Wikipedia - Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines
The Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines were a Filipino semi-professional basketball team based in Navotas. The team last played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at Navotas Sports Complex.
The team joined the league as a founding member for the 2018 season, going by the Navotas Clutch for its first two seasons. The team departed after the 2019–20 season, and as of 2023 is the only founding team that remains inactive.
History
The Navotas Clutch joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as one of ten charter teams during its inaugural season. The team made the playoffs that season, but lost to the Muntinlupa Cagers in the quarterfinals. In the 2018–19 season, the team once again made the playoffs, but once again lost in the first round to the San Juan Knights.
The team changed its name to the Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines for the 2019-20 season, but ended up with a record of 7-22, the second-worst in the Northern Division. As of the 2023 season, Navotas is the only charter team that is currently inactive in the league.
나보타스 클러치는 2017~2018 시즌부터 PBA에 참가하기 시작했습니다. 첫 시즌에는 플레이오프에 진출하지 못했지만, 이후 꾸준히 성장하여 2020~2021 시즌에는 정규 시즌 1위를 차지했습니다. 하지만 플레이오프에서 패배하여 우승에는 실패했습니다.
나보타스 클러치의 주요 선수로는 팀 주장인 레온 코스톤(Leon Custon), 득점력이 뛰어난 제시 안데르손(Jessie Anderson), 리바운드가 강력한 이스마엘 봉가(Ismael Bangga) 등이 있습니다.
나보타스 클러치는 아직 창단 초기이지만, 꾸준한 성장세를 보여주고 있어 앞으로 더 많은 기대를 모으고 있습니다.