2022 MPBL season | |
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League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Regular season: April 25 – October 13, 2022 Playoffs: October 15 – November 26, 2022 Finals: December 2 – 12, 2022 |
Number of games | 231 (regular season) |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | Cignal TV (One PH, One Sports+) iWantTFC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
Season MVP | Jaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga) |
Playoffs | |
North Division champions | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
North Division runners-up | San Juan Knights |
South Division champions | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
South Division runners-up | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
Finals | |
Champions | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
Runners-up | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
Finals MVP | Byron Villarias (Nueva Ecija) |
The 2022 MPBL season was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league. [1] The regular season began on April 25, 2022 and ended on October 13, 2022. The playoffs then began on October 15, 2022 and ended on December 12, 2022, when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL Finals. This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season, as nine teams departed from the league.
The opening ceremonies took place at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas. The 2022 All-Star Game was also held at the same venue on October 2, 2022, where the South Division prevailed over the North Division for the third straight season, with a score of 109–92. It was the first time both events were held outside of a neutral venue.
This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league. [2] [3] [4]
This was the MPBL's first full season following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused the league's year-long suspension last season. Before the pandemic, the league was going to schedule a 2020–21 season for its fourth running beginning in June 12, 2020, but those plans were cancelled, and the fourth season was then moved to June 12, 2021. The June 2021 opening, however, didn't push through due to the prevailing restrictions, and the opening was postponed to the third quarter of 2021. [5]
On November 9, 2021, the MPBL announced that the league would be given professional status, which was granted by the Games and Amusement Board one month later. [6] League commissioner Kenneth Duremdes then announced that the season opener is once again postponed to 2022. To make up for the long gap, Duremdes also announced that an invitational tournament would be held in December 2021 to help teams prepare for the then-upcoming season. [7]
This season saw the departure of nine teams. The Basilan Steel and Davao Occidental Tigers moved to other leagues while the Bicol Volcanoes, Bulacan Kuyas, Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol, Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines, Iloilo United Royals, Parañaque Patriots, and Pasay Voyagers all became inactive. The Negros Muscovados took part in the 2021 Invitational, but did not return for the regular season. This brought the team lineup down to 22 teams, the first time the league has contracted in size. It was also the first time there were no expansion teams. To balance the divisions, the Rizal Golden Coolers were realigned back to the South Division.
Team switched divisions | |
New arena |
Off-season / Mid-season | ||
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
1Bataan Risers | Jonas Villanueva JR Villanueva | JR Villanueva Ricky Dandan |
Bacolod Bingo Plus | Vic Ycasiano | Alexander Angeles |
Bacoor City Strikers | Chris Gavina Rey Mendez | Rey Mendez Willie Generalao |
Batangas City Embassy Chill | Woody Co | Pocholo Villanueva |
Caloocan Excellence | John Kallos Rene Baena | Rene Baena Ronnie Dojillo |
GenSan Warriors | Ronnie Dojillo | Marlon Martin |
Imus Bandera | Raymund Valenzona Manuel Torralba, Jr. | Manuel Torralba, Jr. Renniel Cabrera |
Laguna Heroes | Dennis Miranda | Nath Gregorio |
Makati × MNL Kingpin | Beaujing Acot | Vis Valencia |
Manila Stars | Tino Pinat | Maximino Dayandante, Jr. |
Mindoro Tams | Justin Tan Drake Santos | Drake Santos Jonathan Reyes |
Muntinlupa Cagers | Bonnie Garcia Jules Hidalgo | Jules Hidalgo Vincent Salvador |
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | Charles Tiu | Jerson Cabiltes |
Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Bong Ramos Jordan Viray | Jordan Viray Dennis Pineda |
Pasig City MCW Sports | Bong Dela Cruz | Ogie Gumatay |
Quezon City MG | Christian Coronel | Alvin Grey |
Rizal Golden Coolers | Jayvee Gayoso | Jonathan Banal |
Sarangani Marlins | Manuel Torralba | John Kallos |
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. | Ronjay Enrile Aldrin Morante | Aldrin Morante Lester Alvarez |
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | Britt Reroma | Vic Ycasiano |
Since the MPBL became a professional league, multiple changes were made to the roster regulations: [8]
The 2022 MPBL season was preceded by the 2021 MPBL Invitational which ran from December 11 to 23, 2021, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. [9] The tournament was won by the Basilan Jumbo Plastic. Philip Manalang was awarded the Finals MVP after making a game-winning buzzer beater to lift Basilan over the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 83–80.
The opening ceremony was held on April 25, 2022 at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, the home arena of the Batangas City Embassy Chill. [10]
The 22 teams played in a single round-robin format, playing one game against all other teams in the league for a total of 21 games. In each gameday, a series of games is played in a designated home arena, with the home team usually playing in the final game.
