Rizal Golden Coolers

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
2026 Rizal Golden Coolers season
League	MPBL
Founded	2018 (2018)
History	Rizal Crusaders 2018–2019 Rizal Golden Coolers 2019–present
Arena	Ynares Center Antipolo Ynares Center Montalban One Arena
Location	Rizal
Team colors
Main sponsor	PTC Foodsphere Asia Corp. AMRC Holdings Company, Inc. EMKAI Non-Specialized Wholesale Trading
Head coach	Don Dulay

The Rizal Golden Coolers (also known as the Rizal Golden Coolers-Xentromall 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 South Division. The team have its home games in Ynares Center Montalban.

The Rizal franchise 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.

The Golden Coolers are one of five teams based in Calabarzon.

History

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,

Home arenas

The Rizal-based team's main arena is the Ynares Center Montalban, located in Montalban

Current roster

Rizal Golden Coolers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 1 Laurenz Paul Victoria 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1996–09–08 Mapúa G 2 Felipe Chavez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) G 3 Keanu Caballero 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 1995–12–15 Centro Escolar G 4 Jolo Mendoza 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–01–31 Ateneo G 5 Jonix Rosales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) OLFU G 7 CJ Arboleda (HG) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) G/F 9 AJ Coronel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1997–03–14 UPHSD G 10 Billy Robles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–05–30 NIPSC F 11 John Paul Maguliano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1998–11–28 Emilio Aguinaldo G 14 Ryann Louis Panganiban (HG) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) G 15 Bonbon Batiller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1994–04–23 Letran G 17 Alwyn Alday 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1990–04–18 LCCM G 18 Philip Manalang 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1997–03–01 UE F 19 John Paul Sarao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–02–23 Saint Francis of Assisi G 20 Joel Lee Yu (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Far Eastern F 24 Jake Gaspay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 2001–07–15 St. Benilde F 26 Lervin Flores 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–09–26 Arellano F 28 Marco Balagtas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1994–09–17 José Rizal G 29 Jerro Adam Zaldivar (HG) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) G/F 42 John Aviso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1999–02–10 Columbia Bible College F/C 83 Mark Yee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian (Cavite)

Head coach Don Dulay Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Uyloan Rey Paul Javier Rob Wainwright Team manager Kyle Cruz Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster – via Genius Sports Updated as of: June 22, 2026

Head coaches

Rizal Golden Coolers head coaches
#	Name	Start	End	Achievements	Ref.
1	Braulio Lim Jr.	2018–19	2018–19	—
2	Jayvee Gayoso	2019–20	2019–20	—
3	Rodney Santos	2021	2021	—
4	Jonathan Banal	2022	2023	—
5	Ralph Emerson Rivera	2024	2025	—
6	Mark Dandan	2026	2026	—
7	Don Dulay	2026	present	—

Notable players

Individual award winners

All-MPBL Second Team

• Eric Camson – 2025

MPBL All-Star Day

All-Star selections

• Marco Balagtas – 2019
• Mark Benitez – 2020
• Troy Mallillin – 2022, 2023
• Jboy Gob – 2023
• Eric Camson – 2025

PBA players

Ex-PBA players

• Chad Alonzo
• Philip Butel
• Philip Manalang
• Jolo Mendoza
• Billy Robles
• Mark Yee

Season-by-season records

	League champions
	Division champions
	Qualified for playoffs
	Best regular season record

Season	Regular season							Playoffs
	Division	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
Rizal Crusaders
2018–19 Datu Cup	South	13th	25	7	18	.280	13	Did not qualify
Rizal Golden Coolers
2019–20 Lakan Season	North	16th	29	6	23	.207	19.5	Did not qualify
2022	South	6th	21	10	11	.476	8	Division quarterfinals Division Semifinals	won vs. Sarangani, 2–0 lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2
2023	North	10th	28	12	16	.429	14	Did not qualify
2024	North	8th	28	15	13	.536	11	Division quarterfinals	lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2025	South	3rd	29	19	10	.655	6	Division quarterfinals	lost vs. Biñan, 0–2
2026	TBA	To be determined						To be determined
All-time regular season record			160	69	91	.431		3 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record			8	2	6	.250		0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record			168	71	97	.423		0 championships