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Laguna Krah Asia
Laguna Krah Asia logo
LeagueMPBL (2018–present)
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
HistoryLaguna Heroes (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
Biñan City Krah Heroes (2019)
Biñan City Luxxe White (2019–2021)
Laguna Krah Asia (2023–present)
ArenaSanta Rosa Sports Complex
Laguna Sports Complex
LocationLaguna
Team colors   
Main sponsorKrah Asia Manila Inc.
Head coachNath Gregorio

The Laguna Krah Asia is a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Laguna. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. They are one of six teams based in the Calabarzon region and split their home games between Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Santa Rosa and Laguna Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.

The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Laguna Heroes.[1][2] The original name references the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, who was born in Calamba. In the 2019–20 season, the team changed its location identified to Biñan City before reverting back the following season.

As of 2023, the Laguna Krah Asia is tied with the Parañaque Patriots for the longest active playoff drought in the MPBL, with both teams having missed the playoffs since 2019.

History

The Laguna Heroes joined the MPBL as one of sixteen expansion teams for the 2018–19 season. The team finished with a 10-15 record, finishing ninth in the South Division.

For the 2019–20 season, the team was renamed as the BIñan City Krah Heroes and later as Biñan City Luxxe White. The team finished in tenth with a 12-18 record, matching their winning percentage from last season.

Entering the 2021 Invitational, the team was renamed as Laguna Heroes Krah Asia, bringing back the team's old name. In the Invitational, the team lost in all of their group stage games. In the 2022 season, the team only won three of their 21 games, giving them the second-worst record in the division and third-worst in the league.

In 2023, the team was renamed to Laguna Krah Asia.

Season-by-season records

This is a list of seasons completed by Laguna. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Laguna Krah Asia seasons.

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

Season GP W L PCT Finish Playoffs
2018–19 25 10 15 .400 9th, South Did not qualify
2019–20 30 12 18 .400 10th, South Did not qualify
2022 21 3 18 .143 10th, South Did not qualify
2023 27 4 23 .148 13th, South Did not qualify

Current roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB From
F 1 Philippines Ibanez, Nino 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 3 Philippines Matias, Raymond 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) RTU
G 5 Philippines Pontejos, Paolo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1991–03–16 José Rizal
G 6 Philippines Añonuevo, Allen Matthues
F 9 Philippines Celis, Jason 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) José Rizal
F 10 Philippines Serios, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Philippines
F 12 Philippines Rivera, Jonathan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1983–12–06 Philippine Christian
F 13 Philippines Mescallado, Dexter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philippine Christian
G 14 Philippines Anonuevo, Patrick Gabriel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1996–12–12 José Rizal
C 15 Philippines Dedicatoria, Floyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
C 18 Philippines Cudal, Steven Zyron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UE
F 19 Philippines Estrella, Darius Duane 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) José Rizal
G 21 Philippines Santiago, David OLFU
F 23 Philippines Camacho, Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 26 Philippines Acibar, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UE
F/C 27 Philippines Villanueva, Ivan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
F 28 Philippines Pallares, Mico Bren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 44 Philippines Garcia, Jerome Emilio Aguinaldo
F 62 Philippines Quiminales, Paolo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) José Rizal
G 73 Philippines Peña, Erwin Van 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) De La Salle Araneta
Head coach
  • Philippines Nath Gregorio
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Leo Sherwin Mampusti
  • Philippines Merlin Custodio
  • Philippines Allan De Leon
  • Philippines Jomar Tierra
  • Philippines John Dale Valeña
Team manager
  • Philippines Teddy Villadolid

Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • Injured Injured

Head coaches

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2023)
Laguna Krah Asia head coaches
2018–present
# Name Start End Regular Season Playoffs Best Finish Achievements
GC W L Win% GC W L Win%
1 Alex Angeles 2018 present 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notable players

Laguna Krah Asia notable players
Player Position Tenure Awards All-Star
Michael Mabulac[3] 2018–2019 1x All-MPBL Second Team (2019) 1 (2019)
Paolo Pontejos 2018–present 1 (2022)
Allan Mangahas 2019–2020 1 (2020)

References

  1. ^ Joble, Rey. "Laguna 2nd expansion squad to join MPBL; San Juan, Makati next in line". FoxSports. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Laguna, Pasig newest expansion teams of MPBL". Rappler. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Joble, Rey (May 27, 2018). "Laguna adds 2 more ex-PBA cagers to shore up MPBL squad". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.