2024 MPBL season

2024 MPBL season
League	Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Regular season: April 6 – September 2024
Number of games	406 (regular season)
Number of teams	29
TV partner(s)	One PH, MPTV
Streaming partner(s)	Pilipinas Live Facebook, YouTube (online)
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
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The 2024 MPBL season is the sixth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and its third under professional status. The regular season began on April 6, 2024 and is expected to end in September 2024. This season features 29 teams, with two expansion teams making their debut: the Abra Weavers and the Pangasinan Heatwaves. ^[1]

The Pampanga Giant Lanterns are the defending champions and reigning North Division champions. ^[2]

League business

Team changes

Expansion and contraction

The MPBL introduced two new expansion teams this season: the Abra Weavers and the Pangasinan Heatwaves. ^[1] Abra became the first team based in the Cordillera Administrative Region while Pangasinan became the first in the Ilocos Region. This season would have seen a third expansion team, the Tarlac United Force, ^[3] however the league pulled the team out after failing to comply with the league's financial obligations. ^[4]

The Davao Occidental Tigers made their return to the league after a two-season absence, during which they competed in the Pilipinas Super League. On the other hand, the Makati OKBet Kings, Pasig City MCW Sports, and the reigning South Division champion Bacoor City Strikers all departed after four seasons in the league.

The two expansion teams (Abra and Pangasinan) were all placed in the North Division. Davao Occidental was placed back into the South Division together with the Parañaque Patriots. Due to Tarlac's withdrawal, the league remains at 29 teams, with the North Division having 14 teams and the South having 15.

Name changes

2023 team name	2024 team name(s)
Batangas City Embassy Chill	Batangas City Athletics (Invitational only) Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters
Bicol Volcanoes	Bicolandia Oragons
GenSan Warriors	South Cotabato Warriors
Imus SV Squad	Imus Agimat
Laguna Krah Asia	Biñan Tatak Gel
Manila Stars	Manila Batang Sampaloc
Mindoro Disiplinados	Mindoro Tamaraws
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.	Valenzuela Classic
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines	Zamboanga Master Sardines

Regulation changes

Beginning with this season, the league has removed the ex-PBA player limit from its roster regulations, allowing teams to sign any number of professional players. ^[1] Mid-season, the league was affected by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) decision to no longer allow its Special Guest Licensees to play in professional leagues, which came into effect on June 1, 2024. ^{[5] [6]}

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024 MPBL season transactions

Coaching changes

Team	Departing coach	Incoming coach
Off-season
Abra Weavers	—	Jonathan Banal
Bacolod City of Smiles	Vincent Salvador	Alex Cabagnot
Bataan Risers	Alex Callueng	Rene Baena
Bicolandia Oragons	Jason Santiago	Raymond Valenzona
Biñan Tatak Gel	Nath Gregorio	Boyet Fernandez
Bulacan Kuyas	Joseph Mabagos	Jonathan Reyes
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	Robert Sison	Alexander Angeles
Imus Agimat	Jinino Manansala	Jun Da Jose
Manila Batang Sampaloc	Bimbot Anquilo	Gabby Severino
Marikina Shoemasters	Elvis Tolentino	Rysal Castro
Mindoro Tamaraws	Jonathan Reyes	JR Cawaling
Muntinlupa Cagers	Aldrin Morante	Mixson Ramos
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	Jerson Cabiltes	Don Dulay
Pampanga Giant Lanterns	Dennis Pineda	Frederick Dimatulac
Pangasinan Heatwaves	—	Jerson Cabiltes
Rizal Golden Coolers	Jonathan Banal	Ralph Rivera
South Cotabato Warriors	Rich Alvarez	Elvis Tolentino
In-season / Mid-season
Abra Weavers	Jonathan Banal	Yong Garcia
Bataan Risers	Rene Baena	Goody Ilagan
Imus Agimat	Jun Da Jose	Eric Sy

Playing venues

New venues for this season are indicated with bold text.

