The 2024 MPBL season is the sixth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the third as a professional league. The regular season began on April 6, 2024. This season features 29 teams, with two expansion teams making their debut: the Abra Weavers and the Pangasinan Heatwaves.[1]

2024 MPBL season
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationRegular season:
April 6, 2024 – TBA
Number of games406 (regular season)
Number of teams29
TV partner(s)One PH, MPTV
Streaming partner(s)Pilipinas Live
Facebook, YouTube (online)
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
MPBL seasons
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The Pampanga Giant Lanterns are the defending league champions and reigning North Division champions.[2]

League business edit

Team changes edit

Expansion and contraction edit

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.

Relocation edit

During the off-season, the Imus SV Squad relocated to Biñan, Laguna and renamed as the Biñan Tatak Gel, taking over the slot previously held by Laguna Krah Asia. However, the team's records prior to their relocation to Imus are transferred to a new Imus-based team, the Imus Agimat. For continuity, the records of the previous Laguna/Biñan City franchise are then merged into Biñan Tatak Gel. This situation is similar to when the Air21 Express and Barako Bull Energy franchises switched names in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Name changes edit

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 edit

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] The league will be affected by the NCAA's decision to no longer allow its Special Guest Licensees to play in professional leagues starting June 1, 2024.[5][6]

Transactions edit

Coaching changes edit

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
Pangasinan Heatwaves Jerson Cabiltes
Rizal Golden Coolers Jonathan Banal Ralph Rivera
South Cotabato Warriors Rich Alvarez Elvis Tolentino
Valenzuela Classic Eric Martinez Aldrin Morante

Playing venues edit

New venues for this season are indicated with bold text.

Regular venues edit

Bataan Risers Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters Biñan Tatak Gel
Bataan People's Center Orion Sports Complex Batangas City Coliseum Alonte Sports Arena
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: N/A Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 6,500
       
Bulacan Kuyas Caloocan Batang Kankaloo Manila Batang Sampaloc
Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium Caloocan Sports Complex Paco Arena (Paco) San Andres Sports Complex (Malate)
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 3,000
       
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Pampanga Giant Lanterns Pangasinan Heatwaves Parañaque Patriots
Nueva Ecija Coliseum Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center Calasiao Sports Complex Olivarez College
(Olivarez College Gymnasium)
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 3,500
       
Parañaque Patriots Pasay Voyagers Quezon Huskers Rizal Golden Coolers
Villar Coliseum (Las Piñas) Cuneta Astrodome Quezon Convention Center Ynares Center
Capacity: N/A Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 7,400
       
San Juan Knights Valenzuela Classic
Filoil EcoOil Centre WES Arena
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: N/A
   

Out-of-town venues edit

Other venues edit

Preseason Invitational
Lagao Gymnasium
Capacity: 6,000
 

Preseason edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Results table edit

