Imus SV Squad

Imus SV Squad
Imus SV Squad
League	MPBL
Founded	2018
History	Imus (City) Bandera (2018–2019, 2021–2022) ; Imus Khaleb Shawarma (2019) ; Imus SV Squad (2023–present)
Arena	Imus Sports Complex
Location	Imus, Cavite
Team colors
Main sponsor	GLC Truck and Equipment ; XTREME Appliances ; Tutok To Win Party-List
Head coach	Jinino Manansala
Ownership	Monching Talisayon

The Imus SV Squad is a Filipino 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. They are one of six teams based in the Calabarzon region and one of two teams based in the province of Cavite, the other team being the Bacoor City Strikers. The team plays their home games at Imus Sports Complex.

The team joined in 2018 as a charter team of the MPBL. For a majority of their history, the team was known as the Imus Bandera, a reference to Imus being known as the "Flag Capital of the Philippines".

History

2018–2022: Imus Bandera / Imus Khaleb Shawarma

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.

2023: Imus SV Squad

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.

Current roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	0	Sablan, Gelo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			Arellano
G/F	3	Hayes, Marvin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–05–13	José Rizal
	4	Yanes, Arvie
	5	Mallari, Jermark
G	6	Ong, Ghed	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)			Lyceum
G	7	Peñaredondo, Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			St. Clare
	8	Lopez, Nathaniel
F	9	Gimpayan, Jaymar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Lyceum
F	10	Actub, Poypoy
G	11	Tallo, Mark	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Southwestern-U
G	13	Helterbrand, Jayjay	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1976–10–14	Kentucky State
	14	Galang, Megan
F	15	Pingris, Marc	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–10–16	PSBA
G/F	17	Cardona, Mark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1981–11–13	De La Salle
F	21	Canaleta, KG	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1982–02–12	UE
G	22	Lastimosa, Carlo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1990–09–03	St. Benilde
	23	Estacio, Ahron
G	24	Hallare, Junjie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)			St. Clare
	26	Estrada, John Sherick
G	28	Cani, Hubert	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Far Eastern
	46	Guillen, Mark Anthony	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C	69	Faundo, Bryan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1984–02–18	Letran

Head coach

Jinino Manansala

Assistant coach(es)

Rico Maierhofer
Jaime Manansala Jr.
Jeric Baylen
Rodolfo Carlos Jr.

Team manager

Jojo Cunanan

Legend

(EP) Ex-PBA
(HG) Homegrown
(FF) Filipino-foreigner
(SGL) Special Guest Licensee
Injured

Roster – via Genius Sports

Head coaches

Imus SV Squad head coaches
2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
#	Name	Start	End	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Best Finish	Achievements
1	Nandy Garcia	2018		9	2	7	.222				–
2	Jerry Codiñera Mike Orquillas	2018	2019				–				–
3	Buddz Reyes	2019	2021				–				–

Notable players

Imus SV Squad notable players
Player	Position	Tenure	Awards	All-Star
Ian Melencio		2018–2019 2022	—	1 (2019)
Gerald Anderson		2019–2020	—	1 (2020)
Leo Najorda		2022	—	1 (2022)
Poypoy Actub		2023–present	—	1 (2023)
Jimboy Estrada		2023–present	—	1 (2023)

Season-by-season records

Records as of the 2023 MPBL season:

Season	Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
Imus Bandera
2018 Rajah Cup	None	9th	2	7	.222	Did not qualify
2018–19 Datu Cup	South	7th	11	14	.440	First Round	lost vs. Batangas City, 1–2
2019–20 Lakan Cup	South	14th	6	24	.200	Did not qualify
2022	South	9th	5	16	.238	Did not qualify
Imus SV Squad
2023	South	7th	15	13	.536	First Round	lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2
All-time regular season record			39	74	.345	2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record			1	4	.200	0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record			40	78	.339	0 championships