Regular venues

Bataan Risers		Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters
Bataan People's Center Balanga, Bataan	Orion Sports Complex Orion, Bataan	Batangas City Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas	FPJ Arena San Jose, Batangas
Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 3,000

Biñan Tatak Gel	Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	Manila Batang Sampaloc
Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna	Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan	Paco Arena Manila	San Andres Sports Complex Manila
Capacity: 6,500	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 3,000

Mindoro Tamaraws	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	Pampanga Giant Lanterns	Pangasinan Heatwaves
Pola Gymnasium Pola, Oriental Mindoro	Nueva Ecija Coliseum Palayan, Nueva Ecija	Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center San Fernando, Pampanga	Calasiao Sports Complex Calasiao, Pangasinan
Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 3,000

Parañaque Patriots		Pasay Voyagers	Quezon Huskers
Olivarez College (Olivarez College Gymnasium) Parañaque	Villar Coliseum Las Piñas	Cuneta Astrodome Pasay	Quezon Convention Center Lucena, Quezon
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 7,000

Quezon City Toda Aksyon	Rizal Golden Coolers	San Juan Knights	Valenzuela Classic
Amoranto Arena Quezon City	Ynares Center Antipolo, Rizal	Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan	WES Arena Valenzuela
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 7,400	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: N/A

Out-of-town venues

Abra Weavers
University of Abra (Gov. Andres B. Bernos Memorial Gymnasium) Bangued, Abra
Capacity: N/A

• The Negros Muscovados hinted at the possibility of playing their home games in Cadiz, Negros Occidental. ^[7]

Other venues

Preseason Invitational	Neutral venues
Lagao Gymnasium General Santos	Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite	Ynares Sports Arena Pasig
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 1,500	Capacity: 3,000

Preseason

Main article: 2024 MPBL Preseason Invitational

This season's Preseason Invitational ran from February 21 to 27, 2024. Similar to the previous edition, the tournament featured eight teams and took place at the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos in line with the city's Kalilangan Festival. ^[1] The Pampanga Giant Lanterns were crowned tournament champions after defeating the South Cotabato Warriors in the final game, 93–75. ^[8]

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Calasiao, Pangasinan. ^[9] Singer and Calasiao native Mitoy Yonting is one of the performers to kick off the season. The team and muse showcase then followed, with Barbie Imperial, representing the Abra Weavers, winning the Best Muse award.

The first game saw the Zamboanga Master Sardines beat the Valenzuela Classic in overtime, while the second saw the host Pangasinan Heatwaves fall to the Abra Weavers in a clash of the league's two Northern Luzon expansion teams. ^{[10] [11]}

Regular season

Originally scheduled for March 16, 2024, this season's opening gameday was postponed twice. First by a week to March 23 and the second by another two weeks to April 6, the latter being due in part to the observance of Holy Week in the country during the week after March 23. ^[12]

Similar to previous seasons, all participating teams play in a single round-robin tournament for the regular season, playing one game against every other team. This season, each of the 29 teams is expected to play 28 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 will advance to the 2024 MPBL playoffs.

Standings

North Division Pos Team v t e Pld W L GB 1 x – Pampanga Giant Lanterns 20 19 1 — 2 San Juan Knights 17 16 1 1.5 3 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 16 14 2 3 4 Manila Batang Sampaloc 18 13 5 5 5 Pasay Voyagers 19 12 7 6.5 6 Abra Weavers 18 11 7 7 7 Rizal Golden Coolers 20 11 9 8 8 Caloocan Batang Kankaloo 16 10 6 7 9 Valenzuela Classic 19 10 9 8.5 10 Quezon City Toda Aksyon 20 9 11 10 11 Pangasinan Heatwaves 20 7 13 12 12 Marikina Shoemasters 18 6 12 12 13 Bataan Risers 19 5 14 13.5 14 o – Bulacan Kuyas 21 2 19 17.5 – Tarlac United Force [lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 9 Updated to match(es) played on July 30, 2024. Source: Standings 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. o – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot Notes: The Tarlac United Force was pulled out by the league due to the team's failure to comply with financial obligations.

South Division Pos Team v t e Pld W L GB 1 Quezon Huskers 17 16 1 — 2 Zamboanga Master Sardines 19 15 4 2 3 Davao Occidental Tigers 19 13 [lower-alpha 1] 6 4 4 South Cotabato Warriors 19 13 [lower-alpha 1] 6 4 5 Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters 19 13 [lower-alpha 1] 6 4 6 Parañaque Patriots 19 12 7 5 7 Biñan Tatak Gel 18 11 7 5.5 8 Negros Muscovados 21 9 12 9 9 Iloilo United Royals 19 7 12 10 10 Muntinlupa Cagers 20 7 13 10.5 11 Mindoro Tamaraws 20 5 15 12.5 12 Sarangani Marlins 19 4 15 13 13 Bicolandia Oragons 19 2 17 15 14 Bacolod City of Smiles 19 1 18 16 15 Imus Agimat 20 1 19 16.5 Updated to match(es) played on July 30, 2024. Source: Standings 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: Davao Occidental (+131) wins tiebreaker over South Cotabato (+114), and Batangas City (+77) based on overall point differential.