Legend
Won in regulation Lost in regulation
Won in overtime Lost in overtime
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
May 3
SJ
May 9
MDR
May 15
MNL
May 21
IMS
May 28
BCD
June 3
SAR
June 7
BCL
June 14
RZL
June 15
DVO
June 24
Bacolod
(BCD)
ILO
67–85
BAN
74–86
SAR
84–81
DVO
71–72
CAL
Apr. 29
MAR
May 4
QZN
May 10
ZAM
May 16
NE
May 23
BUL
May 29
ABR
June 3
MUN
June 8
PGS
June 17
SJ
June 21
VAL
June 29
Bataan
(BAN)
SAR
90–80
BCD
86–74
MNL
84–90
VAL
87–91
BUL
Apr. 30
DVO
May 6
PAM
May 13
MUN
May 18
RZL
May 24
BTG
May 29
ZAM
June 3
IMS
June 8
BAN
June 15
NE
June 22
PSY
June 29
Batangas City
(BTG)
BUL
76–68
ILO
71–64
IMS
108–79
PSY
64–65
RZL
May 1
NEG
May 8
DVO
May 15
QC
May 20
QZN
May 25
BAN
May 29
MDR
June 5
BIÑ
June 11
CAL
June 19
VAL
June 24
Bicolandia
(BCL)
MDR
81–84
ZAM
82–97
NEG
68–75
RZL
82–85
PAM
93–128
NE
May 2
ILO
May 9
SJ
May 15
CAL
May 21
SOC
May 27
MUN
June 3
QZN
June 7
ABR
June 14
IMS
June 20
SAR
June 27
Biñan
(BIÑ)
ABR
65–60
QC
72–53
IMS
May 1
VAL
May 7
MUN
May 13
PGS
May 18
MNL
May 24
PSY
May 30
SOC
June 6
BTG
June 11
BUL
June 17
PAR
June 21
SJ
June 28
Bulacan
(BUL)
BTG
68–76
MNL
70–75
PGS
55–87
SAR
92–88
BAN
Apr. 30
PAR
May 4
DVO
May 11
NE
May 17
VAL
May 23
BCD
May 29
PSY
June 4
MAR
June 10
BIÑ
June 17
PAM
June 22
Caloocan
(CAL)
MNL
66–69
BCD
Apr. 29
ABR
May 3
PGS
May 10
MAR
May 16
BCL
May 21
ZAM
May 28
MDR
June 1
PAR
June 7
QZN
June 12
BTG
June 19
SOC
June 25
Davao Occidental
(DVO)
PSY
56–57
BCD
72–71
IMS
132–68
MUN
May 1
BAN
May 6
BUL
May 11
BTG
May 15
RZL
May 18
PGS
May 24
VAL
May 30
ILO
June 5
PAM
June 12
NEG
June 18
ABR
June 24
Iloilo
(ILO)
BCD
85–67
BTG
64–71
PAR
66–72
SJ
78–106
MDR
May 3
BCL
May 9
PSY
May 14
NEG
May 20
QC
May 25
IMS
May 31
DVO
June 5
SOC
June 12
MNL
June 19
QZN
June 25
Imus
(IMS)
SOC
65–105
QC
70–91
BTG
79–108
DVO
68–132
BIÑ
May 1
NE
May 7
VAL
May 13
SAR
May 17
QZN
May 22
ABR
May 28
ILO
May 31
BAN
June 8
MNL
June 14
BCL
June 20
ZAM
June 27
Manila
(MNL)
PAR
78–82
BUL
75–70
BAN
90–84
CAL
69–66
QZN
Apr. 29
SAR
May 6
NE
May 11
VAL
May 17
ABR
May 21
BIÑ
May 24
RZL
May 30
QC
June 6
IMS
June 14
ILO
June 19
PSY
June 24
Marikina
(MAR)
NEG
62–73
ABR
85–97
PAM
85–86
SJ
73–101
PGS
68–80
BCD
May 4
ZAM
May 10
CAL
May 16
SOC
May 22
SAR
May 28
NE
June 4
BUL
June 10
BAN
June 15
MUN
June 21
QC
June 28
Mindoro
(MDR)
BCL
84–81
SAR
93–99
ZAM
72–86
PAM
72–96
NE
68–79
ILO
May 3
QC
May 9
ABR
May 15
SJ
May 21
PSY
May 25
CAL
June 1
BTG
June 5
PGS
June 11
SOC
June 19
NEG
June 25
Muntinlupa
(MUN)
QC
74–81
RZL
61–79
SOC
62–103
PAR
57–64
DVO
May 1
PAM
May 7
BIÑ
May 13
BAN
May 18
SAR
May 23
NE
May 29
BCL
June 3
BCD
June 8
SJ
June 17
MAR
June 21
PGS
June 28
Negros
(NEG)
MAR
73–62
PSY
86–84**
BCL
75–68
ZAM
73–88
ABR
57–69
VAL
May 3
BTG
May 8
