The Pasay Voyagers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasay. 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 Southern District and play their home games at Cuneta Astrodome.
| Pasay Voyagers | |
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 2024 Pasay Voyagers season | |
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| League | MPBL |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Pasay Voyagers 2018–present |
| Arena | Cuneta Astrodome |
| Location | Pasay |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Benjay Realty |
| Head coach | Marlon Martin |
The team began play in the 2018–19 MPBL season. The team has also played in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.[1]
History
editAs part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion, the league awarded Pasay with an expansion team for the 2018–19 season. In their inaugural season, despite having eventual all-star Jaypee Belencion, the Voyagers only managed to win eight out of 25 games, tied with Mandaluyong. The team ranked 12th in the North Division. In the 2019–20 season, Pasay acquired Dhon Reverente, who would lead the Voyagers to a 17–13 record and an 8th-place finish, clinching them a playoff spot. In the playoffs, the team would be swept by the defending champion San Juan Knights. Reverente would be declared an all-star and be placed onto the All-MPBL Second Team that season.[2][3]
Pasay then opted out of the 2021 Invitational and later the entire 2022 season, but would return in 2023, with both Belencion and Reverente returning to the team. In their returning season, they managed to improve on previous performance. Yet again, they faced another defending champion in the playoffs, this time being the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards. The team was once again swept out of the First Round.[4]
Home venues
editThe Cuneta Astrodome has been the Voyagers' only home venue to date. At 12,000 capacity, it is the highest capacity arena in the entire league.
| Venue | Location | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Cuneta Astrodome | Pasay |  | | DNP | | |
Current roster
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Head coaches
edit| # | Name | Term | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholo Martin | 2018–19 | |
| 2 | Marlon Martin | 2019–20 |
Notable players
edit| Pasay Voyagers notable players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
| Jaypee Belencion | 2018–2020 2023–present | — | 1 (2019) | |
| Dhon Reverente | 2019–2020 2023–present | 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2020) | 1 (2020) | |
Season-by-season records
edit| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
| Pasay Voyagers | |||||||||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | North | 12th | 8 | 17 | .320 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | North | 8th | 17 | 13 | .567 | First Round | lost vs. San Juan, 0–2 | ||
| Did not participate in 2022 | |||||||||
| 2023 | North | 7th | 17 | 11 | .607 | First Round | lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 0–2 | ||
| 2024 | North | To be determined | |||||||
| All-time regular season record | 42 | 41 | .506 | 2 playoff appearances | |||||
| All-time playoff record | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 Finals appearances | |||||
| All-time overall record | 42 | 45 | .483 | 0 championships | |||||
References
edit- ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (May 16, 2018). "At least 24 teams to do battle in MPBL's second conference". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Viernes named MVP as South wins in OT in MPBL All-Star game". spin.ph. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (March 21, 2021). "John Wilson named MPBL MVP". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija repels Pasay to enter MPBL semis". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.