Misamis Oriental Meteors

The Misamis Oriental Meteors is a Philippine basketball team that is a participant in the third-tier (after the PBA and the PBL) community league Liga Pilipinas. It is based in the province of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao, and its main sponsor is the provincial governor, Gov. Oscar Moreno. The team won the National Finals of the Second Conference of the Liga Pilipinas against the First Conference Champions M Lhuillier Kuwarta Padala - Cebu Niños, 3-2.^[1] The Meteors were also in the National Finals of the Third Conference of the Liga, which they lost to the same team (MLKP-Cebu). The Meteors also represented the Philippines in the 2nd China-Asean Basketball Tournament held in Pingguo County, Guangxi, China in October 18–24, 2009, winning the championship by beating the Guangxi basketball team and had an elimination-round average of 92.5 points.^[2] The Meteors successfully defended their title in the 2010 edition by again beating Guangxi by 96-67.^[3] The Meteors participated in the Tournament of the Philippines (TOP), a merger of the Philippine Basketball League and Liga Pilipinas.

Misamis Oriental Meteors
Leagues	Liga Pilipinas (2008–2011)
Founded	2008
History	Misamis Oriental Meteors (2008–present)
Arena	Xavier University Gym
Location	Cagayan de Oro
Team colors
Head coach	Agripino Noel
Championships	2 2009 Liga Pilipinas Conference II Champions 2011 Liga Pilipinas Conference V Champions

Roster

Misamis Oriental Meteors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PG 8 Moreño, Mark 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) SG 13 Misa, Khiel 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 16 Saldua, Eder John 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C 17 Lamocha, Ronald C 21 Guiyab, Arden 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) C 25 Barcellano, Francis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 99 Gudez, Lyndon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C Capati, Ron 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PG Billones, Egay 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F Daa, Dino 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G/F Larong, Ardy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C Gerilla, JR 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C Bono, Ken 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G Lingganay, Rudy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Head coach Agripino Noel Assistant coach(es) Bong Abad Jaime Rivera Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: April 26, 2010

Notable players

• Mark Moreno
• Khiel Misa
• Eder John Saldua
• Ronald Lamocha
• Arden Guiyab
• Francis Barcellano
• Lyndon Gudez
• Ron Capati
• Egay Billones
• Dino Daa
• Ardy Larong
• JR Gerilla
• Ken Bono
• Rudy Lingganay
• Mark Yee
• Joey Mente
• Jeff Bombeo
• Jerome Paterno
• Dexter Micutuan

Former players

Players who formerly played for the Meteors were MVP Mark Yee (signed up with Burger King in the PBA), Joey Mente, Jeff Bombeo, Jerome Paterno and Dexter Micutuan.^[4][5]

References

1. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=459745 ^{[dead link]}
2. Quilinguing, Uriel (November 9, 2011). "Misamis Oriental Meteors wrest ASEAN basketball championship title". Philippine Information Group. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Salgados, Lynde (December 23, 2010). "MisOr Meteors crush Guangxi to retain China-Asean crown". CDODev.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
4. http://www.philstar.com/ArticlePrinterFriendly.aspx?articleId=40684 ^{[dead link]}
5. "Login". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2009.