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Manila Stars

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Not to be confused with the Manila Metrostars, a defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association team also based in Manila.

Manila Stars
2024 Manila Stars season
Manila Stars logo
LeagueMPBL (2018–present)
PSL (2022–present)
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
HistoryManila Stars
2018–present (MPBL)
Manila CityStars
2022–present (PSL)
ArenaNinoy Aquino Stadium
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
San Andres Sports Complex
LocationManila
Team colors     
Main sponsorStrong Group Athletics
Awesam Smile
Head coachGabby Severino

The Manila Stars are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Manila. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are the lone representative of Metro Manila's Capital District and play their home games at San Andres Sports Complex.

The team was founded as an expansion team for the 2018–19 MPBL season. The team has also competed in the Pilipinas Super League since 2022 under the name Manila CityStars.

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History

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

The nation's capital joined the MPBL for the 2018–19 season, and in its first season, made an instant impact. The team finished 20–5, tying with San Juan and Davao Occidental for the league's third-best record, as the Stars clinch the fourth seed in the 2019 playoffs. After getting past Caloocan in the First Round, they met with the league-leading Bataan Risers in the North Division Semifinals. Although Bataan won game 1, Manila pushed through the next two games to finish the upset and advance to the North Division Finals against San Juan. The series went in a similar way but in the opposite manner, as Manila won game 1 but with San Juan winning the next two to advance to the National Finals and eventually win the championship.

Manila came back stronger for the 2019–20 season, finishing 25–5, clinching the second seed in the 2020 playoffs. The team first beat Pasig in the First Round, but feel short in the Division Semifinals against Makati. Once again, Manila won game 1, yet Makati won the rest of the series.

For the 2021 Invitational, Manila tapped Cholo Villanueva as their head coach, but only finished third in Group D, failing to make the playoffs. Villanueva would later depart for the Batangas City Embassy Chill.[1]

In 2022, the team missed the playoffs for the first time, only getting six wins out of 21 games in the season, finishing 10th of 11 in the North.

Pilipinas Super League

The Stars came to the PSL for the 2022 DUMPER Cup during the MPBL's off-season. Finishing 9–6 in the conference, Manila tied with Boracay and Bulacan for seventh. The team managed to settle for eighth but lost to the San Juan Kings in the Quarterfinals.

Team identity

The name can be traced back to the Manila Metrostars of the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. The logo of the Stars features silhouettes of some of Manila's historic landmarks, such as the Rizal Monument and Manila Cathedral.

Manila's color scheme has always used blue as the primary color. The secondary color has varied overtime: orange from 2018 to 2019, red from 2019 to 2023, and green since 2023.

Home venues

The Manila Stars have played most of their home games at San Andres Sports Complex since joining the MPBL. In 2022, a portion of their home slate was played at Paco Arena.

Venue Location 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
San Andres Sports Complex Manila Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Paco Arena Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN TBA

Current roster

Manila Stars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
2 Cuya, Dash 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 22 Flores, Raphael (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
C 28 Umali, Shawn (HG, SGL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) St. Benilde
C — Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo
F — Bataller, Ira (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran
F — Cruz, Carl Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–08–21 Far Eastern
F — Escandor, Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F — Gonzaga, Jio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G — Hanapi, Didat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F — Jamon, Jan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–04–05 Emilio Aguinaldo
G — Javelona, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–10–25 National-U
G — Navarro, Lorenzo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Lyceum
C — Slaughter, Greg (FF) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988-05-19 Ateneo
G — Tempra, James (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
G — Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F — Napoles, Jorey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–11–27 TIP
— Mitchell, DJ 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G — Manalang, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
F/C — Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal
Head coach
  • Gabby Severino
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Injured     Injured
Updated as of: April 5, 2024

Head coaches

# Name Term Ref.
1 Philip Cezar 2018–19
2 Tino Pinat 2019–20
3 Pocholo Villanueva 2021
4 Maximino Dayandante, Jr. 2022
5 Tylon Darjuan 2023
6 Bam Ledesma 2023
7 Bimbot Anquilo 2023
8 Gabby Severino 2024

Notable players

Manila Stars notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
Chris Bitoon 2018–2020 1x All-MPBL First Team (2019)
1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)		 1 (2019)
Aris Dionisio 2018–2020 1x Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
1x All-MPBL First Team (2019)
1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020)		 2 (2019, 2020)
Ronnie Matias 2022 — 1 (2022)

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 W L PCT Stage Results
Manila Stars
2018–19
Datu Cup		 North 4th 20 5 .800 First Round
Division Semifinals
Division Finals		 won vs. Bulacan, 2–0
won vs. Bataan, 2–1
lost vs. San Juan, 1–2
2019–20
Lakan Season		 North 2nd 25 5 .833 First Round
Division Semifinals		 won vs. Pasig, 2–0
lost vs. Makati, 1–2
2022 North 10th 6 15 .286 Did not qualify
2023 North 13th 4 23 .148 Did not qualify
2024 North To be determined
All-time regular season record 55 48 .534 2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 8 5 .615 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 63 53 .543 0 championships

Pilipinas Super League

Season Elimination round Playoffs
Finish W L PCT Stage Results
Manila CityStars
2022–23
DUMPER Cup		 8th 9 6 .600 Quarterfinals lost vs. San Juan, 0–1
2023–24
President's Cup		 14th 5 13 .278 First Round lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 0–1
All-time elimination round record 14 19 .424 2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 0 1 .000 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 9 7 .400 0 championships

References

  1. ^ "Cholo Villanueva is the new Manila coach in MPBL". ABS-CBN News. November 24, 2021.


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