| Mpblyear: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | San Juan Knights |
| Team2: | San Juan Knights |
| Divisionwin: | y |
| Coach: | Randy Alcantara |
| Wins: | 26 |
| Losses: | 4 |
| Division Place: | 1 |
| Division: | North |
| Playoffs: | National finals |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2019–20 San Juan Knights season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The Knights entered the season as defending champions, and continuing their winning traditions by going undefeated in their first ten games. Eventually, they would clinch the top seed in the North Division with a record of 26–4. The twenty-six regular season wins is a record for most regular season wins in a single season, a record San Juan shares with the Davao Occidental Tigers this season and the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in 2023.
The Knights began their playoff campaign with back-to-back sweeps against the Pasay Voyagers and Pampanga Giant Lanterns before meeting in the division finals against the Makati Super Crunch. The series was tied at 1–1 before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the season for one year. Once play resumed in 2021, San Juan would beat Makati by a 77-point lead to advance to the national finals against the rival Davao Occidental Tigers in a rematch of last season's series. Unfortunately for the Knights, they would lose the series this time around in four games, ending their title defense.[1]
The team played all of their home games this season at the Filoil Flying V Centre.
| 2019–20 San Juan Knights season schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | Recap < | -- June – August games --> |
| 1 | June 14 | W 77–76 | Strike Gymnasium | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | June 28 | W 74–72 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | July 4 | W 101–86 | 3–0 | ||||
| 4 | July 10 | W 95–71 | 4–0 | ||||
| 5 | July 18 | W 100–77 | Batangas City Coliseum | 5–0 | |||
| 6 | July 23 | W 81–65 | 6–0 | ||||
| 7 | July 27 | W 87–79 | Ibalong Centrum for Recreation | 7–0 | |||
| 8 | August 5 | W 89–71 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 8–0 | |||
| 9 | August 12 | W 109–95 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 9–0 | |||
| 10 | August 19 | W 88–69 | 10–0 | ||||
| 11 | August 23 | L 91–97 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 10–1 | |||
| 12 | September 2 | W 87–73 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 11–1 | |||
| 13 | September 13 | W 89–86 | Olivarez College | 12–1 | |||
| 14 | September 17 | W 102–97 | 13–1 | ||||
| 15 | September 23 | W 90–88 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 14–1 | |||
| 16 | October 1 | W 98–69 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 15–1 | |||
| 17 | October 7 | L 88–93 | 15–2 | ||||
| 18 | October 15 | W 78–68 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 16–2 | |||
| 19 | October 21 | W 91–63 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 17–2 | |||
| 20 | November 5 | W 89–84 | 18–2 | ||||
| 21 | November 9 | W 97–68 | Batangas City Coliseum | 19–2 | |||
| 22 | November 25 | W 88–86 | 20–2 | ||||
| 23 | November 29 | L 70–75 | El Salvador City Gymnasium | 20–3 | |||
| 24 | January 6 | W 112–95 | San Andres Sports Complex | 21–3 | |||
| 25 | January 11 | W 109–99 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 22–3 | |||
| 26 | January 18 | W 84–65 | 23–3 | ||||
| 27 | January 23 | W 70–67 | 24–3 | ||||
| 28 | January 31 | L 64–69 | Cuneta Astrodome | 24–4 | |||
| 29 | February 4 | W 111–88 | Cuneta Astrodome | 25–4 | |||
| 30 | February 8 | W 114–68 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 26–4 | |||
| Source: Schedule |
| 2020 San Juan Knights playoffs schedule | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap < | -- Division Quarterfinals --> |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | February 15 | W 75–74 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | February 20 | Pasay | W 74–67 | 2–0 | ||||
| Division semifinals | 1 | February 28 | W 86–84 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | March 4 | Pampanga | W 91–83 | 2–0 | ||||
| Division finals | 1 | March 9 | W 76–60 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | March 11 | Makati | L 88–91 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | March 10 | Makati | W 131–54 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | 2–1 | |||
| National finals | 1 | March 17 | L 75–77 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | 0–1 | |||
| 2 | March 18 | Davao Occidental | W 70–65 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | March 20 | Davao Occidental | L 58–66 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | 1–2 | |||
| 4 | March 21 | Davao Occidental | L 88–89 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | 1–3 | |||
| Source: Schedule |