# Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters

The Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters are a professional basketball team based in Batangas City, Batangas. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team splits its home games between Batangas City Sports Coliseum and FPJ Arena in San Jose.
The team joined in 2018 as one of the founding teams of the MPBL. The team first went by the Batangas City Athletics before changing to Batangas City Embassy Chill in 2022. The team then changed its name to the Tanduay Rum Masters in 2024. The Batangas City franchise has also played in FilBasket.
The team has been successful throughout its history, they clinched the inaugural championship in 2018 and has made the division finals in four of the last five seasons. To date, they are the only MPBL team to make a playoff appearance in every season of the league's existence.
The Rum Masters are one of five teams based in Calabarzon and since its establishment has been backed by Tanduay Distillers as part of the beverage company's athletics program.

## History
### Tanduay's prior involvement

Tanduay's involvement with basketball can be traced back to the Tanduay Rhum Masters that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1987 and again from 1999 to 2001.

### Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

In 2018, the Batangas City Athletics were founded as one of the league's ten charter teams. With a record of 8-1, Batangas City captured the league's best record and made it to the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup finals, where they beat the Muntinlupa Cagers, three games to one, to become the inaugural MPBL champions.
In the 2018–19 season, Batangas City ended the season with a record of 13-10 to claim the second seed in the Southern Division. The team failed to defend their championship, after they lost to the Davao Occidental Tigers in the division finals in three games.
In the 2019–20 season, Batangas City made their third straight playoff appearance with a record of 19-11, but lost to the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in the First Round in three games.
The team opted out of the 2021 Invitational before returning in 2022, in which the team was renamed to Batangas City Embassy Chill. With a 17-4 record, the team made their fourth straight playoff appearance, once again making a run to the division finals, where they would once again fall to Zamboanga in three games.
For the 2023 Preseason Invitational, the team was temporarily renamed as the Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters.

### FilBasket

As the MPBL postponed its fourth season to 2022, the Tanduay-backed franchise were among the teams that took part in FilBasket. The team first took part in the 2021 Subic Championship. The Athletics finished 8th, but lost to eventual champions AICC Manila.
Right before the 2022 MPBL season, the franchise took part in the succeeding 2022 Summer Championship, marking the franchise's first professional outing. As the Tanduay Rum Masters, the team finished the elimination round 11–0, winning every game. During the playoffs, they first beat Muntinlupa in the quarterfinals but would get swept by the fifth-seeded San Juan Knights in the semifinals.

## Home arenas

The franchise has played most of its home slate at Batangas City Sports Coliseum, making it their primary venue. The team also played some games at other venues across the province, including Batangas State University, De La Salle Lipa in Lipa, and FPJ Arena in San Jose.
| Venue | Location | Capacity | 2018 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Batangas City Coliseum | Batangas City, Batangas | 4,000 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Batangas State University | Batangas City, Batangas | 2,500 | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | TBA |
| De La Salle Lipa | Lipa, Batangas | 1,000 | N | Y | N | N | N | N | TBA |
| FPJ Arena | San Jose, Batangas | 3,000 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | TBA |

## Rivalries
### Zamboanga Sikat

Zamboanga and Batangas City have faced each other in the playoffs in three consecutive occasions from 2019 to 2022, all of which went the full three games. Batangas City won the series in 2019. As of 2023, the two teams have met a total of thirteen times in the MPBL.

## Current roster
### Head coaches

Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters head coaches :
| # | Name | Start | End | Achievements |
| 1 | Mac Tan | 2018 | 2019 | — |
| 2 | Goldwin Monteverde | 2019 | 2019 | — |
| 3 | Woody Co | 2019 | 2019–20 | — |
| 4 | Pocholo Villanueva | 2022 | current | — |

## Notable players
### Other notable players

* Derek Ramsay

## Season-by-season records

* League champions
* Division champions
* Qualified for playoffs
* Best regular season record

### Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

| Season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Division | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Stage | Results |
| Batangas City Athletics ||||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup | — | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | won vs. Bataan, 2–0 won vs. Valenzuela, 2–0 won vs. Muntinlupa, 3–1 |
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | South | 2nd | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 5 | Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Division finals | won vs. Imus, 2–1 won vs. Zamboanga, 2–1 lost vs. Davao Occidental, 1–2 |
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | South | 4th | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2 |
| Batangas City Embassy Chill ||||||||||
| 2022 | South | 2nd | 21 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 1 | Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Division finals | won vs. Bacoor City, 2–1 won vs. Rizal, 2–0 lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2 |
| 2023 | South | 2nd | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1 | Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Division finals | won vs. Imus, 2–0 won vs. General Santos, 2–1 lost vs. Bacoor City, 0–2 |
| Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters ||||||||||
| 2024 | South | 2nd | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 1 | Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Division finals | won vs. Davao Occidental, 2–0 won vs. South Cotabato, 2–1 lost vs. Quezon, 1–2 |
| 2025 | TBA | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| All-time regular season record | All-time regular season record | All-time regular season record | 141 | 101 | 40 | .716 | | 6 playoff appearances | 6 playoff appearances |
| All-time playoff record | All-time playoff record | All-time playoff record | 43 | 27 | 16 | .628 | | 1 finals appearance | 1 finals appearance |
| All-time overall record | All-time overall record | All-time overall record | 184 | 128 | 56 | .696 | | 1 championship | 1 championship |