2018 MPBL season

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2018 MPBL Rajah Cup
Season2018
Teams10
Games played45 (group stage)
19 (playoffs + finals)
Datesgroup stage:
January 25 – March 17
Playoffs:
March 20 – April 10
Finals: April 12–19
TVABS-CBN Sports (S+A Channel 23 & HD Channel 166)
Final positions
Top seedBatangas City Athletics
ChampionsBatangas City Athletics (1st title)
Runners-upMuntinlupa Cagers (1st finals appearance)
SemifinalistsValenzuela Classic
Parañaque Patriots
Awards
Finals MVPVal Acuña
Statistical leaders
Points Gary David 20.45
Rebounds Felix Apreku 11.11
Assists Allan Mangahas 5.28
Records
Biggest home winValenzuela Classic 97–80 Bataan Defenders
(February 8)
Biggest away winImus Bandera 56–74 Batangas City Athletics
(February 10)
Highest scoringMuntinlupa Cagers 103–87 Quezon City Capitals
(February 20)
Winning streakBulacan Kuyas & Batangas City Athletics (6 straight wins each)
Losing streakCaloocan Supremos (5 losses)
← Inaugural season
2019 →
All statistics correct as of May 24, 2018.

The 2018 MPBL season is the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. For the tournament for this season was named the Rajah Cup, also known as the Anta–Rajah Cup after sponsor Anta Sports. The tournament opened on January 25, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. After the opening ceremonies, the game between Parañaque Patriots and Caloocan Supremos immediately followed.[1] All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports (ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 & HD Channel 166).[2] The tournament ended on April 19 with the Batangas City Athletics defeating Muntinlupa Cagers in the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals.

Format[]

The format for the cup was:[3]

  • Ten teams will play in a single-round robin group stage. Each team will have 9 games for this round. Teams will be seeded based on win–loss records.
  • If ties between teams are present, then FIBA rules shall be applied.
  • The first two rounds of the play-offs will be in a best-of-three series, where the MPBL Finals will be a best-of-five championship series.
  • After the group stage, the scenarios for the play-offs will be the following:
    • The top eight teams will be playing in the best-of-three quarter-finals, while the two teams with the worst records will be eliminated.
    • The top four teams will get the right to earn homecourt advantage in all rounds of the play-offs, where these teams will host Games 1 and 3 (quarter-finals and semis). For the finals, the team with the higher seed will earn the homecourt advantage for the series, where they will host Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary)
    • The next four best teams will also advance to the best-of-three quarter-finals with the homecourt disadvantage.
    • In all rounds of the play-offs, including the finals, the higher-seeded team will earn homecourt advantage.

Eliminations[]

Team Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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.

Schedule[]

Team ╲ Game123456789
BataanQCBTGVALCALIMUNAVPARMUNBUL
BatangasVALBATIMUNAVPARMUNBULQCCAL
BulacanIMUNAVPARMUNCALQCBTGVALBAT
CaloocanPARVALMUNBATBULIMUQCNAVBTG
ImusBULQCBTGVALBATCALNAVPARMUN
MuntinlupaNAVPARCALBULQCBTGVALBATIMU
NavotasMUNBULQCBTGVALBATIMUCALPAR
ParañaqueCALMUNBULQCBTGVALBATIMUNAV
Quezon CityBATIMUNAVPARMUNBULCALBTGVAL
ValenzuelaBTGCALBATIMUNAVPARMUNBULQC
Source:[citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results[]

Team BAT BTG BUL CAL IMU MUN NAV PAR QC VAL
Bataan 73–88 74–81 69–76 91–87 78–87 96–88 71–74 69–87 80–97
Batangas — 72–80 86–75 74–56 82–77 80–71 87–79* 77–68 73–65
Bulacan — — 92–74 93–79 71–75 76–77* 72–74 95–81 92–83
Caloocan — — — 61–70 76–89 56–66 60–70 89–90 78–79
Imus — — — — 69–81 70–67 77–78 75–84 77–81
Muntinlupa — — — — — 76–82 67–60 103–87 80–83
Navotas — — — — — — 78–74 78–87 82–77
Parañaque — — — — — — — 54–64 75–80
Quezon City — — — — — — — — 79–84
Valenzuela — — — — — — — — —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

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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Quarter-finals[]

QF1: (No. 1) Batangas City Athletics vs. (No. 8) Bataan Defenders[]