SOC
May 14
ILO
May 20
SJ
May 27
QZN
June 1
PAM
June 6
QC
June 11
DVO
June 18
MDR
June 25
Nueva Ecija
(NE)
QC
80–74*
MDR
79–68
BCL
May 2
IMS
May 7
MNL
May 11
BUL
May 17
BCD
May 23
MUN
May 29
MAR
June 4
ZAM
June 8
PAR
June 15
BAN
June 22
PAM
June 29
Pampanga
(PAM)
RZL
71–78
MAR
86–85
MDR
96–72
BCL
128–93
QC
May 2
MUN
May 7
BAN
May 13
PSY
May 20
PAR
May 27
SAR
June 1
NEG
June 6
DVO
June 12
VAL
June 18
BUL
June 22
NE
June 29
Pangasinan
(PGS)
ABR
75–83
VAL
85–86
BUL
87–55
QZN
68–72
MAR
80–68
SJ
May 4
CAL
May 10
BIÑ
May 18
DVO
May 24
PAR
May 31
RZL
June 5
MDR
June 11
BCD
June 17
QC
June 22
MUN
June 28
Parañaque
(PAR)
MNL
82–78
SOC
73–64
ILO
72–66
MUN
64–57
VAL
Apr. 30
BUL
May 4
SAR
May 11
QZN
May 16
ZAM
May 22
PAM
May 27
PGS
May 31
CAL
June 7
NE
June 15
BIÑ
June 21
RZL
June 27
Pasay
(PSY)
NEG
84–86**
ABR
78–72
DVO
57–56
BTG
65–64
SOC
May 2
RZL
May 8
ILO
May 14
PAM
May 20
MDR
May 25
BIÑ
May 30
BUL
June 4
VAL
June 10
QC
June 18
MNL
June 24
BAN
June 29
Quezon
(QZN)
VAL
88–81
PGS
72–68
MNL
Apr. 29
ZAM
May 6
BCD
May 10
PAR
May 16
IMS
May 22
BTG
May 25
NEG
June 1
BCL
June 7
CAL
June 12
SAR
June 20
ILO
June 25
Quezon City
(QC)
MUN
81–74
IMS
91–70
NE
74–80*
BIÑ
53–72
PAM
May 2
MDR
May 9
RZL
May 14
BTG
May 20
ILO
May 25
SOC
May 31
MNL
June 6
NEG
June 11
PSY
June 18
PGS
June 22
MAR
June 28
Rizal
(RZL)
PAM
78–71
MUN
79–61
BCL
85–82
SOC
92–81
BTG
May 1
PSY
May 8
QC
May 14
DVO
May 18
BAN
May 24
MNL
May 30
PGS
June 5
SJ
June 10
ABR
June 15
ZAM
June 20
PAR
June 27
San Juan
(SJ)
MAR
101–73
ILO
106–78
SAR
Apr. 30
PGS
May 4
ABR
May 9
BCL
May 15
MDR
May 21
NEG
May 27
VAL
June 4
RZL
June 10
MUN
June 17
BCD
June 21
BIÑ
June 28
Sarangani
(SAR)
BAN
80–90
MDR
99–93
BCD
81–84
BUL
88–92
SJ
Apr. 30
MNL
May 6
PAR
May 11
IMS
May 17
MUN
May 23
MAR
May 28
PAM
June 1
ABR
June 7
ZAM
June 14
QZN
June 20
BCL
June 27
South Cotabato
(SOC)
IMS
105–65
PAR
64–73
MUN
103–62
RZL
81–92
ZAM
Apr. 29
PSY
May 2
NEG
May 14
MAR
May 22
BCL
May 27
QC
May 31
BIÑ
June 6
ILO
June 12
MDR
June 19
CAL
June 25
Valenzuela
(VAL)
ZAM
76–82*
PGS
86–85
QZN
81–88
BAN
91–87
PAR
Apr. 30
NEG
May 3
BIÑ
May 7
IMS
May 13
MNL
May 17
BUL
May 23
DVO
May 30
SJ
June 4
PSY
June 10
PAM
June 18
BTG
June 24
BCD
June 29
Zamboanga
(ZAM)
VAL
82–76*
BCL
97–82
MDR
86–72
NEG
88–73
SOC
Apr. 29
QZN
May 6
MAR
May 10
BCD
May 16
PAR
May 22
CAL
May 28
BAN
June 3
NE
June 8
ABR
June 14
RZL
June 20
IMS
June 27
Source: Schedule | Updated as of: April 27, 2024
Notes
  • Games are currently scheduled up to June 29, 2024. Future games will be scheduled as the season continues.
  • Should any games be postponed or suspended, they will be rescheduled towards the end of the season if it has playoff implications. Otherwise, the game is cancelled outright.

