2018 Bulacan Kuyas season

The 2018 Bulacan Kuyas season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

2018–19 Bulacan Kuyas season
Head coach	Britt Reroma
Owner(s)	Cong. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado
Anta Rajah Cup results
Record	6–3 (.667)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Datu Cup results
Record	14–11 (.560)
Place	5th (North) 9th (Overall)
Playoff finish	First Round (Lost to Manila, 0–2)
Bulacan Kuyas seasons

Key dates

• January 25, 2018: Inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) starts.

Current Roster

Bulacan Kuyas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 1 Escosio, Hernal G 3 Cañada, Jeric (EP) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1988–05–27 Adamson G 4 Dela Cruz, Jovit San Sebastian G 5 Diputado, Adven Jess F 11 Capacio, Gwyne Matthew 1992-06-01 Ateneo F 12 Bonsubre, Jun San Beda F 14 Taganas, Jay-R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1987–09–01 San Beda G 15 Villanueva, Jerome G 17 Sara, Roldan 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 1993-01-20 San Beda G 20 Siruma, Stephen F 22 Salamat, Benner John G 23 Wong, Dan Angelo (FF) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1993-07-21 Ateneo G 42 Menor, Rogemar (EP) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–12–04 San Beda F 45 Colina, Jan Julius Adamson F 61 Melano, Jason (EP) G –– Mallari, Lawrence F –– Cruz, Peistel Dominick	Head coach Kerwin McCoy Assistant coach(es) Allen Ricardo Michael Gonzalez Ogle Gumatay Mel Gonzales Andy Mejos Team manager TBA Legend (C) Team captain (EP) Ex–Pro (HG) Homegrown Player (FF) Fil–Foreign Player Injured

Head Coaches

Bulacan Kuyas Head Coaches
2018–present # Name Start End Regular Season Playoffs Best Finish Achievements GC W L Win% GC W L Win% 1 Ogie Gumatay 2018 4 1 3 .250 0 0 0 – N/A 2 Chris Baluyot 2018 5 5 0 1.000 3 1 2 .333 Quarterfinals 3 Britt Reroma 2018 present 25 14 11 .560 2 0 2 .000 First Round

Anta Rajah Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	Batangas City Athletics	9	8	1	.889	Playoffs
2	Bulacan Kuyas	9	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]
3	Muntinlupa Cagers	9	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]
4	Valenzuela Classic	9	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]
5	Quezon City Capitals	9	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 2]
6	Navotas Clutch	9	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 2]
7	Parañaque Patriots	9	4	5	.444
8	Bataan Defenders	9	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]
9	Imus Bandera	9	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]	Eliminated
10	Caloocan Supremos	9	1	8	.111

Source: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Rules for classification: Win-loss records, Head-to-head result, Goal difference among tied teams
Notes:

1. Considering that these teams had a 1–1 head-to-head record against each other, using goal difference, Bulacan places second with +5, Muntinlupa places third with +1; and Valenzuela places fourth with −6. Nevertheless, all of these teams will still earn homecourt advantage.
2. Quezon City Capitals wins tiebreaker over Navotas Clutch via head-to-head record.
3. Bataan Defenders wins tiebreaker over Imus Bandera via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017–18 game log Total: 6–3
January: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 January 30 Imus W 93–79 John Gonzales (26) JR Taganas (11) Stephen Siruma (6) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–0
February: 2–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 February 3 Navotas L 76–77 Jovit Dela Cruz (15) Taganas, Gonzales (8) Siruma, Taganas (5) Batangas City Coliseum 1–1 3 February 8 Parañaque L 72–74 Marlon Monte (13) John Gonzales (8) Stephen Siruma (6) Valenzuela Astrodome 1–2 4 February 13 Muntinlupa L 71–75 Martinez, Napoles (12) Jorey Napoles (14) Stephen Siruma (6) Bataan People's Center 1–3 5 February 17 Caloocan W 92–74 Stephen Siruma (15) JR Taganas (17) James Martinez (6) Navotas Sports Complex 2–3 6 February 24 Quezon City W 95–81 Jovit Dela Cruz (18) JR Taganas (13) Stephen Siruma (8) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 3–3
March: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 March 3 Batangas City W 80–72 Jovit Dela Cruz (14) JR Taganas (10) Stephen Siruma (4) Imus City Sports Complex 4–3 8 March 10 Valenzuela W 92–83 JR Taganas (19) Jorey Napoles (11) Siruma, Napoles (5) Olivares College Gymnasium 5–3 9 March 17 Bataan W 81–74 Siruma, Martinez (15) Stephen Siruma (10) John Gonzales (6) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 6–3

