Pasig City MCW Sports

"Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors" redirects here. For other teams backed by Sta. Lucia Land, see Sta. Lucia Realtors (disambiguation).

Pasig City MCW Sports
Pasig City MCW Sports logo
LeagueMBA (1998–2000)
MPBL (2018–present)
FilBasket (2021–2022)
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998) (first incarnation)
2018; 7 years ago (2018) (second incarnation)
HistoryPasig Blue Pirates
1998
Pasig-Rizal Pirates
1999–2000
Pasig Pirates
2018–2019
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
2019–2021
Pasig City
2022
Pasig City MCW Sports
2022–2023
ArenaYnares Sports Arena
LocationPasig
Team colors     
Main sponsorMCW Sports

Pasig City MCW Sports was a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasig. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at both Pasig Sports Center and Ynares Sports Arena.

The team's first incarnation was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), which ran until 2000. The Pirates would later be revived with an MPBL expansion team for the 2018–19 season.[1] Since the 2022 MPBL playoffs, the team has been sponsored by MCW Sports, an online sports news portal in the Philippines.[2]

The Pasig-based franchise also took part in FilBasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

History

First incarnation (1998–2000)

Pasig's basketball franchise was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, the team was renamed as the Pasig-Rizal Pirates and would remain in the league until 2000.

Second incarnation (2018–present)

The Pasig Pirates were revived in 2018, when they became one of sixteen teams that were part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion for its 2018–19 season. The Mark Andaya-led Pirates finished with a league-worst 4–21 record.

In the 2019–20 season, Sta. Lucia Land became the title sponsors of the Pasig franchise, becoming the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, reviving the Realtors moniker used in the Philippine Basketball Association and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.

Current roster

Head coaches

Notable players

Metropolitan Basketball Association

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

Pasig City MCW Sports notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
Mark Andaya 2018–2019 — 1 (2019)
Jeric Teng 2019–2020 1x All-MPBL First Team (2020) 1 (2020)
Carlo Lastimosa 2022 — 1 (2022)
Jason Ballesteros 2022–2023 1x Defensive Player of the Year (2023) 1 (2023)
Ryan Costelo 2022–2023 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2023) 1 (2023)

Season-by-season records

League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

Season Regular season Playoffs
Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results
Pasig Pirates
2018–19
Datu Cup		 North 13th 25 4 21 .160 19 Did not qualify
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
2019–20
Lakan Season		 North 7th 30 18 12 .600 8 First Round lost vs. Manila, 0–2
Pasig City MCW Sports
2022 North 2nd 21 14 7 .667 7 First Round
Division Semifinals		 won vs. Quezon City, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2023 North 5th 28 19 9 .679 7 First Round lost vs. Caloocan, 1–2
2024 Did not participate
All-time regular season record 104 55 49 .529 3 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 9 3 6 .333 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 113 58 55 .513 0 championships

References

  1. ^ "Laguna, Pasig pormal nang kabilang sa MPBL" [Laguna and Pasig, formally part of the MPBL]. ABS-CBN News. April 6, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "MCW Sports inks sponsorship deal with Pasig City Basketball team". MCW Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alvarez staying with Pasig Pirates". Philstar. January 20, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2018.