Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
League	Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (2018–present) Pilipinas Super League (2022–2023)
Founded	2017 (2017)
History	MPBL: Caloocan Supremos (2017–2021) Caloocan Excellence (2021–2022) Caloocan Batang Kankaloo (2023–present) PSL: Batang Kankaloo (2022–2023)
Arena	Caloocan Sports Complex
Location	Caloocan
Team colors
Main sponsor	Yanyan International Philippines, Inc.
Head coach	Ronnie Dojillo

The Caloocan Batang Kankaloo are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Caloocan. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as one of 11 active teams based in Metro Manila. Caloocan is also one of two teams based in the Northern Manila District, also known as Camanava, the other team being Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc., playing their home games at Caloocan Sports Complex.

The team began play in 2018 as one of the MPBL's charter teams, going by the Caloocan Supremos before switching to the Caloocan Excellence in 2021. The team adapted the Batang Kankaloo name when they began play in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) in 2022.

Since its founding, the team is owned by the City Government of Caloocan.

History

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

2018–2020: Caloocan Supremos

In 2017, the Caloocan Supremos joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as one of the ten charter teams in its inaugural season. The team played in the league's inaugural game against the Parañaque Patriots, but lost, 60-70. The team only won one game in their inaugural season, giving them the worst record that season.

In the 2018–19 season, despite finishing with a losing record, Caloocan was tied with the Pampanga Lanterns for the final playoff spot, which Caloocan would clinch because of their victory in the teams' head-to-head matchup. The team was then swept in the First Round by the first-seeded Bataan Risers.

In the 2019–20 season, even though the team finished with a winning record, they only finished ninth in the Northern Division.

2021–2022: Caloocan Excellence

For the 2021 Invitational, the team changed their name to the Caloocan Excellence. In the following 2022 season, Caloocan would once again fall short, finishing ninth in the Northern Division.

2023: Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

In 2023, the team changed their name to the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo, matching the team's name in the PSL. Caloocan would launch a Junior MPBL team under the same name under sponsor Decena Foundation, but was later relocated to Mindoro shortly after the opening ceremonies. The veteran-led Caloocan squad managed to finish with the team's best record yet, a 20–8 record, and clinching a top 4 seed for the first time. In the First Round, the team will be playing against Pasig City MCW Sports.

Pilipinas Super League

In 2022, the team joined the Pilipinas Super League for the 2022 DUMPER Cup, and subsequently changed its name to the Batang Kankaloo. Batang Kankaloo would also be used as the name of its under-18 team.

Team identity

From 2018 until 2020, the Caloocan Supremos used an orange and blue color scheme. The logo showed a graphic of the Bonifacio Monument on top of a basketball. An outline of a Victory Liner bus, the team's sponsor at the time, is also shown. In 2021, upon renaming to the Caloocan Excellence, blue was replaced with green, forming an orange and green color scheme. The logo is a simple text with the team name, but with the Bonifacio Monument replacing the "L" in Caloocan.

The simple text logo would carry over with the name change to Batang Kankaloo in 2022, albeit with a font change. Batang Kankaloo is normally used as a term to represent the people of Caloocan.

Current roster

Caloocan Batang Kankaloo roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 0 Rosagas, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) F 1 Calahat, Rommel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian G 3 Iñigo, Achie (HG) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1991–06–28 Far Eastern G 4 Palencia, Irven (HG) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) St. Clare F/C 5 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila G/F 7 Cabanag, Jeramer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda G/F 8 Laude, Jhygruz Vence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Lyceum F/C 10 Sumoda, Jessie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian G/F 11 Sanga, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1987–04–21 Far Eastern F 14 Gonzales, Nhomer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran F 16 Bonsubre Jr., Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–10–26 San Beda F 18 Villamor, Dennice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–01 National-U G 20 Lee Yu, Joel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994–08–20 Far Eastern F/C 26 Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1986–08–16 Far Eastern F/C 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian F 28 de Mesa, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) G 29 Tayongtong, Joco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Emilio Aguinaldo F 33 Casin, Paul Hendrix (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) C 71 Valin, Jon Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Arellano G 88 Manalang, Peter Marc 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) F – Dyke, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F – White, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G – Alloso, Alljay (SGL) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Head coach Alexander Angeles Assistant coach(es) Rosser Benjamin Mangahas Ronnie Dojillo Karl Lanuza Hector Serano Peter Sta Maria Patrick Melvin Manalang Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee Injured Roster – via Genius Sports Updated as of: June 18, 2024

Head coaches

Caloocan Batang Kankaloo head coaches

2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
				GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%
1	John Kallos	2018	2020	9	1	8	.111				–

Notable players

Caloocan Batang Kankaloo notable players
Player	Position	Tenure	Awards	All-Star
Almond Vosotros		2018–2019	—	1 (2019)
Paul Sanga		2018–2020 2023–present	—	1 (2020)
Damian Lasco		2018–2022	—	1 (2022)

Season-by-season records

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

Records as of 2023 MPBL season:

Season	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
		Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018 Anta-Rajah Cup	Caloocan Supremos	None	10th/10	1	8	.111	Did not qualify
2018–19 Datu Cup		North	8th/13	11	14	.440	First Round	lost vs. Bataan, 0–2
2019–20 Lakan Cup			9th/16	16	14	.533	Did not qualify
2022 Mumbaki Cup	Caloocan Excellence		9th/11	6	15	.286	Did not qualify
2023	Caloocan Batang Kankaloo		4th/15	20	8	.714	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Pasig, 2–1 TBD vs. Pampanga, 0–0
Total elimination round				54	59	.478	1 playoff appearance
Total playoffs				2	3	.400	0 Finals appearances
Total franchise				56	62	.475	0 championships

Invitational Records

Season	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
		Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2021	Caloocan Excellence	Group A	5th/6	1	4	.200	Did not qualify
Total elimination round				1	4	.200	0 playoff appearances
Total playoffs				0	0	–	0 Finals appearances
Total franchise				1	4	.200	0 championships