Laguna Heroes

The Laguna Krah Asia is a Filipino professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) based in Laguna. It is one of six active teams based in the Calabarzon region. The team splits its home games between Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Santa Rosa, and Laguna Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.

Laguna Krah Asia
LeagueMPBL
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryLaguna Heroes (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
Biñan City Krah Heroes (2019)
Biñan City Luxxe White (2019–2021)
Laguna Krah Asia (2023–present)
ArenaAlonte Sports Arena
Santa Rosa Sports Complex
Laguna Sports Complex
LocationBiñan
Santa Rosa, Laguna
Santa Cruz, Laguna
Team colors     
Main sponsorKrah Asia Manila Inc.
Head coachNath Gregorio

The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Laguna Heroes.[1][2] The original name references the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, who was born in Laguna.

History

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.

Current roster
Laguna Krah Asia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 1 Philippines Ibanez, Nino 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 3 Philippines Matias, Raymond 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) RTU
G 5 Philippines Pontejos, Paolo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 1991–03–16 José Rizal
G 6 Philippines Añonuevo, Allen Matthues
F 9 Philippines Celis, Jason 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) José Rizal
F 10 Philippines Serios, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Philippines
F 12 Philippines Rivera, Jonathan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1983–12–06 Philippine Christian
F 13 Philippines Mescallado, Dexter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philippine Christian
G 14 Philippines Anonuevo, Patrick Gabriel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1996–12–12 José Rizal
C 15 Philippines Dedicatoria, Floyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
C 18 Philippines Cudal, Steven Zyron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UE
F 19 Philippines Estrella, Darius Duane 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) José Rizal
F 23 Philippines Camacho, Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 26 Philippines Acibar, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UE
F/C 27 Philippines Villanueva, Ivan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
F 28 Philippines Pallares, Mico Bren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 62 Philippines Quiminales, Paolo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) José Rizal
G 73 Philippines Peña, Erwin Van 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) De La Salle Araneta
G – Philippines Santiago, David OLFU
Head coach
  • Philippines Nath Gregorio
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Leo Sherwin Mampusti
  • Philippines Merlin Custodio
  • Philippines Allan De Leon
  • Philippines Jomar Tierra
  • Philippines John Dale Valeña
Team manager
  • Philippines Teddy Villadolid
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (EP) Ex–Pro
  • (HG) Homegrown Player
  • (FF) Fil–Foreign Player
  • (SGL) Special Guest License
  • Injured Injured

Head coaches
Laguna Heroes head coaches
2018–present
# Name Start End Regular Season Playoffs Best Finish Achievements
GC W L Win% GC W L Win%
1 Alex Angeles 2018 present 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –

All-time roster

Season-by-season records
Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:
Season Conf.Team nameElimination roundPlayoffs
DivisionFinishWLPCTStageResults
2018–19 Datu CupLaguna HeroesSouthern9th/131015.400Did not qualify
2019–20 Lakan CupBiñan City Luxxe White10th/151218.400Did not qualify
2022 InvitationalLaguna HeroesGroup B5th/504.000Did not qualify
Mumbaki CupSouthern10th/11318.143Did not qualify
2023—TBD/1500–To be determined
Total elimination round2555.3130 Division Finals appearances
Total playoffs00–0 finals appearance
Total franchise2555.3130 championships

References
  1. Joble, Rey. "Laguna 2nd expansion squad to join MPBL; San Juan, Makati next in line". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. "Laguna, Pasig newest expansion teams of MPBL". Rappler. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. Joble, Rey (May 27, 2018). "Laguna adds 2 more ex-PBA cagers to shore up MPBL squad". FoxSports. Retrieved May 27, 2018.


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