Muntinlupa Cagers

Muntinlupa Cagers

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Filipinas - MPBL 104
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Wikipedia - Muntinlupa Cagers

The Muntinlupa Cagers, also known as Muntinlupa Cagers – Paramount Logistics Inc. for sponsorship reasons, are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Muntinlupa. 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 Muntinlupa Sports Center.

The team is one of the league's charter members, first established for the 2018 MPBL season, where they also made their only Finals appearance to date. The team also took part in FilBasket.

History

2018–2019: Initial success and Finals appearance

The Muntinlupa Cagers were founded in 2018 as one of the MPBL's ten charter teams for the 2018 season. The Cagers experiences immediate success, finishing with a 6–3 record. Muntinlupa claimed the third seed and first swept Navotas in the Quarterfinals. They then haved the Parañaque Patriots, who were coming off an upset against second-seeded Bulacan. Parañaque would win the first game of the series, but Muntinlupa, who were led by the likes Chito Jaime, Felix Apreku, and Allan Mangahas, took the next two games to advance to the 2018 MPBL Finals against the Batangas City Athletics. Unfortunately, Muntinlupa went on to lose the series in four games, making Batangas City the league's inaugural champions.

Muntinlupa continued their winning prowess in the 2018–19 season, keeping the same core players and once again claiming third seed in the South Division with a 15–10 record. Their playoff run was cut short, however, as the Cagers would lose to sixth-seeded Zamboanga in the First Round.

2020–present: Rebuild

Heading into the 2019–20 season, most of its core players left the team, with Jaime moving to Bataan, Apreku moving to Pampanga, and Mangahas moving to Biñan City. The Cagers, now led by GJ Ylagan, struggled, and only finished with seven wins in the 30-game season, which ranked the team 13th in the South. 2022 also wasn't a winning season for Muntinlupa, finishing with a 6–15 record, but just barely made the playoff picture by ranking 8th in the South. The team would then lose to Zamboanga once again in the First Round.

Muntinlupa then rebuilt its roster for the 2023 season. With the acquisitions of collegiate players John Amores and JL Delos Santos, as well as former Davao Occidental member Marco Balagtas, the Cagers rose to a 16–12 record, ranking sixth in the South. Muntinlupa will be facing against the third-seeded GenSan Warriors in the First Round.

Los Muntinlupa Cagers son un equipo de baloncesto profesional filipino con sede en Muntinlupa, Metro Manila. El equipo compite en la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (NBL) de Filipinas. Los Cagers tienen su sede en el Muntinlupa Sports Complex en Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.

El equipo fue fundado en 2004 por el alcalde de Muntinlupa, Jaime Fresnedi. Los Cagers compitieron en la Liga de Baloncesto Metropolitana de Manila (MMBL) de 2004 a 2008. En 2009, el equipo se trasladó a la NBL.

Los Cagers han ganado dos campeonatos de la NBL, en 2009 y 2010. El equipo también ha ganado dos títulos de la Copa de la NBL, en 2009 y 2010.

El actual entrenador en jefe de los Cagers es Randy Alcantara. El equipo está liderado por el escolta filipino Jeric Teng.

Los Muntinlupa Cagers son uno de los equipos más populares de la NBL. El equipo tiene una gran base de fans en Muntinlupa y en todo el país. Los Cagers son conocidos por su estilo de juego rápido y excitante.

Aquí hay algunos datos adicionales sobre los Muntinlupa Cagers:

* Colores del equipo: Azul marino y oro
* Mascota del equipo: El Cager
* Estadio local: Complejo Deportivo de Muntinlupa
* Entrenador en jefe: Randy Alcantara
* Jugador destacado: Jeric Teng