2018–19 MPBL season
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationRegular season:
June 12, 2018 – March 11, 2019
Playoffs:
March 12 – April 8, 2019
Finals:
April 11–25, 2019
Number of games364 (regular season)
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)S+A
Fox Sports[1]
Regular season
Top seedBataan Risers
Season MVPGab Banal (Bacoor City)
Playoffs
North Division championsSan Juan Knights
  North Division runners-upManila Stars
South Division championsDavao Occidental Tigers
  South Division runners-upBatangas City Athletics
Finals
ChampionsSan Juan Knights
  Runners-upDavao Occidental Tigers
Finals MVPMike Ayonayon (San Juan)

The 2018–19 MPBL season, also known as the MPBL Datu Cup, was the second season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The regular season began on June 12, 2018 and ended on March 11, 2019. The playoffs then began on March 12, 2019 and ended on April 25, 2019 when the San Juan Knights defeated the Davao Occidental Tigers in five games in the 2019 MPBL Finals.

This season saw sixteen expansion teams, nearly tripling its size from 10 to 26 teams. It also marked the league's national expansion, with five of those teams coming from Visayas and Mindanao. This resulted to the addition of divisions, dividing the entire league into the North and South Divisions, although this only affected playoff seeding and not the overall format of the season.

The opening ceremony took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The league also held its first ever All-Star Game at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019, which saw the South Division beating the North Division with a score of 109–84.

Teams

Team changes

After a successful inaugural season, sixteen teams joined the league, its biggest expansion to date, for a total of 26 teams. Due to the much bigger size of the league, divisions were introduced to divide the teams into the North and South Divisions. Divisions only affected the playoff format, with the two division champions meeting in the Finals. Mid-season, the MPBL side of the Zamboanga Valientes was relaunched and became the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines following undisclosed management issues.

Arenas

Expansion team
New arena
TeamArenaCapacity
North Division
Bataan RisersBataan People's Center4,000
Bulacan KuyasBaliwag Star Arena5,000
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium5,000
Caloocan SupremosCaloocan Sports Complex3,000
Makati Super CrunchYnares Sports Arena3,000
Mandaluyong El TigreJose Rizal University Gymnasium1,000
Ynares Sports Arena3,000
Manila StarsSan Andres Sports Complex3,000
Navotas ClutchNavotas Sports Complex1,000
Pampanga LanternsAUF Sports and Cultural Center3,000
Pasay VoyagersCuneta Astrodome12,000
Pasig PiratesPasig Sports Center2,500
Quezon City CapitalsBlue Eagle Gym7,500
Henry Noble Gymnasium980
JCSGO Seed Dome1,000
San Juan KnightsFiloil Flying V Centre5,500
Valenzuela ClassicValenzuela Astrodome3,000
South Division
Bacoor City StrikersStrike Gymansium1,500
Basilan SteelLamitan Capitol Gymansium3,000
Batangas City AthleticsBatangas City Sports Coliseum4,000
Batangas State University Gymnasium2,500
De La Salle Lipa SENTRUM1,000
Cebu City SharksUSJ–R Basak Coliseum4,000
Hoops Dome6,500
Davao Occidental TigersUSeP Gymnasium and Cultural Center6,000
Rizal Memorial Colleges Gymnasium2,000
GenSan WarriorsLagao Gymnasium6,000
Imus BanderaImus City Sports Complex1,000
Laguna HeroesAlonte Sports Arena6,500
Marikina ShoemastersMarist School Gymnasium2,500
Muntinlupa CagersMuntinlupa Sports Center3,000
Parañaque PatriotsOlivarez College Gymnasium3,500
Rizal CrusadersYnares Center7,400
Zamboanga Family's Brand SardinesMayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum12,000
Neutral
Opening ceremoniesSmart Araneta Coliseum25,000
All-Star GameSM Mall of Asia Arena15,000

