Pasig City MCW Sports

"Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors" redirects here. For other teams backed by Sta. Lucia Land, see Sta. Lucia Realtors (disambiguation).

Pasig City MCW Sports
League	MBA (1998–2000) MPBL (2018–present) FilBasket (2021–2022)
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (1998) (first incarnation) 2018; 7 years ago (2018) (second incarnation)
History	Pasig Blue Pirates 1998 Pasig-Rizal Pirates 1999–2000 Pasig Pirates 2018–2019 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 2019–2021 Pasig City 2022 Pasig City MCW Sports 2022–2023
Arena	Ynares Sports Arena
Location	Pasig
Team colors
Main sponsor	MCW Sports

Pasig City MCW Sports was a Filipino professional basketball team based in Pasig. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at both Pasig Sports Center and Ynares Sports Arena.

The team's first incarnation was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), which ran until 2000. The Pirates would later be revived with an MPBL expansion team for the 2018–19 season.^[1] Since the 2022 MPBL playoffs, the team has been sponsored by MCW Sports, an online sports news portal in the Philippines.^[2]

The Pasig-based franchise also took part in FilBasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

History

First incarnation (1998–2000)

Pasig's basketball franchise was established in 1998 with the Pasig Blue Pirates of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, the team was renamed as the Pasig-Rizal Pirates and would remain in the league until 2000.

Second incarnation (2018–present)

The Pasig Pirates were revived in 2018, when they became one of sixteen teams that were part of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's national expansion for its 2018–19 season. The Mark Andaya-led Pirates finished with a league-worst 4–21 record.

In the 2019–20 season, Sta. Lucia Land became the title sponsors of the Pasig franchise, becoming the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, reviving the Realtors moniker used in the Philippine Basketball Association and Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.

Current roster

Head coaches

• James Machate (2018-2019)
• Ronjay Enrile (2019–2020)
• Bong Dela Cruz (2020–2022)
• Ogie Gumatay (2022–2023)
• Boyet Fernandez (2023)

Notable players

Metropolitan Basketball Association

• Paul Alvarez^[3]
• Bong Ravena
• Jonathan De Guzman
• Jay Magat
• Dorian Peña
• John Dumont

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

Pasig City MCW Sports notable players
Player	Position	Tenure	Awards	All-Star
Mark Andaya		2018–2019	—	1 (2019)
Jeric Teng		2019–2020	1x All-MPBL First Team (2020)	1 (2020)
Carlo Lastimosa		2022	—	1 (2022)
Jason Ballesteros		2022–2023	1x Defensive Player of the Year (2023)	1 (2023)
Ryan Costelo		2022–2023	1x All-MPBL Second Team (2023)	1 (2023)

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	Results
Pasig Pirates
2018–19 Datu Cup	North	13th	25	4	21	.160	19	Did not qualify
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors
2019–20 Lakan Season	North	7th	30	18	12	.600	8	First Round	lost vs. Manila, 0–2
Pasig City MCW Sports
2022	North	2nd	21	14	7	.667	7	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Quezon City, 2–0 lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2023	North	5th	28	19	9	.679	7	First Round	lost vs. Caloocan, 1–2
2024	Did not participate
All-time regular season record			104	55	49	.529		3 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record			9	3	6	.333		0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record			113	58	55	.513		0 championships

References

1. "Laguna, Pasig pormal nang kabilang sa MPBL" [Laguna and Pasig, formally part of the MPBL]. ABS-CBN News. April 6, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
2. "MCW Sports inks sponsorship deal with Pasig City Basketball team". MCW Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
3. "Alvarez staying with Pasig Pirates". Philstar. January 20, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2018.