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"Bacolod Maskaras" redirects here. For the festival, see MassKara Festival.
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Bacolod City of Smiles
2024 Bacolod City of Smiles season
Bacolod City of Smiles logo
LeagueMPBL (2019–present)
FilBasket (2022)
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
HistoryBacolod Master Sardines
2019–2020
All-Star Bacolod Ballers
2021–2022
Bacolod Bingo Plus
2022
Bacolod City of Smiles
2023–present
ArenaLa Salle Coliseum
LocationBacolod
Team colors   
Head coachAlex Cabagnot

The Bacolod City of Smiles, alternatively known as the Bacolod Maskaras, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Bacolod. The team 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 Negros Muscovados. Both teams play their home games at La Salle Coliseum.

The team was founded as the Bacolod Master Sardines when it began play in the 2019–20 season.[1]

History

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Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

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The Bacolod Master Sardines joined the MPBL as an expansion team for the 2019–20 season, becoming one of the first two teams from Western Visayas alongside fellow expansion side Iloilo United Royals.[1][2] In its inaugural season, Bacolod finished 11–19, 11th in the South Division.

In the 2021 MPBL Invitational, the team entered as the All-Star Bacolod Ballers and was drawn into Group A alongside future expansion team Negros Muscovados. In the group stage, the All-Star Ballers finished 3–2, finishing third in the group, failing to make the playoffs.

In the 2022 season, reigning Finals MVP Mark Yee joined Bacolod. Yee helped bring the team to its first playoff appearance, finished 5th in the South Division with a 14–7 record. Yee went on to win Defensive Player of the Year honors. The team beat fourth-seeded GenSan in the First Round,[3] and forced a Game 3 against first-seeded Zamboanga in the Division Semifinals but ended up losing that game.[4] Before the 2023 season, some of its players, including Yee and Jhan Nermal left the team to join the Bacoor City Strikers.[5] Bacolod dropped to 9th, one game behind 8th-seeded Iloilo to once again miss the playoffs with an 11–17 record.

In 2024, nine-time PBA champion Alex Cabagnot joined as head coach of the team.

FilBasket

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The team was invited to FilBasket for its 2022 Summer Championship before beginning its 2022 MPBL campaign. Bacolod finished third in the elimination round with seven wins and made the semifinals before losing to the Nueva Ecija Capitals in two games.[6]

Team identity

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The team's current identity derives from Bacolod's moniker as the "City of Smiles" in the country. The alternate name, Maskaras, alludes to the MassKara Festival which is held in Bacolod city.

Current roster

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Bacolod City of Smiles roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 0 Ramos, Jamel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G 2 Cabagnot, Brian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 4 Espanola, JJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 7 Solomon, Renz (HG) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
G 8 Pastias, John Lemuel (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 9 Casinillo, LA (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 11 McCarthy, Rashawn (FF) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury
F 13 Ubalde, Nichole 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 14 Galit, Salvador 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 17 Marilao, Danny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Lorenzo
F 18 Sedillo, Alfred (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 20 Pardo, Ian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 25 Cañal, Miles (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 26 Peromingan, Tricky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson
F 29 Galicia, Jacob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PMMA
C 30 Sabellina, Maclean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–02–15 STI
C 32 Manalang, JM 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 55 Partosa, Adrian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G/F 88 Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST
Head coach
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  • Injured Injured
Updated as of: June 14, 2024

Head coaches

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# Name Term Ref.
1 Vic Ycasiano 2019–20
2 Alexander Angeles 2021–2022
3 Monel Kallos 2023
4 Vincent Salvador 2023
5 Alex Cabagnot 2024–present

Notable players

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Individual award winners

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MPBL All-Star Day

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PBA players

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Season-by-season records

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League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
Season Regular season Playoffs
Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results
Bacolod Master Sardines
2019–20
Lakan Season		 South 11th 30 11 19 .367 15 Did not qualify
Bacolod Bingo Plus
2022 South 5th 21 14 7 .667 4 Division quarterfinals
Division semifinals		 won vs. General Santos, 2–1
lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2
Bacolod City of Smiles
2023 South 9th 28 11 17 .393 12 Did not qualify
2024 South 15th 28 1 27 .036 20
All-time regular season record 107 37 70 .346 1 playoff appearance
All-time playoff record 6 3 3 .500 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 113 40 73 .354 0 championships

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tallo leads Bacolod team in Maharlika basketball". Panay News. June 13, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Panerio, Jonas (October 23, 2019). "Coach drops Tallo 5 days after Bacolod loses to Cebu". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "MPBL: GenSan stays alive vs Bacolod; Zamboanga enters semis". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Co, Adrian Stewart (November 17, 2022). "Bacolod exits 2022 MPBL tournament". Panay News. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Vintage Mark Yee steers Bacoor to winning start in MPBL". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "San Juan, Nueva Ecija sweep rivals to arrange clash for Filbasket crown". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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