Wikipedia - Valenzuela Classic
The Valenzuela Classic, also known as Valenzuela Classic VA Cargo for sponsorship reasons, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Valenzuela. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of two teams based in Metro Manila's Northern District, the other team being the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo. The team plays their home games at WES Arena.
The team joined in 2018 as one of the league's charter teams and has gone under multiple names. The team is currently owned by the local government of Valenzuela. The Valenzuela-based franchise also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.
History
The Valenzuela Classic were one of the MPBL's ten charter teams, one of six based in Metro Manila, and one of three Valenzuela finished as one of three teams with a 6-3 record, claiming the fourth seed in the playoffs. They beat the Quezon City Capitals in the Quarterfinals before losing to the first-seeded Batangas City Athletics.
In the 2018–19 season, the team went 10-15, failing to make the playoffs as they ranked 10th in the North Division. In the following season, the team ranked at 10th once again with a record of 11-19.
Valenzuela then participated in the 2021 Invitational and failed to make the playoffs, ranking third in Group C after finishing 2-2. In the 2022 season, the team began playing home games at the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex. The team finished 10-11, one game short of a winning record. Despite the losing record, the team still made the playoffs as the sixth seed, but were swept by the San Juan Knights in the First Round.
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. har snabbt vuxit till ett av de mest framgångsrika lagen i PBA. Under sin första säsong nådde de finalen i Commissioner's Cup men förlorade mot TNT Tropang Giga. Under det följande året vann de PBA Philippine Cup och blev därmed det första nybildade laget att vinna en PBA-titel sedan 2014.
Laget leds av den erfarne tränaren Goldwin Monteverde, och den består av en blandning av erfarna veteraner och lovande unga spelare. Bland nyckelspelarna finns All-Star-forwarden Vic Manuel, guarden Michael Miranda och den defensiva specialisten Justin Chua.
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. är kända för sitt snabba, högenergiska spel och sin förmåga att göra trepoängsskytte. De är också ett av de mest populära lagen i PBA, med en stor och entusiastisk fanskara i Valenzuela och över hela Filippinerna.
Lagets mål är att fortsätta vinna mästerskap och representera Filippinerna väl i internationella tävlingar. De är fast beslutna att bli ett av de bästa basketlagen i Asien och att lämna ett bestående arv i filippinsk basket.