Name changes

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Bulacan Kuyas Chris Baluyot Britt Reroma
Navotas Clutch Elvis Tolentino Richie Ticzon
Parañaque Patriots Aric del Rosario Eric Samson
Mid-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Basilan Steel Joseph Romarate Jerson Cabiltes
Cebu City Sharks Gilbert Castillo Norberto Manalili
Imus Bandera Jerry Codiñera
Mike Orquillas		 Mike Orquillas
Noynoy Falcasantos
Laguna Heroes Alex Angeles Nath Gregorio
Mandaluyong El Tigre Mac Cuan Arlene Rodriguez
Muntinlupa Cagers Aldrin Morante
Aldin Ayo		 Aldin Ayo
Jack Azcueta
Navotas Clutch Richie Ticzon Gabby Severino
Pampanga Lanterns Isaiah Duenas Aldrin Morante
Bacoor Strikers Budds Reyes Leo Isaac
Pasig Pirates James Machate Ronjay Enrile
Parañaque Patriots Eric Samson
Richie Melencio		 Richie Melencio
Monel Kallos
Valenzuela Classic Chris Gavina
Eric Samson		 Eric Samson
Juven Formacil
Zamboanga Valientes Ednie Morones Raymund Valenzona

Roster regulation changes

To ensure that the league remains balanced, a new rule was added so that teams were limited to only one Filipino-foreigner per roster, that player must also not be taller than 6'4" (193 cm). The player is classified as Filipino-foreigner if the player is a Filipino of foreign descent, regardless of being a Philippine passport holder. The new rule, however, caused some criticism from fans and players alike.[2][3]

Regular season

Format

The 26 teams played in a single round-robin format, playing one game against all other teams in the league for a total of 25 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 playoffs were expanded from eight teams to sixteen teams in this season. 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.

Standings

North Division

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Bataan Risers 25 23 2 .920 — Playoffs
2 Makati Super Crunch 25 21 4 .840 2
3 San Juan Knights 25 20 5 .800[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Manila Stars 25 20 5 .800[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Bulacan Kuyas 25 14 11 .560 9
6 Navotas Clutch 25 13 12 .520 10
7 Quezon City Capitals 25 12 13 .480 11
8 Caloocan Supremos 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 12
9 Pampanga Lanterns 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 12
10 Valenzuela Classic 25 10 15 .400 13
11 Mandaluyong El Tigre 25 8 17 .320[lower-alpha 3] 15
12 Pasay Voyagers 25 8 17 .320[lower-alpha 3] 15
13 Pasig Pirates 25 4 21 .160 19
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 San Juan wins tiebreaker over Manila based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Caloocan wins tiebreaker over Pampanga based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 Mandaluyong wins tiebreaker over Pasay based on head-to-head victory.

South Division

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 25 20 5 .800 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Athletics 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
4 GenSan Warriors 25 14 11 .560 6
5 Bacoor Strikers 25 13 12 .520 7
6 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 25 12 13 .480 8
7 Imus Bandera 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 9
8 Cebu City Sharks 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 9
9 Laguna Heroes 25 10 15 .400 10
10 Parañaque Patriots 25 9 16 .360 11
11 Marikina Shoemasters 25 8 17 .320 12
12 Basilan Steel 25 7 18 .280[lower-alpha 3] 13
13 Rizal Crusaders 25 7 18 .280[lower-alpha 3] 13
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 Batangas City wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Imus wins tiebreaker over Cebu City based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 Basilan wins tiebreaker over Rizal based on head-to-head victory.