Results table

Legend
	Won in regulation		Lost in regulation
	Won in overtime		Lost in overtime
	Postponed		Cancelled
Bold indicates home game		Italics indicate away game
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

Team	Game
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Abra (ABR)	PGS 83–75	MAR 97–85	PSY 72–78	BIÑ 60–65	NEG 69–57	CAL 59–63	SJ 82–95	MDR 76–80*	MNL 94–68	IMS 94–57	BCD 115–64	SAR 82–60	RZL 74–63	DVO 74–92	BTG 84–70	BUL 89–57	QZN 85–90	SOC 73–64	PAR Post.	ILO Aug. 3	QC Aug. 13	MUN Aug. 17	VAL Aug. 24	ZAM Aug. 31
Bacolod (BCD)	ILO 67–85	BAN 74–86	SAR 84–81	DVO 71–72	CAL 73–80	MAR 73–82	QZN 55–76	ZAM 62–77	NE 77–95	BUL 82–94	ABR 64–115	MUN 74–80	BCL 61–62	PGS 70–84	SJ 85–91	VAL 81–88	PSY 67–77	SOC 84–90	NEG 92–96	IMS Post.	BTG Aug. 1	BIÑ Aug. 8	RZL Aug. 13	QC Aug. 19	MIN Aug. 26
Bataan (BAN)	SAR 90–80	BCD 86–74	MNL 84–90	VAL 87–91	BUL 92–90	DVO 89–90*	PAM 75–86	MUN 63–69	RZL 85–87	BTG 69–73	ZAM 72–79	IMS 93–61	MAR 72–80	NE 70–85	PSY 78–82	SOC 83–88	BIÑ 68–79	PAR 58–74	MDR 103–96	SJ Aug. 1	CAL Aug. 9	BCL Aug. 14	PGS Aug. 22	QZN Aug. 17
Batangas City (BTG)	BUL 76–68	ILO 71–64	IMS 108–79	PSY 64–65	RZL 70–63	NEG 72–62	DVO 71–59	QC 76–73*	QZN 89–91*	BAN 73–69	MDR 82–73	BIÑ 79–72	CAL 73–72	VAL 91–74	ABR 70–84	BCL 107–94	SJ 69–83	PAM 62–88	PGS 71–64	BCD Aug. 1	MNL Aug. 6	ZAM Aug. 10	PAR Aug. 14	SOC Aug. 21	NE Aug. 28
Bicolandia (BCL)	MDR 81–84	ZAM 82–97	NEG 68–75	RZL 82–85	PAM 93–128	NE 65–76	ILO 73–75	SJ 58–99	CAL 86–98	SOC 68–82	MUN 55–60	QZN 86–115	BCD 62–61	IMS 107–104	SAR 55–101	PAR 90–110	BTG 94–107	MAR 93–120	PGS 91–113	QC Post.	DVO Aug. 1	BUL Aug. 7	BAN Aug. 14	MNL Aug. 22	BIÑ Aug. 31
Biñan (BIÑ)	ABR 65–60	QC 72–53	IMS 84–67	VAL 88–77	MUN 71–60	PGS 75–72	MNL 63–79	PSY 65–76	SOC 81–82	BTG 72–79	BUL 81–61	PAR 71–65	SJ 85–96	QZN 54–58	BAN 79–68	PAM 74–91	RZL 82–80	NEG 91–72	ZAM Aug. 5	BCD Aug. 8	CAL Aug. 13	NE Aug. 20	SAR Aug. 24	DVO Aug. 28	BCL Aug. 31
Bulacan (BUL)	BTG 68–76	MNL 70–75	PGS 55–87	SAR 92–88	BAN 90–92	PAR 73–79	SOC 82–85	DVO 55–91	NE 66–105	VAL 70–98	BCD 94–82	PSY 69–90	MAR 91–95	BIÑ 61–81	PAM 81–124	ILO 67–92	ABR 57–89	IMS 88–94	RZL 63–85	MUN 60–64	QC 65–87	BCL Aug. 7	NEG Aug. 12	QZN Aug. 19	ZAM Aug. 27
