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Professional basketball team in Rizal, Philippines

This article is about the men's basketball team. For the women's volleyball team previously under the same name, see Rizal St. Gerrard Charity Foundation.

Rizal Golden Coolers
2024 Rizal Golden Coolers season
League	MPBL
Founded	2018; 6 years ago (2018)
History	Rizal Crusaders 2018–2019 Rizal Golden Coolers 2019–present
Arena	Ynares Center One Arena
Location	Rizal
Team colors
Main sponsor	PTC Foodsphere Asia Corp. AMRC Holdings Company, Inc. EMKAI Non-Specialized Wholesale Trading
Head coach	Ralph Rivera

The Rizal Golden Coolers, also known as the Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers for sponsorship reasons, are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Rizal. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region and play their home games at Ynares Center in Antipolo.

The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Rizal Crusaders. Team ownership said that the name was chosen as the province of Rizal is known for "crusades, mountaineering, and other stuff". Originally, the team was going to be called the Rizal Ankle Breakers, but was changed due to criticism that the name didn't have any relation to the province of Rizal.[1][2]

Logo of the Rizal Golden Coolers used during the 2022 season.

Rizal struggled during its first two seasons, ending up with the worst record of the division in both instances. In the 2018–19 season, the team finished 7-18, last place in the Southern Division. In the 2019–20 season, the team finished 7-22, last place in the Northern Division.

Despite struggling in the 2021 Invitational, with a record of 1-4, the team rose up in the 2022 season. The Golden Coolers finished the season 10-11, earning a playoff appearance for the first time. As the sixth seed, they upset the third-seed Sarangani in the First Round, but would go on to be swept by Batangas City in the Division Semifinals,

The Rizal-based team's main arena is the Ynares Center, located in Antipolo. In 2023, the team played its first game outside Anitpolo, heading to Cainta to play at One Arena.

Rizal Golden Coolers rostervte

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 1 Villoria, Kraniel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1995–07–14 Arellano G 3 Argente, Shawn (HG) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) José Rizal F 4 Bernardo, Kristian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson F 5 Alonzo, Chad (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1983–07–29 Adamson G 6 Jimenez, Marvel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) OLFU F 7 Balagtas, Marco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 8 Timajo, Deo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) G 9 Davis, Kobi (HG, SGL) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) OLFU G 14 Pingoy, Jerie (HG) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994–12–19 Adamson G 17 Alday, Alwin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) G 20 Cruz, Kyle (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G/F 22 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda C 25 Lao, Edrian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1988–02–25 Visayas F 26 Serrano, Jeric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa G 27 Pastrana, Shaq 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) OLFU F 37 Apacible, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1996–02–07 UE G 40 Casiño, JK 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) C 41 Templonuevo, Rodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) G 91 Dela Cruz, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) OLFU C – Gob, John Winfred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman

Head coach Ralph Rivera Assistant coach(es) Christian Coronel Donn Villamin Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster – via Genius Sports Updated as of: June 19, 2024

Season-by-season records

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| | League champions | | ----------------------------- | | | Division champions | | | Qualified for playoffs | | | Best regular season record |

1. ^ Joble, Rey. "Rizal Ankle Breakers ready to make their mark in MPBL". FoxSports. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
2. ^ Joble, Rey (10 June 2018). "Team Rizal planning to change moniker for MPBL season". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2018.