Philippine Patriots
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The Philippine Patriots is a professional
basketball
team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League
. The Philippines
' representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League
, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre
fame and businessman Tony Boy Cojuangco. The team is currently coached by Louie Alas
of the Letran Knights
.
The Patriots play their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena
in Kapitolyo, Pasig City
. In their maiden campaign, they held a few games at and the Filoil Flying V Arena in Pinaglabanan, San Juan City. Both are located in Metro Manila
.
The Patriots ended the eliminations with a league-leading 11-4 win-loss record and an unbeaten 8-0 record at home (either at Ynares Sport Arena or at the Filoil Flying V Arena), giving them home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Patriots win series, 2-0, thus advancing to the ABL Finals against Satria Muda BritAma, who won in their own playoff series against the Singapore Slingers, 2-1.
Patriots win series, 3-0, to become the first-ever ABL Champions.
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basketball
Basketball
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team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
. The Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
' representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre
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fame and businessman Tony Boy Cojuangco. The team is currently coached by Louie Alas
Louie Alas
Francisco Luis "Louie" Alas is a multi-titled Filipino basketball head coach. He is currently the head coach of the Letran Knights in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and will soon coach the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League...
of the Letran Knights
Letran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
.
The Patriots play their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena
Ynares Sports Arena
The Ynares Sports Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasig, Philippines. The stadium has hosted to the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League, as well as collegiate basketball tournaments...
in Kapitolyo, Pasig City
Pasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
. In their maiden campaign, they held a few games at and the Filoil Flying V Arena in Pinaglabanan, San Juan City. Both are located in Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
.
Season-by-season records
| League | |Season | |Regular season | |Grand Finals Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | Pts | Pos | Round | Result | ||
| ABL ASEAN Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season... |
2009–10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 1st | Semifinals Finals 2009–10 ABL Grand Finals Playoffs The 2009–10 ASEAN Basketball League Grand Finals Playoffs was the first season of competition since its establishment. A total of four teams competed the league... |
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Dragons The Westports KL Dragons, , is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League... 0 Philippines 3, Satria Muda Satria Muda BritAma Satria Muda BritAma Jakarta is an Indonesian basketball team seeing action in the National Basketball League. Based in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, it is Indonesia's representative team to the inaugural Asean Basketball League... 0 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 ABL Regular Season The 2010–11 ASEAN Basketball League Regular Season is the second season of competition since its establishment. A total of six teams competed the league... |
15 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 2nd | Semifinals Finals 2010–11 ABL Grand Finals Playoffs The 2010–11 ASEAN Basketball League Grand Finals Playoffs was the second season of competition since its establishment. A total of four teams competed... |
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Dragons The Westports KL Dragons, , is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League... 0 Thailand 2, Philippines 0 |
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| 2012 | ||||||||
| Total regular season | 30 | 20 | 10 | — | — | |2 playoff appearances | ||
| Total playoffs | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | |2 Finals appearances | ||
| Overall total | 38 | 26 | 12 | — | — | |1 ABL championship | ||
Achievements (2009-10)
| Year | ABL Regular Season Position | ABL Grand Finals Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Champions | Champions |
Elimination round
- October 11: Philippine Patriots @ Satria Muda BritAmaSatria Muda BritAmaSatria Muda BritAma Jakarta is an Indonesian basketball team seeing action in the National Basketball League. Based in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, it is Indonesia's representative team to the inaugural Asean Basketball League...
, The BritAma Arena, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(W, 76-69) - October 18: Philippine Patriots @ Singapore SlingersSingapore SlingersThe Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
, Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore Indoor StadiumSingapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(L, 69-74) - October 25: Philippine Patriots vs. Thailand TigersThailand TigersThe Chang Thailand Slammers, formerly known as Thailand Tigers, is a professional basketball team in Thailand for the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League. They play their home games at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.-...
, Ynares Sports ArenaYnares Sports ArenaThe Ynares Sports Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasig, Philippines. The stadium has hosted to the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League, as well as collegiate basketball tournaments...
, Philippines (W, 71-64) - October 31: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei BarracudasBrunei BarracudasThe Brunei Barracudas, also known as Team Barracudas is a professional basketball team based in Brunei Darussalam which is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League...
, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (postponed to a later date due to typhoon SantiTyphoon Mirinae (2009)Typhoon Mirinae was the 34th depression and the 14th typhoon in the 2009 Pacific typhoon season.-Meterological history:...
) - November 7: Philippine Patriots vs. Singapore Slingers, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 70-53)
- November 15: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur DragonsKuala Lumpur DragonsThe Westports KL Dragons, , is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League...
, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (W, 73-63) - November 21: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 74-56)
- December 1: Philippine Patriots vs. Thailand Tigers, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 77-61)
- December 5: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 81-69)
- December 13: Philippine Patriots @ Brunei Barracudas, Brunei Indoor Stadium, Brunei Darussalam (L, 70-95)
- December 19: Philippine Patriots vs. Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 76-70)
- December 21: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei Barracudas, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 70-56)
- January 6: Philippine Patriots @ Singapore Slingers, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore (L, 67-59)
- January 9: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur Dragons, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (L, 77-59)
- January 17: Philippine Patriots @ Thailand Tigers, Nimibutr National Stadium, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(W, 91-87) - January 24: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei Barracudas, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 87-65)
The Patriots ended the eliminations with a league-leading 11-4 win-loss record and an unbeaten 8-0 record at home (either at Ynares Sport Arena or at the Filoil Flying V Arena), giving them home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Playoff round
- January 31: Philippine Patriots vs. Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 77-43)
- February 3: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur Dragons, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (W, 70-65)
Patriots win series, 2-0, thus advancing to the ABL Finals against Satria Muda BritAma, who won in their own playoff series against the Singapore Slingers, 2-1.
Finals
- February 12: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 78-68)
- February 17: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 72-53)
- February 21: Philippine Patriots @ Satria Muda BritAma, The BritAma Arena, Indonesia (W, 75-67)
Patriots win series, 3-0, to become the first-ever ABL Champions.