Manila Stars

Manila Stars
Manila Stars
League	MPBL ; Pilipinas Super League
Founded	2018
History	Manila Stars ; (2018–present) ; Manila City Stars (2022–2023)
Arena	San Andres Sports Complex ; Ninoy Aquino Stadium ; Paco Arena
Location	City of Manila
Team colors
Head coach	Tylon Darjuan

The Manila Stars are a FIlipino professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) based in Manila. Owned by the City Government of Manila, it is one of 11 active teams based in Metro Manila.

The team began play in the 2018–19 season. The name can be traced back to the Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association, although the Stars don't share any history with the former team. They have also played in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) as the Manila City Stars.

History

Unlike Pasig and San Juan, the Manila Stars team does not share any history with a team in the defunct MBA including the Manila Metrostars. The team was ranked 13th in the MPBL Expansion.

The team tapped Cholo Villanueva as their head coach for 2021 MPBL Invitational.[1]

Current roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
C	0	Ballon, Jonathan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)			Mapúa
G	00	Vitug, Sancho	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F	1	Neypes, Kyle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1992–06–20	National-U
F	2	Mancao, Jason Vincent	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F/C	5	Espuelas, Gio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1997–07–21	Bataan Peninsula State
F	6	Yu, Mark	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Lyceum
F	7	Lao, Kent	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			UST
F	8	Sunga, Larce Christian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			Arellano
G	9	Lee, Marvin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)			UST
F	10	Acosta, Macky	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			Mapúa
F	11	Basibas, Regie Boy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			UST
C	12	Dava, Carlo Miguel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G	13	Espiritu, Marlon John	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)			Arellano
F	17	Celada, Adrian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	154 lb (70 kg)		Arellano
G	18	Arellano, Marcy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986–05–25	UE
G	19	Salo, Archie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F	21	Domingo, Rey Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Arellano
G	23	Manalo, Julius				PCCr
G	25	Dela Torre, Guilmer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			Arellano
G	26	Bautista, Clark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			UST
F	32	Lazarte, Charles Justin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G	77	Sara, Roldan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)			San Beda

Head coach

Tylon Darjuan

Assistant coach(es)

Leonardo Anquillo
Jhoann Sebastian Dumlao
Abelard Macarayan
Maman Ulit

Team manager

TBA

Legend

(C) Team captain
(EP) Ex–Pro
(HG) Homegrown Player
(FF) Fil–Foreign Player
(SGL) Special Guest License
Injured

Roster

Head coaches

Manila Stars head coaches
2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
#	Name	Start	End	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Best Finish	Achievements
1	Philip Cezar	2018	2019	25	20	5	.800	8	5	3	.625	Divisional Finals
2	Tino Pinat	2019	2021	30	25	5	.833	5	3	2	.600	Division Semifinals
3	Cholo Villanueva	2021		6	3	2	.600				–

MPBL records

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
Season	Conf.	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Datu Cup	Manila Stars	Northern	4th/13	20	5	.800	First Round Division Semifinals Division Finals	won vs. Bulacan, 2–0 won vs. Bataan, 2–1 lost vs. San Juan, 1–2
2019–20	Lakan Cup	Manila Stars	Northern	2nd/16	25	5	.833	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Pasig, 2–0 lost vs. Makati, 1–2
2022	Invitational		Group D	3rd/6	3	2	.600	Did not qualify
2022	Mumbaki Cup		Northern	10th/11	6	15	.286	Did not qualify
2023	—		Northern	TBD/15	0	0	–	To be determined
Total elimination round					54	27	.667	1 Division Finals Appearance
Total playoffs					8	5	.615	0 Final appearance
Total franchise					62	32	.660	0 Championship

References

"Cholo Villanueva is the new Manila coach in MPBL". ABS-CBN News. November 24, 2021.

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[1] "Cholo Villanueva is the new Manila coach in MPBL". ABS-CBN News. November 24, 2021.