2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season

2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season
Division champions
Head coachDon Dulay
Results
Record20–5 (.800)
PlaceDivision: 1st (South)
Playoff finishNational finals
(lost vs. San Juan, 2–3)
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The 2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]

The Tigers had a slow start, beginning the season 2–3, before winning 18 of the remaining 20 games, which included a 13-game winning streak. Finishing the season 20–5, Davao Occidental finished as the top seed in the South Division. In the playoffs, they first swept both Cebu City and Bacoor City before beating the defending champion Batangas City Athletics in a three-game South Division finals series to face the San Juan Knights in the national finals. Both teams alternated wins in the series, with the Tigers winning in game 4 to force a deciding game 5. Davao Occidental's championship hopes ended after a late push by San Juan took their lead, losing the series in five games.

Most of the team's home games were played at Rizal Memorial Colleges, though three games took place at the Davao City Recreation Center and one game at the University of Southeastern Philippines.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 25 20 5 .800 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Athletics 25 15 10 .600[a] 5
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 25 15 10 .600[a] 5
4 GenSan Warriors 25 14 11 .560 6
5 Bacoor City Strikers 25 13 12 .520 7
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Batangas City wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 June 14 Imus W 75–71 Alonte Sports Arena 1–0
2 June 26 Quezon City W 90–78 Pasig Sports Center 2–0
3 July 6 Bataan L 88–91 Navotas Sports Complex 2–1
4 July 19 Makati L 77–79 Alonte Sports Arena 2–2
5 August 1 Bulacan L 85–88 (OT) Filoil Flying V Centre 2–3
6 August 14 Cebu City W 71–64 Strike Gymnasium 3–3
7 August 25 Pampanga W 82–77 Alonte Sports Arena 4–3
8 August 30 Valenzuela W 92–85 University of Southeastern Philippines 5–3
9 September 19 Pasay W 68–61 Cuneta Astrodome 6–3
10 September 29 Caloocan W 82–68 Caloocan Sports Complex 7–3
11 October 13 Laguna W 72–66 Marist School 8–3
12 October 20 Mandaluyong W 86–63 Rizal Memorial Colleges 9–3
13 November 10 Navotas W 72–59 Filoil Flying V Centre 10–3
14 November 20 Zamboanga W 93–68 Valenzuela Astrodome 11–3
15 November 24 Basilan W 86–61 Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium 12–3
16 December 5 Pasig W 88–82 Marist School 13–3
17 December 13 Bacoor City W 69–50 Strike Gymnasium 14–3
18 December 18 San Juan W 87–75 Rizal Memorial Colleges 15–3
19 January 9 General Santos L 83–84 Valenzuela Astrodome 15–4
20 January 19 Marikina W 80–68 Marist School 16–4
21 January 29 Parañaque W 92–82 Valenzuela Astrodome 17–4
22 February 9 Batangas City W 71–70 Batangas City Coliseum 18–4
23 February 21 Rizal W 84–74 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 19–4
24 February 26 Manila L 88–89 San Andres Sports Complex 19–5
25 March 6 Muntinlupa W 88–82 Muntinlupa Sports Complex 20–5
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2019 Davao Occidental Tigers playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Division quarterfinals 1 March 14 Cebu City W 82–67 Rizal Memorial Colleges 1–0
2 March 16 Cebu City W 76–69 Lagao Gymnasium 2–0
Division semifinals 1 March 27 Bacoor City W 79–71 Rizal Memorial Colleges 1–0
2 March 30 Bacoor City W 87–67 Batangas City Coliseum 2–0
Division finals 1 April 4 Batangas City W 66–48 Davao City Recreation Center 1–0
2 April 6 Batangas City L 76–74 De La Salle Lipa 1–1
3 April 8 Batangas City W 66–51 Davao City Recreation Center 2–1
National finals 1 April 11 San Juan L 74–84 Davao City Recreation Center 0–1
2 April 13 San Juan W 67–60 Rizal Memorial Colleges 1–1
3 April 16 San Juan L 62–67 Filoil Flying V Centre 1–2
4 April 22 San Juan W 77–66 Filoil Flying V Centre 2–2
5 April 25 San Juan L 86–87 Rizal Memorial Colleges 2–3
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.