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List Of MPBL Champions
The MPBL finals is the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League held at the conclusion of the league's postseason. Since its inception, the national finals is a best-of-five series. Since the 2019 edition, it is contested between the champions of the North Division and the South Division. The finals is structured in a 2–2–1 format, where the team with the better regular season record is given homecourt advantage and hosts games 1, 2, and 5. Five different teams have won the national championship with the Pampanga Giant Lanterns being the only team to win it multiple times. Since the introduction of divisions, four teams did so as a member of the North Division, while one did so as a member of the South Division. Champions Season The first parenthesis indicate the teams' playoff seed within their division. The second parenthesis indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the MPBL finals, as well as each respective teams' MPBL finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPBL Finals
The MPBL national finals or MPBL finals is the annual championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The North and South Division champions compete in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion. The MPBL finals is structured in a 2–2–1 format, where the first two games and, if necessary, the fifth and final game are hosted by the team with homecourt advantage, being the team with the better regular season record. Five teams have won the MPBL finals with the Pampanga Giant Lanterns being the only team to win two titles, having won the most recent series in 2024. Since the introduction of divisions in the 2018–19 season, the North Division claimed four of the five titles. History 2018–2021: Amateur era and Davao Occidental–San Juan rivalry The first finals series was played in April 2018 between the Batangas City Athletics and Muntinlupa Cagers. Batangas City won the series, beating Muntinlupa in four games. The 2019 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ayonayon
Rian Michael S. Ayonayon (born December 8, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Abra Solid North Weavers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 3rd overall pick in the 1st round of the 2019 PBA draft. Professional career NLEX Road Warriors (2020–2021) Ayonayon was drafted third during the first round of the 2019 PBA draft. Blackwater Bossing (2021–2025) On November 16, 2021, he was traded to the Blackwater Bossing along with Will McAloney in exchange for Marion Magat. Abra Solid North Weavers (2025–present) On June 21, 2025, Ayonayon signed with the Abra Solid North Weavers. PBA career statistics ''As of the end of 2023–24 season'' Season-by-season averages , - , align=left , , align=left , NLEX , 11 , , 18.6 , , .296 , , .214 , , .647 , , 2.5 , , 2.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.4 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon Huskers
The Quezon Huskers are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Lucena, a highly urbanized city in the province of Quezon. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team splits its home games between Quezon Convention Center and Lucena Convention Center. The team's first incarnation was the Quezon Coco Huskers of the United Regional Basketball League (URBL). The team ran from 2004 until 2005. The Huskers were then revived as an expansion team for the MPBL's 2023 season alongside the Negros Muscovados. The team also competes Pilipinas Super League (PSL) under the name Quezon Titans. Owned by the Provincial Government of Quezon, the Huskers also have a volleyball counterpart in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association in the Quezon Tangerines. The Huskers are one of five teams based in the Calabarzon region. The Quezon franchise won one championship, during the PSL's President's Cup in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 MPBL Finals
The 2024 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2024 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns defeated the South Division champion Quezon Huskers to become the first team in the league to win two championships and to do so in back-to-back seasons. The series began on December 1 and ended on December 7. The league played the first two games of the series in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking the first time a Philippine basketball league will play its championship series overseas. The league then returned home for the remainder of the series, where Pampanga, being the team with the higher regular season record, had homecourt advantage. For the second time in a row, both teams featured will be based in Luzon but not Metro Manila. In addition, this will also be second time overall that a returning finalist or former champion will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Baltazar
Justine Sagaya Baltazar (born February 19, 1997), nicknamed "Balti", is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is listed at 6 feet 9 ½ inches (2.07 m). Baltazar played his college career with the De La Salle Green Archers basketball, De La Salle Green Archers and had a short stint with the San Juan Knights of the MPBL. In 2022, he would make his professional debut with the Pampanga Delta before moving to Japan's B.League to play for the Hiroshima Dragonflies. In 2023, Baltazar returned to domestic basketball to once again play for his hometown, this time with the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in both the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) and later the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). During his stint with the Giant Lanterns, he won numerous accolades, including three championships, three finals MVPs, and two season MVPs across both leagues. He became the first player in the MPBL to win two final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacoor City Strikers
