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2018 Batangas City Athletics season

The 2018 Batangas City Athletics season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] The team concluded their season as the league's inaugural champions, after defeating the Muntinlupa Cagers in four games during the 2018 MPBL Finals.

2018 Batangas City Athletics season
MPBL champions
Head coachMac Tan
Results
Record8–1 (.889)
PlaceOverall: 1st
Playoff finishMPBL champions
(won vs. Muntinlupa, 3–1)
Batangas City Athletics seasons

Led by Val Acuña, Batangas City finished with the league's best record, winning eight out of nine games. The only loss came against the Bulacan Kuyas on March 3, 2018. The Athletics then swept its playoff opponents in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals before meeting Muntinlupa in the inaugural Finals series. After winning the first two games at home, they lost the following game 3 as the visiting team. On April 19, 2018, the Athletics would beat the Cagers by two points, claiming their first and only MPBL championship.

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Batangas City Athletics 9 8 1 .889 — Playoffs
2 Bulacan Kuyas 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
4 Valenzuela Classic 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
5 Quezon City Capitals 9 5 4 .556[b] 3
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. ^ a b c Bulacan (+5), Muntinlupa (+1), Valenzuela (-6) are ranked by head-to-head point differential.
  2. ^ Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

Schedule edit

2018 Batangas City Athletics season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 January 27 Valenzuela W 73–65 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–0 Recap
2 February 3 Bataan W 88–73 Batangas City Coliseum 2–0 Recap
3 February 10 Imus W 74–56 Imus City Sports Complex 3–0 Recap
4 February 17 Navotas W 80–71 Navotas Sports Complex 4–0 Recap
5 February 22 Parañaque W 87–79 (OT) Batangas City Coliseum 5–0 Recap
6 February 27 Muntinlupa W 82–77 Navotas Sports Complex 6–0 Recap
7 March 3 Bulacan L 72–80 Imus City Sports Complex 6–1 Recap
8 March 8 Quezon City W 77–68 Caloocan Sports Complex 7–1 Recap
9 March 13 Caloocan W 86–75 Batangas City Coliseum 8–1 Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-3) 		Finals
(Best-of-5)
         
1 Batangas City 2
8 Bataan 0
1 Batangas City 2
4 Valenzuela 0
4 Valenzuela 2
5 Quezon City 1
1 Batangas City 3
3 Muntinlupa 1
2 Bulacan 1
7 Parañaque 2
7 Parañaque 1
3 Muntinlupa 2
3 Muntinlupa 2
6 Navotas 0
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Schedule edit

2018 Batangas City Athletics playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Quarterfinals 1 March 20 Bataan W 88–75 Batangas City Coliseum 1–0 Recap
2 March 24 Bataan W 95–82 Valenzuela Astrodome 2–0 Recap
Semifinals 1 April 5 Valenzuela W 80–75 Batangas City Coliseum 1–0 Recap
2 April 7 Valenzuela W 89–64 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–0 Recap
Finals 1 April 12 Muntinlupa W 70–64 Batangas City Coliseum 1–0 Recap
2 April 14 Muntinlupa W 78–74 Batangas City Coliseum 2–0 Recap
3 April 17 Muntinlupa L 77–82 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 Muntinlupa W 68–66 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 3–1 Recap
Source: Schedule

References edit

  1. ^ Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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