Manila Stars

Manila Stars
League	MPBL
Founded	2018 (2018)
History	Manila Stars (2018–present)
Arena	San Andres Sports Complex Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Location	City of Manila
Team colors
Head coach	Maximo Dayandante Jr.

Manila Stars is a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The team is owned by the Local City Government of Manila, Philippines.

History

Unlike Pasig and San Juan, the Manila Stars team does not share any history with a team in the defunct MBA including the Manila Metrostars. The team was ranked 13th in the MPBL Expansion.

The team tapped Cholo Villanueva as their head coach for 2021 MPBL Invitational.

Roster

Manila Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Sara, Roldan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) San Beda F 10 Bataller, Ira 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST G 14 Knuttel, Jens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Far Eastern G 18 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle F 19 Monje, Kobe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1999–11–23 Letran G 23 Manalo, Julius PCCr F 30 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila F 48 Cawaling, JR 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–08–15 Far Eastern	Head coach Maximo Dayandante Jr. Assistant coach(es) TBA Team manager TBA Legend (C) Team captain (EP) Ex–Pro (HG) Homegrown Player (FF) Fil–Foreign Player (SGL) Special Guest License Injured Roster

Head coaches

Manila Stars head coaches

2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
				GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%
1	Philip Cezar	2018	2019	25	20	5	.800	8	5	3	.625	Divisional Finals
2	Tino Pinat	2019	2021	30	25	5	.833	5	3	2	.600	Division Semifinals
3	Cholo Villanueva	2021					–				–

Season-by-season records

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
			Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Datu Cup	Manila Stars	Northern	4th/13	20	5	.800	First Round Division Semifinals Division Finals	won vs. Bulacan, 2–0 won vs. Bataan, 2–1 lost vs. San Juan, 1–2
2019–20	Lakan Cup	Manila Stars		2nd/16	25	5	.833	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Pasig, 2–0 lost vs. Makati, 1–2
2022-23	Invitational		Group D	3rd/6	3	2	.600	Did not qualify
	Mumbaki Cup		Northern	TBD/11			–	To be determined
Total elimination round					48	12	.800	1 Division Finals Appearance
Total playoffs					8	5	.615	0 Final appearance
Total franchise					56	17	.757	0 Championship