2019–20 Basilan Steel season

The 2019–20 Basilan Steel season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). It is also the franchise's last season in the league before moving to the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup in 2021.

2019–20 Basilan Steel season
Results
Record20–10 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (South)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(lost vs. Davao Occidental, 1–2)
Basilan Steel seasons

The Steel were able to improve from their previous campaign after snatching their ninth win on September 17, surpassing their 7–18 record in win percentage. They would then win 11 of the remaining 13 games to finish the season 20–10 and finish as the third seed in the South Division.

Their playoff run began with a sweep against Iloilo followed by a 2–1 series victory over Bacoor City.[1][2] In the Division Finals against the Davao Occidental Tigers, Basilan would win game 1 against the reigning division champions on opposing grounds before the Tigers tied the series in game 2. Following the one-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, game 3 was originally scheduled for March 10, 2021, but was postponed by a week due to a player being tested positive for the virus.[3] By March 17, multiple members of the Basilan team had also been tested positive, thus the league decided to rule them out of the series, abruptly ending their season.[4] Davao Occidental would eventually become champions in the National Finals.

All of the team's home games this season were played at the Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium in Lamitan.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 30 26 4 .867 — Playoffs
2 Bacoor City Strikers 30 24 6 .800 2
3 Basilan Steel 30 20 10 .667 6
4 Batangas City Athletics 30 19 11 .633 7
5 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 30 18 12 .600[lower-alpha 1] 8
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. Zamboanga (+8), Iloilo (-3), and General Santos (-5) are ranked based on head-to-head point differential.

Schedule
2019–20 Basilan Steel season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 June 12BicolW 94–83SM Mall of Asia Arena1–0
2 June 26PampangaW 83–74Valenzuela Astrodome2–0
3 July 2BulacanL 55–65Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium2–1
4 July 9MarikinaW 86–83San Andres Sports Complex3–1
5 July 16Batangas CityL 89–101Valenzuela Astrodome3–2
6 July 19Biñan CityL 78–94Alonte Sports Arena3–3
7 July 24ValenzuelaW 87–78Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium4–3
8 August 2IloiloW 78–74Pasig Sports Center5–3
9 August 8MindoroW 105–89Caloocan Sports Complex6–3
10 August 15MakatiL 80–86Caloocan Sports Complex6–4
11 August 20NavotasW 113–94Batangas City Coliseum7–4
12 September 2MuntinlupaW 90–79Filoil Flying V Centre8–4
13 September 13San JuanL 86–89Olivarez College8–5
14 September 17ImusW 98–85Angeles University Foundation9–5
15 September 21Davao OccidentalL 71–76La Salle Coliseum9–6
16 October 2ManilaL 65–66Valenzuela Astrodome9–7
17 October 5ZamboangaL 78–83Rizal Memorial Colleges9–8
18 October 9CaloocanW 82–70Olivarez College10–8
19 October 23Bacoor CityW 92–90Strike Gymnasium11–8
20 October 30Quezon CityW 86–78Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium12–8
21 November 16Nueva EcijaW 93–81Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium13–8
22 November 28General SantosW 85–79Lagao Gymnasium14–8
23 December 14SaranganiW 85–80Santa Rosa Sports Complex15–8
24 December 19BataanL 83–91Bataan People's Center15–9
25 January 7PasigW 89–83Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium16–9
26 January 11BacolodL 89–96Filoil Flying V Centre16–10
27 January 14CebuW 86–78San Andres Sports Complex17–10
28 January 27RizalW 103–85Ynares Center18–10
29 January 31PasayW 74–59Cuneta Astrodome19–10
30 February 7ParañaqueW 89–71Marikina Sports Center20–10
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule
2020 Basilan Steel playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Division Quarterfinals 1 February 19IloiloW 83–68Strike Gymnasium1–0
2 February 24IloiloW 70–63Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium2–0
Division Semifinals 1 March 2Bacoor CityW 77–63Davao City Recreation Center1–0
2 March 5Bacoor CityL 69–80Strike Gymnasium1–1
3 March 7Bacoor CityW 84–76Strike Gymnasium2–1
Division Finals 1 March 9Davao OccidentalW 74–72Davao del Norte Sports Complex1–0
2 March 11Davao OccidentalL 76–81Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium1–1
3 March 17[lower-alpha 1]Davao OccidentalL by default[lower-alpha 2]Subic Bay Gymnasium1–2
Source: Schedule
Notes
  1. Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Originally, scheduled for March 17, 2021, Davao Occidental won the game by default due to multiple Basilan Steel members being tested positive for COVID-19.

References
  1. Leongson, Randolph B. (February 25, 2020). "Allyn Bulanadi leads Basilan past Iloilo and into MPBL division semifinals". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. Leongson, Randolph (March 7, 2020). "Bulanadi on fire as Basilan eliminates Bacoor to reach MPBL South Finals vs Davao". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. "MPBL: Basilan vs. Davao postponed after Basilan player tests positive for COVID-19". ABS-CBN Sports. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. "Davao Occidental advances to MPBL National Finals vs. San Juan by default". Inquirer.net. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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