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North Division (MPBL)

The North Division is one of two divisions in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), the other being the South Division. Both divisions were formed as a result of the league's national expansion in the 2018–19 season.[1] As of 2024, the North Division consists of 14 teams.

North Division
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded2018
No. of teams14
Most recent
champion(s)		Pampanga Giant Lanterns
(1st title)
Most titlesSan Juan Knights
(2 titles)

The most recent realignment occurred in the 2024 season. In that season, three expansion teams entered the league and were placed in the North Division, those being the Abra Weavers, Pangasinan Heatwaves, and Tarlac United Force. Two teams, the Makati OKBet Kings and Pasig City MCW Sports all departed from the league entirely. The league then realigned the Parañaque Patriots to the South Division to balance both divisions. Mid-season, Tarlac pulled out due to financial concerns, leaving the North Division with 14 teams.

2024 standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L GB
1 Rizal Golden Coolers 4 4 0 —
2 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 4 3[a] 1 1
3 Manila Batang Sampaloc 4 3[a] 1 1
4 Pasay Voyagers 4 3[a] 1 1
5 Abra Weavers 5 3 2 1.5
6 San Juan Knights 2 2[b] 0 1
7 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2 2[b] 0 1
8 Bataan Risers 4 2[c] 2 2
9 Quezon City Toda Aksyon 4 2[c] 2 2
10 Valenzuela Classic 4 2[c] 2 2
11 Pangasinan Heatwaves 5 2 3 2.5
12 Bulacan Kuyas 4 1 3 3
13 Caloocan Batang Kankaloo 1 0 1 2.5
14 Marikina Shoemasters 5 0 5 4.5
– Tarlac United Force[d] 0 0 0 2
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 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:
  1. ^ a b c Pampanga (+53) wins tiebreaker over Manila (+10), and Pasay (+6) based on overall point differential.
  2. ^ a b San Juan (+56) wins tiebreaker over Nueva Ecija (+15) based on overall point differential.
  3. ^ a b c Bataan (+11) wins tiebreaker over Quezon City (+3), and Valenzuela (-8) based on overall point differential.
  4. ^ The Tarlac United Force was pulled out by the league due to the team's failure to comply with financial obligations.

Teams edit

Current edit

Team Locality Years in division
Abra Weavers Abra 2024–present
Bataan Risers Bataan 2018–present
Bulacan Kuyas Bulacan 2018–2020; 2023–present
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo Caloocan 2018–present
Manila Stars Manila 2018–present
Marikina Shoemasters Marikina 2019–present
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Nueva Ecija 2019–present
Pampanga Giant Lanterns Pampanga 2018–present
Pangasinan Heatwaves Pangasinan 2024–present
Pasay Voyagers Pasay 2018–2020; 2023–present
Quezon City Toda Aksyon Quezon City 2018–present
Rizal Golden Coolers Rizal 2019–2020; 2023–present
San Juan Knights San Juan 2018–present
Valenzuela Classic Valenzuela 2018–present

Former edit

Team Locality Years in division Current division
Makati OKBet Kings Makati 2018–2023 Inactive
Mandaluyong El Tigre Mandaluyong 2018–2019 Inactive
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines Navotas 2018–2020 Inactive
Parañaque Patriots Parañaque 2019–2020; 2023 South Division
Pasig City MCW Sports Pasig 2018–2023 Inactive
Tarlac United Force Tarlac 2024[a] Inactive
Notes
  1. ^ The Tarlac United Force withdrew before their first game of the 2024 season due to not being able to fulfill the league's financial obligations to join the following season.

Timeline edit

Denotes team that is currently in the division
Denotes team that has left the division
Denotes period in which the team is/was in the opposing division

North Division Finals history edit

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the North Division Finals, as well as each respective teams' North Division Finals record up to date.

Won MPBL Finals
Season Champion Series Runner-Up
2018–19
Datu Cup 		San Juan
(1, 1–0) 		2–1 Manila
(1, 0–1)
2019–20
Lakan Cup 		San Juan
(2, 2–0) 		2–1 Makati
(1, 0–1)
2022 Nueva Ecija
(1, 1–0) 		2–1 San Juan
(3, 2–1)
2023 Pampanga
(1, 1–0) 		2–0 San Juan
(4, 2–2)

Season results edit

Legend
Won MPBL Finals
Won Division Finals, but lost the MPBL Finals
Qualified for the playoffs
Season Team
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
  • 2018: The North Division was formed with thirteen member teams.
2018–19
Datu Cup 		BAN
(23–2) 		MKT
(21–4) 		SJ
(20–5) 		MNL
(20–5) 		BUL
(14–11) 		NAV
(13–12) 		QC
(12–13) 		CAL
(11–14) 		PAM
(11–14) 		VAL
(10–15) 		MDL
(8–17) 		PSY
(8–17) 		PSG
(4–21) 		— — —
2019–20
Lakan Season 		SJ
(26–4) 		MNL
(25–5) 		MKT
(22–8) 		PAM
(21–9) 		BAN
(20–10) 		BUL
(19–11) 		PSG
(18–12) 		PSY
(17–13) 		CAL
(16–14) 		VAL
(11–19) 		NE
(10–20) 		QC
(10–20) 		MAR
(8–22) 		PAR
(8–22) 		NAV
(7–22) 		RZL
(6–23)
2022 NE
(21–0) 		PSG
(14–7) 		SJ
(14–7) 		PAM
(14–7) 		BAN
(13–8) 		VAL
(10–11) 		QC
(9–12) 		MAR
(8–13) 		CAL
(6–15) 		MNL
(6–15) 		MKT
(2–19) 		— — — — —
2023 PAM
(26–2) 		NE
(23–5) 		MKT
(21–7) 		CAL
(20–8) 		PSG
(19–9) 		SJ
(19–9) 		PSY
(17–11) 		MAR
(16–12) 		BAN
(13–15) 		RZL
(12–16) 		PAR
(11–17) 		BUL
(7–21) 		MNL
(4–23) 		QC
(3–25) 		VAL
(3–25) 		—

Rivalries edit

Nueva Ecija vs. San Juan edit

Main article: Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards–San Juan Knights rivalry

References edit

  1. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League opens next joust June 12". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "P3M at stake in MPBL preseason joust". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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