Home-and-away records edit

Team Division Home Neutral Away
GP Record GP Record GP Record
Abra Weavers North 2 2–0 (1.000) 3 1–2 (.333)
Bacolod City of Smiles South 4 1–3 (.250)
Bataan Risers North 1 1–0 (1.000) 2 1–1 (.500) 1 0–1 (.000)
Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters South 1 1–0 (1.000) 3 2–1 (.667)
Bicolandia Oragons South 5 0–5 (.000)
Biñan Tatak Gel South 2 2–0 (1.000)
Bulacan Kuyas North 4 1–3 (.250)
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo North 1 0–1 (.000)
Davao Occidental Tigers South 2 2–0 (1.000) 1 0–1 (.000)
Iloilo United Royals South 2 1–1 (.500) 2 0–2 (.000)
Imus Agimat South 4 0–4 (.000)
Manila Batang Sampaloc North 2 2–0 (1.000) 1 1–0 (1.000) 1 0–1 (.000)
Marikina Shoemasters North 4 0–4 (.000) 1 0–1 (.000)
Mindoro Tamaraws South 5 1–4 (.200)
Muntinlupa Cagers South 2 0–2 (.000) 2 0–2 (.000)
Negros Muscovados South 5 3–2 (.600)
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards North 1 1–0 (1.000) 1 1–0 (1.000)
Pampanga Giant Lanterns North 4 3–1 (.750)
Pangasinan Heatwaves North 2 1–1 (.500) 2 1–1 (.500) 1 0–1 (.000)
Parañaque Patriots South 2[a] 2–0 (1.000) 2 2–0 (1.000)
Pasay Voyagers North 2 2–0 (1.000) 2 1–1 (.500)
Quezon Huskers South 2 2–0 (1.000)
Quezon City Toda Aksyon North 2 2–0 (1.000) 2 0–2 (.000)
Rizal Golden Coolers North 1 1–0 (1.000) 3 3–0 (1.000)
San Juan Knights North 1 1–0 (1.000) 1 1–0 (1.000)
Sarangani Marlins South 3 1–2 (.333) 1 0–1 (.000)
South Cotabato Warriors South 4 2–2 (.500)
Valenzuela Classic North 1 1–0 (1.000) 3 1–2 (.333)
Zamboanga Master Sardines South 4 4–0 (1.000)
Updated as of: April 27, 2024
Notes
  1. ^ Parañaque's April 9 home game was played in Las Piñas.

Statistics edit

As of April 27, 2024

Team statistical leaders edit

Category Team Statistic
Points per game San Juan Knights 103.5
Rebounds per game Pampanga Giant Lanterns 52.3
Assists per game San Juan Knights 35.5
Steals per game Zamboanga Master Sardines 14.5
Blocks per game Davao Occidental Tigers 6.0
Turnovers per game Caloocan Batang Kankaloo 19.0

Awards edit

Players of the Week edit

Week Player Ref.
April 6–13, 2024 Mark Yee (Parañaque Patriots) [13]
April 15–20, 2024 Warren Bonifacio (Pasay Voyagers) [14]
April 22–27, 2024
April 29 – May 4, 2024
May 6–11, 2024
May 13–18, 2024
May 20–25, 2024
May 27 – June 1, 2024

Notable events edit

  • Ahead of the season, the MPBL banned 47 players and officials for allegedly being involved in game fixing.[15]
  • On April 6, 2024, Jaycee Marcelino reached 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • On April 12, 2024, Ian Melencio reached 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • 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.[16][17] The league has since launched an investigation of the incident.[18]
  • On April 20, 2024, Robby Celiz reached 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • 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.[19]

Junior MPBL tournaments edit

Junior MPBL will begin 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 sometime in May 2024.

Media edit

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.

Sponsorship edit

Buenas signed on as the MPBL's new title sponsor, succeeding both OKBet (regular season) and Nexus88 Gaming (playoffs) from the previous season, with Xtreme Appliances continuing as presenting sponsor.

References edit

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  12. ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: YEE GETS WEEK 1 NOD". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BONIFACIO BOOSTS VOYAGERS". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Facebook.
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  17. ^ "MPBL to probe punching of a referee by bodyguards of Abra politician". Tempo. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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  19. ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT: The MPBL has released a decision regarding the actions of Negros player Germy Mahinay on Zamboanga Masters Sardines' Joey Barcuma last Monday". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via Facebook.