March 20
09:00 pm
Bataan Defenders 75–88 Batangas City Tanduay Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–28, 16–23, 26–16
Pts: Gary David 24
Rebs: Arvie Bringas 8
Asts: James Castro 5		 Pts: Val Acuña 16
Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 8
Asts: Lester Alvarez 10
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
March 24
07:00 pm
Batangas City Tanduay Athletics 95–82 Bataan Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 25–19, 26–16, 23–24
Pts: Lester Alvarez 17
Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 8
Asts: Lester Alvarez 6		 Pts: James Castro 21
Rebs: James Castro 7
Asts: James Castro 7
Batangas wins series, 2–0
Valenzuela City Astrodome, Valenzuela City

QF2: (No. 2) Bulacan Kuyas vs. (No. 7) Parañaque Patriots[]

March 22
09:00 pm
Parañaque Patriots 73–83 Bulacan Kuyas
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 22–8, 16–24, 22–24
Pts: Juneric Baloria 16
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 13
Asts: Harold Arboleda 5		 Pts: Stephen Siruma 24
Rebs: Jay-R Taganas 16
Asts: Stephen Siruma 8
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, Malolos City, Bulacan
March 27
07:00 pm
Bulacan Kuyas 54–81 Parañaque Patriots
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 16–20, 12–23, 15–18
Pts: Jorey Napoles 12
Rebs: Jorey Napoles 7
Asts: Jay-R Taganas 3		 Pts: Juneric Baloria 26
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 13
Asts: Mark Montilla 6
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa
April 3
09:00 pm
Parañaque Patriots 77–70 Bulacan Kuyas
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 16–25, 25–9, 13–20
Pts: Juneric Baloria 16
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 11
Asts: Ryusei Koga and Juneric Baloria 3 each		 Pts: 13
Rebs: Jorey Napoles 11
Asts: Mark Monte 3
Parañaque wins series, 2–1
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, Malolos City, Bulacan

QF3: (No. 3) Muntinlupa Cagers vs. (No. 6) Navotas Clutch[]

March 22
07:00 pm
Muntinlupa Cagers 83–77 Navotas Clutch
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 20–14, 20–20, 30–21
Pts: Chito Jaime 19
Rebs: Felix Apreku 11
Asts: Allan Mangahas 5		 Pts: JP Calvo 12
Rebs: Chester Saldua 13
Asts: JP Calvo 7
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, Malolos City, Bulacan
March 27
09:00 pm
Navotas Clutch 69–72 Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–21, 20–14, 21–21
Pts: JP Calvo 20
Rebs: Jamil Gabawan 17
Asts: Ron Dennison 4		 Pts: Allan Mangahas 23
Rebs: Felix Apreku 14
Asts: Allan Mangahas 6
Muntinlupa wins series, 2–0
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa

QF4: (No. 4) Valenzuela Classic vs. (No. 5) Quezon City Capitals[]

March 20
07:00 pm
Quezon City Capitals 89–96 Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 19–24, 26–29, 17–29
Pts: James Collado 19
Rebs: Gian Abrigo 13
Asts: Hesed Gabo 9		 Pts: Rocky Acidre 21
Rebs: Henryford Ruaya 7
Asts: Rocky Acidre 5
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
March 24
09:00 pm
Valenzuela Classic 68–76 Quezon City Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–21, 14–19, 22–22
Pts: Henryford Ruaya 17
Rebs: Jeff Javillonar 10
Asts: RJ Argamino 4		 Pts: Hesed Gabo 17
Rebs: James Collado 10
Asts: Gian Abrigo 3
Valenzuela City Astrodome, Valenzuela City
April 3
07:00 pm
Quezon City Capitals 72–74 Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 15–18, 20–18, 11–15
Pts: PeeJay Barua 23
Rebs: James Collado 8
Asts: Hesed Gabo 7		 Pts: Paolo Hubalde 21
Rebs: Henryford Ruaya 10
Asts: Paolo Hubalde 6
Valenzuela wins series, 2–1
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, Malolos City, Bulacan

Semi-finals[]

SF1: Batangas City Athletics vs. Valenzuela Classic[]

