2018 Rizal Crusaders season

The 2018 Rizal Crusaders season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Key dates[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Mapúa
G	2		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1998–05–13	Centro Escolar
F	3		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)
G	4		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1997–09–14	Lyceum
F	7	Gregorio, Kelvin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–08–13	UE
F	8	Celada, Adrian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	154 lb (70 kg)		Arellano
G	13		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)			Trinity
C	15	(HG)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)		De La Salle
G	20		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F	26		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			UE
G/F	28		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Adamson
F/C	41		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Pos	Team v t	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:

^ ^a ^b Batangas City wins tie-breaker against Muntinlupa via head-to-head record.
^ ^a ^b Imus wins tie-breaker against Cebu City via head-to-head record.
^ ^a ^b Basilan wins tie-breaker against Rizal via head-to-head record.

2018–19 game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–3)

June: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	June 19	@ Bulacan^[1]	L 61–80	(13)	Four players (6)	Five players (2)	Baliwag Star Arena	0–1
2	June 28	Pasay^[2]	L 81–87	(22)	(6)	(5)	Ynares Center	0–2

July: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
3	July 10	Caloocan^[3]	L 80–92	(13)	(16)	, (6)	Batangas City Coliseum	0–3
4	July 19	@ Laguna	W 80–79	(21)	, (7)	(7)	Alonte Sports Arena	1–3
5	July 31	Mandaluyong	L 51–65	, (11)	(11)	(3)	Ynares Center	1–4