Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters

Tanduay's prior involvement Tanduay's involvement with basketball can be traced back to the Tanduay Rhum Masters that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1987 and again from 1999 to 2001. Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League In 2018, the Batangas City Athletics were founded as one of the league's ten charter teams. With a record of 8-1, Batangas City captured the league's best record and made it to the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup finals, where they beat the Muntinlupa Cagers, three games to one, to become the inaugural MPBL champions. In the 2018–19 season, Batangas City ended the season with a record of 13-10 to claim the second seed in the Southern Division. The team failed to defend their championship, after they lost to the Davao Occidental Tigers in the division finals in three games. In the 2019–20 season, Batangas City made their third straight playoff appearance with a record of 19-11, but lost to the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in the First Round in three games. The team opted out of the 2021 Invitational before returning in 2022, in which the team was renamed to Batangas City Embassy Chill. With a 17-4 record, the team made their fourth straight playoff appearance, once again making a run to the division finals, where they would once again fall to Zamboanga in three games. For the 2023 Preseason Invitational, the team was temporarily renamed as the Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters. For the 2026 season, the team reverted back the name as the Batangas City Athletics. FilBasket As the MPBL postponed its fourth season to 2022, the Tanduay-backed franchise were among the teams that took part in FilBasket. The team first took part in the 2021 Subic Championship. The Athletics finished 8th, but lost to eventual champions AICC Manila. Right before the 2022 MPBL season, the franchise took part in the succeeding 2022 Summer Championship, marking the franchise's first professional outing. As the Tanduay Rum Masters, the team finished the elimination round 11–0, winning every game. During the playoffs, they first beat Muntinlupa in the quarterfinals but would get swept by the fifth-seeded San Juan Knights in the semifinals. ==Home arenas==

The franchise has played most of its home slate at Batangas City Sports Coliseum, making it their primary venue. The team also played some games at other venues across the province, including Batangas State University, Batangas Province Events Center,De La Salle Lipa in Lipa, and FPJ Arena in San Jose. ==Rivalries==

Zamboanga Sikat Zamboanga and Batangas City have faced each other in the playoffs in three consecutive occasions from 2019 to 2022, all of which went the full three games. Batangas City won the series in 2019. As of 2023, the two teams have met a total of thirteen times in the MPBL. ==Current roster==

Head coaches ==Notable players==

Individual award winners Finals Most Valuable Player • Val Acuña – 2018 All-MPBL First Team • Cedric Albaza – 2022 All-MPBL Second Team • Jeckster Apinan – 2023 MPBL All-Star Day All-Star selections • Jhaymo Eguilos – 2019 • Jeff Viernes – 2019, 2020 • Cedric Ablaza – 2022, 2024 • Jeckster Apinan – 2023 • Mark Niel Cruz – 2023 • Levi Hernandez – 2024 All-Star Game head coaches • Pocholo Villanueva – 2022 PBA players Ex-PBA players • Val Acuña • Lester Alvarez • Jeckster Apinan • Juneric Baloria • Bong Galanza • Rudy Lingganay • Philip Paniamogan • Kris Porter • Teytey Teodoro • Jeff Viernes • Dennice Villamor Drafted to PBA • Paul Varilla – 13th overall, 2018 • Bong Quinto – 14th overall, 2018 • Teytey Teodoro – 23rd overall, 2018 • Arvin Tolentino – 10th overall, 2019 • Simon Camacho – 34th overall, 2019 Other notable players • Derek Ramsay ==Season-by-season records==

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League ==See also==