# Cagayan Rising Suns > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cagayan_Rising_Suns > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cagayan_Rising_Suns.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagayan_Rising_Suns > Source revision: 1353910912 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the men's basketball team. For the men's volleyball team, see [Cagayan Valley Rising Suns](/source/Cagayan_Valley_Rising_Suns). For the women's volleyball team, see [Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns](/source/Cagayan_Valley_Lady_Rising_Suns). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Cagayan Rising Suns" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Basketball team in Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns Leagues PBA D-League (2012–2015) PCBL (2015) Founded 2012 Dissolved 2015 Location Philippines Team colors Maroon, Gold, White Head coach Alvin Pua Departments of the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns Basketball Volleyball (women's) Volleyball (men's) The **Cagayan Rising Suns** were a basketball team owned by the family of [Alvaro Antonio](/source/Alvaro_Antonio) and represented the province of [Cagayan](/source/Cagayan). The team played in the [PBA D-League](/source/PBA_D-League) for most of its history. ## History The team debuted in the [2012 PBA D-League Foundation Cup](/source/2012_PBA_D-League_Foundation_Cup), finishing with a disappointing 0–9 record.[1] Many players were added to the roster, including Letran center [Raymond Almazan](/source/Raymond_Almazan) and former [Far Eastern University](/source/Far_Eastern_University) (FEU) stalwart [Chris Exciminiano](/source/Chris_Exciminiano), who still led in rebounding and scoring, respectively.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Then, they had a good 2-0 start but lost to [Erase XFoliant Erasers](/source/GlobalPort_Batang_Pier), 78–91.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] On May 17, 2015, the team announced it would leave the PBA D-League after the 2015 Foundation Cup, following the lifetime ban imposed on coach Alvin Pua.[2] The ban on Pua was imposed after his attack on referee Benjie Montero during the team’s game against Livermarin on May 13, 2015. Pua was also fined 500,000 pesos. Team manager Frederic Collado was also fined [₱](/source/Philippine_peso)20,000 for his critical comments.[3][4] After leaving the PBA D-League, the team was in talks to join the proposed Countrywide Basketball League. However, nothing materialized.[5][6] The team was one of the inaugural clubs in the now-defunct [Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League](/source/Pilipinas_Commercial_Basketball_League) (PCBL) in 2015.[7] ## See also - [Cagayan Valley Rising Suns](/source/Cagayan_Valley_Rising_Suns) (men's volleyball team) - [Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns](/source/Cagayan_Valley_Lady_Rising_Suns) (women's volleyball team) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PBA-DL: Rising Suns go winless, Junior Powerade ekes out OT win"](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/258358/pba-dl-rising-suns-go-winless-junior-powerade-ekes-out-ot-win/story/). *GMA News Online*. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2025-07-04. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["After head coach's lifetime ban, Cagayan Valley to quit PBA D-League"](http://sports.inquirer.net/181767/after-head-coachs-lifetime-ban-cagayan-valley-to-quit-pba-d-league). 17 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["PBA hits D-League coach Alvin Pua with lifetime ban, P500k fine for punching referee"](http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/488006/sports/basketball/pba-hits-d-league-coach-alvin-pua-with-lifetime-ban-p500k-fine-for-punching-referee). 15 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cagayan Valley coach hits referee in the face, back—report"](http://sports.inquirer.net/181524/cagayan-valley-coach-hits-referee-in-the-face-back-report). 14 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ganglani, Naveen (May 15, 2015). ["Team manager says Cagayan Valley leaving D-League, accuses league of favoritism"](https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/93346-cagayan-valley-leaving-dleague/). [Rappler](/source/Rappler). Retrieved May 15, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Principe, Dennis (May 27, 2015). ["Coach may have to look for another job"](http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/05/27/coach-may-have-to-look-for-another-job/). [The Standard (Philippines)](/source/The_Standard_(Philippines)). Retrieved August 26, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Terrado, Reuben (August 10, 2015). ["Newly-formed PCBL intent on finding own niche in basketball market"](http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/philippine-commercial-basketball-league-pcbl-no-competition-pba-basketball-tanduay-racal-motors-jumbo-plastic-linoleum-cagayan-valley). *spin.ph*. 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Mindanao Aguilas Foundation Cup 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Aspirants' Cup 2011 2012 2013–14 2014–15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cagayan Rising Suns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagayan_Rising_Suns) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagayan_Rising_Suns?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.