Mighty Sports

Mighty Sports
Leagues Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League via Bulacan Kuyas (2018)
Republica Cup
(2013–2018)
PCBL
(2016)
Founded 2011
Team colors          
Ownership Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories, Caesar Wongchuking
Championships

Republica Cup: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)

William Jones Cup: 1 (2016)
Website www.mightysports.ph

Mighty Sports is a basketball team based in the Philippines which played in various domestic leagues and tournaments in the country including the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL) and the Republica Cup. The team won three championships in the Republica Cup in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018[1].

They also have a partnership with the Bulacan Kuyas (officially "Bulacan Kuyas-Mighty Sports")of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) since the 2018 MPBL Datu Cup as the team's corporate sponsor[2].

The team represented the Philippines when they participated in the 2016 William Jones Cup in Taiwan, their first international tournament which they won with a sweep of tournament.[3]

Profile

Republica Cup

Mighty Sports became first known to basketball fans in minor basketball leagues such as the Republica Cup (an invitational basketball tournament held in Malolos, Bulacan as part of the commemoration of the First Philippine Republic, known as the Malolos Convention). It also sponsored the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team and the Bulacan State University Golden Gears men's basketball team in the Filsports Basketball Association, and the Philippine Dragon Boat Team.

In 2014, the team, led by former PBA player Kenneth Duremdes and Kris Rosales, bagged the second Republica Cup title, after winning the finals game against Malolos Republica, 86–84.[4] One year later, the team did not make it to the finals after losing the semifinals match against AMA University.

On February 4, 2016, Mighty Sports, now-led by former UAAP MVP Kiefer Ravena, successfully reclaimed the Republica Cup championship, beating Hobe Mackway Travel in the finals game, 85–82. In addition, Bright Akhuetie was named as the Tournament MVP.[5]

Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League

On March 2016, the team joined the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League. Historically, this is the first entry into a major basketball league. Ravena, a 2016 PBA draft prospect, together with Ty Tang, who came out of retirement in the Philippine Basketball Association, and import Bright Akhuetie are some of the players who retained in the team's line-up for the Champion's Cup.[6][7]

Mighty Sports also appointed Bo Perasol as team consultant, Mike Fermin as head coach and Charles Tiu as assistant coach of the team, which is one of the two new teams that competed in the 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup, alongside SCTEX Road Warriors.[8][9]

On its first game, Mighty Sports completes an upset victory against Founder's Cup champion Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, 79–70 in the opening day of Champion's Cup on March 6, 2016. Ravena led the team's campaign with 16 points.[10]

William Jones Cup

The team represented the Philippines in the 2016 William Jones Cup, with 7 foreign reinforcements leading the team, in lieu of the Gilas Cadets who were not available for playing.[11][12] They beat team A of host nation Taiwan, who were fielding a second team, on their opening match.[13] They then beat the South Korea national team on their second match.[14] They won their third match against the US team Sacramento State Hornets.[15] They beat Japan on their fourth by a blowout of 21 points.[16] They faced the Indian national team on their fifth match and won by a 20 points margin to remain the only unbeaten team as of the 6th day of the tournament.[17] They cemented the tournament's title by beating Iran on their 6th match.[18] Mighty Sports continued their winning streak by beating Egypt in their seventh match and swept the entire competition beating Taiwanese Team B.[19]

Merlion Cup

Singapore's Merlion Cup Tournament was revived in 2016 and the Mighty Sports were invited as the Philippines' representative. They beat the Seoul Samsung Thunders on their opening match.[20] They advanced into the semifinals round after beating Westports Malaysia Dragons, and eventually won against Singapore Slingers. They advanced in the finals and faced Shanghai Sharks in which they suffered a heartbreaking loss, placing them in second after Jimmer Fredette sank three freethrows with no time left on the clock.[21][22]

Dubai International Basketball Championship

Mighty Sports join the 2017 Dubai International Basketball Championship with only a couple of weeks to prepare. The tournament took place from February 18 to 25.[23]

Mighty Sports, was led by NBA veterans Hasheem Thabeet, Dominic McGuire, Justin Brownlee and naturalized player Marcus Douthit. PBA playmaker Chris Tiu and center Beau Belga bannered the local cast along with PBA veterans, JC Intal, Gary David, Ryan Arana and two-time MVP Willie Millier who were added in the team's lineup. Amateur standouts Kiefer Ravena, Jeron Teng and Jett Manuel were also added in the team's roster.[24]

