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2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season

The 2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the DUMPER Cup, was the second season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on November 23, 2022, and ended on March 11, 2023. The playoffs then began on March 13, 2023, and ended on March 30, 2023.[1] The entire tournament is sponsored by the DUMPER Partylist, hence the name.

2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season
LeaguePilipinas Super League
SportBasketball
DurationRegular season:
November 23, 2022 – March 11, 2023
Playoffs:
March 13 – 24, 2023
Finals:
March 27 – 30, 2023
Number of games120 (regular season)
12 (playoffs)
Number of teams16
Regular season
Top seedSan Juan Kings
Season MVPJohn Wilson
Finals
ChampionsPampanga G Lanterns
  Runners-upDavao Occidental Tigers
Finals MVPJustine Baltazar
PSL seasons

The 2023 PSL All-Star Game took place on March 18, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The San Juan Kings finished the regular season with the first undefeated record in PSL history. Despite that, it was the Pampanga G Lanterns who were the champions of the tournament, earning their first league championship in franchise history. The G Lanterns defeated the defending champion Davao Occidental Tigers in two games in the Finals. Justine Baltazar was named as the Finals MVP.[2]

Teams

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Team Locality Previous tournament Best result
ARS Warriors – San Pedro, Laguna San Pedro, Laguna New team
Bagong Cabuyao Homelab Nation Cabuyao, Laguna New team
Batang Kankaloo Koolers Caloocan New team
Bicol Spicy Oragons Bicol Region 2022 Pearl of the Orient Cup 7th place (2022)
Boracay Islanders Boracay New team
Cagayan de Oro PSP Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental New team
Davao Occidental Tigers Davao Occidental 2022 Pearl of the Orient Cup Champion (2022)
Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan Bulacan New team
Manila CityStars Manila New team
1Munti Emeralds Muntinlupa New team
Nueva Ecija Slashers Nueva Ecija New team
Pampanga G Lanterns Pampanga New team
Pampanga Royce Pampanga New team
Quezon City Beacons Quezon City New team
San Juan Kings San Juan New team
Santa Rosa Laguna Lions Santa Rosa, Laguna New team

Venues

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AYSN
 
 
Central Recreation
 
 
 
San Andres
 
 
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Locations of venues within Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog)
 
 
Albay
 
Bulacan Capitol
 
 
Nagaño
 
RMC Petro Gazz
 
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Locations of venues outside Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog)

Regular season

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The regular season began on November 23, 2022.

Format

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All participating teams played in a single round-robin format, unlike the double round-robin in the previous season. The top eight teams advance to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. In the quarterfinals, the higher-seeded team is given twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinals and finals use standard best-of-three series.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 z – San Juan Kings 15 15 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals
2 y – Davao Occidental Tigers 15 12 3 .800 3
3 y – Pampanga Royce 15 11 4 .733 4
4 y – Pampanga G Lanterns 15 10 5 .667[a] 5
5 x – Santa Rosa Laguna Lions 15 10 5 .667[a] 5 Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals
6 x – Batang Kankaloo Koolers 15 10 5 .667[a] 5
7 x – Boracay Islanders 15 9 6 .600[b] 6
8 x – Manila CityStars 15 9 6 .600[b] 6
9 Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan 15 9 6 .600[b] 6
10 Bicol Spicy Oragons 15 5 10 .333[c] 10
11 Quezon City Beacons 15 5 10 .333[c] 10
12 1Munti Emeralds 15 4 11 .267[d] 11
13 Nueva Ecija Slashers 15 4 11 .267[d] 11
14 Cagayan de Oro PSP 15 3 12 .200 12
15 ARS Warriors – San Pedro, Laguna 15 2 13 .133[e] 13
16 Bagong Cabuyao Homelab Nation 15 2 13 .133[e] 13
Source: Standings
x – Clinched twice-to-win in Quarterfinals; y – Clinched twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals; z – Clinched best record overall
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Pampanga G Lanterns (+6), Santa Rosa (0), and Caloocan (-6) are ranked by head-to-head point differential.
  2. ^ a b c Boracay (2–0), Manila (1–1), and Bulacan (0–2) are ranked by head-to-head standings.
  3. ^ a b Bicol wins tiebreaker over Quezon City based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Muntinlupa wins tiebreaker over Nueva Ecija based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b San Pedro wins tiebreaker over Cabuyao based on head-to-head victory.

