2022 Sarangani Marlins season explained

Mpblyear:2022
Team:Sarangani Marlins
Team2:Sarangani Marlins
Arena:Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium
Wins:16
Losses:5
Division Place:3
Division:South
Playoffs:Division quarterfinals
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Sarangani Marlins season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

The Marlins came off a controversial inaugural season that saw the team temporarily suspended due to game-fixing allegations.[1] Now with Kyt Jimenez leading the team, Sarangani was able to turn things around by finishing the season third place in the South Division. Their playoff run came to an abrupt end after getting swept by the sixth-seeded Rizal Golden Coolers in the division quarterfinals.[2]

Preseason

Sarangani was one of 22 teams that competed in the 2021 MPBL Invitational. The team failed to make the playoffs after placing fourth in Group C.

Schedule

2021 Sarangani Marlins Invitational schedule
StageGameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap

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-- Group stage -->
Group stage1December 12 L 92–99 1–0
2December 13 L 72–91 SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3December 15 W 75–66 SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4December 18 L 73–77 SM Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
Source: Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

2022 Sarangani Marlins season schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecordRecap

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-- April – May -->
1April 25 W 77–73 Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
2May 21 W 94–83 Ynares Center 2–0
3May 28 W 73–69 Batangas City Coliseum 3–0
4May 31 W 68–65 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 4–0
5June 14 W 79–77 Strike Gymnasium 5–0
6July 2 L 79–87 Orion Sports Complex 5–1
7July 11 L 86–89 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 5–2
8July 22 W 92–83 6–2
9July 29 W 69–59 Laguna Sports Complex 7–2
10August 5 W 67–55 Muntinlupa Sports Center 8–2
11August 12 W 92–80 San Jose del Monte Sports Complex 9–2
12August 16 W 70–59 10–2
13August 23 L 66–75 Batangas City Coliseum 10–3
14September 2 L 74–86 Filoil EcoOil Centre 10–4
15September 9 W 90–67 Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium 11–4
16September 10 L 75–89 Sarangani Capitol Gymnasium 11–5
17September 15 W 79–78 12–5
18September 20 W 74–55 Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 13–5
19October 8 W 93–76 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 14–5
20October 10 W 125–74 Muntinlupa Sports Center 15–5
21October 13 W 81–76 Caloocan Sports Complex 16–5
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2022 Sarangani Marlins playoff schedule
RoundGameDateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesRecap

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-- Division Quarterfinals -->
Division quarterfinals1October 21 L 45–73 Batangas City Coliseum 0–1Recap
2October 28 Rizal L 79–84 0–2Recap
Source: Schedule

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garcia . Ma. Angelica . 2019-11-04 . MPBL's SOCCSKSARGEN Marlins suspended over alleged game-fixing . 2023-09-20 . GMA News Online . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-29 . MPBL: Jolo Mendoza outwits Kyt Jimenez in clutch as Rizal boots out Sarangani in OT . 2024-07-27 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.