2018–19 San Juan Knights season

The 2018–19 San Juan Knights season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]

2018–19 San Juan Knights season
MPBL champions
Division champions
Head coachRandy Alcantara
Results
Record20–5 (.800)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (North)
Playoff finishMPBL champions
(won vs. Davao Occidental, 3–2)
San Juan Knights seasons

The Knights finished the season third in the North Division, after a 20–5 campaign. San Juan swept both Navotas and Quezon City in the first two rounds before meeting the Manila Stars in the Division Finals. The Stars, who also finished 20–5, took the first game of the series. San Juan, however, fought back, and won the next two games, including the deciding game at home to advance to the National Finals against the Davao Occidental Tigers. The series went back-and-forth, leading to a deciding game 5 that would be played on opposing grounds. After gaining the lead late in the fourth quarter, San Juan claimed their first MPBL championship.

The team played all of their home games this season at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Bataan Risers 25 23 2 .920 — Playoffs
2 Makati Super Crunch 25 21 4 .840 2
3 San Juan Knights 25 20 5 .800[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Manila Stars 25 20 5 .800[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Bulacan Kuyas 25 14 11 .560 9
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:
  1. San Juan wins tiebreaker over Manila by head-to-head victory.

Schedule
2018–19 San Juan Knights season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 June 20PampangaW 93–70Angeles University Foundation1–0
2 June 30BulacanW 94–76Valenzuela Astrodome2–0
3 July 11PasayW 89–66Filoil Flying V Centre3–0
4 July 21CaloocanW 81–77Caloocan Sports Complex4–0
5 August 1LagunaW 81–56Filoil Flying V Centre5–0
6 August 22MuntinlupaL 71–77Muntinlupa Sports Complex5–1
7 September 5ZamboangaW 80–59Filoil Flying V Centre6–1
8 September 12PasigW 87–60Bataan People's Center7–1
9 September 25NavotasW 81–74Strike Gymnasium8–1
10 October 9RizalL 77–85Trinity University of Asia8–2
11 October 13MarikinaW 77–65Marist School9–2
12 October 25Bacoor CityW 74–63Strike Gymnasium10–2
13 October 30Batangas CityL 78–85Batangas City Coliseum10–3
14 November 10Cebu CityW 71–62Filoil Flying V Centre11–3
15 November 17ImusW 77–50Hoops Dome12–3
16 November 21Manila (OT)W 84–80Filoil Flying V Centre13–3
17 November 29General SantosW 86–76San Andres Sports Complex14–3
18 December 10BataanW 67–61Bataan People's Center15–3
19 December 18Davao OccidentalL 75–87Rizal Memorial Colleges15–4
20 January 12BasilanW 95–84Angeles University Foundation16–4
21 January 23ParañaqueW 87–77Filoil Flying V Centre17–4
22 January 28MakatiL 73–78Alonte Sports Arena17–5
23 February 11Quezon CityW 68–50Filoil Flying V Centre18–5
24 February 19MandaluyongW 76–60San Andres Sports Complex19–5
25 February 25ValenzuelaW 102–83Filoil Flying V Centre20–5
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule
2019 San Juan Knights playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Division Quarterfinals 1 March 13NavotasW 81–76Ynares Sports Arena1–0
2 March 18NavotasW 75–69Filoil Flying V Centre2–0
Division Semifinals 1 March 26Quezon CityW 94–86Bataan People's Center1–0
2 March 28Quezon CityW 106–81Filoil Flying V Centre2–0
Division Finals 1 April 4ManilaL 88–91Filoil Flying V Centre0–1
2 April 6ManilaW 92–90San Andres Sports Complex1–1
3 April 8ManilaW 85–74Filoil Flying V Centre2–1
National Finals 1 April 11Davao OccidentalW 84–74Davao City Recreation Center1–0
2 April 13Davao OccidentalL 60–67Rizal Memorial Colleges1–1
3 April 16Davao OccidentalW 67–62Filoil Flying V Centre2–1
4 April 22Davao OccidentalL 66–77Filoil Flying V Centre2–2
5 April 25Davao OccidentalW 87–86Rizal Memorial Colleges3–2
Source: Schedule

References
  1. Luarca, Roy (June 12, 2018). "MPBL: Expansion teams, new faces and stars headline Datu Cup curtain-raiser". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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