Caloocan (CAL)	MNL 66–69	BCD 80–73	ABR 63–59	PGS 66–65	MAR 64–38	BCL 98–86	ZAM 65–72	MDR 90–76	PAR 69–73	QZN 56–66	BTG 73–72	SOC 71–80	DVO 79–76*	PAM 60–76	VAL 84–78	SJ Post.	ILO 90–80	NE Aug. 5	BAN Aug. 9	BIÑ Aug. 13	PSY Aug. 20	RZL Aug. 27	IMS Aug. 30
Davao Occidental (DVO)	PSY 56–57	BCD 72–71	IMS 132–68	MUN 82–66	BAN 90–89*	BUL 91–55	BTG 59–71	RZL 79–59	PGS 64–62	VAL 79–65	ILO 78–85	PAM 47–81	NEG 67–64	ABR 92–74	CAL 76–79*	PAR 75–73	MNL 92–82	MDR 82–59	SJ 65–87	BCL Aug. 1	MAR Aug. 6	SAR Aug. 10	NE Aug. 14	ZAM Aug. 21	BIÑ Aug. 28
Iloilo (ILO)	BCD 85–67	BTG 64–71	PAR 66–72	SJ 78–106	MDR 70–77	BCL 75–73	PSY 77–81	NEG 66–72	QC 71–74	IMS 95–82	DVO 85–78	SOC 89–83	MNL 74–98	QZN 61–71	BUL 92–67	MAR 93–77	ZAM 68–81	NE 73–78	SAR Post.	CAL 80–90	ABR Aug. 3	MUN Aug. 9	PAM Aug. 16	RZL Aug. 22	PGS Aug. 30
Imus (IMS)	SOC 65–105	QC 70–91	BTG 79–108	DVO 68–132	BIÑ 67–84	NE 74–105	VAL 88–107	SAR 101–106	QZN 73–100	ABR 57–94	ILO 82–95	BAN 61–93	MNL 58–96	BCL 104–107	ZAM 71–110	NEG 68–75	MDR 68–82	BUL 94–88	MAR 79–96	BCD Post.	MUN 63–76	PAM Aug. 6	SJ Aug. 16	PSY Aug. 24	CAL Aug. 30
Manila (MNL)	PAR 78–82	BUL 75–70	BAN 90–84	CAL 69–66	QZN 65–70	SAR 90–87	NE 62–78	VAL 90–76	ABR 68–94	BIÑ 79–63	RZL 75–67	QC 76–57	IMS 96–58	ILO 98–74	PSY 90–87	SOC 85–80	MUN 83–80	DVO 82–92	ZAM Post.	MAR July 31	BTG Aug. 6	MDR Aug. 9	NEG Aug. 15	SJ Aug. 19	BCL Aug. 22	PAM Aug. 26
Marikina (MAR)	NEG 62–73	ABR 85–97	PAM 85–86	SJ 73–101	PGS 68–80	BCD 82–73	ZAM 54–78	CAL 38–64	SOC 72–76	SAR 67–70	NE 64–88	BUL 95–91	BAN 80–72	MUN 56–67	QC 88–84*	ILO 77–93	BCL 120–93	IMS 96–79	VAL Post.	MNL July 31	DVO Aug. 6	MDR Aug. 15	PAR Aug. 20	PSY Aug. 29
Mindoro (MDR)	BCL 84–81	SAR 93–99	ZAM 72–86	PAM 72–96	NE 68–79	ILO 77–70	QC 71–78	ABR 80–76*	SJ 65–95	PSY 96–88	CAL 76–90	BTG 73–82	PGS 62–81	SOC 91–107	NEG 64–68	RZL 60–64	IMS 82–68	PAR 94–97	DVO 59–82	BAN 96–103	QZN Aug. 3	MNL Aug. 9	MAR Aug. 15	BCD Aug. 26	MUN Aug. 29