Due to the lack of cohesion and team chemistry, they lost to the host team Al Ahli 83-75[25] in the opening day. In their second game, they lost to the Egypt national basketball team, 84-82,[26] after Ravena's three point attempt, in the last 6 seconds of the game, failed. The day after, they also lost in a close game to Lebanese powerhouse Sagesse 95-92.[27] The team managed to beat Ball Above All with a score of 94-80 to end their stint in the tournament with a single win.[28]

Partnership with the Bulacan Kuyas of the MPBL

Mighty Sports returned to domestic basketball after it entered in a partnership with the Bulacan Kuyas of the regional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The partnership was established between Mighty Sports owner Caesar Wongchuking and the Bulacan Kuyas management led by owner Jonathan Sy-Alvarado prior to the start of the 2018 MPBL Datu Cup.[29] The Bulacan Kuyas officially renamed themselves as the Bulacan Kuyas-Mighty Sports as part of the agreement.[30]

Roster

Past

2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament

The following was the 14-man roster of the PH-Mighty Sports for the 2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament.[31]

Mighty Sports PH - 2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 6 Philippines Manuel, Jett 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1992-09-22)22 September 1992
G 1 Philippines Ravena, Kiefer 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993
G 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1984-03-23)23 March 1984
PG 13 Philippines Miller, Willie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 41 – (1977-07-13)13 July 1977
F 77 Philippines Banal, Gabriel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1990-09-01)1 September 1990
G 7 Philippines Intal, JC 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1983-11-18)18 November 1983
G 20 Philippines David, Gary 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 40 – (1978-07-13)13 July 1978
PG 17 Philippines Tiu, Chris 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 33 – (1985-07-15)15 July 1985
F 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986
G 21 Philippines Teng, Jeron 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1994-03-21)21 March 1994
C 11 United States Philippines Douthit, Marcus 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 38 – (1980-04-15)15 April 1980
F 5 United States McGuire, Dominic (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1985-10-20)20 October 1985
F 32 United States Brownlee, Justin (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988
C 34 Tanzania Thabeet, Hasheem (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 31 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987
Head coach
  • Philippines Charles Tiu
Assistant coach
  • Philippines Sandy Arespacochaga
  • Philippines Moriah Gingerich
  • Philippines Mike Fermin
Team manager
  • Philippines Jean Michael Alabanza
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Nat. – Flags indicate national team
    eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events
  • Age – describes age
    on February 18, 2017
2016 Merlion Cup

The following was the 14-man roster of the PH-Mighty Sports for the 2016 Merlion Cup.[32][33]

Mighty Sports PH - 2016 Merlion Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1983-09-07)7 September 1983
PG 30 Philippines Ravena, Kiefer 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993
G 4 Philippines Alolino, Gelo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994
G 1 Philippines Banal, Raphael 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
F 77 Philippines Banal, Gabriel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1990-09-01)1 September 1990
PG 11 Philippines Tang, Tyrone 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 34 – (1984-09-25)25 September 1984
G 8 Philippines Ferrer, Edrick (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 41 – (1976-11-05)5 November 1976
PG 5 United States Philippines Brickman, Jason 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1991-11-19)19 November 1991
C 15 United States Philippines Douthit, Marcus 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 38 – (1980-04-15)15 April 1980
F 10 United States Philippines Deutchman, Jason 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1986-09-27)27 September 1986
G 7 Canada Philippines Wright, Matthew 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1991-02-07)7 February 1991
F 14 United States Thornton, Al (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983
G 3 United States Spencer, Dewarick (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1982-05-04)4 May 1982
C 55 Senegal N'diaye, Hamady (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 31 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987
Head coach
  • Philippines Charles Tiu
Assistant coach
  • Philippines Dominic Uy
  • Philippines Moriah Gingerich
Team manager
  • Philippines Jean Michael Alabanza
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Nat. – Flags indicate national team
    eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events
  • Age – describes age
    on September 21, 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Hamady N'diaye Marcus Douthit
PF Alford Thornton Jason Deutchman
SF Dewarick Spencer Gabriel Banal
SG Matthew Wright Joseph Yeo Raphael Banal Edrick Ferrer
PG Jason Brickman Kiefer Ravena Gelo Alolino Tyrone Tang
2016 William Jones Cup

The following was the 14-man roster of the Philippine Mighty Sports for the 2016 William Jones Cup.[34]

