2023 Bacoor City Strikers season

2023 Bacoor City Strikers season
Division champions
Head coach	Alexander Angeles
Arena(s)	Strike Gymnasium
Results
Record	23–5 (.821)
Place	Division: 1st (South)
Playoff finish	National finals (lost vs. Pampanga, 0–3)
Bacoor City Strikers seasons

The 2023 Bacoor City Strikers season was the fourth and currently the last active season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Despite a playoff appearance last season, the Strikers looked to improve from their worst season yet in terms of win percentage. With the additions of Michael Cañete, James Kwekuteye, and Jhan Nermal, as well as reigning Defensive Player of the Year Mark Yee, Bacoor City rocketed up to a 23–5 record, claiming the top seed of the South Division as well as their best season in terms of win percentage.

The Strikers were left stunned following a game 1 loss to Iloilo in the division quarterfinals,[1] but persevered and won the series. They then swept the reigning South Division champions Zamboanga and well as perennial contenders Batangas City to reach the 2023 MPBL finals against the Pampanga Giant Lanterns.[2][3] Despite a couple of close efforts, Bacoor City would end up getting swept themselves, ending the season as runners-up.[4][5]

The team played all of their home games this season at Strike Gymnasium.

Roster

2023 Bacoor City Strikers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 1 Villoria, Kraniel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1995–07–14 Arellano F 3 Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano F 6 Reyes, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SJIT C 8 Eguilos, Jhaymo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–08–27 Far Eastern G 9 Jeruta, Aaron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–10–16 Centro Escolar C 10 Montuaño, Mark Informatics G 12 Acuña, Eric 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Informatics G 14 Galit, Salvador 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philippine Christian G 15 Kwekuteye, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G 16 Ludovice, Yvan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda G 17 Alday, Alwyn 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1990–04–18 La Consolacion C 19 Lopez, John Derico 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) José Rizal G 20 Lee Yu, Joel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994–08–20 Far Eastern G 24 Pasturan, Jimboy (SGL) St. Benilde F 28 Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–21 AMA F 29 Nermal, Jhan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) STI Negros F 52 Yee, Mark (EP) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian Cavite G 77 Acidre, Rocky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Arellano F 81 Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare

Head coach Alexander Angeles Assistant coach(es) Rosser Benjamin Mangahas Rey Mendez Marlou Aquino Marlo Corpin Team consultant BJ Aganus Team manager Dennis Abella Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster – via Genius Sports

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GB
1	Bacoor City Strikers	28	23	5	—
2	Batangas City Embassy Chill	28	22	6	1
3	GenSan Warriors	28	21	7	2
4	Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines	28	20	8	3
5	Quezon Huskers	28	19	9	4

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.

Schedule

2023 Bacoor City Strikers season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap
1	March 16	Manila	W 76–62	Muntinlupa Sports Center	1–0
2	March 20	Marikina	W 75–55	Strike Gymnasium	2–0
3	March 27	Valenzuela	W 76–68	Batangas City Coliseum	3–0
4	April 3	Sarangani	W 85–70	Filoil EcoOil Centre	4–0
5	April 17	Caloocan	L 75–84	Strike Gymnasium	4–1
6	April 24	Quezon City	W 93–58	Filoil EcoOil Centre	5–1
7	May 1	San Juan	W 73–49	Strike Gymnasium	6–1
8	May 9	Laguna	W 75–76	Batangas City Coliseum	7–1
9	May 15	Imus	W 60–52	Strike Gymnasium	8–1
10	May 22	Rizal	W 86–69	Baliwag Star Arena	9–1
11	May 26	General Santos	W 74–68	Filoil EcoOil Centre	10–1
12	June 2	Bulacan	W 78–69	Strike Gymnasium	11–1
13	June 8	Pasig City	L 72–79	Olivarez College	11–2
14	June 13	Iloilo	W 74–69	Strike Gymnasium	12–2
15	June 21	Pasay	W 79–65	Strike Gymnasium	13–2
16	June 29	Makati	W 81–77	Strike Gymnasium	14–2
17	July 5	Muntinlupa	W 74–73	Strike Gymnasium	15–2
18	July 11	Parañaque	W 83–58	Strike Gymnasium	16–2
19	July 17	Nueva Ecija	L 75–83	Nueva Ecija Coliseum	16–3
20	July 22	Pampanga	L 70–78	Laguna Sports Complex	16–4
21	August 1	Bicol	W 113–75	Strike Gymnasium	17–4
22	August 7	Bacolod	W 91–86	Ynares Center	18–4
23	August 12	Batangas City	W 71–64	Strike Gymnasium	19–4
24	August 18	Quezon	W 75–43	Strike Gymnasium	20–4
25	August 21	Mindoro	W 95–76	Batangas City Coliseum	21–4
26	September 13	Negros	W 88–72	WES Arena	22–4
27	September 27	Zamboanga	L 81–92	Strike Gymnasium	22–5
28	October 3	Bataan	W 93–65	Marikina Sports Center	23–5
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2023 Bacoor City Strikers playoff schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap
Division Quarterfinals	1	October 7	Iloilo	L 86–69	Strike Gymnasium	0–1	Recap
	2	October 14	Iloilo	W 92–52	Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum	1–1	Recap
	3	October 21	Iloilo	W 72–61	Strike Gymnasium	2–1	Recap
Division Semifinals	1	October 28	Zamboanga	W 61–56	Strike Gymnasium	1–0	Recap
	2	November 4	Zamboanga	W 78–72	Batangas City Coliseum	2–0	Recap
Division Finals	1	November 13	Batangas City	W 89–68	Strike Gymnasium	1–0	Recap
	2	November 17	Batangas City	W 54–49	Batangas City Coliseum	2–0	Recap
National Finals	1	November 25	Pampanga	L 58–71	Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center	0–1	Recap
	2	November 28	Pampanga	L 65–68	Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center	0–2	Recap
	3	December 2	Pampanga	L 77–82	Strike Gymnasium	0–3	Recap
Source: Schedule

References

1. "Iloilo shocks Bacoor; Zamboanga thwarts Quezon in MPBL playoffs". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
2. "MPBL: Batangas ousts GenSan, sets up rematch with Bacoor in South finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
3. "Bacoor Strikers finish off Batangas, earn shot at Pampanga in MPBL Finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
4. "Justine Baltazar runaway MVP, Pampanga closes in on MPBL title". RAPPLER. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
5. "Pampanga sweeps Bacoor to win MPBL title on the road". Philippine Star. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.