its players testing positive for COVID-19 with Davao Occidental advancing to the finals. Disagreements on how the bubble tournament was organized led to Basilan leaving the MPBL altogether.[5]

In 2021, Basilan moved from the MPBL to the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup changing their name to the Peace Riders. Consequentially, the team became a professional team.[5]

The team returned back to MPBL for the 2021 MPBL season.

Current roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Uyloan, Jonathan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–26	Golden West
G	2	Serrano, Encho	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999–09–18	De La Salle
F	6	Reyes, Lester	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			SJIT
G	7	Gabo, Hesed	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		1992–03–21	Mapúa
F	9	Gimpayan, Jaymar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Lyceum
F	14	Taganas, Jay-R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1987–09–01	San Beda
G	18	Manalang, Philip	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1997–03–01	UE
F	19	Bondoc, Jhong	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G	20	Siruma, Stephen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Philippine Christian
F/C	21	Bringas, Mark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	1988–04–27	Far Eastern
C	23	Collado, Jay	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			LSB
G	29	Juico, Michael	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1989–09–24	San Sebastian
G	39	Alanes, Shaq	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Lyceum
G	48	Ng, Harold	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			Adamson

Head coach

Jerson Cabiltes

Assistant coach(es)

Jade Padrigao
Noy Catalan
Florian Pineda
Arnold Oliveros
Jinino Manansala
Joseph Guion
Migs Montero
Dands Javier

Team manager

TBA

Legend

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

Roster

Head coaches

Basilan Steel 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	Joseph Rumarate	2018	October 2018[6]	11	4	7	.267	0	0	0	–
2	Gino Enriquez	October 2018[6]	present	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–

All-time roster

Mark Ababon (2018–present)
Daniel Bautista (2018–present)
Dennis Daa (2018–present)
Dino Daa (2018–present)
John Foronda (2018–present)
Ar-raof Julkipli (2018–present)
Hafer Mondragon (2018–present)
Kai Osama (2018–present)
Jercules Tangkay[7] (2018–present)

Team image

Logo as the Basilan Steel.

Arjay Hije of Chronos Athletics conceptualized the significant part of Basilan Steel's branding including the team's logo, jersey, and van decal designs.[8]

Name

When the team joined the MPBL, it was initially known as the Basilan Shooters but the management decided to change the name of the team due to a perceived negative connotation of the name. While "shooters" may refer to the basketball player the management realized that it could also allude to gun users.[8]

The name of Basilan Steel was derived from the idea that name of the team's home province came from the Yakan word "Besih" which means steel. Basilan was known for its abundant iron ore deposits which was used for sword and other weapons by early Filipinos.[8]

Logo

The Basilan Steel's logo follows a gold and black color scheme (was later changed to red and black) and primarily consists of a Moro in traditional Yakan garments and a kalis, a indigenous sword with a wavy blade. The logo was designed by Arjay Hije under Chronos Athletics using a self-described "cultural approach" intending to challenge the negative reputation of Basilan as a war-torn area and terrorist-haven and project a positive image of the province. Black represents this negative perception while gold signifies the view of Hije of Basilan as a place where people "can live joyfully and harmoniously".[8] The logo was abandoned when the team changed their name to Basilan Peace Riders. The logo was used again for Basilan's men's volleyball team in 2021.

Season-by-season records

Records from the 2018 MPBL season:

Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
Conf.	Team name	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
Datu Cup	Basilan Steel	TBD/26	0	0	–	First Round Division Semifinals Division Finals Finals	TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total elimination round			0	0	–	0 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs			0	0	–	0 finals appearance
Total 2018			0	0	–	0 championship
Total franchise			0	0	–	0 championships

References

Joble, Rey (10 May 2018). "MPBL wants to show good side of 25th member squad Basilan". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Joble, Rey (19 May 2018). "Call them Shooters: Basilan officially joins MPBL". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Joble, Rey (25 May 2018). "Tough as Steel: Basilan hopes to live up to team's new moniker". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Luarca, Roy (May 9, 2018). "MPBL: Basilan joins field, as number of teams soars to 25 for Datu Cup". ABS-CBN. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
Li, Matthew (29 March 2021). "Basilan goes pro in VisMin, changes name to Peace Riders". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
"Gino Enriquez takes over head coach post of Basilan". Fox Sports. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Joble, Rey. "HE'S BACK | More than a decade later, Jojo Tangkay resurfaces to play for Basilan". FoxSports. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
Reyes, Jonas Egan (19 June 2018). "Beyond Black and Gold : The Story of the Basilan Steel Logo". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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[goodside-1] Joble, Rey (10 May 2018). "MPBL wants to show good side of 25th member squad Basilan". Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[shooters-2] Joble, Rey (19 May 2018). "Call them Shooters: Basilan officially joins MPBL". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] Joble, Rey (25 May 2018). "Tough as Steel: Basilan hopes to live up to team's new moniker". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[4] Luarca, Roy (May 9, 2018). "MPBL: Basilan joins field, as number of teams soars to 25 for Datu Cup". ABS-CBN. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[goespro-5] Li, Matthew (29 March 2021). "Basilan goes pro in VisMin, changes name to Peace Riders". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[ginoenriquez-6] "Gino Enriquez takes over head coach post of Basilan". Fox Sports. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[7] Joble, Rey. "HE'S BACK | More than a decade later, Jojo Tangkay resurfaces to play for Basilan". FoxSports. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[beyondblack-8] Reyes, Jonas Egan (19 June 2018). "Beyond Black and Gold : The Story of the Basilan Steel Logo". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2019.