2019 Mighty Sports-Philippines Basketball Team

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Mighty Sports-Philippines
Leagues	2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament
Founded	2011
Team colors	White, Blue, Red
Head coach	Charles Tiu
Ownership	Caesar Wongchuking Alexander Wongchuking
Website	www.mightysports.ph

The 2019 Mighty Sports-Philippines Basketball Team is a Filipino-owned amateur basketball team based in the Philippines scheduled to compete in the Dubai International Basketball Tournament on February 1 to 9, 2019.

The Philippine basketball team's participation in the Dubai tournament was indirectly co-announced when news broke out that former NBA player and Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom declared his participation as an import for Mighty Sports as well as his basketball comeback.

This marks the second time the Mighty Sports-Philippines team will compete in the Dubai tournament as it bowed out of the early round during the 2017 event.

Background

The team was founded in 2011 by Caesar Wongchuking. The team became first known to Filipino basketball fans for its participation in amateur leagues such as the Republica Cup, Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League and most recently, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as corporate sponsor of the Bulacan Kuyas.

The team also proceeded to participate in international leagues such as the William Jones Cup, Merlion Cup and the Dubai International Basketball Tournament.

2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament

The team's participation in the 2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament was made public when Lamar Odom announced his comeback to basketball through an Instagram post that resulted in a media blitz. The 2019 Dubai team is currently co-owned by brothers Alexander "Alex" Wongchuking and long-time amateur basketball patron Caesar Wongchuking. Its sponsors include Healthcube and Go for Gold.

The team seeks to redeem its disappointing 2017 Dubai tournament run where bowed out early due to lack of team chemistry and preparation.

Its current roster features a more balanced team of playmakers, slashers, shooters and big men composed of NBA and international league veterans, Filipino-American aspirants, ex-professional players and prominent college players.

First, Lamar Odom was signed through local super agent Sheryl Reyes, followed by Chinese Basketball Association Beijing Ducks' center Randolph Morris and Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee. Later on, Mighty Sports signed former Ginebra guard Jett Manuel, University of the Philippines playmaker Juan Gomez de Liano, Gabriel Banal, Joseph Yeo, La Salle forward Santi Santillan and College of St. Benilde high flyer Justin Gutang. On January 8, 2019, it was announced that the team signed Fil-Am prospects Jeremiah Gray and Roosevelt Adams.

Roster

Current

2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament

The following is the 12-man roster of the Mighty Sports-Philippines for the 2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament.

Mighty Sports-Philippines - 2019 Dubai International Basketball Tournament roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 6 Odom, Lamar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 44 – (1979-11-06)6 November 1979 F 32 Brownlee, Justin (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 C 33 Morris, Randolph 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 38 – (1986-01-02)2 January 1986 G 2 Manuel, Jett 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1992-07-13)13 July 1992 F 77 Banal, Gabriel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 G 5 Gray, Jeremiah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-11-18)18 November 1998 G 20 Adams, Roosevelt 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-07-13)13 July 1998 G 8 Yeo, Joseph 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 40 – (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 F 1 Gomez de Liaño, Juan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-11-19)19 November 1999 C 15 Santillan, Santi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 F 23 Gutang, Justin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999	Head coach Charles Tiu Assistant coach Moriah Gingerich Team manager Angelo Wongchuking Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Nat. – Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Age – describes age on January 9, 2019

Past

2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament

The following was the 14-man roster of the Mighty Sports-Philippines for the 2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament.

Mighty Sports PH - 2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 6 Manuel, Jett 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 G 1 Ravena, Kiefer 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993 G 18 Araña, Ryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 40 – (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 PG 13 Miller, Willie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 46 – (1977-07-13)13 July 1977 F 77 Banal, Gabriel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 G 7 Intal, JC 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 40 – (1983-11-18)18 November 1983 G 20 David, Gary 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 45 – (1978-07-13)13 July 1978 PG 17 Tiu, Chris 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 38 – (1985-07-15)15 July 1985 F 30 Belga, Beau 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 G 21 Teng, Jeron 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 C 11 Douthit, Marcus 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 44 – (1980-04-15)15 April 1980 F 5 McGuire, Dominic (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 38 – (1985-10-20)20 October 1985 F 32 Brownlee, Justin (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987	Head coach Charles Tiu Assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga Moriah Gingerich Mike Fermin Team manager Jean Michael Alabanza Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Nat. – Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Age – describes age on February 18, 2017

Honors

Domestic

• Republica Cup

Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018

• Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League

Runner-up (1): 2016 Chairman's Cup

International

• William Jones Cup

Winners (1): 2016

• Merlion Cup

Runners-up (1): 2016

References

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