San Miguel Alab Pilipinas

For the previous ASEAN Basketball League team (2012-2013), see San Miguel Beermen (ABL).

"Alab Pilipinas" redirects here. Not to be confused with Alas Pilipinas, the monikers of the Philippines men's and women's national volleyball teams.

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) was a Filipino professional basketball team which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) under the sponsorship of San Miguel Corporation. The team was owned and managed by the sports talent management firm, Virtual Playground, headed by talent agents Dondon Monteverde and Charlie Dy.^[1] Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine team to play in the ABL.^[1] "Alab" is a Filipino word that translates as "blaze" in English.

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Leagues	ASEAN Basketball League (most recently)
Founded	2016
Folded	2020
History	Alab Pilipinas (2016–2017) Tanduay Alab Pilipinas (2017–2018) San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (2018–2020)
Arena	Various
Team colors	Red, Blue, White
Head coach	Jimmy Alapag
Championships	1 (2018)
Home Away Alternate

The team was originally known as Alab Pilipinas (2016-17 ABL season) as the fourth ABL team from the Philippines. From November 2017 to January 2018, it was known as Tanduay Alab Pilipinas, under the sponsorship of Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

The team disbanded in 2020 after the ABL shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

History

"Alab Pilipinas" (top) and "Tanduay Alab Pilipinas" (bottom) logos

Six of its original players are ABL veterans who had previously played for the Champion team San Miguel in the 2013 ABL season. The team staged their home games in venues located in Biñan, Laguna, Cebu, and Davao during the entire duration of their first season.^[1] They organized several basketball clinics together with the local government units as part of the basketball grassroots development program.^[3]

The team was sponsored by liquor brand Tanduay and played as Tanduay-Alab Pilipinas^[4] from November 2017 to January 2018. On February 1, 2018, San Miguel Corporation took over as the team's sponsor and was renamed San Miguel Alab Pilipinas. The sudden separation with Tanduay came about reportedly due to differences between the two parties in the handling of the team.^[5]

Final roster

Main article: San Miguel Alab Pilipinas all-time roster

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 3 Domingo, Lawrence 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 36 – (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 Eastern New Mexico	Head coach Jimmy Alapag Assistant coach(es) MC Abolucion Mac Cuan Eric Menk Team manager Charlie Dy Dondon Monteverde Legend (C) Team captain (WI) World import Injured

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
		G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Mac Cuan	November 29, 2016 – March 26, 2017	22	11	11	.500	20	11	9	.550	2	0	2	.000
Jimmy Alapag	November 19, 2017 – 2020	55	39	16	.709	46	32	14	.696	10	7	3	.700
Totals		77	50	27	.649	66	43	23	.652	12	7	5	.583

Notable players

Note: Players mentioned below are recipients of ABL awards or recognitions ONLY.

Name	Nationality	Award(s)
Renaldo Balkman	Puerto Rican	2018: ABL Defensive Player of the Year 2018: ABL Champion
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	Filipino American	2017, 2018, 2019: 3x ABL Local MVP 2018: ABL Finals MVP 2018: ABL Champion
Jason Brickman	Filipino American	2016: ABL Finals MVP 2016: ABL Champion

Team results

Season	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
		Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2016–17	Alab Pilipinas	3rd/6	11	9	.550	Semifinals	Lost semifinals to Singapore Slingers, 0–2
2017–18	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	3rd/9	14	6	.700	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Won quarterfinals vs. Saigon Heat, 2–0 Won semifinals vs. Hong Kong Eastern, 2–0 Won ABL finals vs. Mono Vampire, 3–2
2018–19		2nd/10	18	8	.692	Quarterfinals	Lost quarterfinals to Hong Kong Eastern, 0–2
2019–20		2nd/10	10	6	.625	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Total elimination round			53	29	.646	2 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs			7	6	.538	1 finals appearance
Total franchise			60	35	.632	1 championship

Home arena

Unlike other teams in the ABL, Alab Pilipinas doesn't have a primary venue. Instead, it tours around the Philippines, mostly in the Mega Manila, with select games elsewhere.

The team hosted all but one of their 2018 ABL playoffs games at the Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Final courts (used from 2018–19 ABL season until 2020)

• Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan
• Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
• Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu
• Lapu Lapu Sports Complex, Lapu-Lapu
• Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa, Laguna (primary venue)

Former

• Alonte Sports Arena, Biñan, Laguna^[6][7]
• Baliuag Star Arena, Baliuag, Bulacan
• Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City^[8]
• Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
• Olivarez College Gym, Parañaque^[7][8]
• University of Southeastern Philippines Gym, Davao City
• Ynares Center, Antipolo, Rizal

See also

• San Miguel Beermen (ABL), basketball team owned by the San Miguel Corporation that played in the ABL.