Marikina Shoemasters
Professional basketball team in Marikina, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Marikina Shoemasters are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Marikina. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Eastern District and play their home games at Marikina Sports Center.
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Marikina Shoemasters | |
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2024 Marikina Shoemasters season | |
League | MPBL |
Founded | 2018; 6 years ago (2018) |
History | Marikina Shoemasters 2018–2020, 2022–present Marikina Shoe City 2021 |
Arena | Marikina Sports Center |
Location | Marikina |
Team colors | |
Head coach | Rysal Castro |
The team began play as an expanion team fir the 2018–19 season. The name references Marikina's moniker as the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines".
The team has also participated in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.[1] In 2023, the Shoemasters launched its junior side, the Marikina Junior Shoemasters, for the inaugural season of the Junior MPBL. Later that same year, their women's volleyball counterpart, the Marikina Lady Shoemasters, began play in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA).