2018 Batangas City Athletics season

The 2018 Tanduay Athletics Batangas season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

2018 Batangas City Athletics season
Head coachMac Tan
Anta Rajah Cup results
Record8–1
(.889)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Muntinlupa Cagers, 3–1)
Anta Datu Cup results
Record15–10
(.600)
Place2nd
Playoff finishDivision Finals
Batangas City Athletics seasons

Key dates
  • January 25, 2018: Inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) starts.
  • April 19, 2018: The team won the league's inaugural championship after defeating the Muntinlupa Cagers, 68–66 in Game 4, to win the best-of-5 series, 3 games to 1, in the recently concluded 2018 Anta Rajah Cup Finals.

Current Roster
Batangas City Athletics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 1 Santiago, Raymark
G 4 Arminion, Andrey
F 5 Mangabang, Lucky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
SG 6 Olayon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994–10–30 East
C 7 Grimaldo, Jayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Manuel L. Quezon
C 8 Eguilos, Jhaymo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–08–27 Far Eastern
SG 9 Rogado, Moncrief 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cebu
G 12 Lao, Mark Abelson National
PG 15 Briones, Ryan
F 16 Santos, Adrian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–04–18 East
G 18 Viernes, Jeff (EP) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
SF 21 Acuña, Val (EP) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986–11–24 East
PG 22 Alvarez, Lester (EP) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1988–09–18 Adamson
G 23 Tagarda, Lucas East
F 25 Villamor, Dennice (EP) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–07–01 National
F 41 Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FEU
F –– Bragais, Genmar 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1993–11–10
Head coach
  • Mac Tan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (EP) Ex–Pro
  • (HG) Homegrown Player
  • (FF) Fil–Foreign Player
  • Injured

Anta Rajah Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Batangas City Athletics 9 8 1 .889 Playoffs
2 Bulacan Kuyas 9 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1]
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 9 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1]
4 Valenzuela Classic 9 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1]
5 Quezon City Capitals 9 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 2]
6 Navotas Clutch 9 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 2]
7 Parañaque Patriots 9 4 5 .444
8 Bataan Defenders 9 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3]
9 Imus Bandera 9 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3] Eliminated
10 Caloocan Supremos 9 1 8 .111
Source: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Rules for classification: Win-loss records, Head-to-head result, Goal difference among tied teams
Notes:
  1. Considering that these teams had a 1–1 head-to-head record against each other, using goal difference, Bulacan places second with +5, Muntinlupa places third with +1; and Valenzuela places fourth with −6. Nevertheless, all of these teams will still earn homecourt advantage.
  2. Quezon City Capitals wins tiebreaker over Navotas Clutch via head-to-head record.
  3. Bataan Defenders wins tiebreaker over Imus Bandera via head-to-head record.

Game log
2017–18 game log
Total: 8–1
January
February
March

Playoffs

Brackets
Quarter-finals
Best-of-three series 		Semi-finals
Best-of-three series 		Finals
Best-of-five championship series
         
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

Game Log
2018 playoff game log
Total: 7–1
Quarterfinals
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1 March 20 Bataan W 88–75 Val Acuña (16) Eguilos, Rogado (8) Lester Alvarez (10) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
2 March 24 Bataan W 95–82 Lester Alvarez (17) Jhaymo Eguilos (8) Lester Alvarez (6) Valenzuela Astrodome 2–0
Semi-Finals
Finals

Awards

Anta Datu Cup

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 25 20 5 .800 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Athletics 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
4 GenSan Warriors 25 14 11 .560 6
5 Bacoor Strikers 25 13 12 .520 7
6 Zamboanga Valientes 25 12 13 .480 8
7 Imus Bandera 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 9
8 Cebu City Sharks 25 11 14 .440[lower-alpha 2] 9
9 Laguna Heroes 25 10 15 .400 10 Eliminated
10 Parañaque Patriots 25 9 16 .360 11
11 Marikina Shoemasters 25 8 17 .320 12
12 Basilan Steel 25 7 18 .280[lower-alpha 3] 13
13 Rizal Crusaders 25 7 18 .280[lower-alpha 3] 13
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Batangas City wins tie-breaker against Muntinlupa via head-to-head record.
  2. Imus wins tie-breaker against Cebu City via head-to-head record.
  3. Basilan wins tie-breaker against Rizal via head-to-head record.

Game Log
2018–19 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
July: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
3 July 10 Makati[5] W 72–65 Bernabe Teodoro (19) Jhaymo Eguilos (10) Mark Olayon (7) Batangas City Coliseum 2–1
4 July 21 Valenzuela Caloocan Sports Complex 2–1
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References
  1. "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship". ABS-CBN Sports. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. Joble, Rey (April 19, 2018). "'MAS RAMDAM ANG CHAMPIONSHIP' | Ex-PBA cagers relish MPBL title with Batangas". FoxSports.ph. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. "MPBL: Batangas beats QC, Caloocan downs Pasig". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. Luarca, Roy. "MPBL: Bataan does home fans proud in shock win over champion Batangas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. "Insights: Sluggish Batangas guts out victory over red-hot Makati - FOX Sports PH". FOX Sports PH. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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