April 5
09:00 pm
Batangas City Tanduay Athletics 80–75 Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 30–8, 10–27, 17–16, 23–24
Pts: Paul Varilla 17
Rebs: John Quinto 7
Asts: Lester Alvarez 6		 Pts: Adrian Celada 23
Rebs: Adrian Celada 10
Asts: Adrian Celada 5
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
April 7
07:00 pm
Valenzuela Classic 64–89 Batangas City Tanduay Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–16, 18–28, 10–21
Pts: Paolo Hubalde 12
Rebs: Mark Andaya 11
Asts: RJ Argamino 5		 Pts: Val Acuña 16
Rebs: Dennice Villamor 10
Asts: Bernabe Teodoro 3
Batangas wins series, 2–0
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa

SF2: Parañaque Patriots vs. Muntinlupa Cagers[]

April 5
07:00 pm
Parañaque Patriots 84–59 Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 23–16, 12–18, 22–13
Pts: Ryusei Koga 24
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 9
Asts: Ryusei Koga 8		 Pts: Dave Moralde 16
Rebs: Felix Apreku 11
Asts: Al Vergara 3
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
April 7
09:00 pm
Muntinlupa Cagers 66–56 Parañaque Patriots
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 16–21, 11–6, 20–16
Pts: Chito Jaime 26
Rebs: Felix Apreku 14
Asts: Allan Mangahas 7		 Pts: Juneric Baloria 17
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 14
Asts: Ryusei Koga 4
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa
April 10
07:00 pm
Parañaque Patriots 70–81 Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–17, 11–26, 19–24
Pts: Harold Arboleda 18
Rebs: Harold Arboleda 14
Asts: Harold Arboleda 7		 Pts: Chito Jaime 22
Rebs: Felix Apreku 16
Asts: Allan Mangahas 5
Muntinlupa wins series, 2–1
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa

MPBL Finals[]

Main article: 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals
April 12
08:00 pm
Batangas City Athletics 70–64 Muntinlupa Cagers
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
April 14
08:00 pm
Batangas City Athletics 78–74 Muntinlupa Cagers
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
April 17
08:00 pm
Muntinlupa Cagers 82–77 Batangas City Athletics
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa
April 19
08:00 pm
Muntinlupa Cagers 66–68 Batangas City Athletics
Batangas wins series, 3–1
Muntinlupa Sports Center, Muntinlupa

Statistics[]

Individual statistic leaders[]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Gary David Bataan Defenders 34.4
Rebounds per game Felix Apreku Muntinlupa Cagers 11.1
Assists per game Allan Mangahas Muntinlupa Cagers 5.3
Steals per game Allan Mangahas Muntinlupa Cagers 1.78
Blocks per game Jay Collado Quezon City Capitals 1.92
Turnovers per game Chestern Ian Melencio Imus Bandera 3.44
Fouls per game Daniel De Guzman Parañaque Patriots 3.64
Minutes per game Harold Miguel Arboleda Parañaque Patriots 33.2
FG% Mark San Jose Parañaque Patriots 100.0%
FT% 10 tied Multiple Teams 100.0%
3FG% 2 tied Multiple Teams 100.0%
Player efficiency rating
Double-doubles Felix Apreku Muntinlupa Cagers 6
Harold Miguel Arboleda Parañaque Patriots
Triple-doubles Andrew Estrella Quezon City Capitals 1

Individual game highs[]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Gary David Bataan Defenders 29
Rebounds Gian Abrigo Quezon City Capitals 20
Assists Paolo Hubalde Valenzuela Classic 14
Steals 6 tied Multiple Teams 4
Blocks Jayson Grimaldo Batangas City Athletics 5
Jeff Morillo Quezon City Capitals
Three-pointers Val Acuña Batangas City Athletics 7

Team statistic leaders (group stage)[]

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Bulacan Kuyas 83.6
Rebounds per game Quezon City Capitals 49.0
Assists per game Bulacan Kuyas 22.2
Steals per game Muntinlupa Cagers 9.0
Blocks per game Bulacan Kuyas 6.6
Turnovers per game Bataan Defenders 18.4
Fouls per game Imus Bandera 20.8
FG% Bulacan Kuyas 45.39%
FT% Batangas City Athletics 70.63%
3FG% Valenzuela Classic 35.07%
+/− Batangas City Athletics +8.3

References[]

  1. ^ "MPBL lalarga ngayon" [MPBL rolls of today]. Pang-Masa (in Filipino). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Grassroots Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League tips off on ABS-CBN S+A". ABS-CBN News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jurado, Theodore (22 January 2018). "10 teams vying in MPBL". Journal Online. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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