2018 Valenzuela Classic season

2018 Valenzuela Classic season
2018 Valenzuela Classic season
Results
Record	6–3 (.667)
Place	Overall: 4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals ; (lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2)
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The 2018 Valenzuela Classic season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1] The team concluded the season in the Semifinals before losing to the eventual champion Batangas City Athletics in two games.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
2	Bulacan Kuyas	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2	Playoffs
3	Muntinlupa Cagers	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
4	Valenzuela Classic	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
5	Quezon City Capitals	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3
6	Navotas Clutch	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.
^ ^a ^b Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018 Valenzuela Classic season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap
1	January 27	Batangas City	L 65–73	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	0–1	Recap
2	February 1	Caloocan	W 79–78	Caloocan Sports Complex	1–1	Recap
3	February 8	Bataan	W 97–80	Valenzuela Astrodome	2–1	Recap
4	February 15	Imus	W 81–77	Olivarez College	3–1	Recap
5	February 22	Navotas	L 77–82	Batangas City Coliseum	3–2	Recap
6	March 1	Parañaque	W 80–75	JCSGO Christian Academy	4–2	Recap
7	March 6	Muntinlupa	W 83–80	Bataan People's Center	5–2	Recap
8	March 10	Bulacan	L 83–92	Olivarez College	5–3	Recap
9	March 15	Quezon City	W 84–79	Valenzuela Astrodome	6–3	Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)			Semifinals (best-of-3)			Finals (best-of-5)

1	Batangas City	2

8	Bataan	0
			1	Batangas City	2

			4	Valenzuela	0
4	Valenzuela	2

5	Quezon City	1
						1	Batangas City	3

						3	Muntinlupa	1
2	Bulacan	1

7	Parañaque	2
			7	Parañaque	1

			3	Muntinlupa	2
3	Muntinlupa	2

6	Navotas	0

Schedule

2018 Valenzuela Classic playoffs schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap
Quarterfinals	1	March 20	Quezon City	W 96–89	Batangas City Coliseum	1–0	Recap
	2	March 24	Quezon City	L 68–76	Valenzuela Astrodome	1–1	Recap
	3	April 3	Quezon City	W 74–72	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	2–1	Recap
Semifinals	1	April 5	Batangas City	L 75–80	Batangas City Coliseum	0–1	Recap
Semifinals	2	April 7	Batangas City	L 64–89	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	0–2	Recap
Source: Schedule

References

^ Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[table_hth_BUL0.54828835490546-2] Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.

[table_hth_QC0.54828835490546-3] Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

[1] Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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