Muntinlupa (MUN)	QC 74–81	RZL 61–79	SOC 62–103	PAR 57–64	DVO 66–82	PAM 62–83	BIÑ 60–71	BAN 69–63	SAR 75–71	NE 57–86	BCL 60–55	BCD 80–74	SJ 70–94	MAR 67–56	PGS 84–87	VAL 71–73	MNL 80–83	ZAM 55–75	BUL 64–60	IMS 76–63	ILO Aug. 9	PSY Aug. 15	ABR Aug. 17	NEG Aug. 21	MDR Aug. 29
Negros (NEG)	MAR 73–62	PSY 86–84**	BCL 75–68	ZAM 73–88	ABR 57–69	VAL 70–74	BTG 62–72	SOC 74–81	ILO 72–66	SJ 64–85	QZN 62–73	PAM 81–104	QC 79–83	DVO 64–67	MDR 68–64	IMS 75–68	RZL 103–94	NE 86–96	BCD 96–92	PGS 87–86	BIÑ 72–91	SAR Aug. 5	BUL Aug. 12	MNL Aug. 15	MUN Aug. 21	PAR Aug. 28
Nueva Ecija (NE)	QC 80–74*	MDR 79–68	BCL 76–65	IMS 105–74	MNL 78–62	BUL 105–66	BCD 95–77	MUN 86–57	MAR 88–64	ZAM 83–80	PAR 90–79	BAN 85–70	PAM 85–91	SJ 66–78	NEG 96–86	ILO 78–73	PSY Post.	VAL July 31	CAL Aug. 5	PGS Aug. 10	DVO Aug. 14	BIÑ Aug. 20	BTG Aug. 28	QZN Aug. 31
Pampanga (PAM)	RZL 71–78	MAR 86–85	MDR 96–72	BCL 128–93	QC 63–44	MUN 83–62	BAN 86–75	PSY 70–65	PAR 77–59	SAR 109–68	NEG 104–81	DVO 81–47	VAL 85–56	BUL 124–81	NE 91–85	PGS 74–50	CAL 76–60	BIÑ 91–74	BTG 88–62	ZAM 82–79	IMS Aug. 6	SOC Aug. 12	ILO Aug. 16	MNL Aug. 26	SJ Aug. 30
Pangasinan (PGS)	ABR 75–83	VAL 85–86	BUL 87–55	QZN 68–72	MAR 80–68	SJ 73–81	CAL 65–66	BIÑ 72–75	DVO 62–64	PAR 68–60	RZL 74–76	MDR 81–62	BCD 84–70	QC 74–78	MUN 87–84	PAM 50–74	PSY 75–83	BCL 113–91	NEG 86–87	BTG 64–71	SOC Aug. 3	NE Aug. 10	ZAM Aug. 17	BAN Aug. 22	ILO Aug. 30
Parañaque (PAR)	MNL 82–78	SOC 73–64	ILO 72–66	MUN 64–57	VAL 68–70	BUL 79–73	SAR 100–67	QZN 75–81	ZAM 65–62	PAM 59–77	PGS 60–68	CAL 73–69	NE 79–90	BIÑ 65–71	RZL 82–73	BCL 110–90	DVO 73–75	MDR 97–94	BAN 74–58	ABR Post.	PSY July 31	QC Aug. 7	BTG Aug. 14	MAR Aug. 20	NEG Aug. 28
Pasay (PSY)	NEG 84–86**	ABR 78–72	DVO 57–56	BTG 65–64	SOC 70–77	RZL 89–75	ILO 81–77	PAM 65–70	MDR 88–96	BIÑ 76–65	BUL 90–69	VAL 85–86	QC 60–70	MNL 87–90	BAN 82–78	BCD 77–67	PGS 83–75	SAR 65–60	QZN 84–81	NE Post.	PAR July 31	SJ Aug. 8	MUN Aug. 15	CAL Aug. 20	IMS Aug. 24	MAR Aug. 29
Quezon (QZN)	VAL 88–81	PGS 72–68	MNL 70–65	ZAM 82–77	BCD 76–55	PAR 81–75	IMS 100–73	BTG 91–89*	NEG 73–62	BCL 115–86	CAL 66–56	SAR 72–68	ILO 71–61	BIÑ 58–54	QC 70–59	ABR 90–85	PSY 81–84	SOC Post.	MDR Aug. 3	RZL Aug. 7	SJ Aug. 12	BUL Aug. 19	BAN Aug. 27	NE Aug. 31
