2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards season

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2022   Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards season
MPBL champions
Division champions
Head coachJerson Cabiltes
Arena(s)Nueva Ecija Coliseum
Results
Record21–0 (1.000)
PlaceDivision: 1st (North)
Playoff finish MPBL champions
(won vs. Zamboanga, 3–1)
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards seasons
←  2019–20
2023  →

The 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

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The Rice Vanguards sought to improve from their previous 10–20 campaign. On July 5, they would play in their inaugural home game, in which they would equalize their previous season's record in win percentage. [1] They would then surpass that with their eighth win on July 12. [2] Showing dominance across the board, the 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards became the first team in league history to achieve a regular season sweep. This came following their 21st win against the Batangas City Embassy Chill at home on October 7. [3]

Nueva Ecija began their playoff campaign with sweeps against Marikina and Pampanga before facing the San Juan Knights in the North Division Finals. [4] [5] In game 1, San Juan dealt Nueva Ecija their first loss of the entire season before the Rice Vanguards would then win the next two games to advance to the 2022 National Finals against the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines. [6] After winning the first two games, the team would lose game 3, but eventually seal the championship with a game 4 victory. [7]

The team played all of their home games at Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan.

Preseason

Schedule

2021 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Invitational schedule
StageGameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
Group stage1December 12 Sarangani W 99–92 SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2December 16 Valenzuela W 100–77SM Mall of Asia Arena2–0
3December 19 San Juan W 88–85SM Mall of Asia Arena3–0
4December 20 Muntinlupa W 84–72SM Mall of Asia Arena4–0
PlayoffsQFDecember 21IloiloW 84–67SM Mall of Asia Arena5–0
SFDecember 22 Imus City W 82–76SM Mall of Asia Arena6–0
FDecember 23BasilanL 80–83SM Mall of Asia Arena6–1
Source: Schedule

Regular season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLGBQualification
1 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 21210—Playoffs
2 Pasig City MCW Sports 2114 [lower-alpha 1] 77
3 San Juan Knights 2114 [lower-alpha 1] 77
4 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 2114 [lower-alpha 1] 77
5 Bataan Risers 211388
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 Pasig (2–0), San Juan (1–1), and Pampanga (0–2) are ranked based on head-to-head standings.

Schedule

2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
1May 23 Mindoro W 98–68Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex1–0
2June 4 General Santos W 95–83 San Andres Sports Complex 2–0
3June 7 Makati W 84–43 Caloocan Sports Complex 3–0
4June 13 Imus City W 107–81Batangas City Coliseum4–0
5June 18 Quezon City W 93–77Caloocan Sports Complex5–0
6July 2 Sarangani W 87–79Orion Sports Complex6–0
7July 5 Laguna W 109–79Nueva Ecija Coliseum7–0
8July 12 San Juan W 81–75Nueva Ecija Coliseum8–0
9July 18 Bacolod W 81–74 La Salle Coliseum 9–0
10July 19 Valenzuela W 68–61La Salle Coliseum10–0
11July 26 Bacoor City W 87–76Paco Arena11–0
12July 30 Bataan W 79–65Caloocan Sports Complex12–0
13August 8 Zamboanga W 81–76Nueva Ecija Coliseum13–0
14August 15 Marikina W 99–77 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 14–0
15August 23 Muntinlupa W 102–85Batangas City Coliseum15–0
16August 29 Rizal W 83–64 Santa Rosa Sports Complex 16–0
17September 13 Manila W 85–58Nueva Ecija Coliseum17–0
18September 19 Caloocan W 103–86Caloocan Sports Complex18–0
19September 23 Pampanga W 80–74Nueva Ecija Coliseum19–0
20September 28 Pasig City W 77–66Laguna Sports Complex20–0
21October 7 Batangas City W 84–72Nueva Ecija Coliseum21–0
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards playoff schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap
Division Quarterfinals1October 15 Marikina W 103–71Nueva Ecija Coliseum1–0 Recap
2October 22MarikinaW 82–71 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 2–0 Recap
Division Semifinals1November 7 Pampanga W 104–89Nueva Ecija Coliseum1–0 Recap
2November 11PampangaW 89–84 Filoil EcoOil Centre 2–0 Recap
Division Finals1November 18 San Juan L 72–79Nueva Ecija Coliseum0–1 Recap
2November 21San JuanW 89–83 Filoil EcoOil Centre 1–1 Recap
3November 25San JuanW 84–68Nueva Ecija Coliseum2–1 Recap
National Finals1December 2 Zamboanga W 81–75Nueva Ecija Coliseum1–0 Recap
2December 5ZamboangaW 75–74Nueva Ecija Coliseum2–0 Recap
3December 9ZamboangaL 65–75Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum2–1 Recap
4December 12ZamboangaW 69–56Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum3–1 Recap
Source: Schedule

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References

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  2. ↑ Luarca, Roy (July 13, 2022). "MPBL: Nueva Ecija wards off San Juan; Muntinlupa, Quezon City score wins". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Times, Tiebreaker (October 8, 2022). "MPBL: Nueva Ecija completes 21-game elims sweep". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "MPBL: Bataan survives Pampanga in OT for QF decider as Nueva Ecija cruises to semis". Tiebreaker Times. October 23, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "MPBL: Nueva Ecija, San Juan forge North Finals showdown". Tiebreaker Times. November 12, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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