# Bulacan Kuyas

The Bulacan Kuyas are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Baliwag, Bulacan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team most recently played its home games at Baliwag Star Arena.
The Kuyas were founded as one of the MPBL's charter teams in its inaugural season and are currently one of four teams based in Central Luzon. The team took a leave of absence from the league in 2022 before returning the following season. They have also taken part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

## History
### Founding

The Bulacan Kuyas are among the ten charter teams featured in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. They were also the champions of the pre-season tournament the league held prior to the season. Throughout the 2018 season, the team played their home games at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos. The team inked a partnership with the Ligo Sardines for the 2018 season.

### 2018–2021: The Taganas era

In their first season, Bulacan were one of three teams with a 6-3 record and claimed the second seed with a tiebreaker on point differential. The team, however, would fall in an upset against the Panañaque Patriots in the Quarterfinals.
Entering the 2018–19 season, the team signed a deal with Mighty Sports to become the team's new major sponsor. The team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the First Round to the Manila Stars. Then in the 2019–20 season, they made the playoffs for the third straight season, but lost to the Makati Super Crunch. After competing in the 2021 Invitational, the team opted out of the 2022 season.

### 2023–present: Return and sudden decline

The team would make a return in 2023. Since then, the team has failed to return to their amateur era form. After starting the 2023 season 6–4, the team went on to win only one out of their remaining 18 games to finish the season 7–21. In 2024, the Kuyas only won two games out of 28 and ended up as the worst team in the North Division that season.

## Team identity

The team is named after former Bulacan First District Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, whose nickname is "Kuya". He served as the team's owner and backer during its foundation.
During the team's first three seasons, it used a color scheme that primarily revolves around the color pink, with purple or blue-green as the secondary color. When the team returned in 2023, the primary color was switched to green.

## Home venues

Most of the Bulacan Kuyas' home games are played at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium alongside secondary venues Baliwag Star Arena and Malolos Sports and Convention Center. In 2023, the team played all of their home games at Baliwag Star Arena.
| Venue | Location | 2018 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium | Malolos, Bulacan | Y | Y | Y | DNP | N | N |
| Malolos Sports and Convention Center | Malolos, Bulacan | N | N | Y | DNP | N | N |
| Baliwag Star Arena | Baliwag, Bulacan | N | Y | Y | DNP | Y | N |

## Current roster
### Head coaches

Bulacan Kuyas head coaches :
| # | Name | Start | End | Achievements |
| 1 | Ogie Gumatay | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| 2 | Chris Baluyot | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| 3 | Britt Reroma | 2018 | 2019 | — |
| 4 | Kerwin McCoy | 2019 | 2021 | — |
| 5 | Ralph Emerson Rivera | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| 6 | Alvin Grey | 2023 | 2023 | — |
| 7 | Jerry Codiñera | 2023 | 2023 | — |
| 8 | Joseph Mabagos | 2023 | 2023 | — |
| 9 | Jonathan Reyes | 2024 | current | — |

## Season-by-season records

* League champions
* Division champions
* Qualified for playoffs
* Best regular season record
| 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 |
| Bulacan Kuyas ||||||||||
| 2018 Rajah Cup | — | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Quarterfinals | lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2 |
| 2018–19 Datu Cup | North | 5th | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 9 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Manila, 0–2 |
| 2019–20 Lakan Season | North | 6th | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | Division quarterfinals | lost vs. Makati, 0–2 |
| Did not participate in 2022 ||||||||||
| 2023 | North | 12th | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 19 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | North | 14th | 28 | 2 | 26 | .071 | 24 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | 120 | 48 | 72 | .500 | | 3 playoff appearances | 3 playoff appearances |
| All-time playoff record | All-time playoff record | All-time playoff record | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | | 0 Finals appearances | 0 Finals appearances |
| All-time overall record | All-time overall record | All-time overall record | 127 | 49 | 78 | .475 | | 0 championships | 0 championships |