AirAsia Philippine Patriots

The AirAsia Philippine Patriots (originally known as the Philippine Patriots) 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.

AirAsia Philippine Patriots
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
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
LeagueSeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
GPWLPtsPosRoundResult
ABL 2009–1015114261stSemifinals
Finals		Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Philippines 3, Satria Muda 0
2010–111596182ndSemifinals
Finals		Philippines 2, Kuala Lumpur 0
Thailand 2, Philippines 0
201221165322ndSemifinalsIndonesia 2, Philippines 0
Total regular season513615——3 playoff appearances
Total playoffs1064——2 Finals appearances
Overall total614219——1 ABL championship

Achievements (2009-10)
Year ABL Regular Season Position ABL Grand Finals Position
2009-10 #1 seed Champions

Final roster
AirAsia Philippine Patriots roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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) NU
G/F 9 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU
G/F 10 Saldua, Eder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FEU
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) FEU
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) St. 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, Angelus 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) UV
G/F 45 Larong, Ardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) USJ-R
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • *(I) = Import
  • Injured

Notable players

Patriots in the PBA

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

Patriots with prior PBA experience:

Imports

See also

References
  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. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/07/30/12/coca-cola-sells-powerade-tigers-romero
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://sports.inquirer.net/105119/abl-looking-to-expand-next-year-says-official
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