2022 MPBL season

2022 MPBL season
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationRegular season:
April 25 – October 13, 2022
Playoffs:
October 15 – November 26, 2022
Finals:
December 2 – 12, 2022
Number of games231 (regular season)
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Cignal TV (One PH, One Sports+)
iWantTFC
Regular season
Top seedNueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Season MVPJaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga)
Playoffs
North Division championsNueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
  North Division runners-upSan Juan Knights
South Division championsZamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
  South Division runners-upBatangas City Embassy Chill
Finals
ChampionsNueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
  Runners-upZamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Finals MVPByron Villarias (Nueva Ecija)
MPBL seasons

The 2022 MPBL season was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league.[1] The regular season began on April 25, 2022 with opening ceremonies at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, and ended on October 13. The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game was also held at the Batangas City Coliseum on October 2. The playoffs then began on October 15 and ended on December 12 when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL finals.

This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season, as nine teams departed from the league.

This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league.[2][3][4]

Background

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This was the MPBL's first full season following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused the league's year-long suspension last season. Before the pandemic, the league was going to schedule a 2020–21 season for its fourth running beginning in June 12, 2020, but those plans were cancelled, and the fourth season was then moved to June 12, 2021. The June 2021 opening, however, didn't push through due to the prevailing restrictions, and the opening was postponed to the third quarter of 2021.[5]

On November 9, 2021, the MPBL announced that the league would be given professional status, which was granted by the Games and Amusement Board one month later.[6] League commissioner Kenneth Duremdes then announced that the season opener is once again postponed to 2022. To make up for the long gap, Duremdes also announced that an invitational tournament would be held in December 2021 to help teams prepare for the then-upcoming season.[7]

Teams

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See also: 2021 MPBL Invitational § Teams

Team changes

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This season saw the departure of nine teams. The Basilan Steel and Davao Occidental Tigers moved to other leagues while the Bicol Volcanoes, Bulacan Kuyas, Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol, Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines, Iloilo United Royals, Parañaque Patriots, and Pasay Voyagers all became inactive. The Negros Muscovados took part in the 2021 Invitational, but did not return for the regular season. This brought the team lineup down to 22 teams, the first time the league has contracted in size. It was also the first time there were no expansion teams. To balance the divisions, the Rizal Golden Coolers were realigned back to the South Division.

Arenas

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Team switched divisions
New arena
Team Arena Capacity
North Division
Bataan Risers Orion Sports Complex N/A
Caloocan Excellence Caloocan Sports Complex 3,000
Makati × MNL Kingpin No home games
Manila Stars Paco Arena 1,000
San Andres Sports Complex 3,000
Marikina Shoemasters No home games
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Nueva Ecija Coliseum 3,000
Pampanga Giant Lanterns Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 3,000
Pasig City MCW Sports Ynares Sports Arena 3,000
Quezon City MG No home games
San Juan Knights Filoil EcoOil Centre 6,000
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex N/A
South Division
Bacolod Bingo Plus La Salle Coliseum 8,000
Bacoor City Strikers Strike Gymansium 1,500
Batangas City Embassy Chill Batangas City Sports Coliseum 4,000
GenSan Warriors Lagao Gymnasium 6,000
Imus City Bandera No home games
Laguna Heroes Alonte Sports Arena 6,500
Laguna Sports Complex 2,500
Mindoro Tamaraws No home games
Muntinlupa Cagers Muntinlupa Sports Center 3,000
Rizal Golden Coolers Ynares Center 7,400
Sarangani Marlins Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium N/A
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 12,000
Neutral
– Marikina Sports Center[N] 7,000
– San Jose del Monte Sports Complex N/A
Notes
  • N Despite the presence of the Marikina Shoemasters, the arena was not used by the team during the season.

