The Negros Muscovados are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Negros island. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of two teams based in the Negros Island Region, the other being the Bacolod City of Smiles. Both teams play their home games at La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod.
| Negros Muscovados | |
|---|---|
 2024 Negros Muscovados season | |
| League | MPBL |
| Founded | 2021 |
| History | Negros Muscovados 2021–present |
| Arena | La Salle Coliseum |
| Location | Bacolod, Negros Occidental |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Bonnie Garcia |
The team was established in 2021 and began competing full-time starting with the 2023 MPBL season alongside the Quezon Huskers.[1][2]
History
editEntering the league
editThe Negros island was first introduced to the MPBL in the 2019–20, when the city of Bacolod was awarded one of six expansion teams that season. On February 8, 2021, the Negros Muscovados formally entered the league, becoming the second team to represent the island and the third team from Western Visayas.[3] The team was initially going to make their debut in the 2021 MPBL season before it got postponed to 2022. The Muscovados would instead make their league debut in that year's Invitational tournament.[4] In the Invitational, the team lost all five games of their games in the group stage and didn't advance to the playoffs.
Competing full-time
editWhilst the team did not participate in the 2022 season, the team's first full-time stint with the league would come the following season. The Muscovados were one of two expansion teams that season, the other being the Quezon Huskers.[2] In its first full-time season with the MPBL, Negros finished with a 10–18 record and ranked 11th in the South Division, two games behind the eighth-seeded team and region rivals Iloilo United Royals.
Team identity
editThe name alludes to the Negros island being a major producer of muscovados.
Prior to its regular season debut in 2023, the team replaced their colors, replacing blue and yellow with green, gold, and black. The color green is meant to represent the land of Negros. The logo includes a masskara, itself a reference to Bacolod's MassKara Festival. There are also six sugar canes and granules to represent Western Visayas, designated as Region VI, which is where Negros Occidental was based in before the re-establishment of the Negros Island Region in 2024.[5]
Current roster
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Head coaches
edit- Rolando Aledron Jr. (2021–2023)
- Bonnie Garcia (2023–present)
Notable players
editMPBL All-Star Day
editPBA players
editSeason-by-season records
edit| League champions | |
| 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 | |
| Negros Muscovados | |||||||||
| 2023 | South | 11th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 13 | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | South | 8th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Quezon, 0–2 |
| All-time regular season record | 56 | 22 | 34 | .393 | 1 playoff appearance | ||||
| All-time playoff record | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
| All-time overall record | 58 | 22 | 36 | .379 | 0 championships | ||||
References
edit- ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (November 27, 2021). "P2-M bounty for MPBL champion". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Quezon, Negros Musovados join MPBL as 5th season features 26 squads". The Philippine Star. January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Luarca, Roy. "Negros Muscuvados fielding homegrown talents in MPBL". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Muscovados to compete in MPBL Invitational". Panay News. November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "New Logo, New Version of Negros Muscovados". Negros Muscovados. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via Facebook.