Barako Bull Energy Boosters | |||
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Founded | 2000 | ||
Withdrew | 2011 | ||
History | Batang Red Bull Energizers (2000) Red Bull Thunder (2000–2002) Red Bull Barako (2003–2009) The Bulls (alternate monicker) (2006–2009) Barako Bull Energy Boosters (2009–2010, 2010–11) Barako Bull Coffee Masters (2010) | ||
Team colors | Red, black, yellow, white | ||
Company | Photokina Marketing Corporation | ||
Head coach | see Coaches section | ||
Ownership | George Chua | ||
Championships | PBA 3 championships 2001 Commissioner's 2002 Commissioner's 2005–06 Fiesta 5 Finals Appearances PBL (1):*1996 All-Filipino Cup | ||
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The Barako Bull Energy Boosters were a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation. They entered the league in 2000 after a successful stint in the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League during the late 1990s under the name Agfa Color where the team won a championship in 1996. It was originally known as Red Bull Barako before the team announced its name change.
Barako Bull has won two Commissioner's Cups, in 2001 and in 2002 and the 2006 Fiesta Conference. Willie Miller became the first Barako to win the league MVP title in 2002.
The franchise took a leave of absence after the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup. The players were distributed to other teams via dispersal draft as their slot will be taken over by guest team Smart Gilas for the Commissioner's Cup. In March 2011, Barako Bull announced that it will not be returning to the league.[1] Eventually, the franchise was sold to the Lina Group of Companies in July 2011 upon approval of the PBA Board of Governors.