Basilan Steel

Basilan Steel is a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Basilan Steel
2018 Basilan Steel season
League	MPBL
Founded	2018
History	Basilan Shooters (May 2018) Basilan Steel (May 2018–present)
Arena	Lamitan Capitol Gym
Location	Basilan
Team colors
Main sponsor	Zian Gaming Recreation
Head coach	Gino Enriquez

History

The Basilan Steel is the fifth expansion team of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League from Visayas and Mindanao.[1] Then known as the Basilan Shooters[2] Their application was accepted by the league in May 2018 who reasoned that they want to show the beauty of the team's home locality, Basilan, "thru basketball".[1] They formally joined the MPBL on May 19, 2018 after the team entered into a contract with the league.[2] They changed their name to the Basilan Steel by May 25, 2018.[3]

They will make their debut in MPBL's 2018 Anta Datu Cup.[4]

Current roster

Basilan Steel roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From 1 Orque, Ezekiel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 3 Ansaldo, Jayvee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 6 Foronda, John Letran 8 Julkipli, Ar-raof 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 9 Acosta, Macky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa SG 10 Tangkay, Jojo (EP) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1976-11-26 Southwestern 14 Lusdoc, Ferdinand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SG 15 Daa, Dino (EP) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984-02-20 Letran 18 Camacho, Francis 19 Dumapig, Cris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F/C 22 Daa, Dennis (EP) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-07-09 Las Piñas 24 Abdullah, Ashrafh 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) DOB = 27 Ababon, Mark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 30 Bautista, Clark Daniel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Sto. Tomas 31 Mondragon, Hafer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran 35 Osama, Kaizhr 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 37 Garcia, Dexter G –– Ng, Harold 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Adamson G –– Uyloan, Jonathan (EP/FF) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West G –– Dagangon, Gab 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1992–09–07 Perpetual	Head coach Gino Enriquez Assistant coach(es) Jade Padrigao Arnold Oliveros Kan Basiri Team manager TBA Legend (C) Team captain (EP) Ex–Pro (HG) Homegrown Player (FF) Fil–Foreign Player Injured Roster

Head coaches

Basilan Steel Head Coaches
2018–present # Name Start End Regular Season Playoffs Best Finish Achievements GC W L Win% GC W L Win% 1 Joseph Rumarate 2018 October 2018[5] 11 4 7 .267 0 0 0 – 2 Gino Enriquez October 2018[5] present 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –

All-time roster

(A-F) Mark Ababon (2018–present) Daniel Bautista (2018–present) Dennis Daa (2018–present) Dino Daa (2018–present) John Foronda (2018–present)

(G-L) Ar-raof Julkipli (2018–present)

(M-R) Hafer Mondragon (2018–present) Kai Osama (2018–present)

(S-Z) Jercules Tangkay[6] (2018–present)

Team image

Arjay Hije of Chronos Athletics conceptualized the significant part of Basilan Steel's branding including the team's logo, jersey, and van decal designs.[7]

Name

When the team joined the MPBL, it was initially known as the Basilan Shooters but the management decided to change the name of the team due to a perceived negative connotation of the name. While "shooters" may refer to the basketball player the management realized that it could also allude to gun users.[7]

The name of Basilan Steel was derived from the idea that name of the team's home province came from the Yakan word "Besih" which means steel. Basilan was known for its abundant iron ore deposits which was used for sword and other weapons by early Filipinos.[7]

Logo

The Basilan Steel's logo follows a gold and black color scheme and primarily consists of a Moro in traditional Yakan garments and a kalis, a indigenous sword with a wavy blade. The logo was designed by Arjay Hije under Chronos Athletics using a self-described "cultural approach" intending to challenge the negative reputation of Basilan as a war-torn area and terrorist-haven and project a positive image of the province. Black represents this negative perception while gold signifies the view of Hije of Basilan as a place where people "can live joyfully and harmoniously".[7]

Season-by-season records

Records from the 2018 MPBL season:

Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
		Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
Datu Cup	Basilan Steel	TBD/26	0	0	–	First Round Division Semifinals Division Finals Finals	TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total elimination round			0	0	–	0 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs			0	0	–	0 finals appearance
Total 2018			0	0	–	0 championship
Total franchise			0	0	–	0 championships

References

1. Joble, Rey (10 May 2018). "MPBL wants to show good side of 25th member squad Basilan". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. Joble, Rey (19 May 2018). "Call them Shooters: Basilan officially joins MPBL". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
3. Joble, Rey (25 May 2018). "Tough as Steel: Basilan hopes to live up to team's new moniker". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
4. Luarca, Roy (May 9, 2018). "MPBL: Basilan joins field, as number of teams soars to 25 for Datu Cup". ABS-CBN. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
5. "Gino Enriquez takes over head coach post of Basilan". Fox Sports. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. Joble, Rey. "HE'S BACK | More than a decade later, Jojo Tangkay resurfaces to play for Basilan". FoxSports. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
7. Reyes, Jonas Egan (19 June 2018). "Beyond Black and Gold : The Story of the Basilan Steel Logo". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2019.