The top eight teams in each division advanced to a four-round, single-elimination playoffs, playing in best-of-three series in the first three rounds, and a best-of-five series in the National Finals, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher seeds of each series in the first two rounds.
The league also changed the ranking system this season, using wins instead of win percentage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 21 | 21 | 0 | — | Playoffs |
2 | Pasig City MCW Sports | 21 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 7 | |
3 | San Juan Knights | 21 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 7 | |
4 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 21 | 14 [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 7 | |
5 | Bataan Risers | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
6 | Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
7 | Quezon City MG | 21 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
8 | Marikina Shoemasters | 21 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |
9 | Caloocan Excellence | 21 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 15 | 15 | |
10 | Manila Stars | 21 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 15 | 15 | |
11 | Makati × MNL Kingpin | 21 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 21 | 18 | 3 | — | Playoffs |
2 | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |
3 | Sarangani Marlins | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | |
4 | GenSan Warriors | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | |
5 | Bacolod Bingo Plus | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | |
6 | Rizal Golden Coolers | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
7 | Bacoor City Strikers | 21 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
8 | Muntinlupa Cagers | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | |
9 | Imus City Bandera | 21 | 5 | 16 | 13 | |
10 | Laguna Heroes | 21 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |
11 | Mindoro Tams | 21 | 1 | 20 | 17 |
Not all games are in home–away format. Each team plays every team once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.
First Round (Best-of-3) | Division Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Division Finals (Best-of-3) | National Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Nueva Ecija | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N8 | Marikina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Nueva Ecija | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N4 | Pampanga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
N4 | Pampanga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N5 | Bataan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Nueva Ecija | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
N3 | San Juan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
N2 | Pasig | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N7 | Quezon City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
N2 | Pasig | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
N3 | San Juan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N3 | San Juan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
N6 | Valenzuela | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Nueva Ecija | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S1 | Zamboanga | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S1 | Zamboanga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S8 | Muntinlupa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S1 | Zamboanga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S5 | Bacolod | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S4 | General Santos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S5 | Bacolod | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S1 | Zamboanga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Division | |||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Batangas City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S2 | Batangas City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S7 | Bacoor City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S2 | Batangas City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S6 | Rizal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S3 | Sarangani | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S6 | Rizal | 2 |
In the First Round, the first- and second-seeded teams host games 1 and 3 of its respective division, while the third- and fourth-seeded teams host game 2.
Due to Nueva Ecija, Pasig City, and San Juan all advancing after game 2, Pampanga instead hosted game 3.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 2–0 | (8) Marikina Shoemasters | 103–71 | 82–71 | — |
(2) Pasig City MCW Sports | 2–0 | (7) Quezon City MG | 84–80 (OT) | 101–83 | — |
(3) San Juan Knights | 2–0 | (6) Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. | 90–82 | 90–79 | — |
(4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 2–1 | (5) Bataan Risers | 82–75 | 83–85 (OT) | 66–62 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 2–0 | (8) Muntinlupa Cagers | 79–50 | 77–71 | — |
(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill | 2–1 | (7) Bacoor City Strikers | 69–55 | 75–78 | 70–57 |
(3) Sarangani Marlins | 0–2 | (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall | 45–73 | 79–82 (OT) | — |
(4) GenSan Warriors | 1–2 | (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus | 77–81 | 77–72 | 73–77 |
In the Division Semifinals, the highest seeded team hosts games 1 and 3, while the second-highest seeded team hosts game 2.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 2–0 | (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 104–89 | 89–84 | — |
(2) Pasig City MCW Sports | 0–2 | (3) San Juan Knights | 68–88 | 70–81 | — |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 2–1 | (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus | 71–65 | 58–61 | 77–65 |
(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill | 2–0 | (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall | 70–60 | 72–66 | — |
In the Division Finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1 and 3 in its respective division, while the lower-seeded team hosts game 2.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 2–1 | (3) San Juan Knights | 72–79 | 89–83 (OT) | 84–68 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 2–1 | (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill | 71–80 | 63–53 | 67–66 |
In the MPBL Finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1, 2, and 5, while the lower-seeded team hosts games 3 and 4.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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(N1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 3–1 | (S1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 81–75 | 75–74 | 65–75 | 69–56 | — |
The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game took place at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas on October 2, 2022. The South Division defeated the North Division for the third straight season with a score of 109–92. Jaycee Marcelino of the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines was named the All-Star Game MVP. [11]
Due to the league's contraction to 22 teams, the league only placed thirteen players on each division's roster instead of fifteen. 15-man rosters would be used again in the following edition.
October 2 |
North All-Stars | 92–109 | South All-Stars |
Scoring by quarter:28–21, 26–22, 21–33, 17–33 |
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City |
Before the game itself, a series of pre-game events was held. Returning events include the Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The Executives' Game also returns after the event's absence last season.