Mighty Sports PH - 2016 William Jones Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 17 Philippines Rodriguez, Larry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1983-05-05)5 May 1983
G 16 Philippines Teng, Jeric 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1991-03-18)18 March 1991
G/F 80 Philippines Salvacion, Sunday 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1978-12-17)17 December 1978
F 18 Philippines Avenido, Leo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 40 – (1978-09-25)25 September 1978
PG 11 Philippines Tang, Tyrone 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 34 – (1984-09-25)25 September 1984
G 8 Philippines Ferrer, Edrick (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 41 – (1976-11-05)5 November 1976
PG 5 Philippines United States Brickman, Jason 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1991-11-19)19 November 1991
F 14 United States Thornton, Al (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983
G 3 United States Spencer, Dewarick (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1982-05-04)4 May 1982
G/F 32 United States Graham, Zach (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1989-03-28)28 March 1989
F 7 United States Singletary, Mike (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1988-09-19)19 September 1988
C 33 United States Gillenwater, Troy (I) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1988-12-19)19 December 1988
F/C 22 United States Macklin, Vernon (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1986-09-25)25 September 1986
C 55 Senegal N'diaye, Hamady (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 31 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Charles Tiu
  • Philippines Mike Fermin
Team manager
  • Philippines Jean Michael Alabanza

Honours

Domestic

  • Republica Cup
Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Runner-up (1): 2016 Chairman's Cup

International

Winners (1): 2016
Runners-up (1): 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Mighty Sports bags 4th Republica Cup Invitational title". BusinessMirror. March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "MPBL: Bulacan uses strong inside presence, as Kuyas bully expansion club Rizal". ABS-CBN News. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "TENG LEADS MIGHTY-PH TO JONES CUP". Malaya. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Aquino, Duremdes star as Mighty Sports wins Republika Cup in Malolos". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ravena stars as Mighty Sports reclaims Republica Cup". The Philippine Star. February 6, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Talao, Tito (March 3, 2016). "Ravena banners Mighty in PCBL". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Lagunzad, Jerome (March 1, 2016). "RJoining Mighty Sports to strengthen Bright Akhuetie for NCAA return". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (February 6, 2016). "Mighty Sports thinking big, ready to take act to fledgling PCBL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "PCBL Chairman's Cup gets underway". Journal Online. March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Dy, Adrian (March 7, 2016). "Kiefer Ravena, Mighty Sports upset Jumbo Plastic in PCBL Chairman's Cup opener". Slam Online. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ The wires (3 July 2016). "Teng brothers, Dozier confirm to lead Mighty Sports quest for Jones Cup title". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Beltran, Nelson (July 25, 2016). "Mighty Sports defends fielding seven imports in Jones Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ "PH-Mighty Sports opens Jones Cup with huge victory over hosts Chinese Taipei A". InterAksyon. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/al-thornton-keeps-promise-scores-24-in-mighty-sports-rout-of-korea-in-jones-cup
  15. ↑ Beltran, Nelson (26 July 2016). "Mighty Sports on a roll, routs Sacramento State in Jones Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "PH-Mighty Sports improves to 4-0 in #JonesCup2016 after thumping Japan". InterAksyon. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Jones Cup: Al Thornton drops 30 as unbeaten PH-Mighty Sports shrugs off India scare". InterAksyon. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "PH-Mighty Sports flexes muscles against gutsy Iran for 6th straight Jones Cup win". InterAksyon. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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  21. ↑ "PH-Mighty Sports through to Merlion Cup finals after escaping Singapore Slingers". InterAksyon. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  22. ↑ http://sports.inquirer.net/223734/mighty-sports-philippines-shanghai-sharks-kiefer-ravena-jimmer-fredette-2016-merlion-cup
  23. ↑ http://sports.mb.com.ph/2017/02/14/mighty-sports-raring-to-show-might-in-dubai/
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  25. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/mighty-sports
  26. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/mighty-sports-late-rally-against-egypt-falls-short-as-ph-team-suffers-second-straight-loss
  27. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/sagesse-keeps-mighty-sports-winless-after-another-heartbreaker-in-dubai-cage-meet-
  28. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/timely-gary-david-explosion-enough-to-help-mighty-sports-ends-dubai-stint-on-winning-note
  29. ↑ "Mighty Sports back on mainstream cage scene via MPBL's Bulacan Kuyas". FOX Sports Philippines. June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Might Sports Re-Emerges in the MPBL". Mighty Sports. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  31. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/charles-tiu-mighty-sports-young-coach-veteran-team-dubai-international
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  33. ↑ http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/09/16/1624329/yeo-ravena-reinforce-mighty-sports-merlion-cup
  34. ↑ http://www.slamonlineph.com/look-mighty-sports-ph-roster-for-2016-william-jones-cup-revealed Roster of Mighty Sports for 38th Jones Cup
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