Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol

Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol
Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol
League	MPBL
Founded	2018; 7 years ago
History	Cebu City Sharks ; 2018–2019 ; Cebu Sharks ; 2019 ; Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol 2019–present
Arena	USJ-R Basak Coliseum ; Hoops Dome ; Aznar Coliseum
Location	Cebu, Philippines
Team colors
Main sponsor	International Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Head coach	Expedito "Noynoy" Falcasantos

The Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol^[1] was a Filipino amateur basketball team based in the Metro Cebu area. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games in multiple venues across the province.

The team began play in the 2018–19 season as the Cebu City Sharks and have been inactive following the 2019–20 season.

The team was owned by International Pharmaceuticals Incorporated with sponsorship from Casino Ethyl Alcohol.^[4]

History

The Cebu City Sharks were one of sixteen expansion teams in the 2018–19 MPBL season, as well as the first team based in Visayas. That season saw Cebu make the playoffs despite having a losing record, they eventually lost to the Davao Occidental Tigers.

In the 2019–20 season, the team finished ninth, one game behind the eighth-place team in the South Division, the Bicol Volcanoes.

The Cebu franchise was among the teams that were set to return for the 2023 season,^[5] but ultimately did not make the final cut.

Final roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	0	Villoria, Kraniel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1995–07–14	Arellano
G/F	5	Saycon, John Reel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1994–06–23	San Carlos
G	9	Cortes, Harold (HG)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–11–09	Visayas
G/F	10	Coronel, Jeff	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			UPHSD
F/C	11	Octobre, Rhaffy (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–01–27	Visayas
G	12	Nunez, Bongbong (HG)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1995–04–12	USJ–R
F/C	14	McAloney Jr., Will (FF)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1993–09–01	San Carlos
F	15	Galvez, Fletch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1996–10–12	USJ–R
G	22	Mantilla, Jaybie	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		1996–02–11	Philippines
C	25	Lao, Edrian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		1988–02–25	Visayas
G	27	Lee Yu, Joel (HG)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1994–08–20	Far Eastern
G	44	Dinolan, RJ (HG)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1996–06–18	USJ–R

Head coach

Expedito Falcasantos

Assistant coach(es)

Carlos San Pedro Fermin
Arvin Bryan Eclar Guinto

Team manager

Mark Castillo

Legend

(HG) Homegrown
(FF) Filipino-foreigner
(SGL) Special Guest Licensee
(RS) Reserve player
Injured

[1]

Head coaches

Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol 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	Gilbert Castillo	2018	July 2018	2	0	2	–	0	0	0	–	–	–
2	Norberto Manalili	2018	2019	34	15	19	.441	2	0	2	.000	South Division Playoffs - First round	–
3	Expedito Falcasantos	2019	2020

Notable players

Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol notable players
Player	Position	Tenure	Awards	All-Star
Will McAloney		2018–2020	—	1 (2020)
Patrick Cabahug		2018–2020	—	1 (2019)

Season-by-season records

	League champions
	Division champions
	Qualified for playoffs
	Best regular season record

Season	Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
Cebu City Sharks
2018–19 Datu Cup	South	8th	11	14	.440	First Round	lost vs. Davao Occidental, 0–2
Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol
2019–20 Lakan Season	South	9th	15	15	.500	Did not qualify
2022	Did not participate
2023
2024
All-time regular season record			26	29	.473	1 playoff appearance
All-time playoff record			0	2	.000	0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record			26	31	.456	0 championships

References

^ ^a ^b Panerio, Jonas Rey N. (May 27, 2019). "Sharks not just representing Cebu City, but the entire Cebu Province now". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ "Cebu raring to take on General Santos in MPBL home game this Saturday". Sun.Star. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "New coach for Cebu". Sun.Star. September 10, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ Panerio, Jonas (May 22, 2018). "Cebu City Sharks excited over chance to play more home games in MPBL debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "MPBL welcomes Quezon Province, Negros Muscovados". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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[newname-1] Panerio, Jonas Rey N. (May 27, 2019). "Sharks not just representing Cebu City, but the entire Cebu Province now". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[2] "Cebu raring to take on General Santos in MPBL home game this Saturday". Sun.Star. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[3] "New coach for Cebu". Sun.Star. September 10, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[4] Panerio, Jonas (May 22, 2018). "Cebu City Sharks excited over chance to play more home games in MPBL debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[5] "MPBL welcomes Quezon Province, Negros Muscovados". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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