Chack Cabinbin

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Chack Cabinbin
San Juan Lady Knights
LeagueWMPBL
Personal information
Born (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 34)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Career history
2025Pilipinas Aguilas
2025–San Juan Lady Knights
Career highlights
  • WMPBL Invitational champion (2025)
Medals
Women's basketball
Philippines
SEABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Malacca City Team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bangkok Team

France Mae "Chack" Cabinbin (born December 6, 1991)[1][2] is a Filipina professional basketball player for the San Juan Lady Knights of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

Career

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Club

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Cabinbin played as the team captain the Pilipinas Aguilas of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) during the 2025 Invitational Tournament.[1][3] Despite sustaining a shoulder injury in the semifinals,[3]

For the inaugural 2025 WMPBL regular season, Cabinbin joined the San Juan Lady Knights.[4]

National team

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France Cabinbin has long been part of the Philippine national team. She played in the 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2]

Cabinbin was also part of the squad which won the Philippines' first ever women's basketball gold at the 2019 SEA Games.[5] Cabinbin is still part of the team which defended the title at the 2021 SEA Games.[6] In the 2023 SEA Games, the team finished second.[7]

Cabinbin's potential return to the national team in the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup is uncertain due to her commitment with the Army.[4][8]

Personal life

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Cabinbin is part of the Philippine Army having served the role of a proctor.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ganglani, Naveen (April 13, 2025). ""Love of the Game": Inside the Grit, Grace of the Pilipinas Aguilas". ALL-STAR. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "France Cabinbin (Philippines) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Dannug, Jonash (April 19, 2025). "Chack Cabinbin lauds UST's fighting spirit: 'Puso talaga 'yung labanan'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Morales, Luisa (July 7, 2025). "Gilas vets Pontejos, Cabinbin shine for Lady Knights; Solar Home upsets Discovery Perlas in WMPBL". One Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Naredo, Camille (December 10, 2019). "Gilas women write history with first SEA Games basketball gold". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Bacnis, Justine (May 21, 2022). "SEA Games: Gilas Women clinch gold after Malaysia loss to Vietnam". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  7. ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (May 15, 2023). "Gilas women settle for SEA Games silver". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  8. ^ Valencia, Justin (June 16, 2025). "Gilas Women embrace #WeBelong mantra amid absence of Bernardino, Pontejos, Cabinbin, Tongco". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.