2018 Batangas City Athletics season

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2018   Batangas City Athletics season
MPBL champions
Head coachMac Tan
Results
Record8–1 (.889)
PlaceOverall: 1st
Playoff finish MPBL champions
(won vs. Muntinlupa, 3–1)
Batangas City Athletics seasons
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The 2018 Batangas City Athletics season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). [1] The team concluded their season as the league's inaugural champions, after defeating the Muntinlupa Cagers in four games during the 2018 MPBL Finals.

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Led by Val Acuña, Batangas City finished with the league's best record, winning eight out of nine games. The only loss came against the Bulacan Kuyas on March 3, 2018. The Athletics then swept its playoff opponents in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals before meeting Muntinlupa in the inaugural Finals series. After winning the first two games at home, they lost the following game 3 as the visiting team. On April 19, 2018, the Athletics would beat the Cagers by two points, claiming their first and only MPBL championship.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLPCTGBQualification
1 Batangas City Athletics 981.889—Playoffs
2 Bulacan Kuyas 963.667 [lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 963.667 [lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Valenzuela Classic 963.667 [lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Quezon City Capitals 954.556 [lower-alpha 2] 3
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Bulacan (+5), Muntinlupa (+1), Valenzuela (-6) are ranked by head-to-head point differential.
  2. ↑ Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018 Batangas City Athletics season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
1January 27 Valenzuela W 73–65Muntinlupa Sports Complex1–0 Recap
2February 3 Bataan W 88–73Batangas City Coliseum2–0 Recap
3February 10 Imus W 74–56Imus City Sports Complex3–0 Recap
4February 17 Navotas W 80–71Navotas Sports Complex4–0 Recap
5February 22 Parañaque W 87–79 (OT)Batangas City Coliseum5–0 Recap
6February 27 Muntinlupa W 82–77Navotas Sports Complex6–0 Recap
7March 3 Bulacan L 72–80Imus City Sports Complex6–1 Recap
8March 8 Quezon City W 77–68 Caloocan Sports Complex 7–1 Recap
9March 13CaloocanW 86–75Batangas City Coliseum8–1 Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-3)		 Finals
(Best-of-5)
         
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

Schedule

2018 Batangas City Athletics playoffs schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap
Quarterfinals1March 20 Bataan W 88–75Batangas City Coliseum1–0 Recap
2March 24BataanW 95–82Valenzuela Astrodome2–0 Recap
Semifinals1April 5 Valenzuela W 80–75Batangas City Coliseum1–0 Recap
2April 7ValenzuelaW 89–64Muntinlupa Sports Complex2–0 Recap
Finals 1April 12 Muntinlupa W 70–64Batangas City Coliseum1–0 Recap
2April 14MuntinlupaW 78–74Batangas City Coliseum2–0 Recap
3April 17MuntinlupaL 77–82Muntinlupa Sports Complex2–1 Recap
4April 19MuntinlupaW 68–66Muntinlupa Sports Complex3–1 Recap
Source: Schedule

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References

  1. ↑ Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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