Muntinlupa Cagers
Muntinlupa Cagers logo
LeagueMPBL (2018–present)
FilBasket (formerly)
PSL (2022–present)
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryMPBL:
Muntinlupa Cagers (2018–present)
FilBasket:
Muntinlupa Angelis Resort - EOG Cooly (2022)
PSL:
1Munti Emeralds (2022–present)
ArenaMuntinlupa Sports Center
LocationMuntinlupa
Team colors     
Head coachAldrin Morante

The Muntinlupa Cagers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Muntinlupa. The team primarily competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as one of four active teams based in the Southern Manila District, playing their home games at Muntinlupa Sports Center. The team is one of the league's charter members, first established for the 2018 MPBL season.

The team also competes under the name 1Munti Emeralds in the Pilipinas Super League, first in the 2022–23 DUMER Cup. The team also competed in FilBasket.

The team is currently sponsored by Paramount Logistics Inc. and play their home games at Muntinlupa Sports Center.

History

2018–2019: Initial success and Finals appearance

The Muntinlupa Cagers were founded in 2018 as one of the MPBL's ten charter teams for the 2018 season. The Cagers experiences immediate success, finishing with a 6–3 record. Muntinlupa claimed the third seed and first swept Navotas in the Quarterfinals. They then haved the Parañaque Patriots, who were coming off an upset against second-seeded Bulacan. Parañaque would win the first game of the series, but Muntinlupa, who were led by the likes Chito Jaime, Felix Apreku, and Allan Mangahas, took the next two games to advance to the 2018 MPBL Finals against the Batangas City Athletics.[1] Unfortunately, Muntinlupa went on to lose the series in four games, making Batangas City the league's inaugural champions.

Muntinlupa continued their winning prowess in the 2018–19 season, keeping the same core players and once again claiming third seed in the South Division with a 15–10 record. Their playoff run was cut short, however, as the Cagers would lose to sixth-seeded Zamboanga in the First Round.

2020–present: Rebuild

Heading into the 2019–20 season, most of its core players left the team, with Jaime moving to Bataan, Apreku moving to Pampanga, and Mangahas moving to Biñan City. The Cagers, now led by GJ Ylagan, struggled, and only finished with seven wins in the 30-game season, which ranked the team 13th in the South. 2022 also wasn't a winning season for Muntinlupa, finishing with a 6–15 record, but just barely made the playoff picture by ranking 8th in the South. The team would then lose to Zamboanga once again in the First Round.

Muntinlupa then rebuilt its roster for the 2023 season. With the acquisitions of collegiate players John Amores and JL Delos Santos, as well as former Davao Occidental member Marco Balagtas, the Cagers rose to a 16–12 record, ranking sixth in the South. Muntinlupa will be facing against the third-seeded GenSan Warriors in the First Round.

Season-by-season records

This is a list of the last five seasons completed by Muntinlupa. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Muntinlupa Cagers seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning percentage

SeasonGPWLPCTFinishPlayoffs
2018963.6673rdLost in Finals, 1–3 (Batangas City)
2018–19251510.6003rd, SouthLost in First Round, 1–2 (Zamboanga)
2019–2030723.23313th, SouthDid not qualify
202221615.2868th, SouthLost in First Round, 0–2 (Zamboanga)
2023281612.5716th, SouthLost in First Round, 1–2 (General Santos)

Current roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Philippines Moralde, Dave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–01–11 UP Diliman
1 Philippines Sario, Emil Gerome
G 2 Philippines Mosqueda, Manuel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1996–05–13 National-U
G 6 Philippines Melencio, Chester Ian 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1989–05–11
F 7 Philippines Alonzo, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1983–07–29 Adamson
F 9 Philippines Ruaya, Reneford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
10 Philippines Ylagan, John Germar UPHSD
13 Philippines Ortuoste, John Kervin
22 Philippines Abis, John Cedrick
27 Philippines Altamirano, Camillus
29 Philippines Salaveria, Jed
30 Philippines Labarda, Biboy
G 31 Philippines Enguio, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1988–01–31 UE
F/C 34 Philippines Destacamento, King Zean
71 Philippines Buenaflor, Kevin
99 Philippines Gonzales, Niccolo
Head coach
  • Philippines Jack Azcueta
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager

    Legend
    • (EP) Ex-PBA
    • (HG) Homegrown
    • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
    • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
    • Injured Injured

    Updated as of: December 5, 2023

    Notable players

    Muntinlupa Cagers notable players
    Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
    Allan Mangahas2018–20191x All-MPBL First Team (2019)1 (2019)
    GJ Ylagan2018–2020
    2023–present
    1 (2020)
    Biboy Enguio2019–present1 (2022)
    John Amores20231 (2023)
    Marco Balagtas2023–present1 (2023)
    JL Delos Santos2023–present1 (2023)

    References

    1. "Muntinlupa pulls away late to finish off Paranaque and seal MPBL finals duel vs Batangas". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-10-18.


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