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.
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. 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.
Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024 Olivarez College Parañaque rowspan=2 Villar Coliseum Las Piñas
Current roster
Head coaches Parañaque Patriots head coaches # Name Start End Achievements Ref. 1 2018 2018 — 2 2018 2018 — 3 2018 2018–19 — 4 2018–19 2018–19 — 5 2019–20 2025 — 6 2025 2025 — 7 2025 2025 — 8 2026 current —
Notable players Individual award winners
MPBL Homegrown Player of the Year JR Olegario – 2024
All-MPBL Second Team JP Sarao – 2024
MPBL All-Star Day
All-Star selections Paolo Castro – 2019 Jayboy Solis – 2020 Jielo Razon – 2024 JP Sarao – 2024
PBA players
Ex-PBA players Harold Arboleda Juneric Baloria Alvin Pasaol Mark Yee
Drafted to PBA Jielo Razon – Undrafted, 2024
Season-by-season records League champions Division champions Qualified for playoffs Best regular season record
Season Regular season Playoffs Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage ResultsParañaque Patriots 2018 None 7th 9 4 5 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals won vs. Bulacan, 2–1 2018–19 Datu Cup South 12th 25 8 17 12 Did not qualify 2019–20 North 14th 30 8 22 18 Did not participate in 2022 2023 North 11th 28 11 17 15 Did not qualify 2024 South 5th 28 17 11 4 Division quarterfinalsDivision semifinals won vs. Zamboanga, 2–1lost vs. Quezon, 0–2 2025 South 15th 29 1 28 24 Did not qualify 2026 North 13th 25 2 23 21 All-time regular season record 51 123 2 playoff appearances All-time playoff record 5 6 0 finals appearances All-time overall record 56 129 0 championships
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