Quezon City Toda Aksyon

The Quezon City Toda Aksyon is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Quezon City. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Eastern District and split their home games between Blue Eagle Gym and JCSGO Christian Academy.

Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2024 Quezon City Toda Aksyon season
LeagueMPBL
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryQuezon City Capitals
2018–2020
Quezon City MG
2022
Quezon City Gaz N Go
2023
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023–present
ArenaBlue Eagle Gym
JCSGO Seed Dome
LocationQuezon City
Team colors     
Main sponsorToda Aksyon Partylist
Head coachEdgar Macaraya

The team began play in the 2018 season, going by the Quezon City Capitals. The original name references Quezon City's status as the national capital of the Philippines from 1949 until 1976. It may also reference Quezon City being the biggest and most populous city in Metro Manila.

Since 2023, the team is backed by the Toda Aksyon Partylist.

History

The Quezon City Capitals and Imus Bandera were the last teams to join the inaugural season of the MPBL. The team was represented by City Councilor Onyx Crisologo during the contract signing with the League headed by Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes.[1] During the team's inaugural season, Andrew Estrella recorded the league's first triple-double against the Bataan Defenders. The team finished with a 5–4 to clinch the fifth seed in the playoffs, where the Capitals would lose 1–2 to the Valenzuela Classic.

In the 2018–19 season, the team fell one game below .500 with a 12–13 record. Despite that, the team still ranked seventh in the regular season, earning them a playoff berth. The team would pull off a major upset as they swept the second-seeded Makati Super Crunch, before falling to the eventual champion San Juan Knights. In the 2019–20 season, the Capitals didn't perform well compared to the previous two seasons and finished 10–20, finishing 12th in the North and failed to make the playoffs for the first time.

Entering the 2022 season, the team acquired a title sponsorship with MG Motor and became Quezon City MG. Although the team finished 9–12, they still ranked seventh to advance to the playoffs, losing to Pasig City MCW Sports.[2] The team then found a new title sponsor in Gaz N Go entering the 2023 season, becoming Quezon City Gaz N Go. Mid-season, the team underwent new management as it has gained the backing of the Toda Aksyon Partylist, thus renaming the team Quezon City Toda Aksyon.

Home venues

The Quezon City franchise has played in three home venues thus far, all of them are on-campus venues. Their first home venue in the 2018 season was the Seed Dome at JCSGO Christian Academy. The other two, introduced in the 2018–19 season, were Ateneo de Manila University's Blue Eagle Gym and Trinity University of Asia's Henry Noble Gymnasium. Since the 2022 season, however, they have yet to play any home games.

Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
JCSGO Christian Academy
(JCSGO Seed Dome)
Quezon City Y Y Y N N TBA
Blue Eagle Gym N Y Y N N TBA
Trinity University of Asia
(Henry Noble Gymnasium)
N Y N N N TBA

Current roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Are, Michael 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SSC-R
F 1 Cosari, Ammar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SSC-R
G 2 Mosqueda, Chino (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1996–05–13 NU
F 6 Berjay, JM (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
F 8 Roman, Kenji (HG) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FEU
G/F 9 Nimes, Josan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapua
F 10 Lo, Kim Kaizen (HG) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
G 11 Are, Rafael (SGL) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) San Sebastian
G 13 Altamirano, Ichie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) SSC-R
G 14 Desoyo, Alex 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SSC-R
G 15 Tauto-an, Regie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PUP
F 16 Cauilan, John Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) NU
C 17 Sawat, Abdul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UE
C 18 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 SSC-R
F 21 Bienes, Brandrey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FEU
F 23 Yambing, Rhinwil (SGL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SSC-R
G 24 Gesalem, Jonathan Ralf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
G 26 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cal State Fullerton
F 27 Tibayan, Jonas (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NU
C 88 Mag-isa, Edzel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Batangas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bong Ramos
  • Louie Bautista
  • Aileen Lebornio
  • Ian Valdez

Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Injured

Updated as of: April 10, 2024

Head coaches

# Name Term Ref.
1Vis Valencia20182019
2Christian Coronel2019–20
3Alvin Grey2022
4Teng Torcuator2023
5Weng Adina2023
6Edgar Macaraya2023

Notable players

Quezon City Toda Aksyon notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star Remarks
Andrew Estrella2018–2019Recorded first triple-double in MPBL history[3]
Jay Collado2018–20191 (2019)
Clark Derige2019–20201 (2020)
Genmar Bragais20221 (2022)

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
Season Regular season Playoffs
DivisionFinishGPWLPCTGBStageResults
Quezon City Capitals
2018
Rajah Cup
5th954.5563Quarterfinalslost vs. Valenzuela, 1–2
2018–19
Datu Cup
North7th251213.48011First Round
Division Semifinals
won vs. Makati, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2019–20
Lakan Season
North12th301020.33316Did not qualify
Quezon City MG
2022North7th21912.42912First Roundlost vs. Pasig, 0–2
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023North14th28325.10723Did not qualify
2024NorthTo be determined
All-time regular season record1133974.3453 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record936.3330 Finals appearances
All-time overall record1224280.3440 championships

References

  1. Joble, Rey (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League teams rise to 10 as Quezon City, Imus make last-minute entry". Business World. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. Times, Tiebreaker (October 26, 2022). "MPBL: San Juan, Pasig arrange semifinals clash". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. "MPBL: Quezon City spoils David's 21-point explosion for Bataan". ABS-CBN. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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