Quezon City (QC)	MUN 81–74	IMS 91–70	NE 74–80*	BIÑ 53–72	PAM 44–63	MDR 78–71	RZL 59–71	BTG 73–76*	ILO 74–71	SOC 62–65	MNL 57–76	NEG 83–79	PSY 70–60	PGS 78–74	MAR 84–88*	SAR 70–61	QZN 59–70	SJ 72–85	ZAM 85–89	BCL Post.	BUL 87–65	PAR Aug. 7	ABR Aug. 13	BCD Aug. 19	VAL Aug. 29
Rizal (RZL)	PAM 78–71	MUN 79–61	BCL 85–82	SOC 92–81	BTG 63–70	PSY 75–89	QC 71–59	DVO 59–79	BAN 87–85	MNL 67–75	PGS 76–74	SJ 104–100***	ABR 63–74	ZAM 69–77	PAR 73–82	MDR 64–60	NEG 94–103	BUL 85–63	BIÑ 80–82	SAR 80–69	QZN Aug. 7	BCD Aug. 13	VAL Aug. 17	ILO Aug. 22	CAL Aug. 77
San Juan (SJ)	MAR 101–73	ILO 106–78	SAR 80–65	PGS 81–73	ABR 95–82	BCL 99–58	MDR 95–65	NEG 85–64	VAL 93–81	RZL 100–104***	MUN 94–70	BCD 91–85	BIÑ 96–85	NE 78–66	QC 85–72	BTG 83–69	CAL Post.	DVO 87–65	BAN Aug. 1	PSY Aug. 8	QZN Aug. 12	IMS Aug. 16	MNL Aug. 19	SOC Aug. 26	PAM Aug. 30
Sarangani (SAR)	BAN 80–90	MDR 99–93	BCD 81–84	BUL 88–92	SJ 65–80	MNL 87–90	PAR 67–100	IMS 106–101	MUN 71–75	MAR 70–67	PAM 68–109	ABR 60–82	ZAM 73–90	QZN 68–72	BCL 101–55	QC 61–70	VAL 64–79	PSY 60–65	ILO Post.	RZL 69–80	NEG Aug. 5	DVO Aug. 10	SOC Aug. 16	BIÑ Aug. 24
South Cotabato (SOC)	IMS 105–65	PAR 64–73	MUN 103–62	RZL 81–92	ZAM 83–85	PSY 77–70	BUL 85–82	NEG 81–74	MAR 76–72	BCL 82–68	QC 65–62	BIÑ 82–81	ILO 83–89	MDR 107–91	CAL 80–71	MNL 80–85	BAN 88–83	BCD 90–84	ABR 64–73	QZN July 26	PGS Aug. 3	VAL Aug. 8	PAM Aug. 12	SAR Aug. 16	BTG Aug. 21	SJ Aug. 26
Valenzuela (VAL)	ZAM 76–82*	PGS 86–85	QZN 81–88	BAN 91–87	PAR 70–68	NEG 74–70	BIÑ 77–88	IMS 107–88	MNL 76–90	BUL 98–70	DVO 65–79	SJ 81–93	PSY 86–85	PAM 56–85	BTG 74–91	BCD 88–81	MUN 73–71	SAR 79–64	CAL 78–84	MAR Post.	NE July 31	SOC Aug. 8	RZL Aug. 17	ABR Aug. 24	QC Aug. 29
Zamboanga (ZAM)	VAL 82–76*	BCL 97–82	MDR 86–72	NEG 88–73	SOC 85–83	QZN 77–82	MAR 78–54	BCD 77–62	PAR 62–65	CAL 72–65	BAN 79–72	NE 80–83	SAR 90–73	RZL 77–69	IMS 110–71	ILO 81–68	MUN 75–55	QC 89–85	MNL Post.	PAM 79–82	BIÑ Aug. 5	BTG Aug. 10	PGS Aug. 17	DVO Aug. 21	BUL Aug. 27	ABR Aug. 31
Source: Schedule | Updated as of: July 30, 2024

