The Philippine Patriots, known as the AirAsia Philippine Patriots from 2010 to 2012 due to sponsorship reasons with Philippines AirAsia, were a professional basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League. It was the first team from the Philippines to play in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) and one of the teams that played in the inaugural season of the ABL.[1] The team was co-owned by Michael "Mikee" Romero and businessman Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr.

Philippine Patriots
Philippine Patriots logo
LeaguesASEAN Basketball League
Founded2009
Withdrew2012
HistoryPhilippine Patriots
(2009–2010)
AirAsia Philippine Patriots
(2010–2012)
ArenaYnares Sports Arena, Pasig (2009–2012)
Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan (2012)
Team colorsRed, Blue, Black and White
       
PresidentMikee Romero
Tony Boy Cojuangco
Head coachGlenn Capacio
Championships1 (2009-10)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
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Away

The Patriots played their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. During its first season, some games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Both are located in Metro Manila.

The Patriots were the first ABL champions, winning the 2010 ABL playoffs (playing as the Philippine Patriots). Shortly after, the "AirAsia" name was added to the team after Romero and Cojuangco became investors in Philippines AirAsia airline.

On July 30, 2012, Romero purchased the Powerade Tigers Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) franchise to be rechristened as the GlobalPort Batang Pier.[2][3] Romero opted to focus on his new PBA team and the Patriots did not return for the 2013 ABL season.[4]

Season-by-season records

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League Season Regular season Playoffs
GP W L Pts Pos Round Result
ABL 2009–10 15 11 4 26 1st Semifinals
Finals
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Philippines 3, Satria Muda 0
2010–11 15 9 6 18 2nd Semifinals
Finals
Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Thailand 2, Philippines 0
2012 21 16 5 32 2nd Semifinals Indonesia 2, Philippines 0
Total regular season 51 36 15 3 playoff appearances
Total playoffs 10 6 4 2 finals appearances
Overall total 61 42 19 1 ABL championship

Achievements

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Year ABL regular-season position ABL grand-finals position
2009–10 #1 seed Champions
2010–11 #2 seed Runner-up

Final roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3   Ybañez, Warren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) PSBA
C 4   Miller, Nakiea (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Iona
G/F 5   Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Solano CC
G/F 8   Fernandez, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) National-U
G/F 9   Adriano, Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 10   Saldua, Eder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 11   Laure, Eddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Adamson
F/C 17   Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
PG 18   Arellano, Marcy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE
PG 19   Vergara, Al 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F 23   Johnson, Anthony (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana
F/C 31   Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Letran
F 33   Raymundo, Bogs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UE
SG 38   Juntilla, Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Visayas
G/F 45   Larong, Ardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) USJ–R
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • *(I) = Import
  •   Injured

Notable players

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Patriots in the PBA

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Players that played first for the Patriots before playing in the PBA:

Patriots with prior PBA experience:

Imports

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Teams at the Asean Basketball League: KL Dragons, Satria Muda BritAma, Brunei Barracudas, Philippines Patriots, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Coca-Cola sells Powerade Tigers to Romero". July 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero | InterAKTV". Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "ABL looking to expand next year, says official". June 16, 2013.
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