Wikipedia - Rizal Golden Coolers
The Rizal Golden Coolers, also known as the Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers 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 North Division. They are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region and play their home games at Ynares Center in Antipolo.
The team 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.
In 2023, a volleyball team of the same name began play as one of eight charter teams in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association's (MPVA) inaugural season.
History
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,
黎剎黃金冰酒隊在 PBA 的歷史上取得了不俗的成績。球隊在 2016 年和 2017 年連續奪得 PBA 總冠軍，並在 2018 年和 2019 年分別獲得亞軍和季軍。黎剎黃金冰酒隊陣中擁有菲律賓國家籃球隊的當家球星 Jayson Castro，以及來自美國的球星 Allen Durham。
黎剎黃金冰酒隊在菲律賓籃壇上備受歡迎。球隊的主場比賽經常座無虛席，而在客場比賽中，黎剎黃金冰酒隊的球迷也會組團前往支持球隊。黎剎黃金冰酒隊是菲律賓籃球協會中一支實力強勁、人氣頗高的球隊。