Name changes

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Coaching changes

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Off-season / Mid-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
1Bataan Risers Jonas Villanueva
JR Villanueva 		JR Villanueva
Ricky Dandan
Bacolod Bingo Plus Vic Ycasiano Alexander Angeles
Bacoor City Strikers Chris Gavina
Rey Mendez 		Rey Mendez
Willie Generalao
Batangas City Embassy Chill Woody Co Pocholo Villanueva
Caloocan Excellence John Kallos
Rene Baena 		Rene Baena
Ronnie Dojillo
GenSan Warriors Ronnie Dojillo Marlon Martin
Imus Bandera Raymund Valenzona
Manuel Torralba, Jr. 		Manuel Torralba, Jr.
Renniel Cabrera
Laguna Heroes Dennis Miranda Nath Gregorio
Makati × MNL Kingpin Beaujing Acot Vis Valencia
Manila Stars Tino Pinat Maximino Dayandante, Jr.
Mindoro Tams Justin Tan
Drake Santos 		Drake Santos
Jonathan Reyes
Muntinlupa Cagers Bonnie Garcia
Jules Hidalgo 		Jules Hidalgo
Vincent Salvador
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Charles Tiu Jerson Cabiltes
Pampanga Giant Lanterns Bong Ramos
Jordan Viray 		Jordan Viray
Dennis Pineda
Pasig City MCW Sports Bong Dela Cruz Ogie Gumatay
Quezon City MG Christian Coronel Alvin Grey
Rizal Golden Coolers Jayvee Gayoso Jonathan Banal
Sarangani Marlins Manuel Torralba John Kallos
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. Ronjay Enrile
Aldrin Morante 		Aldrin Morante
Lester Alvarez
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines Britt Reroma Vic Ycasiano

Roster regulation changes

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Since the MPBL became a professional league, multiple changes were made to the roster regulations: [8]

  • Teams are now allowed to sign up to five collegiate players into the roster. The only requirement is for the player to be given a Special Guest License from the Games and Amusement Board (GAB).
  • The ex-professional player limit was replaced by an ex-PBA player limit. Still, teams are only allowed to sign seven players with previous experience in the Philippine Basketball Association.
  • The classification for Filipino-foreigners was changed, with the only requirement is for the player to be a holder of a Philippine passport. The 6'4" height limit was also removed.
  • The maximum number of players per roster was increased from 20 to 24 to accommodate the bigger pool of players.

Pre-season

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Main article: 2021 MPBL Invitational

The 2022 MPBL season was preceded by the 2021 MPBL Invitational which ran from December 11 to 23, 2021, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[9] The tournament was won by the Basilan Jumbo Plastic. Philip Manalang was awarded the Finals MVP after making a game-winning buzzer beater to lift Basilan over the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 83–80.

Regular season

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Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony was held on April 25, 2022 at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, the home arena of the Batangas City Embassy Chill.[10]

Format

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The 22 teams played in a single round-robin format, playing one game against all other teams in the league for a total of 21 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 advanced to a four-round, single-elimination playoffs, playing in best-of-three series in the first three rounds, and a best-of-five series in the national finals, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher seeds of each series in the first two rounds.

The league also changed the ranking system this season, using wins instead of win percentage.

Standings

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North Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W L GB Qualification
1 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 21 21 0 — Playoffs
2 Pasig City MCW Sports 21 14[a] 7 7
3 San Juan Knights 21 14[a] 7 7
4 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 21 14[a] 7 7
5 Bataan Risers 21 13 8 8
6 Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 21 10 11 11
7 Quezon City MG 21 9 12 12
8 Marikina Shoemasters 21 8 13 13
9 Caloocan Excellence 21 6[b] 15 15
10 Manila Stars 21 6[b] 15 15
11 Makati × MNL Kingpin 21 2 19 19
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Pasig (1.193), San Juan (0.993), and Pampanga (0.850) are ranked based on head-to-head point quotient.
  2. ^ a b Caloocan wins tiebreaker over Manila by head-to-head victory.

South Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W L GB Qualification
1 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 21 18 3 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Embassy Chill 21 17 4 1
3 Sarangani Marlins 21 16 5 2
4 GenSan Warriors 21 15 6 3
5 Bacolod Bingo Plus 21 14 7 4
6 Rizal Golden Coolers 21 10 11 8
7 Bacoor City Strikers 21 9 12 9
8 Muntinlupa Cagers 21 6 15 12
9 Imus City Bandera 21 5 16 13
10 Laguna Heroes 21 3 18 15
11 Mindoro Tams 21 1 20 17
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.