Playoffs

Brackets

	Quarter-finals Best-of-three series					Semi-finals Best-of-three series					Finals Best-of-five championship series
	1	Batangas City	2
	8	Bataan	0
						1	Batangas City	2
						4	Valenzuela	0
	4	Valenzuela	2
	5	Quezon City	1
											1	Batangas City	3
											3	Muntinlupa	1
	2	Bulacan	1
	7	Parañaque	2
						7	Parañaque	1
						3	Muntinlupa	2
	3	Muntinlupa	2
	6	Navotas	0

Game Log

2018 playoff game log Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 22 Parañaque W 83–73 Stephen Siruma (24) JR Taganas (16) Stephen Siruma (8) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–0 2 March 27 Parañaque L 54–81 Siruma, Napoles (12) Taganas, Siruma, Napoles (7) JR Taganas (3) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–1 3 April 3 Parañaque L 70–77 Hernal Escosio (13) Jorey Napoles (11) Gonzales, Monte (3) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–2

Anta Datu Cup

Elimination

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bataan Risers	25	23	2	.920	—	Playoffs
2	Makati Super Crunch	25	21	4	.840	2
3	San Juan Knights	25	20	5	.800[lower-alpha 1]	3
4	Manila Stars	25	20	5	.800	3
5	Bulacan Kuyas	25	14	11	.560	9
6	Navotas Clutch	25	13	12	.520	10
7	Quezon City Capitals	25	12	13	.480	11
8	Caloocan Supremos	25	11	14	.440[lower-alpha 2]	12
9	Pampanga Lanterns	25	11	14	.440	12	Eliminated
10	Valenzuela Classic	25	10	15	.400	13
11	Mandaluyong El Tigre	25	8	17	.320	15
12	Pasay Voyagers	25	8	17	.320	15
13	Pasig Pirates	25	4	21	.160	19

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. San Juan wins tie-breaker against Manila via head-to-head record.
2. Caloocan wins tie-breaker against Pampanga via head-to-head record.

