The Biñan Tatak Gel (also known as Biñan Tatak Gel–Beast Motorcycle Tires MegaWagi for sponsorship reasons) is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Biñan, Laguna. The team primarily competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team plays its home games at Alonte Sports Arena.
The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Laguna Heroes. The team has also played in the Pilipinas Super League since 2023 as well as in The Asian Tournament since 2024.
The Laguna/Biñan franchise is tied with the Mindoro Tamaraws for the longest playoff drought in the MPBL, having missed the playoffs in its first four seasons before clinching a spot in 2024.
The Tatak Gel is one of five teams based in Calabarzon.
History 2018–2023: Original franchise 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.
2023: Current franchise In November 2023, a new team under the name Biñan Tatak Gel joined the Pilipinas Super League during the 2023–24 President's Cup. The team is mainly composed of the former Imus SV Squad organization alongside members of the departing Pasig City MCW Sports team, including head coach Boyet Fernandez. With a 17–1 record, Biñan held the top seed that season. Despite making through the first two rounds, Biñan would eventually lose to the eventual champion Quezon Titans in the semifinals.
As the 2024 MPBL season began, the Tatak Gel team took over the Krah Asia's spot as Laguna's MPBL representatives.
Team identity The original name, Laguna Heroes, references the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, who was born in Calamba. Meanwhile their current name, Biñan Tatak Gel, is a name that is shared with multiple Biñan-based teams in the grassroots level, including its volleyball counterpart in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association and its homegrown team in NBL–Pilipinas. The moniker itself is a nod to the city's incumbent mayor, Angelo "Gel" Alonte.
Home venues With the exception of 2022 and 2023, the Laguna franchise's primary venue has been the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan. Other venues the team has used are the Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Santa Rosa and the Laguna Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.
Venue Location Capacity 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024 2025 Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna 6,500 Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna 5,700 Laguna Sports Complex Santa Cruz, Laguna 2,500
Current roster
Head coaches Biñan Tatak Gel head coaches # Name Start End Achievements Ref. 1 2018 2018 — 2 2018–19 2018–19 — 3 2019 2019 — 4 2019–20 2019–20 — 5 2021 2021 — 5 2022 2023 — 6 2024 current —
Notable players
Individual award winners
All-MPBL Second Team Michael Mabulac – 2019
MPBL All-Star Day
All-Star selections Michael Mabulac – 2019 Allan Mangahas – 2020 Paolo Pontejos – 2022 Marc Pingris – 2024 Kenny Rocacurva – 2024
PBA players
Ex-PBA players Jason Ballesteros KG Canaleta Mark Cardona Marvin Hayes Jayjay Helterbrand Carlo Lastimosa Michael Mabulac Denok Miranda Josan Nimes Marc Pingris Pamboy Raymundo Jai Reyes Renzo Subido
Other notable players Ronnie Alonte
Season-by-season records League champions Division champions Qualified for playoffs Best regular season record
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Season Regular season Playoffs Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage ResultsLaguna Heroes 2018–19 Datu Cup South 9th 25 10 15 10 Did not qualifyBiñan City Luxxe White 2019–20 South 10th 30 12 18 14 Did not qualifyLaguna Heroes 2022 South 10th 21 3 18 15 Did not qualifyLaguna Krah Asia 2023 South 13th 27 4 23 18.5 Did not qualifyBiñan Tatak Gel 2024 South 3rd 28 20 8 1 2025 South 6th 29 17 12 8 Division quarterfinalsDivision semifinalsDivision finals won vs. Rizal, 2–0won vs. Batangas City, 2–1lost vs. Quezon, 2–3 2026 South 2nd 25 21 4 – Division quarterfinals TBD All-time regular season record 87 98 3 playoff appearances All-time playoff record 7 6 0 finals appearances All-time overall record 94 104 0 championships
Pilipinas Super League Season Regular season Playoffs Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage ResultsBiñan Tatak Gel 2023–24 President's Cup 1st 18 17 1 — First round Semifinals won vs. Muntinlupa, 1–0 lost vs. Quezon, 0–2 2024–25 5th 10 7 3 2 Quarterfinals 1 won vs. Pilipinas Navy, 1–0 lost vs. Pangasinan, 0–1 All-time regular season record 24 4 2 playoff appearances All-time playoff record 3 3 0 finals appearances All-time overall record 27 7 0 championships
References
External links Official Facebook page