Bureau of Customs Transformers (basketball)

This article is about the basketball team. For the volleyball team, see Bureau of Customs Transformers (volleyball).
Bureau of Customs Transformers
LeaguesUNTV Cup (2016)
Founded2016
Team colors     
Team managerEd Bundoc
Mark Mabazza
Head coachKenneth Duremdes
OwnershipBureau of Customs
Websitehttps://www.untvweb.com/untvcup/?teams=boc-transformers

The Bureau of Customs Transformers was a basketball team currently that competed in the UNTV Cup Season 5. The Transformers were the newest team to be participate in the UNTV Cup, a public service-based basketball tournament in the Philippines. The team was supported by BOC Commissioners Nicanor Faeldon, that aims to beef up the bureau's campaign on the image transformation to the public from being the corrupted and controversial government agency to one of the most-efficient and transparent agencies to date.[1] The team had one appearance before it was folded in 2017.[2]

The team's roster will were reinforced by PBA legend and former Senate Defenders player Kenneth Duremdes as their playing coach, together with former PBA players Marlou Aquino and Gherome Ejercito.[3]

On September 11, 2016, the Transformers won their first assignment against GSIS Furies, 76-74, in their encounter held at the Pasig City Sports Center. Aquino led the team's top scorers with 12 points.[4]

Aside from the basketball team, a volleyball team also called as the BOC Transformers was introduced in the 13th Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference.

  1. ^ "Bureau of Customs to debut on UNTV Cup against GSIS on Sep. 11". UNTV Cup. September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "PNP Responders all set for title-retention bid as sixth season of UNTV Cup kicks off". SPIN.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "BOC to transform image through UNTV Cup Season 5". UNTV Cup. August 29, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Duremdes lifts BOC in UNTV". The Philippine Star. September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.