Preseason tournament for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2024 season
2024 MPBL Preseason InvitationalTournament details |
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Country | Philippines |
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City | General Santos |
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Venue(s) | Lagao Gymnasium |
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Dates | February 21–27, 2024 |
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Teams | 8 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
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Runner-up | South Cotabato Warriors |
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Third place | Batangas City Athletics |
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Fourth place | Quezon City Toda Aksyon |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 16 |
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The 2024 MPBL Preseason Invitational was the preseason pocket tournament for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2024 season and the third edition of the MPBL Preseason Invitational. The tournament began on February 21, 2024 and ended with the final game on February 27, 2024.[1] The Pampanga Giant Lanterns were the tournament champions after defeating the South Cotabato Warriors with a score of 93–75.[2]
Similar to the previous edition, the tournament was held at the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos and used the same eight-team format as before. The tournament coincided with the city's Kalilangan Festival.
Teams
A total of eight teams competed in the tournament. These include seven MPBL teams, as well as returning guest team GenSan Bulalakaw. Making their first Invitational appearances were the Bataan Risers, Pampanga Giant Lanterns, and Quezon City Toda Aksyon.[3]
List of 2024 MPBL Preseason Invitational teams Team | Invitational statistics | 2023 season statistics |
Apps. | Last | Best result | Record | Playoff result |
Bataan Risers | 1 | — | 13–15 (.464) | – |
Batangas City Athletics[a] | 2 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) | 22–6 (.786) | Division Finals |
GenSan Bulalakaw (guest team) | 2 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) | — |
Manila Stars[b] | 2 | 2021 | Group stage (2021) | 4–23 (.148) | – |
Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 1 | — | 26–2 (.929) | Champion |
Quezon City Toda Aksyon | 1 | — | 3–25 (.107) | – |
South Cotabato Warriors[c] | 3 | 2023 | Group stage (2021, 2023) | 21–7 (.750) | Division Semifinals |
Valenzuela Classic[d] | 3 | 2023 | Group stage (2021, 2023) | 3–25 (.107) | – |
- Notes
- ^ Competed as Batangas City Embassy Chill during the 2023 season. The name was later changed to Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters for the 2024 season.
- ^ The name was later changed to Manila Batang Sampaloc for the 2024 season.
- ^ Competed as GenSan Warriors during the 2023 season. The new name would remain for the 2024 season.
- ^ Competed as Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. during the 2023 season. The new name would remain for the 2024 season.
The tournament was divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs. The eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four. Both groups play in a single round-robin format, wherein each team plays one game against all other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoffs consisting of all knockout games.[3]
Every team was given prize money based on their standings: ₱1.5 million for the champion, ₱500,000 for the runner-up, ₱300,000 for the third-place team, ₱200,000 for the fourth-place team, and ₱125,000 for all non-playoff teams.[4]
Group stage
Group A
Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports
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.
Games |
Manila Stars | 79–106 | Bataan Risers | Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 25–19, 17–33, 26–28 | Pts: Peter Rosillo 18 Rebs: Anthony Umali 13 Asts: Peter Rosillo 7 | | Pts: Yves Sazon 20 Rebs: Jamil Gabawan 12 Asts: Kristoffer Torrado 8 | Batangas City Athletics | 94–59 | Manila Stars | Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 23–17, 23–11, 17–19 | Pts: Cedric Ablaza 17 Rebs: Oliver Arim 14 Asts: CJ Isit 7 | | Pts: Shawn Umali 20 Rebs: Shawn Umali 13 Asts: Mark Yu, Peter Rosillo 3 | Batangas City Athletics | 86–75 | Bataan Risers | Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 24–16, 19–8, 24–20 | Pts: Levi Hernandez 22 Rebs: Cedric Ablaza 9 Asts: MJ dela Virgen 7 | | Pts: Mitchelle Maynes 23 Rebs: Mitchelle Maynes 10 Asts: Kristoffer Torrado 4 | |
Group B
Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports
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:
- ^ a b c Quezon City (+19), Valenzuela (+10), and GenSan (-29) are ranked based on head-to-head point differential.
Games |
Valenzuela Classic | 93–61 | GenSan Bulalakaw | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 23–9, 19–16, 22–15 | Pts: Nhazer Mohammad 15 Rebs: Bryan Boliver 15 Asts: Darell Manliguez 4 | | Pts: Manny Pacquiao 19 Rebs: Victor Nguidjol 10 Asts: Victor Nguidjol, David Sisson 3 | Quezon City Toda Aksyon | 80–83 | GenSan Bulalakaw | Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 24–9, 17–26, 28–25 | Pts: Rhinwill Yambing 18 Rebs: Kenji Roman 11 Asts: Camillus Altamirano 9 | | Pts: Victor Nguidjol 31 Rebs: Don Diamante 13 Asts: David Sisson 5 | Valenzuela Classic | 77–99 | Quezon City Toda Aksyon | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 7–20, 21–22, 24–27 | Pts: Ryan Trazona 18 Rebs: Dennis Santos 8 Asts: Darrell Manliguez 6 | | Pts: Rhinwill Yambing 24 Rebs: Kenji Roman 10 Asts: Kenji Roman 6 | |
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
Battle for Third
Finals
The Pampanga Giant Lanterns became the first Luzon-based team to win an MPBL Invitational championship, as the previous two (Basilan and Zamboanga) were all based in Mindanao.
Unlike previous Invitational tournaments, no Most Valuable Player award was given out at the conclusion of the tournament. Pampanga's Encho Serrano was declared the Player of the Game in the Finals.
This is the second MPBL Invitational under Cignal TV's ongoing broadcast partnership with the league. The games are broadcast on Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) on television and are streamed live via Pilipinas Live. The league continues to stream all of the games online on Facebook and YouTube.
References
- ^ "MPBL welcomes unlimited pros, expands with two new franchises". Tiebreaker Times. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Baltazar, Serrano lead Pampanga to MPBL Preseason crown". Tiebreaker Times. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Pampanga Giant Lanterns headline preseason cast". Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "MPBL preseason starts in GenSan". Philstar.com. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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North Division | - Abra
- Bataan
- Bulacan
- Caloocan
- Manila
- Marikina
- Nueva Ecija
- Pampanga
- Pangasinan
- Pasay
- Quezon City
- Rizal
- San Juan
- Valenzuela
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South Division | - Bacolod
- Batangas City
- Bicolandia
- Biñan
- Davao Occidental
- Iloilo
- Imus
- Mindoro
- Muntinlupa
- Negros
- Parañaque
- Quezon
- Sarangani
- South Cotabato
- Zamboanga
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