| 2023–24 Pilipinas Super League season | |
| League: | Pilipinas Super League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | Regular season: November 9, 2023 – March 16, 2024 Playoffs: March 18 – April 4, 2024 Finals: April 9–16, 2024 |
| No Of Games: | 171 (regular season) |
| No Of Teams: | 19 |
| Tv: | Television: IBC TAP Sports Blast Sports Streaming: FiberTV, Blast TV Online: Bola.TV, Pilipinas Super League (Facebook), PSL TV (YouTube) |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Quezon Titans |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Nueva Ecija Capitals |
| Finals Mvp: | Judel Fuentes (Quezon) |
| Seasonslist: | List of Pilipinas Super League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | PSL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2024–25 Pilipinas Super League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the President's Cup, was the third season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on November 9, 2023 with the opening ceremonies at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and ended on March 16, 2024.[1] [2] The playoffs then began two days later on March 18, 2024 and ended on April 16, 2024 with the Quezon Titans winning their first league championship against the Nueva Ecija Capitals in a four-game series, with Judel Fuentes was named as the Finals MVP.[3]
This is the first professional tournament with Cris Bautista as president and Allan Caidic as commissioner.[4] The former previously served as commissioner of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.[5]
In the lead-up to the President's Cup, the league gradually revealed the teams that would take part in the tournament. The Benilde Blazers, backed by Strong Group Athletics, are the league's first collegiate representatives.
| Team | Locality | Previous tournament | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO Jikiri Indanan Sulu Kings | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| Bicol Spicy Oragons | align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | 7th place (2022) | |
| Biñan Tatak Gel | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | Quarterfinalist (2022–23) | ||
| Cam Norte Warriors | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| CV Siniloan Daruma Dragons | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | Champion (2022) | ||
| JT Bulacan Taipan | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | Quarterfinalist (2022–23) | ||
| MisOr Mustangs | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| 1Munti XUR Homes | align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | 12th place (2022–23) | |
| NKT Sniper | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| Novaliches QC Warriors | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center colspan=2 | New team | ||||
| align=center colspan=2 | New team | ||||
| RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | align=center | Semifinalist (2022–23) | ||
| San Pedro – Pablo EscoBets | align=center colspan=2 | New team | |||
| align=center colspan=2 | New team |
| -- Regular venues --> |
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| Venue | Location | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonte Sports Arena | Biñan, Laguna | align=center | 6,500 | |
| Caloocan Sports Complex | Caloocan | align=center | 2,500 | |
| Central Recreation and Fitness Center | Quezon City | align=center | N/A | |
| Filoil EcoOil Centre | San Juan | align=center | 6,000 | |
| Novadeci Convention Center | Quezon City | align=center | N/A | |
| Paco Arena | Manila | align=center | 1,000 | |
| PhilSports Arena | Pasig | align=center | 10,000 | |
| Ynares Sports Arena | Pasig | align=center | 3,000 |
| Venue | Location | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening ceremonies | ||||
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | align=center | 20,000 | |
| Out-of-town venues | ||||
| Nueva Ecija Coliseum | Palayan, Nueva Ecija | align=center | 3,000 | |
| Quezon Convention Center | Lucena, Quezon | align=center | 7,000 | |
The opening ceremonies took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Bamboo headlined the special performance with guest Yukii Takahashi. The opening game saw the Manila CityStars beating the Cainta NKT Sniper.
The regular season began on November 9, 2023.
Like the previous tournament, every team will compete in a single round-robin format, playing against all other teams once. The top sixteen teams will advance to the playoffs.[6]
The Novaliches–Manila game, originally scheduled for November 18, 2023, was initially cancelled due to technical issues at the Novadeci Convention Center. The game was later rescheduled to January 8, 2024 and moved to the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
The playoffs began on March 18, 2024. The playoffs expanded for the second consecutive time, doubling its size to sixteen teams. The First Round and Quarterfinals give twice-to-beat advantage to the higher-seeded team. The Semifinals will be a best-of-three series and the Finals will utilize a best-of-five format.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Teams in italics have twice-to-beat advantage (only for the First Round and Quarterfinals). The numbers to the left indicate team's seeding. Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods.
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| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Cam Norte Warriors | 20.7 | ||
| Rebounds per game | Felix Apreku | San Pedro Pablo Escobets | 12.2 | |
| Assists per game | RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods | 7.8 | ||
| Steals per game | Paolo Hubalde | RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods | 2.3 | |
| Blocks per game | Jason Strait | Novaliches QC Warriors | 1.9 | |
| Fouls per game | JR Olegario | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 3.5 | |
| Minutes per game | 1Munti XUR Homes | 32.4 | ||
| FG% | Shaun Umali | CV Siniloan Daruma Dragons | 50.0% | |
| FT% | James Martinez | Cam Norte Warriors | 89.5% | |
| 3FG% | AC Soberano | 51.4% |
| Category | Team | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 91.8 | ||
| Rebounds per game | Biñan Tatak Gel | 43.0 | |
| Assists per game | Nueva Ecija Capitals | 29.9 | |
| Steals per game | 10.4 | ||
| Blocks per game | Novaliches QC Warriors | 4.4 |
Following the President's Cup, the league will hold its usual Junior Division tournaments. There will be three age groups for the first time: 16-under (labelled as Born 2008), 18-under (labelled as Born 2006), and 14-under (labelled as Born 2004). The regional tournaments will be held throughout May and June, followed by the national championships in July. These tournaments will also double as qualifiers for the league's first Global Championship Challenge, set to begin in July.
The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) serves as the television broadcast partner for the tournament, succeeding Solar Sports. IBC previously broadcast the 2021 MPBL Invitational in December 2021. For streaming, the league partnered with Converge ICT to broadcast the league on FiberTV and Blast TV, the latter being part of a partnership with TAP DMV.
In addition to broadcasting all games on Facebook and YouTube, Bola.TV is added to the league's online portfolio, which features co-streaming with the platform's own sportscasters.