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The Imus Bandera (also known as Imus Bandera–Yang Kee Logistics for sponsorship reasons) is a Philippine professional basketball team based in Imus, Cavite. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team most recently played its home games at Imus Sports Complex.[1]
| Imus Bandera | |
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 2026 Imus Bandera season | |
| League | MPBL (2018–present) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Imus Bandera 2018–2022, 2026–present Imus Khaleb Shawarma 2019 Boracay Islanders 2022–2023 Imus SV Squad 2023 Imus Agimat 2024 Imus Braderhood 2025 |
| Arena | Imus Sports Complex |
| Location | Imus, Cavite |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Yang Kee Logistics |
| Head coach | Britt Reroma |
The team joined in 2018 as a charter team of the MPBL. The name is a reference to Imus being known as the "flag capital of the Philippines". The Agimat is one of five teams and based in Calabarzon and previously shared the province of Cavite with the Bacoor City Strikers from 2018 to 2023.
History
edit2018–2023: Original franchise
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The team began play in 2018 as one of the ten founding teams of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The team lost a tiebreaker to the Bataan Defenders that would have given it the final playoff spot. In the 2018–19 season, Imus would make its first playoff appearance, but lost to the Batangas City Athletics in the First Round. In the 2019–20 season, the team ended the season with a record of 6-24, the second-worst in the league.
The team saw potential in the 2021 Invitational, after leading 4-1 in Group D, they would go on to finish in fourth place. However, in the following 2022 season, the team finished ninth in the Southern Division, once again failing to make the playoffs.
During the 2023 season, Imus have acquired nine-time PBA champion Marc Pingris, making it his first stint in professional basketball since he announced his retirement. The SV Squad finished 7th in the South Division with a 15–13, their best season by win percentage, but would fall once again to Batangas City Embassy Chill in the Division Quarterfinals.
2024: Current franchise
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After the 2023 season, the SV Squad organization would leave Imus for Biñan to form a new team, the Biñan Tatak Gel. Imus' slot in the MPBL would be filled in with a new team, known as the Imus Agimat.
2025-present
editFor the 2025 season, the team changed their name as the Imus Braderhood due to sponsorship reason.
For the 2026 season, the team reverted back the name as the Imus Bandera.
Home venues
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Current roster
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Head coaches
edit| Imus Bandera head coaches | |||||
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| # | Name | Start | End | Achievements | Ref. |
| 1 | Nandy Garcia | 2018 | 2018 | — | |
| 2 | Jerry Codiñera | 2018 | 2018 | — | |
| 3 | Mike Orquillas | 2018 | 2019 | — | |
| 4 | Noynoy Falcasantos | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| 5 | Jonathan Reyes | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| 6 | Mac Cuan | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| 7 | Eugene Tan | 2019 | 2020 | — | |
| 8 | Raymund Valenzona | 2019–20 | 2020 | — | |
| 9 | Manuel Torralba, Jr. | 2021 | 2022 | — | |
| 10 | Renniel Cabrera | 2022 | 2022 | — | |
| 11 | Jinino Manansala | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| 12 | Jun Da Jose | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
| 13 | Eric Sy | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
| 14 | Brit Reroma | 2025 | 2025 | — | |
| 15 | Michael Calomot | 2026 | current | — | |
Notable players
editMPBL All-Star Day
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Pre-game event winners
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PBA players
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Other notable players
editSeason-by-season records
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| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
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| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results | |
| Imus Bandera | |||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup | None | 9th | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | Did not qualify | |
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | South | 7th | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 9 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Batangas City, 1–2 |
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | South | 14th | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 20 | Did not qualify | |
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| 2022 | South | 9th | 21 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13 | Did not qualify | |
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| 2023 | South | 7th | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 8 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2 |
| Imus Agimat | |||||||||
| 2024 | South | 14th | 28 | 2 | 26 | .071 | 19 | Did not qualify | |
| Imus Braderhood | |||||||||
| 2025 | South | 13th | 29 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 19 | Did not qualify | |
| Imus Bandera | |||||||||
| 2026 | TBA | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| All-time regular season record | 170 | 50 | 120 | .294 | 2 playoff appearances | ||||
| All-time playoff record | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 Finals appearances | ||||
| All-time overall record | 175 | 51 | 124 | .291 | 0 championships | ||||
References
edit- ↑ Flores, Joaqui (January 25, 2018). "GALLERY: MPBL opening ceremony". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.