Marikina Shoemasters

The Marikina Shoemasters are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Marikina. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of four teams based in Metro Manila's Eastern District and play their home games at Marikina Sports Center.

This article is about the men's basketball team. For its women's volleyball counterpart, see Marikina Lady Shoemasters.
Marikina Shoemasters
LeagueMPBL
Founded2018 (2018)
HistoryMarikina Shoemasters (2018–2020, 2022–present)
Marikina Shoe City (2021)
ArenaMarikina Sports Center
LocationMarikina
Team colors     
Head coachElvis Tolentino

The team began play as an expanion team fir the 2018–19 season. The name references Marikina's moniker as the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines".

The team has also participated in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. In 2023, the Shoemasters launched its junior side, the Marikina Junior Shoemasters, for the inaugural season of the Junior MPBL. Later that same year, their women's volleyball counterpart, the Marikina Lady Shoemasters, began play in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA).

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