Results

Teams BCR BAS BAN BTG BUL CAL CEB DVO GS IMS LAG MKT MDL MNL MAR MUN NAV PAM PAR PSY PSG QC RZL SJ VAL ZAM
Bacoor City 79–67 75–84 62–70 76–77 86–68 76–71 50–69 71–82 90–79 91–86 67–73 61–83 92–86 85–87 83–97 81–75 80–81 20–0[lower-alpha 1] 90–86 84–59 90–87 74–63 63–74 88–81 63–72
Basilan — 77–108 94–89 57–59 92–84 86–76 61–86 81–83 108–113 62–80 65–77 70–68 67–79 82–85 75–99 97–102 88–78 89–84 66–69 77–102 68–74 94–90 84–95 94–96 80–94
Bataan — — 81–67 63–49 94–81 76–69 91–88 62–58 95–85 77–70 72–70 109–65 82–89 81–64 67–63 84–78 87–74 102–73 77–60 105–87 101–68 88–74 61–67 59–55 76–74
Batangas City — — — 54–63 81–69 66–72 70–71 92–86 96–93 54–61 72–65 61–57 79–80 62–52 82–71 98–101** 75–80 71–57 60–57 69–62 95–90 92–90* 85–78 66–78 104–93
Bulacan — — — — 86–82 54–70 88–85* 43–56 117–113* 87–70 94–99 91–102 62–84 79–72 66–86 89–98 67–65 77–58 73–70 102–96 61–55 80–61 76–94 75–84 72–75
Caloocan — — — — — 70–71 68–82 84–75 74–69 76–62 57–79 83–77 68–95 94–91 79–72 55–59 78–62 87–94 85–63 91–81 79–81 92–80 77–81 90–87 67–72
Cebu City — — — — — — 64–71 66–70 61–90 77–75** 70–66 63–72 76–107 78–74 80–73 73–83 69–68 73–81 76–61 56–53 68–75 57–80 62–71 78–75 58–61
Davao Occidental — — — — — — — 83–84 75–71 72–66 77–79 86–63 88–89 80–68 88–82 72–59 82–77 92–82 68–61 88–82 90–78 84–74 87–75 92–85 93–68
General Santos — — — — — — — — 79–73 69–66 71–86 93–89 57–63 81–88 60–61 80–73 72–64 80–76 64–70 116–72 72–77 65–58 76–86 72–79 78–69
Imus — — — — — — — — — 67–65 79–76 107–90 68–69 72–71 74–80 79–78 88–76 95–77 75–79 117–87 71–80 73–85 50–77 81–71 78–83
Laguna — — — — — — — — — — 65–76 76–72 74–68 63–61 95–94 74–61 58–75 76–52 72–76 83–75 80–85 79–80 56–81 74–66 80–86
Makati — — — — — — — — — — — 79–63 99–98 90–71 52–50 96–87 69–67 75–50 67–59 76–71 102–78 66–55 78–73 67–64 77–65
Mandaluyong — — — — — — — — — — — — 73–92 62–76 74–86 59–55 85–90 77–75 70–74 98–55 76–86 65–51 60–76 64–78 71–61
Manila — — — — — — — — — — — — — 91–89 100–86 92–96 100–75 98–88 115–85 111–98 76–71 71–70 80–84* 89–84 60–59
Marikina — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 76–85 80–76 76–91 68–71 71–69 71–67 78–74 69–75 65–77 99–102** 80–87
Muntinlupa — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 101–95 80–87 77–76 80–67 98–92* 97–100* 84–80 77–71 90–86 85–69
Navotas — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 88–89 90–83 83–75 97–70 120–105 87–81 74–81 72–70 78–89
Pampanga — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 82–79 86–83 67–69 97–94 76–85 70–93 82–90 87–85
Parañaque — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 73–69 87–69 64–65 59–47 77–87 76–73 68–58
Pasay — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 84–71 83–81 87–81 66–89 80–93 74–91
Pasig — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — – 98–95 81–78 60–87 88–95 78–92
Quezon City — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 81–79 50–68 76–72 109–81
Rizal — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 85–77 74–76 77–73
San Juan — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 102–83 80–59
Valenzuela — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 71–79
Zamboanga — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Bacoor City–Parañaque game was forfeited in Bacoor City's favor. The initial score was 81–82 in favor of Parañaque but was supposedly going to be replayed at 81–81 in overtime due to a scoring error by a referee. In the replay, however, Parañaque ended up being a no-show, giving the win to Bacoor City.[4]

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.