The Bacoor City Strikers were a Filipino professional basketball team, based in Bacoor, Cavite. The team last competed in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and played their home games at Strike Gymnasium. The Strikers also previously shared the province of Cavite with the team now known as the Imus Braderhood. Owned by the Local Government of Bacoor, the team joined the league in the 2018–19 season, becoming the second team based in Cavite after the Imus Bandera. In 2023, a volleyball team of the same name began play in the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). The team's last active season was in 2023 when they clinched their first division championship. History 2019–2020: Early success Bacoor City joined as an expansion team for the 2018–19 season, giving the province of Cavite its second MPBL team after Imus in 2018. The Strikers ended up being the final entry of the league's national expansion. In their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Pineda
Dennis "Delta" Garcia Pineda (born May 6, 1974) is a Filipino politician, basketball head coach and businessman from the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. He currently serves as the 29th Governor of Pampanga. He was a former Vice Governor of the province in the past years, and he was elected in 2019 as the 29th Governor of the province. Previously, he served as the mayor of Lubao from 2001 until 2010. He is the Vice Governor-elect of Pampanga, having been elected once again in 2025. Early life and education Dennis Pineda was born on May 6, 1974 in Quezon City to Rodolfo "Bong" Pineda, a businessman and alleged "gambling lord", and Lilia Pineda, both of whom are from Lubao, Pampanga. He studied Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga for his secondary education. He also studied Guagua National Colleges with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Management and graduated in 1997. Political career Pineda became a Municipal Councilor of Lubao from 1998 to 2001. He served as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 MPBL Finals
The 2023 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2023 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Pampanga Giant Lanterns faced the South Division champion Bacoor City Strikers, with both teams having not won an MPBL title nor appeared in the MPBL finals before, this series would determine which team becomes the league's fifth different champions. The series began on November 25, 2023 and ended on December 2, 2023. In three games, the Pampanga Giant Lanterns completed the first finals sweep in MPBL history, giving them their first MPBL championship and second league championship overall. Justine Baltazar was named Finals MVP of the series, becoming not only the first player in league history to be a recipient of both season MVP and Finals MVP, but also the first to win both awards in the same season. This was the first time since the league's national ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Villarias
John Byron "Toto" Villarias (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). After playing college ball with José Rizal University, he was selected with the 41st pick of the 2013 PBA draft by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, but didn't get much playing time throughout his stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). After playing for multiple teams in the PBA D-League, he joined the Bataan Risers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ... (MPBL) in 2018. In 2021, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise, where he won two championships, one in FilBasket and one in the MPBL, and earned MPBL Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
The Zamboanga Sikat (stylized as Zamboanga SiKAT), alternatively known as Sikat Zamboanga, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Zamboanga City. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team plays its home games at Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum. The team was established in 2019 after splitting from the Zamboanga Valientes due to undisclosed management issues. The new team was then named the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, and later renamed to Zamboanga Master Sardines in 2024. Universal Canning Inc. served as the team's title sponsor from 2019 to 2024. The Zamboanga franchise is one of five teams based in Mindanao and the only one from the Zamboanga Peninsula region. They have also played in Filbasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. History Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2018–2020: The Arboleda era Led by Harold Arboleda and Reed Juntilla, the Zambo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (shortened as NERV) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at Nueva Ecija Coliseum. The team began play as an expansion team for the 2019–20 MPBL season, though they would only begin using the ''Rice Vanguards'' moniker later on. The team also plays in the Pilipinas Super League under the name Nueva Ecija Capitals. The team also competed in FilBasket as well as in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. The Nueva Ecija franchise is the holder of the only regular season sweep in the MPBL, recording 21 wins with no losses during the 2022 MPBL season, where they would go on to win their first MPBL championship. The Rice Vanguards are one of four teams based in Central Luzon. History 2019–2020: First MPBL season In May 2019, Nueva Ecija formally joined the Maharlika Pilipin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 MPBL Finals
The 2022 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2022 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the South Division champion Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, as they won the league's fourth championship. Byron Villarias named as the season's Finals MVP. First-seeded Nueva Ecija (21–0) held homecourt advantage for the series, having a better record than Zamboanga (18–3). This marks the first finals appearance for both teams. This was the first finals series in which neither team is based in Metro Manila. Background Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards finished the 2021 MPBL Invitational as runner-up after being defeated by the Basilan Peace Riders on a championship-winning basket in overtime. They finished the regular season with a 21–0 win–loss record, making them the first team to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
