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The Imus Agimat is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Imus, Cavite. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region and play their home games at Imus Sports Complex.[1]
| Imus Agimat | |
|---|---|
 2024 Imus Agimat season | |
| League | MPBL (2018–present) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Imus (City) Bandera 2018–2022 Imus Khaleb Shawarma 2019 Boracay Islanders 2022–2023 (PSL) Imus SV Squad 2023 (MPBL) Imus Agimat 2024–present |
| Arena | Imus Sports Complex |
| Location | Imus, Cavite |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | VA Drones |
| Head coach | Eric Sy |
The team joined in 2018 as a charter team of the MPBL. For a majority of their history, the team was known as the Imus Bandera, a reference to Imus being known as the "Flag Capital of the Philippines".
History
edit2018–2023: Original franchise
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The team began play in 2018 as one of the ten founding teams of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The team lost a tiebreaker to the Bataan Defenders that would have given it the final playoff spot. In the 2018–19 season, Imus would make its first playoff appearance, but lost to the Batangas City Athletics in the First Round. In the 2019–20 season, the team ended the season with a record of 6-24, the second-worst in the league.
The team saw potential in the 2021 Invitational, after leading 4-1 in Group D, they would go on to finish in fourth place. However, in the following 2022 season, the team finished ninth in the Southern Division, once again failing to make the playoffs.
During the 2023 season, Imus have acquired nine-time PBA champion Marc Pingris, making it his first stint in professional basketball since he announced his retirement. The SV Squad finished 7th in the South Division with a 15–13, their best season by win percentage, but would fall once again to Batangas City Embassy Chill in the Division Quarterfinals.
2024: Current franchise
editBefore the 2024 season, the SV Squad owned by Monching Talisayon relocated to Biñan, Laguna and renamed as Biñan Tatak Gel for their participation in the 2023–24 Pilipinas Super League President's Cup. Meanwhile a new team named Imus Agimat was set to enter the MPBL in 2024.
To prevent any confusion, the records of the former Imus team prior to relocation were transferred to new Imus team. The records of the previous Laguna/Biñan City team were then merged into the relocated Biñan team.
Current roster
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Head coaches
edit| # | Name | Term | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nandy Garcia | 2018 | |
| 2 | Jerry Codiñera | 2018 | |
| 3 | Mike Orquillas | 2018 | |
| 4 | Noynoy Falcasantos | 2018–19 | |
| 5 | Jonathan Reyes | 2019 | |
| 6 | Mac Cuan | 2019 | |
| 7 | Eugene Tan | 2019 | |
| 8 | Raymund Valenzona | 2019–20 | |
| 9 | Manuel Torralba, Jr. | 2021–2022 | |
| 10 | Renniel Cabrera | 2022 | |
| 11 | Jinino Manansala | 2023 | |
| 12 | Jun De Jose | 2024–present |
Notable players
edit| Imus Agimat notable players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
| Ian Melencio | 2018–2019 2022 | — | 1 (2019) | |
| Gerald Anderson | 2019–2020 | — | 1 (2020) | |
| Leo Najorda | 2022 | — | 1 (2022) | |
| Poypoy Actub | 2023 | — | 1 (2023) | |
| Jimboy Estrada | 2023 | — | 1 (2023) | |
Season-by-season records
edit| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
| Imus Bandera | |||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup | None | 9th | 2 | 7 | .222 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | South | 7th | 11 | 14 | .440 | First Round | lost vs. Batangas City, 1–2 | ||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | South | 14th | 6 | 24 | .200 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2022 | South | 9th | 5 | 16 | .238 | Did not qualify | |||
| Imus SV Squad | |||||||||
| 2023 | South | 7th | 15 | 13 | .536 | First Round | lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2 | ||
| Imus Agimat | |||||||||
| 2024 | South | To be determined | |||||||
| All-time regular season record | 39 | 74 | .345 | 2 playoff appearances | |||||
| All-time playoff record | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 Finals appearances | |||||
| All-time overall record | 40 | 78 | .339 | 0 championships | |||||
References
edit- ^ Flores, Joaqui (January 25, 2018). "GALLERY: MPBL opening ceremony". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.