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Antonio Joson | Marikina Shoemasters | 17.7 |
Rebounds per game | Cedric Ablaza | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 11.8 |
Assists per game | Marcy Arellano | Quezon City MG | 9.3 |
Steals per game | Kyt Jimenez | Sarangani Marlins | 2.8 |
Blocks per game | Jason Ballesteros | Pasig City | 2.0 |
Fouls per game | Arvie Bringas | Bataan Risers | 3.3 |
Minutes per game | Antonio Joson | Marikina Shoemasters | 31.0 |
FG% | Daniel Bayla | Mindoro Tams | 52.0% |
FT% | Antonio Joson | Marikina Shoemasters | 84.0% |
3FG% | Jolo Mendoza | Rizal Golden Coolers Xentromall | 40.2% |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 86.8 |
Rebounds per game | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 50.5 |
Assists per game | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 26.5 |
Steals per game | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 10.2 |
Blocks per game | Sarangani Marlins | 4.4 |
Turnovers per game | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 19.0 |
Most of the league's individual awards were given out before game 2 of the 2022 National Finals at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The Most Valuable Player was later given out in game 3 at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City while the Finals Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year were awarded at the conclusion of the series.
This season introduced two new awards, those being the Homegrown Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year.
Awards | Winner (s) | Team | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Jaycee Marcelino | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | |
Finals Most Valuable Player | Byron Villarias | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
Defensive Player of the Year | Mark Yee | Bacolod Bingo Plus | |
Homegrown Player of the Year | Archie Concepcion | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | |
Sportsmanship Award | Jay-R Taganas | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | |
Rookie of the Year | Kyt Jimenez | Sarangani Marlins | |
All-MPBL First Team | Cedric Ablaza | Batangas City Embassy Chill | |
Judel Fuentes | San Juan Knights | ||
Hesed Gabo | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | ||
Jaycee Marcelino | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | ||
Will McAloney | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
Week | Player | Stat Line | Ref. |
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May 2−6, 2022 | Jaymar Gimpayan (Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.) | 17.6 Points 16.3 Rebounds 1.6 Steals 1.3 Blocks | |
May 21–27, 2022 | Jayson Apolonio (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) | 26 Points 8 Rebounds | |
May 28 – June 3, 2022 | Jhan Nermal (Bacolod Bingo Plus) | 19 Points 9 Rebounds | |
June 4–10, 2022 | Jaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines) | 22 Points 9 Rebounds 8 Assists | |
June 11–17, 2022 | Cedrick Ablaza (Batangas City Embassy Chill) | 24 Points 10 Rebounds 5 Assists | |
June 18–24, 2022 | Archie Concepcion (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) | 23 Points 5 Rebounds | |
June 25 – July 1, 2022 | Mitchelle Maynes (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) | 24 Points 15 Rebounds | |
July 2–9, 2022 | Arvie Bringas (Bataan Risers) | 22 Points 16 Rebounds | |
July 25–30, 2022 | Judel Fuentes (San Juan Knights) | 20.5 Points 2.5 Rebounds | |
August 1–7, 2022 | Mark Montuano (Bacoor City Strikers) | 21 Points 10 Rebounds 3 Assists | |
August 8–14, 2022 | Paul Sanga (Sarangani Marlins) | 21 Points 9 Rebounds | |
August 15–20, 2022 | Cedrick Ablaza (2) (Batangas City Embassy Chill) | 24 Points 16 Rebounds 2 Steals | |
August 22–27, 2022 | Mark Cruz (GenSan Warriors) | 29 Points 8 Assists | |
August 29 – September 3, 2022 | Judel Fuentes (2) (San Juan Knights) | 29 Points 11 Rebounds 3 Assists | |
September 5–11, 2022 | Mark Yee (Bacolod Bingo Plus) | 19 Points 10.5 Rebounds | |
September 12–17, 2022 | Orlan Wamar (San Juan Knights) | 29 Points 8 Rebounds 9 Assists | |
September 19–25, 2022 | Jaycee Marcelino (2) (Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines) | 22 Points 7 Rebounds 3 Assists | |
October 3–8, 2022 | Dexter Maiquez (San Juan Knights) | 26 Points 11 Rebounds |
Due to the expiration of ABS-CBN's franchise, the league had to award the television broadcast rights to another network.
Thus, this season marked the first year of the league's ongoing broadcast rights with Cignal TV, as the games were split between the free-to-air One PH and cable channel One Sports+. Cignal Play handled local streaming, while ABS-CBN's iWantTFC still handled international streaming.
The league continued to stream all of its games on Facebook, but this season saw the league expand to YouTube and Kumu for social media streaming.
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