Results

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Each team plays each other once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

Teams BCL BOR BUL CAB CDO CAL DVO MNL MUN NE PGL PMR QC SJ SP SR
Bicol 74–83 80–94 109–110 88–83 74–78 67–73 90–95 133–132* 73–72 74–97 80–98 64–63 100–103 121–74 66–69
Boracay 78–74 95–79 89–82 96–111 85–88 87–80 79–62 81–70 84–81 70–79 49–61 70–83 91–73 65–68
Bulacan 100–57 97–86 72–61 70–84 74–81 72–61 62–79 85–68 52–69 63–62 60–69 102–69 67–65
Cabuyao 73–88 80–107 75–94 86–95 79–88 72–71 83–103 52–74 68–100 80–95 56–59 72–90
Cagayan de Oro 86–96 89–85 79–89 76–71 72–79 76–87 62–79 96–97 83–90 87–92 62–100
Caloocan 61–67 87–95 125–102 91–79 81–79 77–71 70–62 63–77 90–76 64–72
Davao Occidental 105–91 87–66 78–76 84–87 90–87* 81–79 71–76 108–64 82–68
Manila 111–109 91–85 69–78 80–88 81–77 89–93 112–105 66–82
Muntinlupa 98–95 93–129 67–82 81–73 71–80 98–62 72–84
Nueva Ecija 72–71 61–82 65–111 70–73 118–85 86–102
Pampanga G Lanterns 83–81 83–59 81–94 89–69 78–70
Pampanga Royce 72–65 77–86 99–57 85–61
Quezon City 66–74 114–84 64–73
San Juan 94–61 71–70
San Pedro 74–133
Santa Rosa
Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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The playoffs began on March 13, 2023.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Twice-to-beat) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-3) 		Finals
(Best-of-3)
              
1 San Juan 95 –
8 Manila 84 –
1 San Juan 83 61 –
4 Pampanga G Lanterns 93 75 –
4 Pampanga G Lanterns 72 –
5 Santa Rosa 71 –
4 Pampanga G Lanterns 87 79 –
2 Davao Occidental 84 72 –
2 Davao Occidental 80 73
7 Boracay 91 71
2 Davao Occidental 74 82 88
3 Pampanga Royce 98 77 80
3 Pampanga Royce 91 –
6 Caloocan 77 –
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All-Star Game

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The PSL held its first ever All-Star Game on March 18, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. There were two teams, the Luzon All-Stars and the VisMin All-Stars. The team each all-star is placed is based on where the player is based in and not the team itself. Twelve players were placed in each team alongside one guest player.

The game ended in a tie, with both teams scoring 123 points each. Gabby Espinas of the Luzon All-Stars and Orlan Wamar Jr. of the VisMin All-Stars were declared co-MVPs.

Lineups

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Notes
  • D Did not play in the All-Star Game.

Game

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March 18, 2023
06:00 pm
Luzon All-Stars 123–123 VisMin All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 31–20, 33–35, 32–25
Pts: Gabby Espinas 29
Rebs: Gabby Espinas 17
Asts: Raymong Binuya 6		 Pts: Kurt Reyson 18
Rebs: Marc Pingris 13
Asts: Orlan Wamar Jr. 7

Awards

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The league feted its Mythical Team aptly called the "Super Five" at halftime of Game 1 of the Finals series on March 28, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.[3] The Most Valuable Player and Finals Most Valuable Player were handed out later at halftime and at the conclusion respectively of Game 2 of the Finals.[4]

Awards Recipient Team
Most Valuable Player John Wilson Davao Occidental Tigers
Finals Most Valuable Player Justine Baltazar Pampanga G Lanterns
Inspirational Player Award Mac Cardona Boracay Islanders
PSL Mythical Team Gabby Espinas Batang Kankaloo Koolers
Orlan Wamar San Juan Kings
John Wilson Davao Occidental Tigers
Jaymar Gimpayan Boracay Islanders
Mac Cardona Boracay Islanders

Junior Division

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The following Junior Division tournaments took place in between the 2022–23 DUMPER Cup and the 2023–24 President's Cup.

Notes
  • C Due to management changes, the 18U overall championship was cancelled. The two finalists, Pampanga Delta and Letran Farm Fresh Milkers were declared co-champions.
  • L The Luzon leg is the only leg of the tournament, hence it is also considered the overall championship.

References

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  1. ^ Panerio, Jonas N. (November 24, 2022). "Reigning champions Davao Occidental open PSL 2nd Conference with win over Boracay". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Times, Tiebreaker (March 31, 2023). "Justine Baltazar tows Pampanga G to top of PSL". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Baltazar dazzles as Pampanga outlasts Davao in PSL Finals opener". Tempo Desk. March 28, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Times, Tiebreaker (March 31, 2023). "Justine Baltazar tows Pampanga G to top of PSL". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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