Biñan Tatak Gel
The Biñan Tatak Gel is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Biñan, Laguna. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region.
| Biñan Tatak Gel | |
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| 2024 Biñan Tatak Gel season | |
| League | MPBL (2018–present) PSL (2023–present) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Laguna Heroes 2018–2019, 2021–2022 Biñan City Heroes 2019 Biñan City Luxxe White 2019–2020 Laguna Krah Asia 2023 Biñan Tatak Gel 2023–present |
| Arena | Alonte Sports Arena |
| Location | Biñan, Laguna |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Beast Motorcycle Tires GameX Sports |
| Head coach | Boyet Fernandez |
| Ownership | Monching Talisayon Angelo Alonte |
The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Laguna Heroes.[1][2] The original name references the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, who was born in Calamba. The team has also played in the Pilipinas Super League.
As of 2023, Laguna/Biñan is the oldest MPBL team to have yet to make a playoff appearance. They are also tied with the Parañaque Patriots for the longest playoff drought in the league, both having missed the playoffs since 2019.
History
2018–2023: Original franchise
The Laguna Heroes joined the MPBL as one of sixteen expansion teams for the 2018–19 season. The team finished with a 10-15 record, finishing ninth in the South Division.
For the 2019–20 season, the team was renamed as the BIñan City Krah Heroes and later as Biñan City Luxxe White. The team finished in tenth with a 12-18 record, matching their winning percentage from last season.
Entering the 2021 Invitational, the team was renamed as Laguna Heroes Krah Asia, bringing back the team's old name. In the Invitational, the team lost in all of their group stage games. In the 2022 season, the team only won three of their 21 games, giving them the second-worst record in the division and third-worst in the league.
In 2023, the team was renamed to Laguna Krah Asia.
2023–present: Current franchise
In November 2023, the Imus SV Squad relocated to Biñan and renamed the team as Biñan Tatak Gel, apparently after its co-owner, Biñan Vice Mayor Angelo "Gel" Alonte.[3] The team competed in the Pilipinas Super League for the 2023–24 President's Cup. With a 17–1 record, Biñan held the best regular season record of the season. Despite making through the first two rounds, Biñan would eventually lose to the Quezon Titans in the Semifinals.
Imus' relocation to Biñan is expected to stay for the 2024 MPBL season, while a new team named the Imus Agimat also joined the league. For consistency purposes, Biñan Tatak Gel's records in Imus were transferred to the new Imus team while the records of the previous Laguna/Biñan City team were merged into Biñan Tatak Gel.
Current roster
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Season-by-season records
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| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results | |
| Laguna Heroes | |||||||||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | South | 9th | 25 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 10 | Did not qualify | |
| Biñan City Luxxe White | |||||||||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | South | 10th | 30 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | Did not qualify | |
| Laguna Heroes | |||||||||
| 2022 | South | 10th | 21 | 3 | 18 | .143 | 15 | Did not qualify | |
| Laguna Krah Asia | |||||||||
| 2023 | South | 13th | 27 | 4 | 23 | .148 | 18.5 | Did not qualify | |
| Biñan Tatak Gel | |||||||||
| 2024 | South | To be determined | |||||||
| All-time regular season record | 103 | 29 | 74 | .282 | 0 playoff appearances | ||||
| All-time playoff record | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
| All-time overall record | 103 | 29 | 74 | .282 | 0 championships | ||||
References
- Joble, Rey. "Laguna 2nd expansion squad to join MPBL; San Juan, Makati next in line". FoxSports. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Laguna, Pasig newest expansion teams of MPBL". Rappler. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Actor Ronnie Alonte to suit up for Biñan Tatak Gel in MPBL". Fastbreak. March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- Joble, Rey (May 27, 2018). "Laguna adds 2 more ex-PBA cagers to shore up MPBL squad". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.