# Zamboanga Valientes

The Zamboanga Valientes, also known as the Zamboanga Peninsula Valientes MLV, are a Filipino professional basketball team based in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The team has competed in numerous leagues since its founding in 2006.

## History

The Zamboanga Valientes was established in 2006 by Lando Navarro as a means to give a platform for Zamboangueño basketball players. The team has participated in various commercial and regional leagues including the National Basketball Conference in 2006, and the Liga Pilipinas in 2008. After Lando's death, the club was taken over by Cory Navarro and Mike Venezuela, affiliated with the MLV Accounting.

### Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

The team played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines Valientes, as an expansion team for the 2018–19 season. Due to management issues, however, the MPBL side was split and relaunched to become the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines (later renamed as the Zamboanga Master Sardines) during the latter part of the season in 2019.

### Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3

The Zamboanga Valientes was among the pioneer teams of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league which played in the inaugural season in 2018. The Family's Brand Sardines and the Valientes, which had prior shared history in the MPBL, fielded separate teams in the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season.
For the 2020 season which was organized within a "bubble" format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Valientes fielded an all-Zamboangeño team, with all players native to Zamboanga City.

### Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup

The Zamboanga Valientes as JPS Zamboanga City MLV fielded a team at the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.

### PBA 3x3

Zamboanga Valientes received an invitation to participate in the inaugural season of the PBA 3x3 league in 2021. It became the first non-franchise team to confirm its participation in the PBA league. The team took a leave of absence for the second conference of the season due to its roster being hampered by injuries.

### ASEAN Basketball League

On November 26, 2022, it was announced that the Valientes would be the Philippine representatives for the ABL Invitational 2023.

### Other

After the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, Zamboanga Valientes decided to begin competing in international tournaments. They competed and won the title in the 3X3 Christmas Hustle which was organized in Canberra, Australia in December 2020.

## Management

The Zamboanga Valientes is supported by local businesspeople Cory Navarro and Mike Venezuela and had sanction from former Zamboanga City mayor Beng Climaco. Joseph Romarante is the team's vice president.

## Season by season

| Champions | Season champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | League | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Head coach |
| Season | League | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | Head coach |
| 2023 | ABL | 6th | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | Did not qualify | Expedito de los Santos |

## 2024 roster

This is the lineup of the Valientes for The Asian Tournament.

## Notable players

* Ryan Buenafe
* Mario Chalmers
* Mac Cardona
* DeMarcus Cousins
* Chito Jaime
* Reed Juntilla
* Jaycee Marcelino
* Eric Rodriguez