Laguna Heroes
Laguna Krah Asia are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) that began play during the 2018–19 season.[1][2]
| Laguna Krah Asia | |
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| League | MPBL |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Laguna Heroes (2018–2019, 2021–2022) Biñan City Krah Heroes (2019) Biñan City Luxxe White (2019–2021) Laguna Krah Asia (2023–present) |
| Arena | Alonte Sports Arena Santa Rosa Sports Complex |
| Location | Biñan Santa Rosa, Laguna |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Krah Asia Manila Inc. |
| Head coach | Nath Gregorio |
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.
Current roster
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Head coaches
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| # | 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 | – | ||
All-time roster
- Ryan Buenafe[3] (2018–present)
- Rex Leynes[3] (2018–present)
- Michael Mabulac[3] (2018–present)
- Dennis Miranda[3] (2018–present)
- Jai Reyes[3] (2018–present)
Season-by-season records
- Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:
| Season | Conf. | Team name | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||
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| Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
| 2018–19 | Datu Cup | Laguna Heroes | Southern | 9th/13 | 10 | 15 | .400 | Did not qualify | |
| 2019–20 | Lakan Cup | Biñan City Luxxe White | 10th/15 | 12 | 18 | .400 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | Invitational | Laguna Heroes | Group B | 5th/5 | 0 | 4 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| Mumbaki Cup | Southern | 10th/11 | 3 | 18 | .143 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2023 | — | TBD/15 | 0 | 0 | – | To be determined | |||
| Total elimination round | 25 | 55 | .313 | 0 Division Finals appearances | |||||
| Total playoffs | 0 | 0 | – | 0 finals appearance | |||||
| Total franchise | 25 | 55 | .313 | 0 championships | |||||
References
- Joble, Rey. "Laguna 2nd expansion squad to join MPBL; San Juan, Makati next in line". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Laguna, Pasig newest expansion teams of MPBL". Rappler. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Joble, Rey (May 27, 2018). "Laguna adds 2 more ex-PBA cagers to shore up MPBL squad". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.