Barako Bull Energy Boosters (2000–11)
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Batang Red Bull Energizers (2000) Batang Red Bull Thunder (2000–2003) Red Bull Barako (2003–2009) The Bulls (alternate monicker) (2006–2009) Barako Bull Energy Boosters (2009–2010, 2010–11) Barako Bull Coffee Masters (2010) |
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| Joined PBA | 2000 | ||
| Team colors | Orange, Red, Black, and White |
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| Company | Photokina Marketing Corporation | ||
| Owner(s) | George Chua | ||
| Head coach | see Coaches section | ||
| Disbanded | 2011 | ||
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PBA 5 Finals Appearances PBL 1:1996 All-Filipino Conference |
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PBA
3 championships
2001 Commissioner's
2002 Commissioner's
2005–06 Fiesta
5 Finals Appearances
The Barako Bull Energy Boosters were a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association that is 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 where the team won a championship in 1996.
It used to be 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. Eventually, the franchise was sold to the Lina Group of Companies on July 2011 upon approval of the PBA Board of Governors.
Photokina Marketing joined the Philippine Basketball League during the mid-90s. They played under the name Agfa Color in the early days of their PBL stint. Once, they had San Miguel player Danny Ildefonso as one of their players along with his NU Bulldogs teammate Lordy Tugade and Jonas Mariano coming back from a knee injury with Ginebra the year before.
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