The Bicol Volcanoes are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the Bicol Region. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are the lone team based in the Bicol Region and split their home games between the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation and the Albay Astrodome, both located in Legazpi, Albay. The team was founded as one of six expansion teams for the league's 2019–20 season.[1]
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History
Founded in 2019, the Bicol franchise joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as an expansion team for its 2019–20 season. The franchise was originally going to named the Albay Volcanoes,[2] but changed its location identifier to Bicol to represent the entire region.
Led by ex-PBA cager Ronjay Buenafe, the Volcanoes finished with a 16–14 record, clinching the eighth seed in the playoffs. Bicol faced the first-seeded Davao Occidental Tigers in the First Round. The team won game 2 to tie the series, marking the first time that an 8-seed won a playoff game against a 1-seed.[3] Unfortunately, Bicol would lose the deciding game 3 in overtime.[4] Bicol was one of the 22 teams that took part in the 2021 Invitational. After finishing second place in Group B, the team would lose to Imus in the Quarterfinals.[5][6]
After opting out of the 2022 season, the team returned for the succeeding 2023 season. The team would go on to win only one game in the 28-game season, which came against Mindoro in the 17th game.[7]
Current roster
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Head coaches
- Monel Kallos (2019–2020)
- Aldin Ayo (2021)
- Vis Valencia (2023)
- Jason Santiago (2023–2024)
- Raymond Valenzona (2024–present)
Notable players
Bicol Volcanoes notable players | ||||
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Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
Ronjay Buenafe | 2019–2020 | — | 1 (2020) |
Season-by-season records
- Records as of the 2023 MPBL season:
Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
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Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
Bicol Volcanoes | |||||||||
2019–20 Lakan Cup |
South | 8th | 16 | 14 | .533 | First Round | lost vs. Davao Occidental, 1–2 | ||
2022 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2023 | South | 14th | 1 | 27 | .036 | Did not qualify | |||
All-time regular season record | 17 | 41 | .293 | 1 playoff appearance | |||||
All-time playoff record | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 Finals appearances | |||||
All-time overall record | 18 | 43 | .295 | 0 championships |
Home arenas
- Albay Astrodome – Legazpi, Albay (2019–2020)
- Ibalong Centrum for Recreation – Legazpi, Albay (2019–2020)
References
- ^ Luarca, Roy (May 20, 2019). "Mindoro, Bicol join MPBL; Sta Lucia Realtors return". Manila Standard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Joble, Rey (April 21, 2019). "No stopping MPBL". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "MPBL: Bicol, Batangas live to fight for another day". ABS-CBN News. February 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Davao Occidental beats Bicol in overtime to reach MPBL division semis". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pasig, Bicol advance to MPBL Invitational quarterfinals". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Imus shocks Bicol to make MPBL semis". ABS-CBN News. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "GenSan, Pasig foil rivals; Bicol tallies 1st MPBL win". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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