Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
2021 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards season
League	MPBL
Founded	2019
History	Nueva Ecija MiGuard ; (2019) ; Nueva Ecija ForestLake ; (2019) ; Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards ; (2019–present)
Arena	Araullo University Gym
Location	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Team colors
Head coach	Carlo Tan

The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards is a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), based in Nueva Ecija, Philippines.[1]

History

In May 2019, the Rice Vanguards formally joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[2] During the middle part of 2019–20 MPBL season, the team tapped Charles Tiu as their head coach, replacing Alvin Grey.[3]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	0	Gozum, Will	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999–04–08	Philippines-Diliman
G	5	Dario, Diego (EP)	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1997–01–06	Philippines-Diliman
G	7	Palma, Renz (EP)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1993–01–03	UE
G	8	Simon, Peter June (EP)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–06–01	Mindanao
G	12	Banal, Raphael (EP)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992–10–28	Hope International
F	16	Baculanag, Bobby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)		San Sebastian
F/C	17	Belgica, Ken	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		St. Benilde
F	18	Gutang, Justin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		St. Benilde
F	19	Sarao, John Paul	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1995–02–23	St. Francis of Assisi
G	27	Bitoon, Christopher	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)		MLQU
F	29	Mabulac, Michael (EP)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1991–10–31	José Rizal
G	51	Villarias, Byron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1988–02–25	José Rizal
C	–	Mag-isa, Edzel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)			Batangas
G	–	Sumang, Roi (EP)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1990–12–12	UE

Records from the 2019–20 MPBL season:

Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
Conf.	Team name	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
Lakan Cup	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	TBD/31	10	20	.333	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify
Total elimination round			10	20	.333	0 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs			0	0	–	0 finals appearance
Total 2019			10	20	.333	0 championship
Total franchise			10	20	.333	0 championships

Aquino, Malou (May 24, 2019). "NUEVA ECIJA MI GUARD HANDA NA SA MPBL". Pilipino Mirror. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
Henson, Quinito (May 16, 2019). "MPBL ready to launch third battleground". PhilStar.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
Terrado, Reuben (September 26, 2019). "Charles Tiu taking over as new Nueva Ecija coach in MPBL, says source". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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