Bataan Risers | |
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League | MPBL |
Founded | 2018 |
History | Bataan Defenders 2018 Bataan Risers 2018–present |
Arena | Bataan People's Center Orion Sports Complex |
Location | Bataan |
Team colors | |
Main sponsor | Camaya Coast |
Head coach | Rene Baena |
The Bataan Risers (also known as the 1Bataan Risers or 1Bataan Risers–Camaya Coast for sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Bataan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team splits its home games between Bataan People's Center in Balanga and Orion Sports Complex in Orion.
The Bataan franchise began play in 2018 as one of the MPBL's charter teams, originally going by the Bataan Defenders before switching to its current name the following season. The Risers are one of four teams based in Central Luzon. Since its founding, the team is owned by the Provincial Government of Bataan.[1]
The team made the playoffs in its first four seasons in the league and even held the best record in the 2018–19 season under homegrown player Gary David and coach Jojo Lastimosa.
Bataan also fielded a team in 3x3 basketball in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 and has also participated in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour as the Balanga Chooks.