Rizal Golden Coolers

Rizal Golden Coolers, also known as the Emkai-Rizal Xentromall/Golden Coolers for sponsorship reasons with EMKAI Non-Specialized Wholesale Trading, Golden Coolers Plus 50 & Xentro Mall, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1]

Rizal Golden Coolers
League	MPBL
Founded	2018; 5 years ago (2018)
History	Rizal Ankle Breakers (2018) Rizal Crusaders (2018–2019) Rizal Golden Coolers – Xentro Mall (2019–2021) Emkai-Rizal Xentromall/Golden Coolers (2021–present)
Arena	Ynares Center
Location	Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
Team colors
Main sponsor	PTC Foodsphere Asia Corp. AMRC Holdings Company, Inc. EMKAI Non-Specialized Wholesale Trading
Head coach	Jonathan Banal

History

The Crusaders, then known as the Rizal Ankle Breakers which are due to participate in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, was officially launched on June 9, 2018. The team shortly announced plans to change its name after fans criticized the name for not being related to the team's locality, the province of Rizal. They changed their name within the month to the "Rizal Crusaders" since according to the ball club's owners, the province is known for "crusades, mountaineering and other stuff".^[2]

Current roster

Rizal Golden Coolers roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1   Victoria, Laurenz 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa F 2   Dionisio, Marwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal F 7   Gregorio, Kelvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–13 UE G 13   Saret, Joshua 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) TUA C 15   Benitez, Mark (HG) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) De La Salle G 20   Rios, Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) St. Clare F 26   Acibar, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UE F 29   Bautista, Jesper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa F/C 41   Villanueva, Ivan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Head coach   John Rodney Santos Assistant coach(es)   Al Vergara   Bernard Ducay   Roy Billanes   Dexter Rosales Team manager   Jonathan Banal Legend (C) Team captain (EP) Ex–Pro (HG) Homegrown Player (FF) Fil–Foreign Player (SGL) Special Guest License   Injured

Head coaches

Rizal Golden Coolers head coaches

2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
				GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%
1	Braulio Lim Jr.	2018	2019	0	7	18	.280	0	0	0	–	25th
2	Jayvee Gayoso	2019	present	0	7	22	.241	0	0	0	–

All-time roster

Season-by-season records

Records from the 2022 MPBL season:

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
			Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Datu Cup	Rizal Crusaders	Southern	13th/13	7	18	.280	Did not qualify
2019–20	Lakan Cup	Rizal Golden Coolers	Northern	16th/16	7	22	.241	Did not qualify
2022–23	Invitational		Group D	5th/6	1	4	.200	Did not qualify
	Mumbaki Cup		Southern	6th/11	10	11	.476	First Round Division Semifinals	won vs. Sarangani, 2–0 lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2
Total elimination round					25	55	.313	0 division finals appearances
Total playoffs					2	2	.500	0 finals appearances
Total franchise					27	57	.321	0 championships

References

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.