Mindoro Tamaraws
The Mindoro Tamaraws, also known as Mindoro EOG Burlington for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They also play as the Mindoro Tamaraws Disiplinados (stylized as Disipl-Ina-dos) in the National Basketball League.
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| League | MPBL NBL |
| Founded | 2019 |
| History | Mindoro Tamaraws (2019–present) |
| Location | Oriental Mindoro |
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| Main sponsor | EOG Sports Burlington Industries Philippines, Inc. |
| Head coach | Britt Reroma |
History
The Mindoro Tamaraws, backed by 7A Sports and with Justin Tan as the team owner[1] joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League making its debut in the 2019–20 season.[2]
In April 2020, actress and Pola, Oriental Mindoro mayor Ina Alegre became co-owner of the team. The Tamaraws were also recognized as the representative team of Oriental Mindoro in the MPBL, and a basketball court in Calapan was built to serve as the team's homecourt.[3][4]
In 2021, a second team dubbed as the Mindoro Tamaraws Disiplinados was formed for the National Basketball League which is meant to a more homegrown-oriented team as opposed to the MPBL team which is intended to be the "showcase team".[5]
Current roster
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Season-by-season records
- Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:
| Season | Conf. | Team name | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||
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| Division | Finish | W | L | PCT | Stage | Results | |||
| 2019–20 | Lakan Cup | Mindoro Tamaraws | Southern | 12th/16 | 9 | 21 | .300 | Did not qualify | |
| 2022–23 | Invitational | Group D | 2nd/6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | Quarterfinals | lost vs. Basilan, 72–77 | |
| Total elimination round | 13 | 22 | .371 | 0 Division Finals appearances | |||||
| Total playoffs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 finals appearance | |||||
| Total franchise | 13 | 23 | .361 | 0 championships | |||||
References
- "Mindoro Tamaraws gain new backer in Mayor Jennifer Cruz". Tiebreaker Times. April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "MPBL: Ex-PBA player Mac Baracael to play for expansion club Mindoro". ABS-CBN News. June 1, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Leongson, Randolph (April 17, 2020). "Mindoro Tamaraws get boost with new co-owner in mayor, actress Jennifer Cruz". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Leongson, Randolph (September 3, 2020). "Former UE coach Silva, LSGH mentor Bienvenida join Mindoro Tamaraws staff". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Li, Matthew (May 4, 2021). "Mindoro Tamaraws tap Silva, Brodett as asst coaches". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
