The Quezon Huskers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Lucena, a highly urbanized city in the province of Quezon. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team splits its home games between Quezon Convention Center and Lucena Convention Center.
The team's first incarnation was the Quezon Coco Huskers of the United Regional Basketball League (URBL). The team ran from 2004 until 2005. The Huskers were then revived as an expansion team for the MPBL's 2023 season alongside the Negros Muscovados. The team also competes Pilipinas Super League (PSL) under the name Quezon Titans. Owned by the Provincial Government of Quezon, the Huskers also have a volleyball counterpart in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association in the Quezon Tangerines.
The Huskers are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region. The Quezon franchise won one championship, during the PSL's President's Cup in 2024.
History
First incarnation (2004–2005) The team began play in 2004, when it was part of the now-defunct URBL.
Second incarnation (2023–present)
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League In January 2023, the MPBL announced that the league would be getting a new expansion team for the 2023 season. Later that month, Quezon Governor Angelina Tan announced that the team would be based in the province of Quezon. The team's name was later revealed as the Quezon Huskers. With the Huskers joining, Quezon became the last province in Calabarzon to have an MPBL team.
The team hosted the 2023 season opener, where they faced off against fellow expansion team Negros Muscovados. The Huskers pulled off a comeback in the second half to beat the Muscovados, 82–80. The Huskers would then go on a seven-game winning streak to begin their inaugural season and eventually finish with a record of 19–9, clinching the fifth seed in the South Division. Quezon became the first team in the professional era to make the playoffs in its inaugural season. Despite forcing a game 3 in the First Round, the team would lose to the defending South champion Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines.
Pilipinas Super League In October 2023, Quezon announced its entry to the PSL during the MPBL offseason. The team will be referred to as the Quezon Titans.
Team identity The name Huskers alludes to Quezon Province's moniker as the "Coconut Capital of the Philippines'. It can also be a nod to the team's previous incarnation.
When the Huskers joined the MPBL in 2023, Governor Angelina Tan also announced a name-the-team contest, where anyone based in Quezon Province can submit a concept design of the team's identity. The contest was won by Ardocir Torio from Lucena, with an illustration of a carabao breaking the shell of a coconut. The same logo would be later used for the Quezon Junior Huskers. For their PSL debut later that year, the team used the Titans moniker.
Current roster
Head coaches Quezon Huskers head coaches # Name Start End Achievements Ref. 1 2023 current 2x Division champion (2024, 2025)
Notable players Individual award winners
MPBL Rookie of the Year LJay Gonzales – 2024
All-MPBL First Team LJay Gonzales – 2025
All-MPBL Second Team LJay Gonzales – 2024
MPBL All-Star Day
All-Star selections Mark Alcala – 2023 Alfrancis Tamsi – 2023 Ljay Gonzales – 2024, 2025 Ximone Sandagon – 2024
All-Star Game head coaches Eric Gonzales – 2025
PBA players
Ex-PBA players Alvin Abundo Gab Banal Diego Dario Jeric Teng Will McAloney
Drafted to PBA Ljay Gonzales – 5th overall, season 50 Will Gozum – 8th overall, season 50
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 ResultsQuezon Huskers2023 South 5th 28 19 9 4 2024 South 1st 28 21 7 – Division quarterfinalsDivision semifinalsDivision finalsNational finals won vs. Negros, 2–0won vs. Parañaque, 2–0won vs. Batangas City, 2–1lost vs. Pampanga, 0–3 2025 South 1st 29 25 4 – Division quarterfinalsDivision semifinalsDivision finalsNational finals won vs. Mindoro, 2–0won vs. General Santos, 2–0won vs. Biñan, 3–2lost vs. Abra, 0–3 2026 South 1st 25 21 4 – Division quarterfinals TBD All-time regular season record 86 24 4 playoff appearances All-time playoff record 14 11 2 Finals appearances All-time overall record 100 35 0 championships
Pilipinas Super League Season Elimination round Playoffs Finish W L PCT Stage ResultsQuezon Titans 2023–24 5th 14 4 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals won vs. Novaliches, 1–0 won vs. Caloocan, 2–0 won vs. Biñan, 2–0 won vs. Nueva Ecija, 3–1 All-time elimination round record 14 4 1 playoff appearance All-time playoff record 8 1 1 Finals appearance All-time overall record 22 5 1 championship
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