Imus Bandera
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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.
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
2018–2023: Original franchise
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
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.
Home venues
In their four of the first five seasons, the Imus Braderhood have always played their home games in Imus Sports Complex.
Current roster
| Players | Coaches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G — Ghed Ong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1987–04–23 Lyceum G — Regie Boy Basibas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1994–01–09 UST F — Jackson Corpuz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian F/C — Barkley Eboña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern F — Jaypee Belencion 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1986–01–02 Letran F — Gian Lloyd Abrigo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1990–08–03 Adamson G — Jordan Rios 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1991–01–14 St. Clare College G — Jethro Sombrero 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Diliman F — Joseph Marquez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) OLFU F/C — Eroll Soriano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) ICC G — Ralph Robin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Emilio Aguinaldo F — John Russell Fuentes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) St. Clare College F — Janjan Salazar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) St. Clare College G — Ian Pardo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern G — Harold Lomtong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Centro Escolar F — Joewish Garcia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Centro Escolar G — John Michael Malones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) AMA G — Miguel Magpantay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Philippine Christian G — Meray Yamada 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Philippine Christian G — John Jezer Calma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) MLQU F — Patrick Alindoy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Philippine Christian | Head coach Michael Calomot Assistant coach(es) Mike Orquillas Abelard Macaray Maui Bernabe R.J. Rizada Team manager Yani Magpantay Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Updated as of: February 14, 2025 | |||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From |
| G | — | Ghed Ong | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 1987–04–23 | Lyceum | |
| G | — | Regie Boy Basibas | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 1994–01–09 | UST | |
| F | — | Jackson Corpuz | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1989–02–08 | Philippine Christian |
| F/C | — | Barkley Eboña | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1996–11–29 | Far Eastern |
| F | — | Jaypee Belencion | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1986–01–02 | Letran |
| F | — | Gian Lloyd Abrigo | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1990–08–03 | Adamson | |
| G | — | Jordan Rios | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 1991–01–14 | St. Clare College | |
| G | — | Jethro Sombrero | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Diliman | ||
| F | — | Joseph Marquez | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | OLFU | ||
| F/C | — | Eroll Soriano | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ICC | ||
| G | — | Ralph Robin | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Emilio Aguinaldo | ||
| F | — | John Russell Fuentes | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | St. Clare College | ||
| F | — | Janjan Salazar | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | St. Clare College | ||
| G | — | Ian Pardo | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Far Eastern | ||
| G | — | Harold Lomtong | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Centro Escolar | ||
| F | — | Joewish Garcia | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Centro Escolar | ||
| G | — | John Michael Malones | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | AMA | ||
| G | — | Miguel Magpantay | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Philippine Christian | ||
| G | — | Meray Yamada | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Philippine Christian | ||
| G | — | John Jezer Calma | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | MLQU | ||
| F | — | Patrick Alindoy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Philippine Christian |
Head coaches
| Imus Braderhood head coaches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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 | current | — |
Notable players
MPBL All-Star Day
| All-Star selections Ian Melencio – 2019 Gerald Anderson – 2020 Leo Najorda – 2022 Poypoy Actub – 2023 Jimboy Estrada – 2023 | Pre-game event winners Garex Puerto – Slam Dunk Contest (2022) |
PBA players
Season-by-season records
| League champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Best regular season record |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Imus City Bandera | |||||||||
| 2022 | South | 9th | 21 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13 | Did not qualify | |
| Imus SV Squad | |||||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 |