2022 San Juan Knights season

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2022   San Juan Knights season
Arena(s) Filoil EcoOil Centre
Results
Record14–7 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (North)
Playoff finish Division Finals
(lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 1–2)
San Juan Knights seasons
←  2019–20
2023  →

The 2022 San Juan Knights season was the third season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

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Coming off of back-to-back National Finals appearances, San Juan's start to the season came out slow with only one win out of their first four games. The Knights would continue to push on by winning 13 of the remaining 17 games to finish the season 14–7 in a three-way tie for the second seed in the North. By tiebreaker criteria, San Juan would claim the third seed.

After sweeps against Valenzuela and Pasig City, [1] San Juan would reach their third consecutive Division Finals appearance. [2] They were matched against the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, who have remained undefeated in 25 games up to that point. On opposing grounds, the Knights would lead the Rice Vanguards to their first loss of the entire season in game 1 of the North Division Finals series. [3] Despite that, San Juan would fall to Nueva Ecija in the next two games, missing the National Finals for the first time in the team's MPBL history and igniting the rivalry between the two teams. [4]

Preseason

Schedule

2021 San Juan Knights Invitational schedule
StageGameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
Group stage1December 11 Valenzuela W 97–64 SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2December 13 Sarangani W 91–72SM Mall of Asia Arena2–0
3December 17 Muntinlupa W 71–67SM Mall of Asia Arena3–0
4December 19 Nueva Ecija L 85–88SM Mall of Asia Arena3–1
PlayoffsQFDecember 21 Pasig L 66–70SM Mall of Asia Arena3–2
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 San Juan Knights season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
1May 16 Bacolod Filoil Flying V Centre 0–1
2May 30 Valenzuela Filoil Flying V Centre1–1
3June 6 Zamboanga Filoil Flying V Centre1–2
4June 13 Pasig City Batangas City Coliseum1–3
5June 25 Laguna Alonte Sports Arena 2–3
6July 4 Imus City Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 3–3
7July 12 Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija Coliseum3–4
8July 25 Muntinlupa Muntinlupa Sports Center4–4
9July 29 Quezon City Laguna Sports Complex5–4
10August 1 Makati Batangas City Coliseum6–4
11August 5 Bacoor City Muntinlupa Sports Center6–5
12August 9 Caloocan Strike Gymnasium7–5
13August 16 Batangas City Filoil EcoOil Centre 7–6
14August 22 Marikina San Andres Sports Complex 8–6
15September 2 Sarangani Filoil EcoOil Centre9–6
16September 13 Mindoro Nueva Ecija Coliseum10–6
17September 17 Manila Strike Gymnasium11–6
18September 24 Bataan Orion Sports Complex12–6
19September 27 General Santos Ynares Sports Arena 12–7
20September 29 Rizal Batangas City Coliseum13–7
21October 8 Pampanga Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center14–7
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2022 San Juan Knights playoff schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap
Division Quarterfinals1October 18 Valenzuela Ynares Sports Arena 1–0 Recap
2October 25Valenzuela Filoil EcoOil Centre 2–0 Recap
Division Semifinals1November 7 Pasig City Nueva Ecija Coliseum1–0 Recap
2November 11Pasig CityFiloil EcoOil Centre2–0 Recap
Division Finals1November 18 Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija Coliseum1–0 Recap
2November 21Nueva EcijaFiloil EcoOil Centre1–1 Recap
3November 25Nueva EcijaNueva Ecija Coliseum1–2 Recap
Source: Schedule

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References

  1. ↑ "San Juan, Pasig prevail, arrange OKBet-MPBL semis". Tempo. October 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "MPBL: Nueva Ecija, San Juan forge North Finals showdown". Tiebreaker Times. November 12, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "N. Ecija, San Juan sweep semis rivals in OKBet-MPBL". Tempo. November 12, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nueva Ecija clinches MPBL North division crown". Rappler. December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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