2018 Batangas City Athletics season

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2018 Batangas City Athletics season
Head coachMac Tan
Anta Rajah Cup results
Record8–1
(.889)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Muntinlupa Cagers, 3–1)
Anta Datu Cup results
Record15–10
(.600)
Place2nd
Playoff finishDivision Finals
Batangas City Athletics seasons
2019 →

The 2018 Tanduay Athletics Batangas season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Key dates[]

  • January 25, 2018: Inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) starts.
  • April 19, 2018: The team won the league's inaugural championship after defeating the Muntinlupa Cagers, 68–66 in Game 4, to win the best-of-5 series, 3 games to 1, in the recently concluded 2018 Anta Rajah Cup Finals.

Current roster[]

Batangas City Athletics roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F 2 Philippines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) National-U
G 3 Philippines Ramsay, Derek 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1976–12–07 Cheltenham
G 4 Philippines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1994–10–04 UE
G 6 Philippines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994–10–30 East
G 12 Philippines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–03–26 National
G 13 Philippines  (EP) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1990–10–18 SFAC
G 17 Philippines 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1993–11–10 San Beda
F 18 Philippines
G 19 Philippines PCU
G 23 Philippines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1997–05–05 UP
G 24 Philippines 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UP
F 30 Philippines 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Ateneo
G 55 Philippines 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) San Beda
G –– Philippines
Head coach
  • Philippines Woody Co
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (EP) Ex–Pro
  • (HG) Homegrown Player
  • (FF) Fil–Foreign Player
  • Injured Injured


Anta Rajah Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
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 Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Batangas City Athletics 9 8 1 .889 Playoffs
2 Bulacan Kuyas 9 6 3 .667[a]
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 9 6 3 .667[a]
4 Valenzuela Classic 9 6 3 .667[a]
5 Quezon City Capitals 9 5 4 .556[b]
6 Navotas Clutch 9 5 4 .556[b]
7 Parañaque Patriots 9 4 5 .444
8 Bataan Defenders 9 2 7 .222[c]
9 Imus Bandera 9 2 7 .222[c] Eliminated
10 Caloocan Supremos 9 1 8 .111
Source: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Rules for classification: Win-loss records, Head-to-head result, Goal difference among tied teams
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Considering that these teams had a 1–1 head-to-head record against each other, using goal difference, Bulacan places second with +5, Muntinlupa places third with +1; and Valenzuela places fourth with −6. Nevertheless, all of these teams will still earn homecourt advantage.
  2. ^ a b Quezon City Capitals wins tiebreaker over Navotas Clutch via head-to-head record.
  3. ^ a b Bataan Defenders wins tiebreaker over Imus Bandera via head-to-head record.

Game log[]

2017–18 game log
Total: 8–1
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 January 27 Valenzuela W 73–65 Val Acuña (18) (12) (5) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–0
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
2 February 3 Bataan W 88–73 (15) (8) , (3) Batangas City Coliseum 2–0
3 February 10 Imus W 74–56 Val Acuña (16) , Villamor, , (5) Lester Alvarez (5) Imus City Sports Complex 3–0
4 February 17 Navotas W 80–71 Val Acuña (17) (15) Quinto (4) Navotas Sports Complex 4–0
5 February 22 Parañaque W 87–79 (OT) Val Acuña (19) (12) Lester Alvarez (6) Batangas City Coliseum 5–0
6 February 27 Muntinlupa W 82–77 (24) (13) Quinto (4) Navotas Sports Complex 6–0
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
7 March 3 Bulacan L 72–80 Imus City Sports Complex 6–1
8 March 8 Quezon City W 77–68 (15) (14) (4) Caloocan Sports Complex 7–1
9 March 13 Caloocan W 86–75 Lester Alvarez (17) (7) Alvarez, , (3) Batangas City Coliseum 8–1

Playoffs[]

Brackets[]

Quarter-finals
Best-of-three series 		Semi-finals
Best-of-three series 		Finals
Best-of-five championship series
         
1 Batangas City 2
8 Bataan 0
1 Batangas City 2
4 Valenzuela 0
4 Valenzuela 2
5 Quezon City 1
1 Batangas City 3
3 Muntinlupa 1
2 Bulacan 1
7 Parañaque 2
7 Parañaque 1
3 Muntinlupa 2
3 Muntinlupa 2
6 Navotas 0
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Game log[]

2018 playoff game log
Total: 7–1
Quarterfinals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 March 20 Bataan W 88–75 Val Acuña (16) , (8) Lester Alvarez (10) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
2 March 24 Bataan W 95–82 Lester Alvarez (17) (8) Lester Alvarez (6) Valenzuela Astrodome 2–0
Semi-Finals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
3 April 5 Valenzuela W 80–75 (17) (7) Lester Alvarez (6) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
4 April 7 Valenzuela W 89–64 Val Acuña (16) Dennice Villamor (10) (3) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–0
Finals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5 April 12 Muntinlupa W 70–64 (20) (9) Acuña, (4) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
6 April 14 Muntinlupa W 78–74 (16) (9) Lester Alvarez (7) Batangas City Coliseum 2–0
7 April 17 Muntinlupa L 77–82 (14) (12) , (5) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–1
7 April 19 Muntinlupa W 68–66 (14) (9) , (4) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 3–1[1]

Awards[]

Anta Datu Cup[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
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 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 25 20 5 .800 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Athletics 25 15 10 .600[a] 5
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 25 15 10 .600[a] 5
4 GenSan Warriors 25 14 11 .560 6
5 Bacoor Strikers 25 13 12 .520 7
6 Zamboanga Valientes 25 12 13 .480 8
7 Imus Bandera 25 11 14 .440[b] 9
8 Cebu City Sharks 25 11 14 .440[b] 9
9 Laguna Heroes 25 10 15 .400 10 Eliminated
10 Parañaque Patriots 25 9 16 .360 11
11 Marikina Shoemasters 25 8 17 .320 12
12 Basilan Steel 25 7 18 .280[c] 13
13 Rizal Crusaders 25 7 18 .280[c] 13
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Batangas City wins tie-breaker against Muntinlupa via head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Imus wins tie-breaker against Cebu City via head-to-head record.
  3. ^ a b Basilan wins tie-breaker against Rizal via head-to-head record.

Game log[]

2018–19 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 13 Quezon City[3] W 95–90 Bong Galanza (28) Dennice Villamor (12) Lester Alvarez (9) Caloocan Sports Complex 1–0
2 June 27 Bataan[4] L 67–81 Lester Alvarez (17) (9) (4) Bataan People's Center 1–1
July: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
3 July 10 Makati[5] W 72–65 (19) (10) (7) Batangas City Coliseum 2–1
4 July 21 Valenzuela Caloocan Sports Complex 2–1

References[]

  1. ^ "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship". ABS-CBN Sports. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Joble, Rey (April 19, 2018). "'MAS RAMDAM ANG CHAMPIONSHIP' | Ex-PBA cagers relish MPBL title with Batangas". FoxSports.ph. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "MPBL: Batangas beats QC, Caloocan downs Pasig". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ^ Luarca, Roy. "MPBL: Bataan does home fans proud in shock win over champion Batangas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. ^ "Insights: Sluggish Batangas guts out victory over red-hot Makati - FOX Sports PH". FOX Sports PH. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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