Results

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Teams BCD BCR BAN BTG CAL GS IMS LAG MKT MNL MAR MDR MUN NE PAM PSG QC RZL SJ SAR VAL ZAM
Bacolod 69–58 56–60 66–72 95–84 73–76 67–57 77–57 77–69 76–59 76–66 94–68 93–83 74–81*** 70–72 71–70 79–64 57–67 67–66 89–74 68–67 71–74
Bacoor 76–74 86–87 85–82 74–75 73–68 69–57 84–56 102–65 82–89 65–70 64–65 76–87 58–70 78–82 96–77 77–81 69–66 83–92 93–83 67–71
Bataan 70–68 66–65 81–76 74–67 79–70 81–77 109–102 84–68 112–76 91–83 65–79 83–86 69–71 89–91 69–65 74–90 80–92 99–96** 59–78
Batangas City 82–86 68–62 76–56 96–55 93–59 67–61 99–91 86–62 85–81 72–84 57–62 67–60 85–60 68–65 70–69 75–66 77–62 87–83*
Caloocan 62–71 85–88 82–76 74–82 80–69 88–92 71–63 79–69 86–103 78–95 82–96 78–81 95–87 68–73 76–81 78–87 70–91
General Santos 73–65 84–49 89–65 96–83 78–77 105–64 96–87 83–95 77–73 61–51 114–83 80–67 79–69 77–79* 69–80 73–75
Imus City 68–70 72–44 97–91 76–89 104–61 84–94 81–107 62–83 55–63 56–60 91–74 57–86 78–79 84–85 67–82
Laguna 80–49 74–85 83–90 82–74 67–82 79–109 68–75 58–74 92–113 76–96 68–78 59–69 73–92 46–81
Makati 74–80 70–81 82–78 79–90 43–84 54–91 76–78 72–103 73–95 85–95 59–70 52–56 61–99
Manila 77–78 84–67 103–74 58–85 70–72 70–75 86–76 61–66 73–94 55–74 70–79 87–79
Marikina 101–60 64–69 77–99 77–95 79–81 79–92 86–85 67–81 69–73 48–66 76–91
Mindoro 55–91 68–98 54–88 75–87 83–88 82–100 64–146 74–125 67–79 70–110
Muntinlupa 85–102 76–110 89–92 77–79 67–71 56–84 55–67 80–85 77–80
Nueva Ecija 80–74 77–66 93–77 83–64 81–75 87–79 68–61 81–76
Pampanga 71–93 107–103* 65–76 71–74 65–68 84–62 72–83
Pasig City 73–76 89–87 68–64 76–93 71–58 71–98
Quezon City 70–71 69–78 67–90 74–90 71–96
Rizal 79–89 83–94 82–79 73–74
San Juan 86–74 90–74 89–95*
Sarangani 77–73 86–89*
Valenzuela 82–86*
Zamboanga
Source: Standings
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Not all games are in home–away format. Each team plays every team once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2022 MPBL playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.

Bracket

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Division quarterfinals
(best-of-3) 		Division semifinals
(best-of-3) 		Division finals
(best-of-3) 		National finals
(best-of-5)
            
N1 Nueva Ecija 2
N8 Marikina 0
N1 Nueva Ecija 2
N4 Pampanga 0
N4 Pampanga 2
N5 Bataan 1
N1 Nueva Ecija 2
North Division
N3 San Juan 1
N2 Pasig 2
N7 Quezon City 0
N2 Pasig 0
N3 San Juan 2
N3 San Juan 2
N6 Valenzuela 0
N1 Nueva Ecija 3
S1 Zamboanga 1
S1 Zamboanga 2
S8 Muntinlupa 0
S1 Zamboanga 2
S5 Bacolod 1
S4 General Santos 1
S5 Bacolod 2
S1 Zamboanga 2
South Division
S2 Batangas City 1
S2 Batangas City 2
S7 Bacoor City 1
S2 Batangas City 2
S6 Rizal 0
S3 Sarangani 0
S6 Rizal 2
This box:

First Round

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In the First Round, the first- and second-seeded teams host games 1 and 3 of its respective division, while the third- and fourth-seeded teams host game 2.