Notes

• Any game details are subject to change.
• The season schedule is revealed part by part, thus not every game is shown in the table. Currently, the schedule ends on August 31, 2024.

Postponed games

• All games scheduled from July 23 to 26 were postponed due to rains brought by Super Typhoon Carina. The games were set to take place at San Andres Sports Complex, Caloocan Sports Complex, and Olivarez College. ^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Any postponed or suspended games will be rescheduled towards the end of the season and will be played or resumed should it have playoff implications.

Home-and-away records

Team	Division	Home		Neutral		Away
		GP	Record	GP	Record	GP	Record
Abra Weavers	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	12	9–3 (.750)	5	1–4 (.200)
Bacolod City of Smiles	South	—		19	1–18 (.053)	—
Bataan Risers	North	4	1–3 (.250)	12	4–8 (.333)	3	0–3 (.000)
Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters	South	6 [lower-alpha 1]	5–1 (.833)	10	7–3 (.700)	3	1–2 (.333)
Bicolandia Oragons	South	—		19	2–17 (.105)	—
Biñan Tatak Gel	South	8	4–4 (.500)	6	5–1 (.833)	4	2–2 (.500)
Bulacan Kuyas	North	—		17	2–15 (.118)	4	0–4 (.000)
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	North	9	4–5 (.444)	6	6–0 (1.000)	1	0–1 (.000)
Davao Occidental Tigers	South	—		10	9–1 (.900)	9	4–5 (.444)
Iloilo United Royals	South	—		16	6–10 (.375)	3	0–3 (.000)
Imus Agimat	South	—		19	1–18 (.053)	1	0–1 (.000)
Manila Batang Sampaloc	North	6	4–2 (.667)	9	8–1 (.889)	3	1–2 (.333)
Marikina Shoemasters	North	—		17	6–11 (.353)	1	0–1 (.000)
Mindoro Tamaraws	South	1	1–0 (1.000)	19	4–15 (.211)	—
Muntinlupa Cagers	South	—		17	6–11 (.353)	3	0–3 (.000)
Negros Muscovados	South	—		21	9–12 (.429)	—
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	North	4	3–1 (.750)	11	11–0 (1.000)	1	0–1 (.000)
Pampanga Giant Lanterns	North	10	10–0 (1.000)	7	6–1 (.857)	3	3–0 (1.000)
Pangasinan Heatwaves	North	6	2–4 (.333)	10	4–6 (.400)	4	0–4 (.000)
Parañaque Patriots	South	8 [lower-alpha 2]	4–4 (.500)	7	6–1 (.857)	4	2–2 (.500)
Pasay Voyagers	North	6	6–0 (1.000)	12	6–6 (.500)	1	0–1 (.000)
Quezon Huskers	South	1	1–0 (1.000)	11	11–0 (1.000)	5	4–1 (.800)
Quezon City Toda Aksyon	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	14	7–7 (.500)	4	1–3 (.250)
Rizal Golden Coolers	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	14	9–5 (.643)	6	1–5 (.167)
San Juan Knights	North	8	7–1 (.875)	8	8–0 (1.000)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Sarangani Marlins	South	—		17	4–13 (.235)	2	0–2 (.000)
South Cotabato Warriors	South	—		16	11–5 (.688)	3	2–1 (.667)
Valenzuela Classic	North	3	2–1 (.667)	10	7–3 (.700)	6	1–5 (.167)
Zamboanga Master Sardines	South	—		16	13–3 (.813)	3	2–1 (.667)
Updated as of: July 30, 2024

Notes

1. Batangas City's June 11 home game was played in San Jose.
2. Parañaque's April 9 home game was played in Las Piñas.

Playoffs

The playoffs are expected to begin in October 2024. As it has been since 2019, the divisional rounds will utilize a best-of-three format while the championship series, the national finals, will be a best-of-five series.

Qualified teams

Currently, the Pampanga Giant Lanterns are the only team to have clinched a playoff spot.

Statistics

As of June 3, 2024

Individual statistical leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Ryan Sual	Sarangani Marlins	21.0
Rebounds per game	Justine Baltazar	Pampanga Giant Lanterns	14.0
Assists per game	Andrey Armenion Lorenzo Navarro	Valenzuela Classic Manila Batang Sampaloc	7.0
Steals per game	Kraniel Villoria	Rizal Golden Coolers	3.0
Blocks per game	King Destacamento	Muntinlupa Cagers	3.0

Team statistical leaders

As of July 27, 2024

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	San Juan Knights	91.4
Rebounds per game	Pampanga Giant Lanterns	56.0
Assists per game	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	27.8
Steals per game	Marikina Shoemasters	11.9
Blocks per game	Negros Muscovados	4.2
Turnovers per game	Imus Agimat	16.6

