San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) is a Filipino professional

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team which played in the

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(ABL) under the sponsorship of

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. The team is owned and managed by the sports talent management firm, Virtual Playground, headed by

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s Dondon Monteverde and Charlie Dy. Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine team to play in the ABL. "Alab" is a Filipino word that translates as "blaze" in English. The team was originally known as Alab Pilipinas (2016-17 ABL season) as the fourth ABL team from the Philippines. From November 2017 to January 2018, it was known as Tanduay Alab Pilipinas, under the sponsorship of Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

History

Six of its original players are ABL veterans who had previously played for the Champion team San Miguel in the 2013 ABL season. The team staged their home games in venues located in Biñan, Laguna,

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, and Davao during the entire duration of their first season. They organized several basketball clinics together with the local government units as part of the basketball grassroots development program. The team was sponsored by liquor brand

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and played as Tanduay-Alab Pilipinas from November 2017 to January 2018. On February 1, 2018,

took over as the team's sponsor and was renamed San Miguel Alab Pilipinas. The sudden separation with Tanduay came about reportedly due to differences between the two parties in the handling of the team.

Roster

Head coaches

Notable players

Note: Players mentioned below are recipients of ABL awards or recognitions ONLY.

Team results

Home arena

Unlike other teams in the ABL, Alab Pilipinas doesn't have a primary venue. Instead, it tours around the Philippines, mostly in the

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, with select games elsewhere. The team hosted all but one of their 2018 ABL Playoffs games at the Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in

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. ;Current (for the

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) *

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, San Juan * Hoops Dome,

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* Lapu Lapu Sports Complex,

* Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex,

(primary venue) ;Former *

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, Laguna * Baliuag Star Arena,

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* Davao City Recreation Center,

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* Olivarez College Gym, Parañaque *

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Gym,

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, Rizal

References

External links

ABL Page
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