Playoffs

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 Bataan 2
N8 Caloocan 0
N1 Bataan 1
N4 Manila 2
N4 Manila 2
N5 Bulacan 0
N4 Manila 1
North Division
N3 San Juan 2
N2 Makati 0
N7 Quezon City 2
N7 Quezon City 0
N3 San Juan 2
N3 San Juan 2
N6 Navotas 0
N3 San Juan 3
S1 Davao Occidental 2
S1 Davao Occidental 2
S8 Cebu City 0
S1 Davao Occidental 2
S5 Bacoor City 0
S4 General Santos 0
S5 Bacoor City 2
S1 Davao Occidental 2
South Division
S2 Batangas City 1
S2 Batangas City 2
S7 Imus 1
S2 Batangas City 2
S6 Zamboanga 1
S3 Muntinlupa 1
S6 Zamboanga 2

First Round

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.

North Division First Round

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Bataan Risers 2–0 (8) Caloocan Supremos 91–71 83–71 —
(2) Makati Super Crunch 0–2 (7) Quezon City Capitals 77–88 74–77 —
(3) San Juan Knights 2–0 (6) Navotas Clutch 81–76 75–69 —
(4) Manila Stars 2–0 (5) Bulacan Kuyas 69–65 92–83 —

South Division First Round

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Davao Occidental Tigers 2–0 (8) Cebu City Sharks 82–67 76–69 —
(2) Batangas City Athletics 2–1 (7) Imus Bandera 77–69 69–75 92–65
(3) Muntinlupa Cagers 1–2 (6) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 89–78 73–84 83–87
(4) General Santos Warriors 0–2 (5) Bacoor Strikers 80–90 78–92 —

Division Semifinals

In the Division Semifinals, the highest seeded team hosts games 1 and 3, while the second-highest seeded team hosts game 2.

North Division Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Bataan Risers 1–2 (4) Manila Stars 73–72 76–80 51-56
(3) San Juan Knights 2–0 (7) Quezon City Capitals 94–86 106–81 —

South Division Semifinals

Due to Davao Occidental advancing after game 2, Batangas City instead hosted game 3.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Davao Occidental Tigers 2–0 (5) Bacoor Strikers 79–71 87–67 —
(2) Batangas City Athletics 2–1 (6) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 58–72 67–57 80–72

Division Finals

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.

North Division Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) San Juan Knights 2–1 (4) Manila Stars 88–91 92–90 83–74

South Division Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Davao Occidental Tigers 2–1 (2) Batangas City Athletics 66–48 74–76 66–51

MPBL Finals

In the MPBL Finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1, 2, and 5, while the lower-seeded team hosts games 3 and 4.

Both teams finished the season 20–5, but the Davao Occidental Tigers held the homecourt advantage for the Finals, as they have defeated San Juan in their regular season matchup, but the San Juan Knights eventually won the championship in 5 games.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(S1) Davao Occidental Tigers 2–3 (N3) San Juan Knights 74–84 67–60 62–6777–6686–87

All-Star Game

The first ever MPBL All-Star Game took place on March 2, 2019 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena where the South All-Stars prevailed over the North All-Stars, 109–84. Jeff Viernes of the Batangas City Athletics was named the first ever MPBL All-Star MVP.[5]

Lineups

Game

March 2, 2019
North All-Stars 84–109 South All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–20, 20–38, 20–30
Pts: Chris Bitoon 11 Pts: Jeff Viernes 19

Pre-game events

Before the game itself, multiple pre-game events were held. These include the Executives' Game, 2-Ball Challenge, Three-Point Shootout, and Slam Dunk Competition. The champions of these events are as follows:

