The 2022–23 PBA season or PBA Season 47 is the 47th season of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

. For the first time in two seasons, the league will return to its regular three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season. After the PBA adjusted its calendar again, the association's 47th season was set to start on June 5, 2022, and scheduled to end on May 10, 2023. Also for the first time since 2017 the season will span two calendar years. The first activity of the season was the

PBA Season 47 draft The PBA Season 47 draft was the 37th edition of the PBA draft. The event allowed teams to take turns selecting amateur basketball players and other eligible players, including half-Filipino foreign players. The league determined the drafting or ...

, held on May 15, 2022.

Executive board

* Commissioner:

Willie Marcial Wilfrido "Willie" O. Marcial (born October 12, 1961) is a Filipino sports executive who serves as the tenth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He became the league's officer-in-charge after Chito Narvasa resigned on December 31 ...

* Chairman: Ricky Vargas (Representing

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) * Vice-Chairman: Demosthenes Rosales (Representing Terrafirma Dyip) * Treasurer: Raymond Zorrilla (Representing

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)

Teams

Changes from 2021: * Alaska Aces franchise bought out by Converge ICT, to become as the Converge FiberXers. * Bay Area Dragons, franchise team for the

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, will play in the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup as a guest team.

Arenas

With the relaxation of government restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PBA has returned to playing to different Metro Manila venues. The PBA plans to return to playing games in the provinces, plus an out-of-the-country game, during the Governors' Cup. Game 7 of the Commissioner's Cup Finals is scheduled to be held at the Philippine Arena in

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Transactions

Retirement

*On June 1,

Joe Devance Joe Calvin Devance Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who won 12 championships over the course of his career with the Alaska Aces, the Magnolia franchise, and the Barangay Ginebra San Migu ...

announced his retirement from the PBA. Devance played for four teams in his 16 seasons in the league. *On June 7, Andre Paras announced his retirement from the PBA. Paras played for Blackwater Bossing for only one season. *On September 19, Paul Desiderio announced his retirement from the PBA. Desiderio played for the Blackwater Bossing franchise in his three seasons in the league.

Coaching changes

There were no offseason coaching changes; all of the listed changes below occurred mid-season.

Rule changes

The PBA competition committee approved the rule changes for implementation starting in the Philippine Cup games:

Notable events

Pre-season

* The PBA Board of Governors approved the return of the three-conference format this season. * Ricky Vargas of

was re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as the Chairman of the PBA Board of Governors. Bobby Rosales of Terrafirma Dyip was re-elected as Vice Chairman, while Raymond Zorilla of the

was elected as treasurer. Vargas is currently the longest-serving head of the PBA Board of Governors since the presidency of Ginebra San Miguel's Carlos "Honeyboy" Palanca III (1983 to 1986) and the chairmanship of Formula Shell's Reynaldo Marquez (1987 to 1990).

Philippine Cup

* The PBA D-League opened its first tournament, the 2022 Aspirant's Cup for the first time in two years on July 7.

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremony for this season will be held at the

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on June 5, 2022, hosted by

Vhong Navarro Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro (born January 4, 1977), known professionally as Vhong Navarro, is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, recording artist and television host. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. H ...

and

Gretchen Ho Gretchen Ong Ho (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino television presenter and former volleyball player. She played collegiate volleyball for the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2008 to 2013, where she was a member of the "fab five" who brought Ateneo ...

. The PBA Leo Awards for the 2021 season will held before the opening ceremonies. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Converge FiberXers and the

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was played after the opening ceremonies. Below is the list of team muses:

2022 PBA Philippine Cup

The Philippine Cup started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022.

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Finals

* Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The Commissioner's Cup is scheduled to start on September 21, 2022, and will end by early 2023.

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Finals

PBA teams in Asian club competitions

3x3

The 3x3 season started on September 10, 2022.

First conference

Second conference

References

External links

PBA Official Website
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