Categories
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 7 min
| Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | MPBL (2018–2020) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Navotas Clutch 2018–2019 Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines 2019–2020 |
| Arena | Navotas Sports Complex |
| Location | Navotas |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Slord Development Corporation |
| Head coach | Gabby Severino |
The Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines were a Filipino amateur basketball team based in Navotas.[1][2] The team last played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at Navotas Sports Complex.
The team joined the league as a founding member for the 2018 season, going by the Navotas Clutch for its first two seasons. The team departed after the 2019–20 season, and as of 2023 is the only founding team that remains inactive.
History
[edit]The Navotas Clutch joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as one of ten charter teams during its inaugural season. The team made the playoffs that season, but lost to the Muntinlupa Cagers in the quarterfinals. In the 2018–19 season, the team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the first round to the San Juan Knights.
The team changed its name to the Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines for the 2019-20 season, but ended up with a record of 7-22, the second-worst in the Northern Division. As of the 2023 season, Navotas is the only charter team that is currently inactive in the league.
Final roster
[edit]| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Head coaches
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2024) |
| 2018–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Start | End | Regular Season | Playoffs | Best Finish | Achievements | ||||||
| GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | ||||||
| 1 | Elvis Tolentino | 2018 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
| 2 | Richie Ticzon | 2018 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
Notable players
[edit]| Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines notable players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Tenure | Awards | All-Star |
| Marlon Gomez | 2018–2019 | — | 1 (2019) | |
| Jai Reyes | 2018–2019 | 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2019) | — | |
| Marwin Taywan | 2019–2020 | — | 1 (2020) | |
Season-by-season records
[edit]| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
| Navotas Clutch | |||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup |
None | 6th | 5 | 4 | .556 | Quarterfinals | lost vs. Muntinlupa, 0–2 | ||
| 2018–19 Datu Cup |
North | 6th | 12 | 13 | .520 | First Round | lost vs. San Juan, 0–2 | ||
| Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines | |||||||||
| 2019–20 Lakan Season |
North | 15th | 7 | 22 | .241 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2022 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| All-time regular season record | 24 | 39 | .381 | 2 playoff appearances | |||||
| All-time playoff record | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 Finals appearances | |||||
| All-time overall record | 24 | 43 | .358 | 0 championships | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tanduay Athletics joins MPBL, sets in motion grassroots program". Manila Bulletin. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Tanduay's MPBL stint hinges on grassroots development". The Philippine Star. February 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
 | This article about a basketball team in the Philippines is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF