The Pampanga Delta, also known as Pampanga Pradera Theme Park for sponsorship reasons, is a Filipino professional
basketball team based in
Pampanga. The team currently competes in the
Pilipinas Super League's (PSL) 18-under division.
History
National Basketball League
The Pampanga Delta is led and coached by with Governor
Dennis "Delta" Pineda, who also serves as coach of the
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
The Pampanga Giant Lanterns, also known as the Pampanga G Lanterns, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). The team is owned by ADG Group of Companies. with t ...
in the
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (mpbl). It is credited for producing
Philippine Basketball Association players,
Ato Agustin
Renato Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, politician, and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on ...
and
Arwind Santos.
The Pampanga Delta made their NBL debut in the 2019 season. Delta managed to advance to the final series where they lost to the Taguig Generals. Delta reached the NBL finals again in the 2020 season but were able to clinch the league title this time; overcoming La Union PAOwer. The team clinched their second NBL title in the
2021 season, at La Union's expense once again.
Pampanga's place in the NBL is currently held by Luid Kapampangan.
Pilipinas Super League
The team joined the PSL in 2023 as part of its 18-under division. The team reigned in the Luzon leg to advance to the 2023 18U Battle of the Champions. After beating the Mindanao South champion Max Ballers, the team was set to play against the Farm Fresh Milkers in the championship series. The game was delayed a couple of times due to
Super Typhoon Egay, but whether it will continue is currently unknown.
References
{{NBL Philippines
Sports in Pampanga
National Basketball League (Philippines) teams