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 coach	Mac Tan
Anta Rajah Cup results
Record	8–1 (.889)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Muntinlupa Cagers, 3–1)
Anta Datu Cup results
Record	15–10 (.600)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Division 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (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 Roster

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 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 January 27 Valenzuela W 73–65 Val Acuña (18) Jhaymo Eguilos (12) Paul Varilla (5) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–0
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 February 3 Bataan W 88–73 Jhaymo Eguilos (15) Jhaymo Eguilos (8) Ragasa, Varilla (3) Batangas City Coliseum 2–0 3 February 10 Imus W 74–56 Val Acuña (16) Santos, Villamor, Grimaldo, Orera (5) Lester Alvarez (5) Imus City Sports Complex 3–0 4 February 17 Navotas W 80–71 Val Acuña (17) Jhaymo Eguilos (15) Quinto (4) Navotas Sports Complex 4–0 5 February 22 Parañaque W 87–79 (OT) Val Acuña (19) Jhaymo Eguilos (12) Lester Alvarez (6) Batangas City Coliseum 5–0 6 February 27 Muntinlupa W 82–77 Bernabe Teodoro (24) Jhaymo Eguilos (13) Quinto (4) Navotas Sports Complex 6–0
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 March 3 Bulacan L 72–80 Imus City Sports Complex 6–1 8 March 8 Quezon City W 77–68 Bernabe Teodoro (15) Jhaymo Eguilos (14) Jhaymo Eguilos (4) Caloocan Sports Complex 7–1 9 March 13 Caloocan W 86–75 Lester Alvarez (17) Jhaymo Eguilos (7) Alvarez, Pasculado, Teodoro (3) Batangas City Coliseum 8–1

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 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 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 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 April 5 Valenzuela W 80–75 Paul Varilla (17) Kier Quinto (7) Lester Alvarez (6) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0 4 April 7 Valenzuela W 89–64 Val Acuña (16) Dennice Villamor (10) Bernabe Teodoro (3) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–0
Finals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 April 12 Muntinlupa W 70–64 Bernabe Teodoro (20) Mark Olayon (9) Acuña, Teodoro (4) Batangas City Coliseum 1–0 6 April 14 Muntinlupa W 78–74 Jhaymo Eguilos (16) Kier Quinto (9) Lester Alvarez (7) Batangas City Coliseum 2–0 7 April 17 Muntinlupa L 77–82 Kier Quinto (14) Jhaymo Eguilos (12) Olayon, Quinto (5) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–1 7 April 19 Muntinlupa W 68–66 Moncrief Rogado (14) Paul Varilla (9) Olayon, Teodoro (4) Muntinlupa Sports Complex 3–1[1]

Awards

• Val Acuña - Inaugural MVP[2]

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) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 June 13 Quezon City Capitals[3] W 95–90 Bong Galanza (28) Dennice Villamor (12) Lester Alvarez (9) Caloocan Sports Complex 1–0 2 June 27 Bataan[4] L 67–81 Lester Alvarez (17) Mark Olayon (9) Bernabe Teodoro (4) Bataan People's Center 1–1
July: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 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

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.