Basilan Peace Riders

Basilan Peace Riders, also known as Jumbo Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball team in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. Formerly known as the Basilan Steel, the team took part in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) from 2018 to 2021.
History.
The Basilan Steel is the fifth expansion team of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League from Visayas and Mindanao. Then known as the Basilan Shooters Their application was accepted by the league in May 2018 who reasoned that they want to show the beauty of the team's home locality, Basilan, "thru basketball". They formally joined the MPBL on May 19, 2018 after the team entered into a contract with the league. They changed their name to the Basilan Steel by May 25, 2018.
They will make their debut in MPBL's 2018 Anta Datu Cup.
In the 2019–20 MPBL Lakan season, the Basilan Steel reached the Division Finals. However the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the league resuming under a bubble format. Basilan defaulted its games due to its players testing positive for COVID-19 with Davao Occidental advancing to the finals. Disagreements on how the bubble tournament was organized led to Basilan leaving the MPBL altogether.
In 2021, Basilan moved from the MPBL to the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup changing their name to the Peace Riders. Consequentially, the team became a professional team.
Current roster.
All-time roster.
"(A-F)"
"(G-L)"
"(M-R)"
"(S-Z)"
Team image.
Arjay Hije of Chronos Athletics conceptualized the significant part of Basilan Steel's branding including the team's logo, jersey, and van decal designs.
Name.
When the team joined the MPBL, it was initially known as the Basilan Shooters but the management decided to change the name of the team due to a perceived negative connotation of the name. While "shooters" may refer to the basketball player the management realized that it could also allude to gun users.
The name of Basilan Steel was derived from the idea that name of the team's home province came from the Yakan word "Besih" which means steel. Basilan was known for its abundant iron ore deposits which was used for sword and other weapons by early Filipinos.
Logo.
The Basilan Steel's logo follows a gold and black color scheme (was later changed to red and black) and primarily consists of a Moro in traditional Yakan garments and a kalis, a indigenous sword with a wavy blade. The logo was designed by Arjay Hije under Chronos Athletics using a self-described "cultural approach" intending to challenge the negative reputation of Basilan as a war-torn area and terrorist-haven and project a positive image of the province. Black represents this negative perception while gold signifies the view of Hije of Basilan as a place where people "can live joyfully and harmoniously".