Roxas Vanguards

Roxas Vanguards
Roxas Vanguards logo
LeaguePilipinas VisMin Super Cup (2021)
Pilipinas Super League (2022)
Founded2021
HistoryRoxas Vanguards
(2021–2022)
ArenaManuel A. Roxas Sports Complex
LocationRoxas, Zamboanga del Norte
Team colors   
Main sponsorPetra Cement
Head coachAlvin Grey

The Roxas Vanguards were a Filipino professional basketball team based in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte. The team last competed in the Pilipinas Super League.

The team was founded in 2021 as a member of charter member of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.

History

The Roxas Vanguards was formed by the municipal government of Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte under Mayor Jan Hendrik Vallecer upon the suggestion of Zamboanga del Norte governor Roberto Uy to send a team for the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.[1]

Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup

In the First Conference, Roxas finished the elimination round of the Mindanao leg in fourth place with a 5–3 record. In the playoffs, they won by default against MisOr Brew Authoritea in Quarterfinals Round 1 then swept third-seeded Pagadian in Quarterfinals Round 2. In the Semifinals, they faced against JPS Zamboanga City where they won in three games to advance to the Mindanao Finals against the undefeated Basilan Peace Riders. Unfortunately for Roxas, they would be swept by Basilan.[2]

Roxas then returned for the Second Conference, finishing fifth with a 6–6 record. They would lose against the Zamboanga Sibugay Warriors in the Quarterfinals, which had a twice-to-beat advantage.[3]

Pilipinas Super League

The Vanguards then moved to the Pilipinas Super League in 2022, becoming one of its charter teams. Finishing with an 11–3 record, Roxas advanced to the playoffs as the second seed. They would lose to the Cagayan de Oro Higalas in the Semifinals, putting the Vanguards in the Battle for Third. It turned out to be a rematch of the Mindanao Finals of the 2021 VisMin First Conference, as they went against the Basilan Peace Riders in a single-game series. Roxas beat Basilan 66–59 to take the third place spot.

Season-by-season records

Records as of the 2022 PSL Pearl of the Orient Cup:

Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup

Season Elimination round Playoffs
Leg Finish W L PCT Stage Results
Roxas Vanguards
2021 – First Mindanao 5th 5 3 .625 Quarterfinals 1
Quarterfinals 2
Semifinals
Mindanao Finals		 won by default vs. MisOr
won vs. Pagadian, 2–0
won vs. Zamboanga City, 2–1
lost vs. Basilan, 0–2
2021 – Second
Mindanao Challenge		 None 5th 6 6 .500 Quarterfinals lost vs. Zamboanga Sibugay, 60–68
All-time elimination round record 11 9 .550 2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 5 4 .556 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 16 13 .552 0 championships

Pilipinas Super League

Season Elimination round Playoffs
Finish W L PCT Stage Results
Roxas Vanguards
2022
Pearl of the Orient Cup		 2nd 11 3 .786 Semifinals
Battle for Third		 lost vs. Cagayan de Oro, 0–2
won vs. Basilan, 66–59 (single-game)
All-time elimination round record 11 3 .786 1 playoff appearance
All-time playoff record 1 2 .333 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 12 5 .706 0 championships

References

  1. ^ Villaruel, Emmanuel (April 26, 2021). "Prepping for Mindanao leg: Roxas Vanguards vow to be a force to reckon with in Vismin Super Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "VisMin Cup: Basilan reigns supreme in Mindanao Leg". ABS-CBN News. August 10, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Zamboanga Sibugay Warriors end Roxas Vanguards stint with come-from-behind win in VisMin Super Cup". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.