Game Log

2018–19 game log Total: 14–11 (Home: 6–2; Road: 8–9)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 June 19 Rizal[1] W 80–61 James Martinez (18) JR Taganas[2] (16) JR Taganas (7) Baliwag Star Arena 1–0 2 June 30 San Juan[3] L 76–94 Jason Melano (21) JR Taganas (11) Stephen Siruma (7) Valenzuela Astrodome 1–1
July: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 July 12 @ Bacoor City W 77–76 JR Taganas (14) JR Taganas (11) Siruma, Melano (4 each) Strike Gymnasium 2–1 4 July 25 Parañaque W 77–58 JR Taganas (14) Taganas, Melano (10 each) Stephen Siruma (9) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 3–1
August: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 August 1 Davao Occidental W 88–85 Stephen Siruma (17) JR Taganas (10) Jerrick Cañada (10) Filoil Flying V Centre 4–1 6 August 7 Basilan W 59–57 Jerick Cañada (17) JR Taganas (8) Jerrick Cañada (4) Marist School Gymnasium 5–1 7 August 16 @ Manila L 62–84 Hernal Escosio (12) Babilonia, Escosio (5 each) JR Taganas (8) San Andres Sports Complex 5–2 8 August 28 Batangas City W 63–54 Hans Thiele (11) JR Taganas (17) Jerrick Cañada (13) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 6–2
September: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 9 September 18 General Santos L 43–56 Jorey Napoles (15) JR Taganas (10) Jerrick Cañada (8) JRU Gymnasium 6–3 10 September 27 Imus W 117–113 (OT) Jason Melano (22) JR Taganas (26) Jerrick Cañada (12) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 7–3
October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 October 9 @ Quezon City W 61–55 Jovit Dela Cruz (12) JR Taganas (21) Jerrick Cañada (5) Trinity University of Asia Gymnasium 8–3 12 October 23 @ Bataan L 49–63 Hans Thiele (10) Hans Thiele (13) Jerrick Cañada (5) Bataan People's Center 8–4 13 October 30 Makati L 94–99 Jerrick Cañada (22) JR Taganas (7) Jerrick Cañada (9) Batangas City Coliseum 8–5
November: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 November 12 @ Pampanga W 67–65 Jorey Napoles (14) JR Taganas (8) 3 players (3 each) Angeles University Foundation Gymnasium 9–5 15 November 22 Pasay W 73–70 Stephen Siruma (17) Jorey Napoles (12) James Martinez (7) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 10–5
December: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 16 December 3 @ Mandaluyong City L 91–102 Jason Melano (15) JR Taganas (12) Jerrick Cañada (11) JRU Gymnasium 10–6 17 December 12 Laguna W 87–70 JR Taganas (16) JR Taganas (14) JR Taganas (5) Caloocan Sports Complex 11–6 18 December 22 Zamboanga L 72–75 Jovit Dela Cruz (15) JR Taganas (24) JR Taganas (6) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 11–7
January: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 19 January 5 Navotas L 89–98 Martinez, Melano (18 each) JR Taganas (8) Jerrick Cañada (7) Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 11–8 20 January 15 Pasig W 102–96 James Martinez (21) Jan Colina (10) Jerrick Cañada (13) Batangas State University Gymnasium 12–8 21 January 24 Caloocan W 86–82 Jason Melano (15) JR Taganas (12) Jerrick Cañada (7) Strike Gymnasium 13–8
February: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 22 February 2 Cebu City L 54–70 Jovit Dela Cruz (13) JR Taganas (11) Dela Cruz, Melano (4 each) Angeles University Foundation Gymnasium 13–9 23 February 12 @ Valenzuela L 75–84 Jovit Dela Cruz (27) JR Taganas (17) Jerick Canada (8) Valenzuela Astrodome 13–10 24 February 21 Muntinlupa [ L–] Muntinlupa Sports Center 13–11 25 February 27 Marikina [ W 79–72] Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 14–11

Playoffs

First Round (Best-of-3)

Divisional Semifinals (Best-of-3)

Divisional Finals (Best-of-3)

MPBL Finals (Best-of-5)

N1

Bataan

2

N8

Caloocan

0

N1

Bataan

1

N4

Manila

2

N4

Manila

2

N5

Bulacan

0

N4

Manila

1

Northern Division

N3

San Juan

2

N2

Makati

0

N7

Quezon City

2

N7

Quezon City

0

N3

San Juan

2

N3

San Juan

2

N6

Navotas

0

N3

San Juan

3

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S8

Cebu City

0

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S5

Bacoor City

0

S4

General Santos

0

S5

Bacoor City

2

S1

Davao Occidental

2

Southern Division

S2

Batangas City

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S7

Imus

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S6

Zamboanga

1

S3

Muntinlupa

1

S6

Zamboanga

2

Game log

2019 playoff game log Total: 0–2
First Round: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 12 Manila L 65–69 Gywne Capacio (23) JR Taganas (16) Stephen Siruma (9) Bataan People's Center 0–1 2 March 20 Manila L 83–92 Dela Cruz, Melano 17 each JR Taganas (10) Stephen Siruma (9) San Andres Sports Complex 0–2

External Links

Bulacan Kuyas MPBL page

References

1. Luarca, Roy. "MPBL: Bulacan uses strong inside presence, as Kuyas bully expansion club Rizal". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
2. Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin. "MPBL: Taganas flirts with triple-double in Bulacan rout of Rizal". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
3. "Insights: Stingy defense, balanced offense help San Juan rout Bulacan - FOX Sports PH". FOX Sports PH. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-07-01.