2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup
| 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League (Philippines) |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Elimination round: December 1, 2023 – February 11, 2024 Semifinals and Finals: February 21 – March 13, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | Television: Aliw Channel 23 |
| Elimination round | |
| Season MVP | Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Taguig City Generals |
| Runners-up | CamSur Express |
| Finals MVP | Lerry John Mayo (Taguig City Generals) |
The 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup was the second conference of the National Basketball League (Philippines) in 2023, the third edition of the Chairman's Cup, and eighth overall. This conference features seven teams.[1]
Taguig City Generals successfully defended their NBL championship for the third consecutive conference after sweeping the CamSur Express, 3–0, in best-of-5 championship series.[2]
Teams[edit]
The participating teams and groupings were revealed on November 27, 2023.[3]
| Name | Locality | Head coach |
|---|---|---|
| Biñan Tatak Gel | Biñan, Laguna | Almer Almazora |
| CamSur Express | Camarines Sur | Genesis Molto |
| Makati Circus Music Festival | Makati | Bryan Beran |
| Muntinlupa Chiefs | Muntinlupa | Jonald Mabasa |
| Santa Rosa Eridanus | Santa Rosa, Laguna | Eric Camson |
| Taguig City Generals | Taguig | Bing Victoria |
| Zambales Eruption | Zambales | Elgin Espina |
Elimination round[edit]
Format[edit]
In the elimination round, the seven teams were drawn into two groups, with Group A consisting of three teams and Group B contains four. Every team will play one game against teams within the same group and two games against teams from the opposing group. In total, Group A teams will play ten games, while Group B teams will play nine games. The top two teams in each group qualified for the crossover semifinals.[1][3]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | x – Taguig City Generals | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | B | x – CamSur Express | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778[a] | |
| 3 | B | o – Santa Rosa Eridanus | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778[a] | |
| 4 | B | o – Biñan Tatak Gel | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 5 | A | x – Zambales Eruption | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 6 | A | x – Muntinlupa Chiefs | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | |
| 7 | A | o – Makati Circus Music Festival | 10 | 0 | 10 | .000 |
Results table[edit]
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Won in regulation | Lost in regulation | ||
| Won in overtime | Lost in overtime | ||
| (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods | |||
| Team | Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Biñan (BIN) |
SR 99–104 |
CMS 90–87* |
ZBL 112–113 |
MKT 114–91 |
ZBL 107–95 |
MUN 124–83 |
TAG 77–78 |
MKT 143–123 |
— | — |
| Camarines Sur (CMS) |
BIN 87–90* |
MKT 113–95 |
ZBL 90–94 |
MUN 108–80 |
TAG 99–88 |
MUN 115–82 |
SR 97–90 |
MKT 109–76 |
ZBL 110–53 |
— |
| Makati (MKT) |
MUN 96–102 |
CMS 95–113 |
SR 101–109 |
TAG 91–120 |
BIN 91–114 |
SR 84–104 |
ZBL 104–108 |
TAG 82–100 |
CMS 76–109 |
BIN 123–143 |
| Muntinlupa (MUN) |
MKT 102–96 |
ZBL 105–107 |
TAG 73–107 |
CMS 80–108 |
BIN 83–124 |
CMS 82–115 |
TAG 74–110 |
SR 96–99 |
SR 86–105 |
— |
| Santa Rosa (SR) |
BIN 104–99 |
MKT 109–101 |
ZBL 109–92 |
MKT 104–84 |
CMS 90–97 |
MUN 99–96 |
MUN 105–86 |
TAG 65–83 |
— | — |
| Taguig (TAG) |
ZBL 110–103 |
MUN 107–73 |
ZBL 101–86 |
MKT 120–91 |
CMS 88–99 |
BIN 78–77 |
MUN 110–74 |
MKT 100–82 |
SR 83–65 |
— |
| Zambales (ZBL) |
MUN 107–105 |
TAG 103–110 |
CMS 94–90 |
TAG 86–101 |
BIN 113–112 |
SR 92–109 |
BIN 95–107 |
MKT 108–104 |
CMS 53–110 |
— |
| Updated as of: January 26, 2024 | ||||||||||
Playoffs[edit]
Semifinals are a best-of-3 series, while the finals are a best-of-five series.
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||
| A1 | Zambales Eruption | 0 | |||||||
| B2 | CamSur Express | 2 | |||||||
| B2 | CamSur Express | 0 | |||||||
| B1 | Taguig City Generals | 3 | |||||||
| B1 | Taguig City Generals | 2 | |||||||
| A2 | Muntinlupa Chiefs | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals[edit]
Zambales Eruption vs. Camarines Sur Express[edit]
February 21, 2024
6:30 pm |
| CamSur Express | 84–71 | Zambales Eruption |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 24–18, 19–19, 23–17 | ||
Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur
|
February 23, 2024
6:30 pm |
| CamSur Express | 100–74 | Zambales Eruption |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–15, 19–19, 23–20, 21–20 | ||
| CamSur wins series, 2–0 | ||
Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur
|
Taguig City Generals vs. Muntinlupa Chiefs[edit]
It was stated in the live broadcast during the halftime break of Game 1 of Semifinals series between CamSur Express and Zambales Eruption, and as stated by the league's Executive Vice President Rhose Montreal, that Muntinlupa Chiefs had forfeited the series to the Taguig City Generals, giving them a 2–0 series win by forfeiture and an automatic finals berth.[4]
| Taguig City Generals | 20–0 | Muntinlupa Chiefs |
| Taguig City Generals | 20–0 | Muntinlupa Chiefs |
| Taguig won the series by forfeiture | ||
| Taguig wins series, 2–0 | ||
Finals: CamSur Express vs. Taguig City Generals[edit]
The finals follow a 2–2–1 format, with the team having a better record during the eliminations hosting Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the other team hosting Games 3 and 4.
March 3, 2024
6:30 pm |
| CamSur Express | 81–88 | Taguig City Generals |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 24–18, 15–21, 23–25 | ||
Jun Dueñas Gymnasium, Taguig City
|
March 6, 2024
6:30 pm |
| CamSur Express | 85–91 | Taguig City Generals |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–31, 20–19, 18–17, 17–24 | ||
Jun Dueñas Gymnasium, Taguig City
|
March 13, 2024
6:30 pm |
| CamSur Express | 85–94 | Taguig City Generals |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–33, 28–23, 21–15 | ||
| Taguig wins series, 3–0 | ||
Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur
|
Individual awards[edit]
The awarding ceremonies were held before the second game of the NBL Finals series between the CamSur Express and Taguig City Generals, and the league honored the individual winners.
- Most Valuable Player: Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals)
- Mythical Five:
- Ameer Niko Aguilar (Tatak Gel Biñan)
- John Lester Maurillo (Eridanus Santa Rosa)
- Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express)
- Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals)
- Lyndon del Rosario (Zambales Eruption)
- Sportsmanship Award: Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express)
- Finals MVP: Lerry John Mayo (Taguig City Generals)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Two Laguna teams open NBL-Pilipinas Chairman's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 14, 2024). "Taguig sweeps Camsur to win third straight NBL title". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Here is the grouping for the Inter-Intra format of the upcoming NBL Season 2023 Chairman's Cup". NBL–Pilipinas. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "LIVE: NBL Chairman's Cup 2023 Semifinals" (YouTube video). YouTube. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
Executive Vice President Rhose Montreal told during the halftime break that Muntinlupa had forfeited the series already, giving the Taguig City Generals a 2-0 series win and an automatic finals berth.
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