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Professional basketball team in Muntinlupa, Philippines

Muntinlupa Cagers

2025 Muntinlupa Cagers season
League| MPBL (2018–present)
Founded| 2018; 7 years ago (2018)
History| Muntinlupa Cagers
2018–present (MPBL)
Muntinlupa Angelis Resort
2022 (FilBasket)
Arena| Muntinlupa Sports Center
Location| Muntinlupa
Team colors|
Main sponsor| Lakan
Head coach| Giovanni Ludovice

The Muntinlupa Cagers (also known as Muntinlupa Cagers – Lakan. for sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Muntinlupa. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team most recently played its home games at Muntinlupa Sports Center.

The team is one of the league's charter members, first established for the 2018 MPBL season, where they also made their only finals appearance to date. The team also took part in FilBasket.

The Cagers are one of three teams based in the Southern Manila District of Metro Manila, alongside the Parañaque Patriots and Pasay Voyagers.

## History

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### 2018–2019: Initial success and finals appearance

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The Muntinlupa Cagers were founded in 2018 as one of the MPBL's ten charter teams for the 2018 season. The Cagers experienced immediate success, finishing with a 6–3 record. Muntinlupa claimed the third seed and first swept Navotas in the Quarterfinals. They then had the Parañaque Patriots, who were coming off an upset against second-seeded Bulacan. Parañaque won 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] Muntinlupa went on to lose the series in four games, making Batangas City the league's inaugural champions.

Muntinlupa continued winning 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 lost to sixth-seeded Zamboanga in the first round.

### 2020–present: Rebuild

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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, win only seven games in the 30-game season, which ranked the team 13th in the South. In 2022 Muntinlupa finished with a 6–15 record, and barely made the playoff picture, by ranking 8th in the South. The team then lost 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 faces the third-seeded GenSan Warriors in the first round.

## Home venues

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In every season the team took part in, the Muntinlupa Cagers have always played their home games in Muntinlupa Sports Center.

Venue  | Location  | 2018 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

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## Current roster

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Muntinlupa Cagers roster

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G | 0 | Dave Moralde | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1993–01–11  | UP Diliman
F | 3 | Alfred Flores | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  |
C | 4 | Lloyd Cabeguin (HG)  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  |
G | 7 | Warlo James Batac | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  |
G | 9 | Jasper Cuevas | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | UPHSD
G | 11 | Jared Loi Vento | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  |
F | 14 | Ryann Louis Panganiban | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  |
F | 16 | Errol Jay Bongay | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | José Rizal
F | 18 | Marj Wayne De Leon | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  |
G | 21 | Larry Arpia | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  |  |  | San Sebastian
G | 23 | Jethro Sombrero | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | Diliman
F | 24 | Gabriel Martin Capacio | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | De La Salle
G | 27 | Jasper Longalong | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | Adamson
| 71 | Kevin Buenaflor |  |  |  |
G | 74 | Lyndon Del Rosario | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  |
G | 77 | Rocky Acidre | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | Arellano
F | 95 | Jomar Catarbas | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  |  |  |
G | 99 | Niccolo Gonzales (HG)  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  |  |  |
F | —  | Marvin Hayes | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1986–05–13  | José Rizal
G/F | —  | Kurt Lojera | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 188 lb (85 kg)  | 1995–10–16  | De La Salle
C | —  | JR Raflores | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  | 1994–10–17  | Mapúa
F/C | —  | Mark Sarangay | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  |  |  | Mapúa

Head coach

* Mixson Ramos

Assistant coach(es)

* Alex Callueng
* JR Villanueva

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Legend

* (HG) Homegrown
*   * (FF) Filipino-foreigner
* (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
* (RS) Reserve player
*   *   *   *   * Injured

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* Roster – via Genius Sports

Updated as of: February 28, 2025

### Head coaches

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Muntinlupa Cagers head coaches

#  | Name  | Start  | End  | Achievements  | Ref.
1 | Aldrin Morante | 2018 | 2018–19 | —  |
2 | Aldin Ayo | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | —  |
3 | Jack Azcueta | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | —  |
4 | Richie Melencio | 2019 | 2019 | —  |
5 | Dave Moralde | 2019 | 2019–20 | —  |
6 | Bonnie Garcia | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | —  |
7 | Louie Gonzalez | 2021 | 2021 | —  |
8 | Jules Hidalgo | 2022 | 2022 | —  |
9 | Vincent Salvador | 2022 | 2022 | —  |
10 | Jack Azcueta | 2023 | 2023 | —  |
11 | Aldrin Morante | 2023 | 2023 | —  |
12 | Mixson Ramos | 2024 | 2024 | —  |
13 | Giovanni Ludovice | 2025 | current | —  |

## Notable players

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### Individual award winners

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All-MPBL First Team

* Allan Mangahas – 2019

### MPBL All-Star Day

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All-Star selections

* Allan Mangahas – 2019
* GJ Ylagan – 2020
* Biboy Enguio – 2022
* John Amores – 2023
* Marco Balagtas – 2023
* JL Delos Santos – 2023

Pre-game event winners

* Domark Matillano – 2022

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### PBA players

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Ex-PBA players

* Val Acuña
* Chad Alonzo
* Harold Arboleda
* Egay Billones
* Biboy Enguio
* Rey Guevarra
* Chito Jaime
* Al Vergara

Drafted to PBA

* Kemark Cariño – 13th overall, season 48

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### Other notable players

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* Bong Go

## Season-by-season records

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| League champions

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| Division champions
| Qualified for playoffs
| Best regular season record
Season  | Regular season  | Playoffs

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Division  | Finish  | GP  | W  | L  | PCT  | GB  | Stage  | Results
Muntinlupa Cagers
2018
Rajah Cup | —[a] | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals | won vs. Navotas, 2–0
won vs. Parañaque, 2–1
lost vs. Batangas City, 1–3
2018–19
Datu Cup | South | 3rd | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 5 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2
2019–20
Lakan Season | South | 13th | 30 | 7 | 23 | .233 | 19 | Did not qualify
2022 | South | 8th | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 12 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Zamboanga, 0–2
2023 | South | 6th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 7 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. General Santos, 1–2
2024 | South | 11th | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 14 | Did not qualify
All-time regular season record | 141 | 57 | 84 | .404 |  | 4 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 finals appearance
All-time overall record | 158 | 64 | 94 | .405 | 0 championships

## Notes

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1. ^ The 2018 season had no division alignment.

## References

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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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Muntinlupa Cagers

* Founded in 2018
* Formerly Muntinlupa Angelis Resort
* Based in Muntinlupa

Seasons|

* 2018
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Venues|

* Muntinlupa Sports Center

Runner-up finishes
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* 2018

League affiliations|

* MPBL (2018–present)
* FilBasket (2022)

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