Val City Magic
{{More citations needed|date=January 2024}}
{{short description|Professional basketball team in Valenzuela, Philippines}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Valenzuela Classic|Cebu Classic}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Val City Magic
| current = 2025 Val City Magic season
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| league = MPBL
| founded = {{start date and age|2017}}
| history = Valenzuela Classic
2018–2019, 2024
Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs
2018
{{nowrap|Valenzuela SPV TOP Marketplace}}
2019
Val City Carga Backload Solution
2019–2020
Valenzuela MJAS Zenith
2021
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
2022–2023
Val City Magic
2025–present
| arena = WES Arena
| location = Valenzuela
| colors = {{colorbox|#{{MPBL color|Val City Magic|1}}|border=silver}} {{colorbox|#{{MPBL color|Val City Magic|2}}|border=silver}} {{colorbox|#{{MPBL color|Val City Magic|3}}|border=silver}}
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| championship =
| coach = Raymond Valenzona
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The Val City Magic is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Valenzuela. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at WES Arena.
The team joined as the Valenzuela Classic in 2018 as one of the league's charter teams and has gone under multiple names, mostly integrating the title sponsor.{{cite news |last1=Leongson |first1=Randolph |date=22 January 2018 |title=Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/280573/maharlika-basketball-league-tips-off-thursday-with-10-teams-at-big-dome |access-date=23 January 2018 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} The team is currently owned by the local government of Valenzuela. The Valenzuela-based franchise also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 and also has a Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association counterpart, the Valenzuela Classy.
The Valenzuela franchise is one of two teams based in the Northern Manila District of Metro Manila, the other team being the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo.
History
The Valenzuela Classic were one of the MPBL's ten charter teams, one of six based in Metro Manila, and one of three Valenzuela finished as one of three teams with a 6-3 record, claiming the fourth seed in the playoffs. They beat the Quezon City Capitals in the Quarterfinals before losing to the first-seeded Batangas City Athletics.
In the 2018–19 season, the team went 10-15, failing to make the playoffs as they ranked 10th in the North Division. In the following season, the team ranked at 10th once again with a record of 11-19.
Valenzuela then participated in the 2021 Invitational and failed to make the playoffs, ranking third in Group C after finishing 2-2. In the 2022 season, the team began playing home games at the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex. The team finished 10-11, one game short of a winning record. Despite the losing record, the team still made the playoffs as the sixth seed, but were swept by the San Juan Knights in the First Round.
Home venues
Through the history of the Valenzuela franchise, it has only used one venue per season. They first started at the Valenzuela Astrodome from 2018 to 2020, followed by the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex in 2022, and currently the WES Arena since 2023.
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| Venue
! Location ! Capacity ! 2018 ! 2018–19 ! 2019–20 ! 2022 ! 2023 ! 2024 ! 2025 |
|---|
| align=left | Valenzuela Astrodome
| align=left rowspan=3 | Valenzuela | align=center | 3,000 | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | TBA |
| align=left | Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex
| align=center | N/A | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} |
| align=left | WES Arena
| align=center | N/A | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="FFCFCF" | {{n}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} | bgcolor="CFFFCF" | {{y}} |
Personnel
=Current roster=
{{Valenzuela Classic roster}}
=Head coaches=
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| colspan="6" style="{{MPBL color cell|Val City Magic}}" | Val City Magic head coaches | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" | #
! style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" | Name ! style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" | Start ! style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" | End ! style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" class="unsortable" | Achievements ! style="{{MPBL color cell2|Val City Magic}}" class="unsortable" | Ref. | ||
| align=center | 1 | {{sortname|Chris|Gavina}}
| 2018 | 2018–2019
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 2 | {{sortname|Eric|Samson}} | 2018–2019
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 3 | {{sortname|Juven|Formacil}} | 2018–2019
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 4 | {{sortname|Gerry|Esplana}}
| 2019 | 2019
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 5 | {{sortname|Ronjay|Enrile}}
| 2019 | 2021
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 6 | {{sortname|Aldrin|Morante}}
| 2022 | 2022
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 7 | {{sortname|Lester|Alvarez}}
| 2022 | 2022
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 8 | {{sortname|Jhon|Velasquez}}
| 2023 | 2023
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 9 | {{sortname|Eric|Martinez}}
| 2023 | 2023
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 10 | {{sortname|Aldrin|Morante}}
| 2024 | 2024
| align=center | — | |
| align=center | 11 | {{sortname|Raymond|Valenzona}}
| 2025 | 2025
| align=center | — | |
Notable players
= MPBL All-Star Day =
= PBA players =
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{{col-3}}
- Val Acuña
- Chad Alonzo
- Lester Alvarez
- Mark Andaya
- Cyrus Baguio
- Ronjay Buenafe
- Alfonzo Gotladera
- Paulo Hubalde
- Louie Vigil
- Lester Alvarez
- Kyle Neypes
{{col-end}}
Season-by-season records
Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2024 MPBL season.
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| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | MPBL champions | align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | Division champions | align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD" | Playoff berth |
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" | ||||||
| rowspan=2 | Season
! rowspan=2 | League ! rowspan=2 | Division ! colspan=6 | Regular season ! colspan=2 | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish
! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Win % ! GB ! Round ! Results | ||||||
| align="center" colspan="11" style="{{MPBL color cell|Valenzuela Classic|border=2}}" | Valenzuela Classic | ||||||
|
| 2018 | MPBL | —
| bgcolor="#96CDCD" | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|6|3}} | 2
| Quarterfinals | won vs. Quezon City, 2–1 |
|
| 2018–19 | MPBL | North
| 10th | 25 | 10 | 15 | {{Winning percentage|10|15}} | 13
| colspan=2 | Did not qualify |
| align="center" colspan="11" style="{{MPBL color cell|Val City Carga Backload Solution|border=2}}" | Val City Carga Backload Solution | ||||||
|
| 2019–20 | MPBL | North
| 10th | 30 | 11 | 19 | {{Winning percentage|11|19}} | 15
| colspan=2 | Did not qualify |
| align="center" colspan="11" style="{{MPBL color cell|Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.|border=2}}" | Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. | ||||||
|
| 2022 | MPBL | North
| bgcolor="#96CDCD" | 6th | 21 | 10 | 11 | {{Winning percentage|10|11}} | 11
| Division quarterfinals | lost vs. San Juan, 1–2 |
|
| 2023 | MPBL | North
| 15th | 28 | 3 | 25 | {{Winning percentage|3|25}} | 23
| colspan=2 | Did not qualify |
| align="center" colspan="11" style="{{MPBL color cell|Valenzuela Classic|border=2}}" | Valenzuela Classic | ||||||
|
| 2024 | MPBL | North
| 10th | 28 | 14 | 14 | {{Winning percentage|14|14}} | 12
| colspan=2 | Did not qualify |
| align="center" colspan="11" style="{{MPBL color cell|Val City Magic|border=2}}" | Val City Magic | ||||||
|
| 2025 | MPBL | North
| colspan=6 | Ongoing season | colspan=2 | Currently in playoff contention | |||||
| colspan=4 | Regular season record
! {{Sum|54|87}} | 54 | 87 | {{Winning percentage|54|87}}
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | 2 playoff appearances | |||
| colspan=4 | Playoff record
! {{Sum|2|5}} | 2 | 5 | {{Winning percentage|2|5}}
! colspan=2 | 0 finals appearances | |||
| colspan=4 | Cumulative record
! {{Sum|56|92}} | 56 | 92 | {{Winning percentage|56|92}}
! colspan=2 | 0 championships |
References
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