Statistics

As of March 9, 2019

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameAlmond VosotrosCaloocan Supremos20.33
Total Rebounds per gameJR TaganasBulacan Kuyas12.64
Assists per gamePaolo HubaldeValenzuela Classic8.48
Steals per gamePaolo HubaldeValenzuela Classic2.8
Blocks per gameAris DionisioManila Stars2.17
Turnovers per gameBonbon CustodioDavao Occidental Tigers4.4
Fouls per gameChad AlonzoBacoor City Strikers3.57
Minutes per gamePaolo CastroParañaque Patriots33.58
FG%Art Patrick AquinoSan Juan Knights59.0%
FT%Eric Dela CuestaRizal Crusaders91.0%
3FG%Nico AbatayoBatangas City Athletics67.0%
Player efficiency rating
Double-doublesHarold Miguel ArboledaParañaque Patriots7
Triple-doublesGab BanalBacoor Strikers3

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsLeomer LosentesGeneral Santos Warriors41
ReboundsJR TaganasBulacan Kuyas26
AssistsAllan MangahasMuntinlupa Cagers17
StealsWarren YbanezMarikina Shoemasters8
BlocksEduardo DoroteoPasig Pirates7
Three-pointersYves SazonMarikina Shoemasters7

Team statistic leaders

CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game
Turnovers per game
Fouls per game
FG%
FT%
3FG%
+/−

Awards

The individual league awards was given before Game 4 of the 2019 MPBL Finals at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. This marks the first time the league gave away end-of-season awards (only the Finals MVP was given last season)[6]

Awards Winner(s) Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player Gab Banal Bacoor City Strikers [7]
Finals Most Valuable Player Mike Ayonayon San Juan Knights
Defensive Player of the Year Aris Dionisio Manila Stars
Coach of the Year Randy Alcantara San Juan Knights
Executive of the Year Oscar Malapitan Caloocan Supremos
Sportsmanship Award JR Taganas Bulacan Kuyas
All-MPBL First Team Mark Yee Davao Occidental Tigers
Gab Banal Bacoor City Strikers
Aris Dionisio Manila Stars
Chris Bitoon Manila Stars
Allan Mangahas Muntinlupa Cagers
All-MPBL Second Team John Wilson San Juan Knights
Michael Mabulac Laguna Heroes
Jai Reyes Navotas Clutch
Harold Arboleda Zamboanga Valientes
Leo Najorda Davao Occidental Tigers
Players of the week
WeekPlayerStat LineAgainstRef.
June 12−16, 2018Reed Juntilla (Zamboanga Valientes)30 Points
6 Rebounds
5 Assists
1 Steal		Laguna Heroes[8]
June 19−23, 2018Christopher Sumalinog (Bacoor City Strikers)22 Points
7 Rebounds
1 Assist
1 Steal
2 Blocks		Cebu City Sharks[9]
June 26–30, 2018Jai Reyes (Laguna Heroes)21 Points
11 Rebounds
5 Assists
1 Steal		Pasig Pirates[10]
July 3–6, 2018Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Mandaluyong El Tigre)20 Points
11 Rebounds
10 Assists
7 Steals		Pasig Pirates
July 10–12, 2018Mar Villahermosa (Caloocan Supremos)29 Points
3 Rebounds
2 Assists
5 Steals		Rizal Crusaders
July 16–21, 2018Michael Juico (Pampanga Lanterns)35 Points
7 Rebounds
3 Assists
3 Steals		Parañaque Patriots
July 31 – August 4, 2018Mikee Reyes (Bacoor City Strikers)21 Points
10 Rebounds
15 Assists
2 Steals		Caloocan Supremos
August 7–11, 2018Reed Juntilla (Zamboanga Valientes)29 Points
11 Rebounds
4 Assists		Navotas Clutch
August 14–16, 2018Gab Banal (Bacoor Strikers)25 Points
12 Rebounds
6 Assists		Laguna Heroes
August 21–25, 2018Allan Mangahas (Muntinlupa Cagers)21 Points
4 Rebounds
5 Assists
2 Blocks		San Juan Knights
August 28 – September 1, 2018Billy Ray Robles (Davao Occidental Tigers)21 Points
10 Rebounds
9/16 Field Goals		Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs
September 4–8, 2018Allan Mangahas (Muntinlupa Cagers)22 Points
12 Rebounds
12 Assists		Bacoor City Strikers
September 11–13, 2018Aris Dionisio (Manila Stars)24 Points
10 Rebounds
2 Assists
2 Steals
2 Blocks		Caloocan Longrich
September 19–23, 2018Mark Yee (Davao Occidental Tigers)16 Points
24 Rebounds
6 Assists		Pasay Voyagers
September 25–29, 2018Mark Yee (Davao Occidental Tigers)29 Points
11 Rebounds
3 Assists
1 Steal
1 Block		Caloocan Supremos
October 2–6, 2018Gab Banal (Bacoor Strikers)30 Points
10 Rebounds
4 Assists		Navotas Clutch
October 9–13, 2018Jan Jamon (Pasay Voyagers)27 Points
5 Rebounds
2 Assists		Imus Bandera[11]
October 16–20, 2018Bobby Balucanag (Pasay Voyagers)26 Points
13 Rebounds
2 Assists
1 Steal
1 Block		Quezon City Capitals[12]
October 22–27, 2018Paolo Hubalde (Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs)25 Points
10 Rebounds
6 Assists		Cebu City Sharks
October 30 – November 3, 2018Jeff Viernes (Batangas City Athletics)21 Points
5 Rebounds
4 Assists
1 Steal		San Juan Knights
January 3–5, 2019Renato Ular (Marikina Shoemasters)19 Points
15 Rebounds
2 Blocks		Bacoor Strikers
January 7–12, 2019Mac Cardona (San Juan Knights)25 Points
5 Rebounds
2 Assists
2 Blocks		Basilan Steel
February 11–16, 2019Mark Andaya (Pasig Pirates)16 Points
12 Rebounds
2 Assists
3 Blocks		Pampanga Lanterns

