Английская Википедия:Bulacan Kuyas

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The Bulacan Kuyas are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Bulacan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of four teams based in the Central Luzon region and play their home games at Baliwag Star Arena in Baliwag.

The team was founded as one of the MPBL's charter teams in its inaugural season. Since 2023, the team is backed by the Local Government of Baliwag.

They have also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

History

The Bulacan Kuyas are among the ten charter teams featured in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They were also the champions of the pre-season tournament the league held prior to the season. Throughout the 2018 season, the team played their home games at the Bulacan Capitol Gymansium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season.

In their first season, Bulacan were one of three teams with a 6-3 record and claimed the second seed with a tiebreaker on point differential. The team, however, would fall in an upset against the Panañaque Patriots in the Quarterfinals.

Entering the 2018–19 season, the team signed a deal with Mighty Sports to become the team's new major sponsor. The team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the First Round to the Manila Stars. Then in the 2019–20 season, they made the playoffs for the third straight season, but lost to the Makati Super Crunch.

After competing in the 2021 Invitational, the team opted out of the 2022 season. The team would make a return in 2023. After starting the season 6–4, the team went on to win only one out of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21, by far the team's worst season.

Team identity

The team is named after former Bulacan First District Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, whose nickname is "Kuya". He served as the team's owner and backer during its foundation.

During the team's first three seasons, it used a color scheme that primarily revolves around the color pink, with purple or blue-green as the secondary color. When the team returned in 2023, the primary color was switched to green.

Season-by-season records

This is a list of seasons completed by Bulacan. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Bulacan Kuyas seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning percentage

Season	GP	W	L	PCT	Finish	Playoffs
2018	9	6	3	Шаблон:Winning percentage	2nd	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Parañaque)
2018–19	25	14	11	Шаблон:Winning percentage	5th, North	Lost in First Round, 0–2 (Manila)
2019–20	30	19	11	Шаблон:Winning percentage	6th, North	Lost in First Round, 0–2 (Makati)
2023	28	7	21	Шаблон:Winning percentage	12th, North	Did not qualify

Home arenas

The Bulacan Kuyas' former main arena was the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, which they have used throughout its first three seasons from 2018 until 2020. In the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, the team has also split its home slate between Baliwag Star Arena and Malolos Sports and Convention Center.

In 2023, with backing from the Local Government of Baliwag, the team played all of their home games that season in the Star Arena, formally moving out of Malolos.

Current roster

Head coaches

• Ogie Gumatay (2018)
• Chris Baluyot (2018)
• Britt Reroma (2018–2019)
• Kerwin McCoy (2019–2021)
• Ralph Emerson Rivera (2021)
• Alvin Grey (2023–present)

Notable players

colspan="5" style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell;"|Bulacan Kuyas notable players
style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell2;"|Player	style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell2;"|Position	style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell2;"|Tenure	style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell2;"|Awards	style="Шаблон:MPBL color cell2;"|All-Star
Jay-R Taganas		2018–2020	—	2 (2019, 2020)
Rence Alcoriza		2023–present	—	1 (2023)