| Mpblyear: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Manila Stars |
| Team2: | Manila Stars |
| Coach: | Philip Cezar |
| Wins: | 20 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Division Place: | 4 |
| Division: | North |
| Playoffs: | Division finals |
| Prevseason: | Inaugural season |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Manila Stars season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]
The Stars finished the regular season with a 20–5 record, ranking fourth in the North Division. In the playoffs, Manila first swept the Bulacan Kuyas in the division quarterfinals. They were behind one game against the first-seeded Bataan Risers, but they came back to win the next two games of the division semifinals. In the division finals against the San Juan Knights, the Stars ended up in the opposite end of their division semifinals run, winning game 1 but losing the next two games, ending their hopes of making the national finals, which San Juan would go on to win.
| 2018–19 Manila Stars season schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | Recap < | -- June – September games --> |
| 1 | June 16 | W 89–82 | San Andres Sports Complex | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | June 28 | L 98–99 | 1–1 | ||||
| 3 | July 11 | W 89–84 | 2–1 | ||||
| 4 | July 24 | W 107–76 | 3–1 | ||||
| 5 | August 4 | W 100–75 | 4–1 | ||||
| 6 | August 16 | W 84–62 | San Andres Sports Complex | 5–1 | |||
| 7 | August 29 | W 115–85 | San Andres Sports Complex | 6–1 | |||
| 8 | September 11 | W 95–68 | Ynares Center | 7–1 | |||
| 9 | September 19 | L 68–74 | Cuneta Astrodome | 7–2 | |||
| 10 | September 26 | W 92–73 | San Andres Sports Complex | 8–2 | |||
| 11 | October 10 | W 100–86 | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 9–2 | |||
| 12 | October 27 | W 60–59 | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | 10–2 | |||
| 13 | November 6 | W 98–88 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 11–2 | |||
| 14 | November 14 | W 76–71 | JCSGO Christian Academy | 12–2 | |||
| 15 | November 21 | L 80–84 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 12–3 | |||
| 16 | November 29 | W 79–67 | San Andres Sports Complex | 13–3 | |||
| 17 | December 10 | W 63–57 | Bataan People's Center | 14–3 | |||
| 18 | December 19 | W 80–79 | Batangas City Coliseum | 15–3 | |||
| 19 | January 7 | W 71–70 | Bataan People's Center | 16–3 | |||
| 20 | January 14 | L 86–92 | 16–4 | ||||
| 21 | January 22 | W 111–98 | San Andres Sports Complex | 17–4 | |||
| 22 | February 1 | W 69–68 | San Andres Sports Complex | 18–4 | |||
| 23 | February 7 | W 91–89 | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 19–4 | |||
| 24 | February 19 | L 92–96 | San Andres Sports Complex | 19–5 | |||
| 25 | February 26 | W 89–88 | San Andres Sports Complex | 20–5 | |||
| Source: Schedule |
| 2019 Manila Stars playoffs schedule | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap < | -- Division quarterfinals --> |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | March 12 | W 69–65 | Bataan People's Center | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | March 20 | Bulacan | W 92–83 | San Andres Sports Complex | 2–0 | |||
| Division semifinals | 1 | March 26 | L 72–73 | Bataan People's Center | 0–1 | |||
| 2 | March 28 | Bataan | W 80–76 | 1–1 | ||||
| 3 | April 1 | Bataan | W 56–51 | Bataan People's Center | 2–0 | |||
| Division finals | 1 | April 4 | W 91–88 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | April 6 | San Juan | L 90–92 | San Andres Sports Complex | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | April 8 | San Juan | L 74–85 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–2 | |||
| Source: Schedule |