The Abra Weavers (known as the Abra Solid North Weavers for sponsorship reasons) are a Philippine professional basketball team based in Bangued, Abra. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The Weavers plays its home games at the Gov. Andres Bernos Memorial Gym on the campus of the University of Abra.
The Weavers won the MPBL championship in 2025 with a roster led by players such as Dave Ildefonso and Jason Brickman. In 2026, the Weavers became the first MPBL representative in the East Asia Super League.
History The Cordillera region as a whole did not have much history in terms of hosting pro basketball. Their only notable hosting was the 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend, where the main game was hosted at the University of Baguio in Baguio.
On February 2, 2024, then-La Paz mayor and former congressman Joseph Bernos announced on social media that the province of Abra would enter the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League for the 2024 season. On February 20, the team's name was announced as the 'Abra Weavers'. The Weavers are one of two expansion teams that season, the other being the Pangasinan Heatwaves.
2024–present: Immediate success To begin their inaugural season, the team acquired the likes of Mac Tallo and Mark Yee. Abra faced Pangasinan in their inaugural game on April 6, 2024 as the visiting team. They beat the home team Heatwaves, 83–75. The team's organization was involved in an altercation with game officials on April 18 following the team's loss to the home team Pasay Voyagers at Cuneta Astrodome. The league launched an investigation on the matter, though the verdict remains undisclosed. On June 15, the team played their first home game at the University of Abra, a win against the Rizal Golden Coolers.
The Weavers finished their inaugural season 18–10, ranked 7th in the North Division, and thus clinching a playoff berth in their inaugural season. Unfortunately, they would end up getting swept in the division quarterfinals to the eventual back-to-back champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns.
For the 2025 season, the Weavers acquired Encho Serrano from the Pampanga Giant Lanterns as well as Dave Ildefonso, who was left unsigned after getting drafted by the NorthPort Batang Pier. Multiple college recruits were also signed to the Weavers. In June 2025, the team added former MPBL Finals MVP Mike Ayonayon alongside Simon Camacho and Geo Chiu, but also released Paul Desiderio.
Following the East Asia Super League's (EASL) announcement of its new partnership with the MPBL in August 2026, the Abra Weavers were slotted as the Philippines' representatives for the 2026–27 EASL season. The MPBL replaces the Philippine Basketball Association in the EASL.
Current roster
Head coaches Abra Solid North Weavers head coaches # Name Start End Achievements Ref. 1 2024 2024 — 2 2024 current 1x MPBL Coach of the Year (2025)
Notable players
Award winners
Most Valuable Player Dave Ildefonso – 2025
Finals Most Valuable Player Jason Brickman – 2025
PBA players
Ex-PBA players Mike Ayonayon Anthony Bringas Simon Camacho Prince Caperal (returned to PBA) Paul Desiderio Nico Elorde Leo Najorda Encho Serrano Yousef Taha Mark Yee
Drafted to PBA Geo Chiu – 1st overall, season 50 Jason Brickman – 7th overall, season 50 CJ Austria – 16th overall, season 50 Joshua David – 24th overall, season 50 Jack Cruz-Dumont – 27th overall, season 50
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 ResultsAbra Weavers 2024 North 7th 28 18 10 8 Division quarterfinals lost vs. Pampanga, 0–2Abra Solid North Weavers 2025 North 1st 29 28 1 — Division semifinals Division finals National finals won vs. Ilagan Isabela, 2–0 won vs. Caloocan, 2–0 won vs. Pangasinan, 3–0 2026 North 1st 25 23 2 — Division quarterfinals TBD All-time regular season record 69 13 3 playoff appearances All-time playoff record 10 2 1 finals appearance All-time overall record 79 15 1 championships
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