Quezon City Black Bulls

Professional basketball team in Quezon City, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Quezon City Black Bulls are a Philippine professional basketball team based in Quezon City. 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 Quezon City District 2 Gymnasium.

LeagueMPBL
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018)
HistoryQuezon City Capitals
2018–2020
Quezon City MG/MG Cars
2022
Quezon City Gaz N Go
2023
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023–2024
Quezon City Galeries Taipan
2025
Quezon City Black Bulls
2026–present
ArenaQuezon City District 2 Gymnasium
Quick facts League, Founded ...
Quezon City Black Bulls
2026 Quezon City Black Bulls season
LeagueMPBL
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018)
HistoryQuezon City Capitals
2018–2020
Quezon City MG/MG Cars
2022
Quezon City Gaz N Go
2023
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023–2024
Quezon City Galeries Taipan
2025
Quezon City Black Bulls
2026–present
ArenaQuezon City District 2 Gymnasium
LocationQuezon City
Team colors     
Head coachJayv Olea
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The Quezon City franchise began play in the 2018 season, going by the Quezon City Capitals. The original name references Quezon City's status as the national capital of the Philippines from 1949 until 1976. It may also reference Quezon City being the biggest and most populous city in Metro Manila.

The Quezon City franchise is one of four teams based in the Eastern Manila District of Metro Manila.

History

The Quezon City Capitals and Imus Bandera were the last teams to join the inaugural season of the MPBL. The team was represented by City Councilor Onyx Crisologo during the contract signing with the League headed by Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes.[1] During the team's inaugural season, Andrew Estrella recorded the league's first triple-double against the Bataan Defenders. The team finished with a 5–4 to clinch the fifth seed in the playoffs, where the Capitals would lose 1–2 to the Valenzuela Classic.

In the 2018–19 season, the team fell one game below .500 with a 12–13 record. Despite that, the team still ranked seventh in the regular season, earning them a playoff berth. The team would pull off a major upset as they swept the second-seeded Makati Super Crunch, before falling to the eventual champion San Juan Knights. In the 2019–20 season, the Capitals didn't perform well compared to the previous two seasons and finished 10–20, finishing 12th in the North and failed to make the playoffs for the first time.

Logo of the Quezon City Toda Aksyon used in 2023, under the sponsorship of VFresh.

Entering the 2022 season, the team acquired a title sponsorship with MG Motor and became Quezon City MG. Although the team finished 9–12, they still ranked seventh to advance to the playoffs, losing to Pasig City MCW Sports.[2] The team then found a new title sponsor in Gaz N Go entering the 2023 season, becoming Quezon City Gaz N Go. Mid-season, the team underwent new management as it has gained the backing of the Toda Aksyon Partylist, thus renaming the team Quezon City Toda Aksyon.

For the 2026 season, the team changed their name as the Quezon City Black Bulls.

Home venues

The Quezon City franchise has played in three home venues thus far, all of them are on-campus venues. Their first home venue in the 2018 season was the Seed Dome at JCSGO Christian Academy. The other two, introduced in the 2018–19 season, were Ateneo de Manila University's Blue Eagle Gym and Trinity University of Asia's Henry Noble Gymnasium.

After not being able to play at home in 2022 and 2023, the team will play at Amoranto Arena in the 2024 season. It will be the first venue that isn't on-campus.

More information Venue, Location ...
Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024 2025
JCSGO Christian Academy
(JCSGO Seed Dome)		 Quezon City Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Blue Eagle Gym Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Trinity University of Asia
(Henry Noble Gymnasium)		 Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Amoranto Arena Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Quezon City District 2 Gymnasium Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
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Current roster

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Quezon City Black Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 1 Ryan Arceo (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gardner College
G 3 Kenz Rei Diokno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 2002–11–20 Gardner College
G 4 Ryan Costelo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 1995–05–16 San Sebastian
G 6 Gab Salazar (HG) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Gardner College
G 7 Patrick Buena (HG) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 2000–05–31 Gardner College
G/F 8 Aldave Canoy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 2000–10–25 CSAV
G/F 10 Carmel Espinosa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Gardner College
F 11 Aeron Bagunu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
F 11 Clark Derige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1994–07–06 UE
G 20 Joshua Roque (HG) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1995–09–20 San Sebastian
G 22 Joeben Loria (HG) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Gardner College
F/C 23 Jay Gadon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) TIP
G/F 24 Christian Jake Agoncillo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 2002–11–24 Gardner College
G/F 26 Joe Joven 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Gardner College
G 27 MJ Joson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 2001–12–11 MCU
F 31 Rey Publico (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1992–11–29 Letran
F 34 Costudio Lastra Jr. (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gardner College
G/F 39 Kobe Bryan Monje 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 2000–11–23 Letran
F/C 72 Ammar Cosari 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G 76 Brian Rosalin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 2000–09–07 Arellano
F 88 Jeff Morillo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) TIP
G 91 Charles Dela Cruz (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 2000–04–29 OLFU
Head coach
  • Jayv Olea
Assistant coach(es)
  • Biboy Santiago
  • Mico Santos
  • Marco Asa
  • Zinno Guidez
  • Jelmuel Macorol
  • Jeff Morillo
Team manager
  • JC Tan
  • Rico Estrada
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  • Injured Injured
Updated as of: May 3, 2026
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Head coaches

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Quezon City Black Bulls head coaches
# Name Start End Achievements Ref.
1Vis Valencia 20182019 —
2Christian Coronel 20192020 —
3Alvin Grey 20222022 —
4Teng Torcuator 20232023 —
5Weng Adina 20232023 —
6Edgar Macaraya 20232024 —
7Jeff Perlas 20252025 —
8Jayv Olea 2026current —
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Notable players

MPBL All-Star Day

PBA players

Season-by-season records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2025 MPBL season.

MPBL champions Division champions Playoff berth
More information Season, League ...
Season League Division Regular season Playoffs
Finish Played Wins Losses Win % GB Round Results
Quezon City Capitals
2018 MPBL— 5th954.5563 Quarterfinals lost vs. Valenzuela, 1–2
2018–19 MPBLNorth 7th251213.48011 Division quarterfinals
Division semifinals		 won vs. Makati, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2019–20 MPBLNorth 12th301020.33316 Did not qualify
Quezon City MG
2022 MPBLNorth 7th21912.42912 Division quarterfinals lost vs. Pasig City, 0–2
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023 MPBLNorth 14th28325.10723 Did not qualify
2024 MPBLNorth 9th281513.53611 Did not qualify
Quezon City Galeries Taipan
2025 MPBLNorth 12th29722.24121 Did not qualify
Regular season record 17061109.359 3 playoff appearances
Playoff record 936.333 0 finals appearances
Cumulative record 17964115.358 0 championships
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