Parañaque Patriots
Professional basketball team in Parañaque, Philippines
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The Parañaque Patriots are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Parañaque. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at the gymnasium of Olivarez College.
2017–present
Parañaque Coliseum
Villar Coliseum (Las Piñas)
| Parañaque Patriots | |
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 2026 Parañaque Patriots season | |
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| League | MPBL (2018–present) |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | Parañaque Patriots 2017–present |
| Arena | Olivarez College Coliseum Parañaque Coliseum Villar Coliseum (Las Piñas) |
| Location | Parañaque |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Okada Manila |
| Head coach | JR Villanueva |
The team is one of the MPBL's charter teams during the league's 2018 season. The team is currently owned by the City Government of Parañaque and its vice mayor Joan Villafuerte.
Despite a successful inaugural season where the Patriots reached the semifinals as the seventh seed, the Parañaque-based franchise didn't make the playoffs in the next four seasons from 2019 to 2023 (the team did not play in 2022), which is tied with the Biñan Tatak Gel and Mindoro Tamaraws for the longest playoff drought in the MPBL including non-playing seasons.
The Patriots are one of two teams based in the Southern Manila District of Metro Manila, alongside the Pasay Voyagers.
History
The Patriots were one of the ten charter teams in the MPBL as part of the 2018 season. On January 25, 2018, Parañaque played in the inaugural game against the Caloocan Supremos, where they won, 70-60.[1] Despite finishing the season with a losing record, Parañaque made the playoffs as the seventh seed. They went against the second-seeded Bulacan Kuyas in the Quarterfinals where they would pull off an upset, beating Bulacan in three games. In the Semifinals against the Muntinlupa Cagers, Parañaque won game 1, but fell in the next 2 games to be eliminated.
Despite the Cinderella run, Parañaque would not perform well in the next three seasons, finishing 9-16 (10th) and 8-22 (14th) in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, respectively. When the team then returned in 2023 after taking a hiatus the previous season, they missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season with an 11th place finish and an 11–17 record.
In 2024, the team acquired former Finals MVP Mark Yee from the departing Bacoor City Strikers, but was later released during the free agency window in June.
Home venues
In every season the team took part in, the Parañaque Patriots have always played their home games in Olivarez College. In 2024, the Patriots played a home game at Villar Coliseum, which is located in the adjacent Las Piñas.
Current roster
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Head coaches
| Parañaque Patriots head coaches | |||||
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| # | Name | Start | End | Achievements | Ref. |
| 1 | Aric del Rosario | 2018 | 2018 | — | [2] |
| 2 | Eric Samson | 2018 | 2018 | — | |
| 3 | Richie Melencio | 2018 | 2018–19 | — | |
| 4 | Monel Kallos | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | — | |
| 5 | Michael Saguiguit | 2019–20 | 2025 | — | |
| 6 | Stephen Mopera | 2025 | 2025 | — | |
| 7 | Melquiades Villanueva | 2025 | 2025 | — | |
| 8 | JR Villanueva | 2026 | current | — | |
Notable players
Individual award winners
MPBL All-Star Day
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PBA players
Season-by-season records
| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results | |
| Parañaque Patriots | |||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup | None | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Quarterfinals Semifinals | won vs. Bulacan, 2–1 lost vs. Muntinlupa, 1–2 |
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | South | 12th | 25 | 8 | 17 | .360 | 12 | Did not qualify | |
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | North | 14th | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 18 | ||
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| 2023 | North | 11th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 15 | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | South | 5th | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 | Division quarterfinals Division semifinals | won vs. Zamboanga, 2–1 lost vs. Quezon, 0–2 |
| 2025 | South | 15th | 29 | 1 | 28 | .034 | 24 | Did not qualify | |
| All-time regular season record | 149 | 49 | 100 | .329 | 2 playoff appearances | ||||
| All-time playoff record | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 finals appearances | ||||
| All-time overall record | 160 | 54 | 106 | .338 | 0 championships | ||||
