2018 Batangas City Athletics season

2018 Batangas City Athletics season
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

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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Isit Jr., Carlos	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		1984–02–21
G	8	Oliva, Arturo	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			Arellano
G	9	Villanueva, John Rey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1994–11–18	UPHSD
F/C	11	Octobre, Rhaffy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–01–27	Visayas
G	10	Lingganay, Rudy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986-08-15	UE
F	12	Lunor, Darwin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F	17	Ochea, Dawn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)		Adamson
G/F	19	Arim, Oliver Neal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Centro Escolar
F	20	Ablaza, Cedric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)			STI
G	21	Alarcon, VJ	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G	22	Hernandez, Levi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–03–09	Arellano
C	24	Cruz, Mark Neil	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)			José Rizal
C	26	Ambulodto, John	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–09–25	St. Clare
G	27	Importante, Vincent	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)			Adamson
G	37	Asuncion, Jaycee John	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)			José Rizal
F	43	Apinan, Jeckster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987-01-09	José Rizal
G	45	Baloria, Juneric	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1990–06–03	UPHSD

Head coach

Pocholo Villanueva

Assistant coach(es)

Jay-R Aquino
Warren Capitan
John Mark Arenas
Dino Ponce Enrile

Team manager

Legend

(C) Team captain
(EP) Ex–PBA
(HG) Homegrown player
(FF) Filipino-foreigner player
(SGL) Special Guest License
Injured

Roster

Anta Rajah Cup

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]
10	Caloocan Supremos	9	1	8	.111

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:

Head-to-head point differential: Bulacan +5, Muntinlupa +1, Valenzuela -6
Head-to-head record: Quezon City 1–0 Navotas
Head-to-head record: Bataan 1–0 Imus

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

Brackets

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

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 Family's Brand Sardines	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
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) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Batangas City 1–0 Muntinlupa
Head-to-head record: Imus 1–0 Cebu City
Head-to-head record: Basilan 1–0 Rizal

Game log

2018–19 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; 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[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

"Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship". ABS-CBN Sports. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
Joble, Rey (April 19, 2018). "'MAS RAMDAM ANG CHAMPIONSHIP' | Ex-PBA cagers relish MPBL title with Batangas". FoxSports.ph. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"MPBL: Batangas beats QC, Caloocan downs Pasig". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
Luarca, Roy. "MPBL: Bataan does home fans proud in shock win over champion Batangas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
"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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[table_hth_BUL0.92440599711817-1] Head-to-head point differential: Bulacan +5, Muntinlupa +1, Valenzuela -6

[table_hth_QCC0.92440599711817-2] Head-to-head record: Quezon City 1–0 Navotas

[table_hth_BAN0.92440599711817-3] Head-to-head record: Bataan 1–0 Imus

[table_hth_BAT0.69948196583403-6] Head-to-head record: Batangas City 1–0 Muntinlupa

[table_hth_IMS0.69948196583403-7] Head-to-head record: Imus 1–0 Cebu City

[table_hth_BSL0.69948196583403-8] Head-to-head record: Basilan 1–0 Rizal

[4] "Batangas holds off Muntinlupa to win inaugural MPBL championship". ABS-CBN Sports. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[5] Joble, Rey (April 19, 2018). "'MAS RAMDAM ANG CHAMPIONSHIP' | Ex-PBA cagers relish MPBL title with Batangas". FoxSports.ph. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[9] "MPBL: Batangas beats QC, Caloocan downs Pasig". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.

[10] Luarca, Roy. "MPBL: Bataan does home fans proud in shock win over champion Batangas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.

[11] "Insights: Sluggish Batangas guts out victory over red-hot Makati - FOX Sports PH". FOX Sports PH. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-12.