Basilan Peace Riders
The Basilan Peace Riders, also known as the Basilan-BRT Peace Riders for sponsorship reasons, were a Filipino professional basketball team based in the province of Basilan. The team last competed in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) and played their home games at Lamitan Capitol Gym in Lamitan.
| Basilan Peace Riders | |
|---|---|
| League | MPBL (2018–2021) VisMin (2021–2022) PSL (2021–2022) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Basilan Shooters (2018) Basilan Steel (2018–2021) Basilan-BRT Peace Riders (2021–2022) |
| Arena | Lamitan Capitol Gym |
| Location | Basilan |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | BRT Sumisip |
| Championships | VisMin: 1 (2021 – 1st) |
The team began play in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) in the 2018–19 season as the Basilan Steel, becoming the first and only team in the league based in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and later Bangsamoro. The name "Steel" is based on the fact that Basilan comes from the word besih, meaning steel.
They have also played in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, where they won their only league championship. They also won in the 2021 MPBL Invitational.