2023 MPBL Preseason Invitational

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2023 MPBL Preseason Invitational
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Tournament details
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
City General Santos
Venue(s)Lagao Gymnasium
DatesFebruary 21–27, 2023
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Runner-up Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Third place Imus SV Squad
Fourth place Sarangani Marlins
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The 2023 MPBL Preseason Invitational was the preseason pocket tournament for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2023 season and the second edition of the MPBL Invitational. The tournament began February 21, 2023 and ended with the final game on February 27, 2023 when the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines beat the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 88–80. Dexter Maiquez was crowned the tournament's MVP. [1]

Contents

The tournament was once again held at a single venue, this time being the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos, home of the GenSan Warriors, with a format is similar to that of the previous edition, albeit downsized to accommodate the smaller pool of teams. [2]

Teams

A total of eight teams competed in the tournament. These include seven MPBL teams, as well as Bulalakaw, a local team based in General Santos, as the league’s first-ever guest team. [3]

List of 2023 MPBL Preseason Invitational teams
TeamInvitational statistics2022 season statistics
Apps.LastBest resultRecordPlayoff result
Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters 1—17–4 (.810)Division Finals
Bulalakaw (guest team)1——
GenSan Warriors 2 2021 Group stage (2021)15–6 (.714)Division Quarterfinals
Imus SV Squad 2 2021 Fourth place (2021)5–16 (.238)–
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2 2021 Runner-up (2021)21–0 (1.000)Champion
Sarangani Marlins 2 2021 Group stage (2021)16–5 (.762)Division Quarterfinals
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 2 2021 Group stage (2021)10–11 (.476)Division Quarterfinals
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 1—18–3 (.857)National Finals

Name changes

Format

The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four. Both groups play in a single round-robin format, wherein each team plays one game against all other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoffs consisting of all knockout games.

This time around, every team was given prize money based on their standings: ₱3 million for the champion, ₱500,000 for the runner-up, ₱300,000 for the third-place team, ₱200,000 for the fourth-place team, and ₱100,000 for all non-playoff teams. [3]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification ZAM SAR BLL BTG
1 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 32 [lower-alpha 1] 1277248+29Playoffs—92–85102–7583–88
2 Sarangani Marlins 32 [lower-alpha 1] 1284268+1685–92—106–8693–90
3Bulalakaw31 [lower-alpha 2] 2233278−4575–10286–106—72–70
4 Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters 31 [lower-alpha 2] 2248248088–8390–9370–72—
Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 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 Zamboanga wins tiebreaker over Sarangani by head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Bulalakaw wins tiebreaker over Batangas City by head-to-head victory.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification NE IMS GS VAL
1 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 330255209+46Playoffs—88–7873–6794–64
2 Imus SV Squad 321244214+3078–88—78–6188–65
3 GenSan Warriors 312210224−1467–7361–78—82–73
4 Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 303202264−6264–9465–8873–82—
Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 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.

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Zamboanga 89
B2 Imus 82
A1 Zamboanga 88
B1 Nueva Ecija 80
B1 Nueva Ecija 112
A2 Sarangani 89 Battle for Third
B2 Imus 93
A2 Sarangani 76

Semifinals

February 25
7:00 pm
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 89–82 Imus SV Squad
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–20, 24–28, 22–11
Pts: Judel Fuentes 21
Rebs: Judel Fuentes 9
Asts: Judel Fuentes, Jayvee Marcelino 6		Pts: Mark Cardona 24
Rebs: Jaymar Gimpayan 16
Asts: Mark Cardona, Jaymar Gimpayan 5
Lagao Gymnasium, General Santos, South Cotabato
February 25
9:00 pm
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 112–89 Sarangani Marlins
Scoring by quarter:21–16, 32–25, 28–20, 31–28
Pts: John Villarias 18
Rebs: William McAloney 7
Asts:Four players 4		Pts: Nemesis Dela Cruz 18
Rebs: Anthony Sistoza 8
Asts: Alex Desoyo 5
Lagao Gymnasium, General Santos, South Cotabato

Battle for Third

February 27
7:00 pm
Imus SV Squad 93–76 Sarangani Marlins
Scoring by quarter:18–11, 24–20, 27–14, 24–31
Pts: Jaymar Gimpayan 22
Rebs: Jaymar Gimpayan 20
Asts: Jayjay Helterbrand 11		Pts: Orin Catacutan 17
Rebs: Marc Poole 7
Asts: Rafael Are 5
Lagao Gymnasium, General Santos, South Cotabato

Finals

February 27
9:00 pm
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 80–88 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Scoring by quarter: 13–30, 21–20, 23–19, 23–19
Pts: Michael Juico 15
Rebs: Michael Juico 8
Asts: Chris Bitoon 5		Pts: Dexter Maiquez 29
Rebs:three players 7
Asts: Jerald Bautista, Judel Fuentes 5
Lagao Gymnasium, General Santos, South Cotabato

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