The Philippine Patriots are a professional basketball team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Philippines's representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre fame and Tony Boy Cojuangco of TV5 and is currently coached by Louie Alas of the Letran Knights. The Patriots play their home games in two venues: the Ynares Sports Arena in Kapitolyo, Pasig City, and the Filoil Flying V Arena in Pinaglabanan, San Juan City, both in Metro Manila.
Elimination Round
- October 11: Philippine Patriots @ Satria Muda BritAma, The BritAma Arena, Indonesia (W, 76-69)
- October 18: Philippine Patriots @ Singapore Slingers, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore (L, 69-74)
- October 25: Philippine Patriots vs. Thailand Tigers, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 71-64)
- October 31: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei Barracudas, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (postponed to a later date due to typhoon Santi)
- November 7: Philippine Patriots vs. Singapore Slingers, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 70-53)
- November 15: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur Dragons, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (W, 73-63)
- November 21: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 74-56)
- December 1: Philippine Patriots vs. Thailand Tigers, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 77-61)
- December 5: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 81-69)
- December 13: Philippine Patriots @ Brunei Barracudas, Brunei Indoor Stadium, Brunei Darussalam (L, 70-95)
- December 19: Philippine Patriots vs. Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 76-70)
- December 21: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei Barracudas, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 70-56)
- January 6: Philippine Patriots @ Singapore Slingers, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore (L, 67-59)
- January 9: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur Dragons, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (L, 77-59)
- January 17: Philippine Patriots @ Thailand Tigers, Nimibutr National Stadium, Thailand (W, 91-87)
- January 24: Philippine Patriots vs. Brunei Barracudas, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 87-65)[1]
The Patriots ended the eliminations with a league-leading 11-4 win-loss record and an unbeaten 8-0 record at home (either at Ynares Sport Arena or at the Filoil Flying V Arena), giving them home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Playoffs
- January 31: Philippine Patriots vs. Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 77-43)
- February 3: Philippine Patriots @ Kuala Lumpur Dragons, MABA Stadium, Malaysia (W, 70-65)
Patriots win series, 2-0, thus advancing to the ABL Finals against Satria Muda BritAma, who won in their own playoff series against the Singapore Slingers, 2-1.
- February 12: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Ynares Sports Arena, Philippines (W, 78-68)
- February 17: Philippine Patriots vs. Satria Muda BritAma, Filoil Flying V Arena, Philippines (W, 72-53)
- February 21: Philippine Patriots @ Satria Muda BritAma, The BritAma Arena, Indonesia (W, 75-67)
We thanks Jason Dixon & Gabe Freeman as imports with the Philippine Hard-court heroes & fans.
Titles
2009 - 10 ABL Regular Season Champions*
2009 - 10 ABL Grand Champion*
* inaugural
Other Teams
- Indonesia Satra Muda BritAma (SMB)
- Singapore Slingers
- Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dragons
- Brunei Barracudas
- Thailand Tigers
