2018 Muntinlupa Cagers season explained

Mpblyear:2018
Team:Muntinlupa Cagers
Team2:Muntinlupa Cagers
Coach:Aldrin Morante
Wins:6
Losses:3
Place:3rd
Playoffs:Finals
Prevseason:Inaugural season
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2018 Muntinlupa Cagers season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] The team concluded their season as the season runner-up. Reaching the 2018 MPBL finals but lost to the Batangas City Athletics in four games.

Regular season

Schedule

2018 Muntinlupa Cagers season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
1January 27 L 76–82 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 0–1Recap
2February 1 W 67–60 1–1Recap
3February 6 Caloocan W 89–76 JCSGO Christian Academy 2–1Recap
4February 13 W 75–71 Bataan People's Center 3–1Recap
5February 20 W 103–87 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 4–1Recap
6February 27 L 77–82 Navotas Sports Complex 4–2Recap
7March 6 L 80–83 Bataan People's Center 4–3Recap
8March 13 W 87–78 Batangas City Coliseum 5–3Recap
9March 17 W 81–69 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 6–3Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2018 Muntinlupa Cagers playoffs schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap
Quarterfinals1March 22 W 83–77 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–0Recap
2March 27 Navotas W 72–69 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–0Recap
Semifinals1April 5 L 59–84 Batangas City Coliseum 0–1Recap
2April 7 Parañaque W 66–56 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–1Recap
3April 10 Parañaque W 81–70 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 2–1Recap
Finals1April 12 L 64–70 Batangas City Coliseum 0–1Recap
2April 14 Batangas City L 74–78 Batangas City Coliseum 0–2Recap
3April 17 Batangas City W 82–77 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–2Recap
4April 19 Batangas City L 66–68 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–3Recap
Source: Schedule

Notes and References

  1. News: Leongson . Randolph . 22 January 2018 . Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome . 23 January 2018 . Philippine Daily Inquirer.