Ilagan Isabela Cowboys

The Ilagan Isabela Cowboys are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Ilagan, Isabela. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at Capital Arena.

Ilagan Isabela Cowboys
2025 Ilagan Isabela Cowboys season
Division	North
Founded	February 1, 2025; 6 months ago (February 1, 2025)
History	Ilagan Isabela Cowboys 2025–present
Arena	Capital Arena
Location	Ilagan, Isabela
Team colors
Head coach	Louie Gonzalez
Championships	0
Division titles	0

The Ilagan-based franchise began play in the 2025 season as the league's newest expansion team to date. The Cowboys are the lone team based in the Cagayan Valley region and one of three teams based in Northern Luzon, alongside the Abra Solid North Weavers and Pangasinan Heatwaves.

History

Basketball in Cagayan Valley

The Cagayan Valley was first represented by the Cagayan Rising Suns of the PBA D-League and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL), playing from 2012 to 2015.^[1][2] In 2022, the Cagayan Valley Golden Eagles represented the region during the inaugural season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL).^[3]

Establishment

In 2024, the MPBL began expanding into the northern regions of Luzon for its sixth season of play. It added two expansion teams: the Pangasinan Heatwaves from the Ilocos Region and the Abra Weavers from Cordillera, leaving Cagayan Valley behind.^[4] On January 16, 2025, league commissioner Kenneth Duremdes announced that the city of Ilagan will acquire an expansion team for the 2025 season.^[5][6] The expansion team was formally established on February 1 in Parañaque, with the league also announcing the name of the team as the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys. Former JRU Heavy Bombers head coach Louie Gonzalez was appointed as head coach of the Ilagan-based team after parting ways with JRU a month prior.^[7]

The team played its first-ever game at home at the Capital Arena as part of opening day, where they defeated the Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire, 74–54.^[8]

Home venues

The team uses the Capital Arena as its primary home venue, which opened in November 2024 and has capacity of 10,000.^[7]

Venue	Location	Capacity	2025
Capital Arena	Ilagan, Isabela	10,000	Y

Personnel

Current roster

Ilagan Isabela Cowboys roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 1 JR Olegario 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) PL Muntinlupa 2 Shan Bautista (HG) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 3 Julio Escalambre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) F 5 Joshua Guiab 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 6 Macoy Marcos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) St. Benilde F 7 Andre Duremdes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST 8 Joshua Ramirez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 9 Dave Ando 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UST F 10 Ryan Reyes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Centro Escolar G 12 Guilmer dela Torre (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Arellano G 13 Gab Gomez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ateneo C 15 Allan Santos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Lyceum F 17 Victor Buraga (HG) St. Jude G 18 Philip Manalang 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1997–03–01 UE F 19 Arthur dela Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–01–09 San Beda 20 Aldrin Adorio (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 22 Efrain Boado F 23 Joshua Gallano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Olivarez F 24 Sean Quitevis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ateneo C 25 Ryan Jay Arenal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal F 28 Mark Dyke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–09–28 De La Salle G 29 Allen Mina (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996–09–22 Letran

Head coach Louie Gonzalez Assistant coach(es) Glenn Capacio Alex Callueng Eric Dela Cuesta Mixson Ramos Anz Robles Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured

Head coaches

Ilagan Isabela Cowboys head coaches
#	Name	Start	End	Achievements	Ref.
1	Louie Gonzalez	2025	current	—	[7]