The Bulacan Kuyas are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Baliwag, Bulacan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team most recently played its home games at Baliwag Star Arena.
The Kuyas were founded as one of the MPBL's charter teams in its inaugural season and are currently one of four teams based in Central Luzon. The team took a leave of absence from the league in 2022 before returning the following season. They have also taken part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.
History
Founding The Bulacan Kuyas are among the ten charter teams featured in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They were also the champions of the pre-season tournament the league held prior to the season. Throughout the 2018 season, the team played their home games at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season.
2018–2021: The Taganas era In their first season, Bulacan were one of three teams with a 6–3 record and claimed the second seed with a tiebreaker on point differential. The team, however, would fall in an upset against the Panañaque Patriots in the Quarterfinals.
Entering the 2018–19 season, the team signed a deal with Mighty Sports to become the team's new major sponsor. The team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the First Round to the Manila Stars. Then in the 2019–20 season, they made the playoffs for the third straight season, but lost to the Makati Super Crunch. After competing in the 2021 Invitational, the team opted out of the 2022 season.
2023–present: Return and sudden decline The team would make a return in 2023. Since then, the team has failed to return to their amateur era form. After starting the 2023 season 6–4, the team went on to win only one out of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21. In 2024, the Kuyas only won two games out of 28 and ended up as the worst team in the North Division that season.
Team identity The team is named after former Bulacan First District Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, whose nickname is "Kuya". He served as the team's owner and backer during its foundation.
During the team's first three seasons, it used a color scheme that primarily revolves around the color pink, with purple or blue-green as the secondary color. When the team returned in 2023, the primary color was switched to green.
Home venues Most of the Bulacan Kuyas' home games are played at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium alongside secondary venues Baliwag Star Arena and Malolos Sports and Convention Center. In 2023, the team played all of their home games at Baliwag Star Arena.
In 2026, the team returned to play their home games in Malolos and Baliwag.
On May 15, 2026, the team played its home game at the Victory Coliseum in San Rafael.
Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium Malolos, Bulacan rowspan=4 Malolos Sports and Convention Center Malolos, Bulacan Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag, Bulacan Victory Coliseum San Rafael, Bulacan
Current roster
Head coaches Bulacan Kuyas head coaches # Name Start End Achievements Ref. 1 2018 2018 — 2 2018 2018 — 3 2018 2019 — 4 2019 2021 — 5 2021 2021 — 6 2023 2023 — 7 2023 2023 — 8 2023 2023 — 9 2024 2024 — 10 2025 2025 — 11 2025 2025 — 12 2026 current —
Notable players
MPBL All-Star Day
All-Star selections Jay-R Taganas – 2019, 2020 Renzo Alcoriza – 2023
Pre-game event winners Lester Alvarez – Three-Point Shootout (2020)
PBA players
Ex-PBA players Lester Alvarez Marlou Aquino Bryan Faundo Paulo Hubalde James Martinez Ogie Menor Hans Thiele
Season-by-season records Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2025 MPBL season. League champions Division champions Qualified for playoffs Best regular season record
Season League Division Regular season Playoffs Finish Played Wins Losses Win % GB Round Results Bulacan Kuyas 2018 MPBL — 2nd 9 6 3 2 Quarterfinals lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2 2018–19 Datu Cup MPBL North 5th 25 14 11 9 Division quarterfinals lost vs. Manila, 0–2 2019–20 MPBL North 6th 30 19 11 7 Division quarterfinals lost vs. Makati, 0–2 Did not participate in 2022 2023 MPBL North 12th 28 7 21 19 Did not qualify 2024 MPBL North 14th 28 2 26 14 2025 MPBL North 15th 29 3 26 25 2026 MPBL North 11th 25 6 19 17 Regular season record 57 120 3 playoff appearances Playoff record 1 6 0 finals appearances Cumulative record 58 126 0 championships
References