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Wikipedia - Bicolandia Oragons

The Bicolandia Oragons, also known as Bicolandia Oragons–Shawarma Shack for sponsorship reasons, are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the Bicol Region. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are the lone team in the Bicol Region and split their home games between the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation and the Albay Astrodome, both located in Legazpi, Albay.

Originally named the Bicol Volcanoes, the team was founded as one of six expansion teams for the league's 2019–20 season.

History

Founded in 2019, the Bicol franchise joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as an expansion team for its 2019–20 season. The franchise was originally going to named the Albay Volcanoes, but changed its location identifier to Bicol to represent the entire region.

Led by ex-PBA cager Ronjay Buenafe, the Volcanoes finished with a 16–14 record, clinching the eighth seed in the playoffs. Bicol faced the first-seeded Davao Occidental Tigers in the First Round. The team won game 2 to tie the series, marking the first time that an 8-seed won a playoff game against a 1-seed. Unfortunately, Bicol would lose the deciding game 3 in overtime. Bicol was one of the 22 teams that took part in the 2021 Invitational. After finishing second place in Group B, the team would lose to Imus in the Quarterfinals.

After opting out of the 2022 season, the team returned for the succeeding 2023 season. The team would go on to win only one game in the 28-game season, which came against Mindoro in the 17th game.

On March 2, 2024, the team formally announced a name change to the Bicolandia Oragons, with Shawarma Shack as their main sponsor.

Los Bicol Volcanoes son un equipo de baloncesto profesional con sede en Legazpi, Albay, Filipinas. Compiten en la Asociación Filipina de Baloncesto (PBA), donde ganaron una liga en la temporada 2019-20 como parte de la Conferencia de Filipinas. El equipo es propiedad y está administrado por la Corporación de Desarrollo de Bicol, una empresa privada con sede en Legazpi.

Los Bicol Volcanoes se formaron en 2019 como un equipo de expansión de la PBA. El equipo está compuesto por jugadores de diferentes orígenes, incluidos exjugadores de la Asociación Atlética Universitaria de Filipinas (UAAP) y la Liga Atlética Nacional Universitaria (NCAA), así como jugadores extranjeros.

Los Bicol Volcanoes tienen su hogar en el Gimnasio Albay, un estadio cubierto con capacidad para 3.500 espectadores. El estadio se inauguró en 2018 y es considerado uno de los estadios de baloncesto más modernos de Filipinas.

Los Bicol Volcanoes son un equipo joven y ambicioso que busca ganar su primer campeonato de la PBA. El equipo cuenta con una alineación sólida de jugadores talentosos y tiene un gran potencial para el éxito futuro.