North Division First Round

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Due to Nueva Ecija, Pasig City, and San Juan all advancing after game 2, Pampanga instead hosted game 3.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2–0 (8) Marikina Shoemasters 103–71 82–71 —
(2) Pasig City MCW Sports 2–0 (7) Quezon City MG 84–80 (OT) 101–83 —
(3) San Juan Knights 2–0 (6) Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 90–82 90–79 —
(4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns 2–1 (5) Bataan Risers 82–75 83–85 (OT) 66–62

South Division First Round

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 2–0 (8) Muntinlupa Cagers 79–50 77–71 —
(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill 2–1 (7) Bacoor City Strikers 69–55 75–78 70–57
(3) Sarangani Marlins 0–2 (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall 45–73 79–82 (OT) —
(4) GenSan Warriors 1–2 (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus 77–81 77–72 73–77

Division semifinals

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In the division semifinals, the highest seeded team hosts games 1 and 3, while the second-highest seeded team hosts game 2.

North Division semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2–0 (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns 104–89 89–84 —
(2) Pasig City MCW Sports 0–2 (3) San Juan Knights 68–88 70–81 —

South Division semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 2–1 (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus 71–65 58–61 77–65
(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill 2–0 (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall 70–60 72–66 —

Division finals

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In the division finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1 and 3 in its respective division, while the lower-seeded team hosts game 2.

North Division finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2–1 (3) San Juan Knights 72–79 89–83 (OT) 84–68

South Division finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 2–1 (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill 71–80 63–53 67–66

MPBL finals

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Main article: 2022 MPBL finals

In the MPBL finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1, 2, and 5, while the lower-seeded team hosts games 3 and 4.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(N1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 3–1 (S1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 81–75 75–74 65–75 69–56 —

All-Star Game

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2022 MPBL All-Star Game
North All-Stars South All-Stars
92 109
Head coach:
Jerson Cabiltes
(Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards)		 Head coach:
Cholo Villanueva
(Batangas City Embassy Chill)
1234 Total
North All-Stars 28262117 92
South All-Stars 21223333 109
DateOctober 2, 2022
VenueBatangas City Coliseum, Batangas City, Batangas
MVPJaycee Marcelino
← 2020
2023 →

The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on October 2, 2022. It was the third edition of the MPBL All-Star Game, which took place at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, the home venue of the Batangas City Embassy Chill, making it the first All-Star Game to be held in a team's designated home venue.

For the third consecutive season, South Division won against the North Division with a score of 109–92. Jaycee Marcelino was declared the All-Star Game MVP.[11]

Lineups

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Due to the league's contraction to 22 teams, the league only placed thirteen players on each division's roster instead of fifteen. 15-man rosters would be used again in the following edition.

Cedric Ablaza of the Batangas City Embassy Chill and Mark Yee of Bacolod Bingo Plus earned their third all-star selections while Michael Mabulac of the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, Cris Masaglang of the GenSan Warriors, and Leo Najorda of the Imus City Bandera made their second all-star appearances.

Game

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October 2
North All-Stars 92–109 South All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 26–22, 21–33, 17–33
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City

Pre-game events

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Before the game itself, a series of pre-game events was held. Returning events include the Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The Executives' Game also returns after the event's absence last season.

  • Executives' Game Champion: N/A (tied game)
  • Three-point Shootout Champion: Domark Matillano (Muntinlupa Cagers)
  • Slam Dunk Contest Champion: Garex Puerto (Imus City Bandera)

Records and Milestones

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Records

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Milestones

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  • July 26, 2022:
    • Michael Juico becomes the 5th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
    • Jay Collado becomes the 6th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • August 2, 2022 - Mark Yee becomes the 1st ever player to reach 1,000 MPBL career rebounds.
    • Mark Yee also becomes the 1st ever player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds.
  • August 29, 2022 - Byron Villarias becomes the 7th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • October 7, 2022 - Cedric Ablaza becomes the 8th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • October 13, 2022 - Jeckster Apinan becomes the 9th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • October 19, 2022 - Jason Melano becomes the 10th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • October 28, 2022 - Levi Hernandez becomes the 11th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • November 18, 2022 - Will McAloney becomes the 12th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
  • December 2, 2022 - Michael Mabulac becomes the 13th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.