Notable events

Events

  • March 11, 2019 – The Bacoor City–Parañaque replay was forfeited in Bacoor City's favor, marking the first time in which a game was forfeited in any manner.

Media

This season marked the second of three years of ABS-CBN's broadcasting rights of the league, as games were aired on S+A channel. In addition, Fox Sports Philippines started broadcasting games this season. The league also began streaming all of its games on its official Facebook page.

References

  1. ↑ Joble, Rey (October 18, 2018). "FOX Sports to air monday MPBL games starting November 5". Fox Sports Philippines. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "MPBL takes a hit for 'racist' rule limiting teams to only one Fil-foreign player". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tratter: MPBL rule on Fil-foreigners taking away opportunity from players". ESPN.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Joble, Rey (March 11, 2019). "Bacoor secures No.5 seat in south after winning via forfeiture over Paranaque". Fox Sports Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "South tops North as Viernes, Anderson shine in MPBL All-Stars". Rappler. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ Joble, Rey (April 18, 2019). "Ask the fans | Who makes your list of awardees for the MPBL Datu Cup?". Fox Sports Philippines. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (April 22, 2019). "Gab Banal wins MPBL MVP plum". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Isaga, JR (June 20, 2018). "MPBL week 1: Juntilla bags Player of the Week, Sazon wows in opener". Rappler. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Bolo, Lance (June 27, 2018). "Best Player of the Week (June 19–23), Christopher Sumalinog of Bacoor City Strikers, He registered 22 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks against Cebu City Sharks - Casino Ethyl Alcohol last week". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bolo, Lance (July 2, 2018). "Player of the Week (June 26–30): JAI REYES, Nagtala ng double-double performance (21pts, 11rebs, 5ast, 1stl) si Jai Reyes ng Laguna Krah Heroes upang makuha ang unang panalo ng kanyang koponan kontra sa home team Pasig Pirates nung nakaraang June 26". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Player of the Week: (Oct. 9-13): JAN JAMON (Pasay Voyagers)". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Facebook Page. Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Player of the Week (Oct. 16-20): BOBBY BALUCANAG (Pasay Voyagers)". October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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