Owned by the Provincial Government of Quezon,[3][4] the Quezon-based franchise won one championship, during the PSL's President's Cup in 2024.[5]
History
First incarnation (2004–2005)
The team began play in 2004, when it was part of the now-defunct URBL.
Second incarnation (2023–present)
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
In January 2023, the MPBL announced that the league would be getting a new expansion team for the 2023 season. Later that month, Quezon GovernorAngelina Tan announced that the team would be based in the province of Quezon. The team's name was later revealed as the Quezon Huskers.[1] With the Huskers joining, Quezon became the last province in Calabarzon to have an MPBL team.
The team hosted the 2023 season opener, where they faced off against fellow expansion team Negros Muscovados. The Huskers pulled off a comeback in the second half to beat the Muscovados, 82–80.[3] The Huskers would then go on a seven-game winning streak to begin their inaugural season and eventually finish with a record of 19–9, clinching the fifth seed in the South Division. Quezon became the first team in the professional era to make the playoffs in its inaugural season. Despite forcing a game 3 in the First Round, the team would lose to the defending South champion Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines.
Pilipinas Super League
In October 2023, Quezon announced its entry to the PSL during the MPBL offseason. The team will be referred to as the Quezon Titans.
Team identity
The name Huskers alludes to Quezon Province's moniker as the "Coconut Capital of the Philippines'. It can also be a nod to the team's previous incarnation.
When the Huskers joined the MPBL in 2023, Governor Angelina Tan also announced a name-the-team contest, where anyone based in Quezon Province can submit a concept design of the team's identity. The contest was won by Ardocir Torio from Lucena, with an illustration of a carabao breaking the shell of a coconut. The same logo would be later used for the Quezon Junior Huskers. For their PSL debut later that year, the team used the Titans moniker.