Statistics

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Individual statistical leaders

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Antonio Joson Marikina Shoemasters 17.7
Rebounds per game Cedric Ablaza Batangas City Embassy Chill 11.8
Assists per game Marcy Arellano Quezon City MG 9.3
Steals per game Kyt Jimenez Sarangani Marlins 2.8
Blocks per game Jason Ballesteros Pasig City 2.0
Fouls per game Arvie Bringas Bataan Risers 3.3
Minutes per game Antonio Joson Marikina Shoemasters 31.0
FG% Daniel Bayla Mindoro Tams 52.0%
FT% Antonio Joson Marikina Shoemasters 84.0%
3FG% Jolo Mendoza Rizal Golden Coolers Xentromall 40.2%

Team statistical leaders

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Category Team Statistic
Points per game Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 86.8
Rebounds per game Batangas City Embassy Chill 50.5
Assists per game Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 26.5
Steals per game Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 10.2
Blocks per game Sarangani Marlins 4.4
Turnovers per game Pampanga Giant Lanterns 19.0

Awards

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Individual season awards

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Most of the league's individual awards were given out before game 2 of the 2022 national finals at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan, Nueva Ecija.[14] The Most Valuable Player was later given out in game 3 at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City while the Finals Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year were awarded at the conclusion of the series.[15][16]

This season introduced two new awards, those being the Homegrown Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year. In addition, the league only honored one All-MPBL Team this season.

Award Recipient(s) Team
Most Valuable Player Jaycee Marcelino Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Finals Most Valuable Player Byron Villarias Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Defensive Player of the Year Mark Yee Bacolod Bingo Plus
Rookie of the Year Kyt Jimenez Sarangani Marlins
Homegrown Player of the Year Archie Concepcion Pampanga Giant Lanterns
Sportsmanship award Jay-R Taganas Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
All-MPBL First Team Cedric Ablaza Batangas City Embassy Chill
Judel Fuentes San Juan Knights
Hesed Gabo Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Jaycee Marcelino Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
Will McAloney Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

Players of the Week

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Week Player Ref.
May 2−6, 2022 Jaymar Gimpayan (Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.)
May 21–27, 2022 Jayson Apolonio (Pampanga Giant Lanterns)
May 28 – June 3, 2022 Jhan Nermal (Bacolod Bingo Plus)
June 4–10, 2022 Jaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines) (1/2)
June 11–17, 2022 Cedrick Ablaza (Batangas City Embassy Chill) (1/2)
June 18–24, 2022 Archie Concepcion (Pampanga Giant Lanterns)
June 25 – July 1, 2022 Mitchelle Maynes (Pampanga Giant Lanterns)
July 2–9, 2022 Arvie Bringas (Bataan Risers)
July 25–30, 2022 Judel Fuentes (San Juan Knights) (1/2)
August 1–7, 2022 Mark Montuano (Bacoor City Strikers)
August 8–14, 2022 Paul Sanga (Sarangani Marlins)
August 15–20, 2022 Cedrick Ablaza (Batangas City Embassy Chill) (2/2)
August 22–27, 2022 Mark Cruz (GenSan Warriors)
August 29 – September 3, 2022 Judel Fuentes (San Juan Knights) (2/2)
September 5–11, 2022 Mark Yee (Bacolod Bingo Plus)
September 12–17, 2022 Orlan Wamar (San Juan Knights)
September 19–25, 2022 Jaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines) (2/2)
October 3–8, 2022 Dexter Maiquez (San Juan Knights)

Media

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Due to the expiration of ABS-CBN's franchise, the league had to award the television broadcast rights to another network.

Thus, this season marked the first year of the league's ongoing broadcast rights with Cignal TV, as the games were split between the free-to-air One PH and cable channel One Sports+. Cignal Play handled local streaming, while ABS-CBN's iWantTFC still handled international streaming.

The league continued to stream all of its games on Facebook, but this season saw the league expand to YouTube and Kumu for social media streaming.

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