Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire
| Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire | |
|---|---|
| 2025 Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire season | |
| Leagues | MBA (1998–2001) MPBL (2019–present) Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 (formerly) |
| Founded | 1998 (first incarnation) 2019 (first incarnation) |
| History | SocSarGen Marlins 1998–2001 SocSarGen-Taguig Marlins 2001 Soccsksargen Marlins 2019 Sarangani Marlins 2019–2024 Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire 2025–present |
| Arena | Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium (last used in 2023) |
| Location | Alabel, Sarangani |
| Team colors | |
| Main sponsor | Gripper Motorcycle Tire |
| Head coach | John Kallos |
The Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire (also shortened as Sarangani Gripper) is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Alabel, Sarangani. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team most recently played its home games at Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium.
The team's first incarnation began play in 1998 as a charter team of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA). The team was known as the SocSarGen Marlins, then became the SocSarGen-Taguig Marlins in 2001 Second Phase upon relocating to Taguig. The Marlins then returned for the MPBL in the 2019–20 season, going by the Soccsksargen Marlins as a nod to its original incarnation. Amidst a restructuring due to the team's game-fixing scandal in 2019, the team's name was changed to its current form.
The Marlins are one of five teams based in Mindanao and one of two based in the Soccsksargen region, the other being the GenSan Warriors.