Pasig City MCW Sports

Pasig City MCW Sports was a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasig. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at both Pasig Sports Center and Ynares Sports Arena.

"Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors" redirects here. For other teams backed by Sta. Lucia Land, see Sta. Lucia Realtors (disambiguation).

Pasig City MCW Sports
LeagueMBA (1998–2000)
MPBL (2018–present)
FilBasket (2021–2022)
Founded1998 (1998) (first incarnation)
2018 (2018) (second incarnation)
HistoryPasig Blue Pirates
1998
Pasig-Rizal Pirates
1999–2000
Pasig Pirates
2018–2019
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
2019–2021
Pasig City
2022
Pasig City MCW Sports
2022–2023
ArenaYnares Sports Arena
LocationPasig
Team colors     
Main sponsorMCW Sports

The team's first incarnation was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), which ran until 2000. The Pirates would later be revived with an MPBL expansion team for the 2018–19 season.[1] Since the 2022 MPBL playoffs, the team has been sponsored by MCW Sports, an online sports news portal in the Philippines.[2]

The Pasig-based franchise also took part in FilBasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

History

First incarnation (1998–2000)

Pasig's basketball franchise was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, the team was renamed as the Pasig-Rizal Pirates and would remain in the league until 2000.

Second incarnation (2018–present)

The Pasig Pirates were revived in 2018, when they became one of sixteen teams that were part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion for its 2018–19 season. The Mark Andaya-led Pirates finished with a league-worst 4–21 record.

In the 2019–20 season, Sta. Lucia Land became the title sponsors of the Pasig franchise, becoming the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, reviving the Realtors moniker used in the Philippine Basketball Association and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.

Current roster

Head coaches
  • James Machate (2018-2019)
  • Ronjay Enrile (2019–2020)
  • Bong Dela Cruz (2020–2022)
  • Ogie Gumatay (2022–2023)
  • Boyet Fernandez (2023)

Metropolitan Basketball Association

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Pasig City MCW Sports notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
Mark Andaya2018–2019—1 (2019)
Jeric Teng2019–20201x All-MPBL First Team (2020)1 (2020)
Carlo Lastimosa2022—1 (2022)
Jason Ballesteros2022–20231x Defensive Player of the Year (2023)1 (2023)
Ryan Costelo2022–20231x All-MPBL Second Team (2023)1 (2023)

Season-by-season records
League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Season Regular season Playoffs
Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results
Pasig Pirates
2018–19
Datu Cup		North13th25421.16019Did not qualify
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
2019–20
Lakan Season		North7th301812.6008First Roundlost vs. Manila, 0–2
Pasig City MCW Sports
2022North2nd21147.6677First Round
Division Semifinals		won vs. Quezon City, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2023North5th28199.6797First Roundlost vs. Caloocan, 1–2
2024Did not participate
All-time regular season record1045549.5293 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record936.3330 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1135855.5130 championships

References
  1. "Laguna, Pasig pormal nang kabilang sa MPBL" [Laguna and Pasig, formally part of the MPBL]. ABS-CBN News. April 6, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. "MCW Sports inks sponsorship deal with Pasig City Basketball team". MCW Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. "Alvarez staying with Pasig Pirates". Philstar. January 20, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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