2018 MPBL season
Inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 MPBL season, also known as the MPBL Rajah Cup or the MPBL Anta–Rajah Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The regular season began on January 25, 2018 and ended on March 17, 2018. The playoffs began on March 20, 2018 and ended on April 19, 2018. The inaugural season featured ten teams, all based in Luzon, making it the only season to not have divisions nor feature teams from Visayas or Mindanao.
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2018 MPBL season | |
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League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Regular season: January 25 – March 17, 2018 Playoffs: March 20 – April 10, 2018 Finals: April 12–19, 2018 |
Number of games | 45 (regular season) 19 (playoffs) |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports (S+A) |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Batangas City Athletics |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Batangas City Athletics |
Runners-up | Muntinlupa Cagers |
Finals MVP | Val Acuña (Batangas City) |
MPBL seasons | |
The opening ceremony took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, followed by the inaugural game between the Parañaque Patriots and the Caloocan Supremos.[1] This season featured 10 teams, the smallest the league has been since.
The Batangas City Athletics were crowned the 2018 MPBL champions, after defeating the Muntinlupa Cagers in the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, three games to one.