Negros Slashers

Negros Slashers
Leagues	Metropolitan Basketball Association
Founded	1998
History	Negros Slashers 1998-2001 RCPI-Negros Slashes 2002
Arena	La Salle Coliseum
Location	Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Team colors	Navy blue, Light blue, White and Red
President	Oscar Bascon, Babes Alvarez
Head coach	Rolly Buenaflor (1998), Junel Baculi (1998), Jun Noel (1998–2001) and Robert Sison (2001–2002), Jojo Villapando(2002 national champions)
Championships	1 MBA National Championship

The Negros Slashers also known as the RCPI-Negros Slashers was a professional basketball team in the Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998 to 2002. The team enjoyed considerable success, winning the MBA National Championship in 2002, the last season of the said league. The team was based in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

Formation of the team

The team was named "Slashers" based on the cane knives' slashing motion used by itinerant sugar workers to cut sugarcane stalks. Sugar is the main product of Negros Occidental. Bacolod businessmen Oscar "Dodong" Bascon and Babes Alvarez painstakingly formed the team composed of amateur standouts mostly from the Visayas-Mindanao leagues and former professional players from Philippine Basketball Association. Ronnie "DJ" Dejarlo was the first player to sign a contract with the team. Among the players that formed the team were Maui Huelar, Erwin Framo, Johnedel Cardel, John Ferriols, Allen Sasan and Jack Tanuan. Negrense Rolly Buenaflor was named as head coach.

The Negros Slashers were grouped together with the Cebu Gems, Iloilo Volts, Davao Eagles, Socsargen Marlins and Cagayan de Oro Nuggets in the Southern Conference division.

Uniforms

In the first season, the Slashers was color navy and white were used in 1998 season. In 1999 replaced with color red, navy blue and white in the second season. In 2000, the Slashers was replaced color blue, red and white contains with FedEx logo in the bottom of the Slashers logo. From 2001, the Slashers was color navy blue, blue and white. In the last year 2002, renames RCPI-Negros Slashers in same color.

Notable Players

• John Ferriols
• Johnadel Cardel
• Jack Tanuan
• Leo Bat-Og
• Maui Huelar
• Cid Carter White
• Tyrone Bautista
• Reynel Hugnatan
• Erwin Framo
• DJ Dejarlo
• Romy Dela Rosa
• Ruben Dela Rosa
• Dennis Madrid
• Judge Primero
• Aldrich Reyes
• Michael Almonte
• Jose Francisco
• Dino Aldeguer
• Carlo Espiritu

MBA Champions

See also

• Metropolitan Basketball Association