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
April 6–13, 2024	Mark Yee (Parañaque Patriots)	[16]
April 15–20, 2024	Warren Bonifacio (Pasay Voyagers)	[17]
April 22–27, 2024	Dennis Santos (Valenzuela Classic)	[18]
April 29 – May 4, 2024	CJ Payawal (Valenzuela Classic)	[19]
May 6–11, 2024	Michael Maestre (Biñan Tatak Gel)	[20]
May 13–18, 2024	King Destacamento (Sarangani Marlins)	[21]
May 20–25, 2024	Justine Baltazar (Pampanga Giant Lanterns)	[22]
May 27 – June 1, 2024	Greg Slaughter (Manila Batang Sampaloc)	[23]
June 3–8, 2024	Christian Fajarito (South Cotabato Warriors)	[24]
June 10–15, 2024	Roi Sumang (Abra Weavers)	[25]
June 17–22, 2024	Rhinwill Yambing (Quezon City Toda Aksyon)	[26]
June 24–29, 2024	Archie Concepcion (Pampanga Giant Lanterns)	[27]
July 1–6, 2024	CJ Cansino (Iloilo United Royals)	[28]
July 8–13, 2024	Jason Opiso (Quezon Huskers)	[29]
July 15–20, 2024	JR Olegario (Parañaque Patriots)	[30]
July 22–27, 2024	Kenny Rocacurva (Biñan Tatak Gel)	[31]
July 29 – August 3, 2024
August 5–10, 2024
August 12–17, 2024
August 19–24, 2024
August 26–31, 2024

Notable events

• Ahead of the season, the MPBL banned 47 players and officials for allegedly being involved in game fixing. ^[32]
• On April 16, 2024, an altercation took place following the Abra–Pasay game in which one of the game officials was attacked by bodyguards of the Abra Weavers' team owner. ^{[33] [34]} The league has since launched an investigation of the incident. ^[35]
• On April 24, 2024, Germy Mahinay was fined and suspended indefinitely after undercutting Joey Barcuma during the Negros–Zamboanga game on April 22, which resulted in a Flagrant 2 foul leading to his ejection from the game. ^[36]
• During the PBA season 49 draft on July 14, 2024, Justine Baltazar became the first MPBL player to be selected first overall in the PBA draft. ^{[37] [38]}

Records and milestones

Records

• On June 3, 2024, the Bicolandia Oragons lost their 22nd straight game, surpassing the 2020 Soccsksargen/Sarangani Marlins for the longest losing streak in league history. The streak would eventually end at 23 games following a win over Bacolod City of Smiles on June 12.

Milestones

• April 6, 2024 – Jaycee Marcelino becomes the 29th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 12, 2024 – Ian Melencio becomes the 30th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 17, 2024 – Michael Mabulac becomes the 6th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career rebounds.
  • Michael Mabulac also becomes the 4th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds.
• April 20, 2024 – Robby Celiz becomes the 31st player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 22, 2024:
  • Jhaymo Eguilos becomes the 7th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career rebounds.
    • Jhaymo Eguilos also becomes the 5th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds.
  • Carlo Lastimosa becomes the 32nd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 25, 2024 – Orlan Wamar Jr. becomes the 33rd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 29, 2024 – Mark Cruz becomes the 34th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• May 7, 2024 – Billy Ray Robles becomes the 35th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• May 17, 2024 – Emman Calo becomes the 36th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• June 19, 2024 – Paolo Javelona becomes the 37th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• July 11, 2024 – Larry Rodriguez becomes the 38th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• July 13, 2024 – Gab Banal becomes the 39th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• July 19, 2024 – Judel Fuentes becomes the 40th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• July 20, 2024 – Pamboy Raymundo becomes the 41st player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.

Junior MPBL tournaments

Junior MPBL began its second season on May 5, 2024, retaining the same three age groups (14-under, 16-under, and 18-under). A new 21-under age group, billed as the Junior MPBL D-League, will begin its first season during this season as well.

Media

This season marks the third year of Cignal TV's broadcast partnership with the league. Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) still handles all live television broadcasts while One PH continues to air the primetime game on a delayed basis. The games are streamed live via Pilipinas Live and online on Facebook and YouTube.

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