2018 Parañaque Patriots season explained

Mpblyear:2018
Team:Parañaque Patriots
Team2:Parañaque Patriots
Coach:Aric del Rosario
Wins:4
Losses:5
Place:7th
Playoffs:Semifinals
Prevseason:Inaugural season
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2018 Parañaque Patriots season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] Despite having a losing record in the regular season, Parañaque went on to advance to the Semifinals. The team lost to Muntinlupa in three games.

This would be the team's only appearance thus far, missing the playoffs for the next four seasons in what is tied for the longest active playoff drought in the MPBL.

Regular season

Schedule

2018 Parañaque Patriots season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap
1January 25 Caloocan W 70–60 1–0Recap
2February 1 L 60–67 1–1Recap
3February 8 W 74–72 Valenzuela Astrodome 2–1Recap
4February 15 L 54–64 Olivarez College 2–2Recap
5February 22 L 79–87 Batangas City Coliseum 2–3Recap
6March 1 L 75–80 JCSGO Christian Academy 2–4Recap
7March 6 W 74–71 Bataan People's Center 3–4Recap
8March 10 W 79–77 Olivarez College 4–4Recap
9March 15 L 74–78 Valenzuela Astrodome 4–5Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2018 Parañaque Patriots playoffs schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap
Quarterfinals1March 22 L 73–83 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–0Recap
2March 27 Bulacan W 81–54 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–1Recap
3April 3 Bulacan W 77–70 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 1–2Recap
Semifinals1April 5 W 84–59 Batangas City Coliseum 1–0Recap
2April 7 Muntinlupa L 56–66 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–1Recap
3April 10 Muntinlupa L 70–81 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 1–2Recap
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.