Wikipedia

North Division (MPBL)

The North Division is one of two divisions in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), the other being the South Division. Both divisions were formed as a result of the league's national expansion in the 2018–19 season.[1] As of 2024, the North Division consists of 14 teams.

North Division
LeagueMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded2018
No. of teams14
Most recent
champion(s)		Pampanga Giant Lanterns
(1st title)
Most titlesSan Juan Knights
(2 titles)

The most recent realignment occurred in the 2024 season. In that season, three expansion teams entered the league and were placed in the North Division, those being the Abra Weavers, Pangasinan Heatwaves, and Tarlac United Force. Two teams, the Makati OKBet Kings and Pasig City MCW Sports all departed from the league entirely. The league then realigned the Parañaque Patriots to the South Division to balance both divisions. Mid-season, Tarlac pulled out due to financial concerns, leaving the North Division with 14 teams.

2024 standings

edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L GB
1 San Juan Knights 28 26[a] 2 —
2 Pampanga Giant Lanterns 28 26[a] 2 —
3 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 28 24 4 2
4 Manila Batang Sampaloc 28 20 8 6
5 Caloocan Batang Kankaloo 28 19 9 7
6 Pasay Voyagers 28 18[b] 10 8
7 Abra Weavers 28 18[b] 10 8
8 Rizal Golden Coolers 28 15[c] 13 11
9 Quezon City Toda Aksyon 28 15[c] 13 11
10 Valenzuela Classic 28 14 14 12
11 Pangasinan Heatwaves 28 12 16 14
12 Bataan Risers 28 9 19 17
13 Marikina Shoemasters 28 7 21 19
14 Bulacan Kuyas 28 2 26 24
WD Tarlac United Force[d] 0 0 0 12
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 San Juan wins tiebreaker over Pampanga based on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Pasay wins tiebreaker over Abra based on head-to-head record.
  3. ^ a b Rizal wins tiebreaker over Quezon City based on head-to-head record.
  4. ^ The Tarlac United Force was pulled out by the league due to the team's failure to comply with financial obligations.

Teams

edit

Current

edit
Team Locality Years in division
Abra Weavers Abra 2024–present
Bataan Risers Bataan 2018–present
Bulacan Kuyas Bulacan 2018–2020; 2023–present
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo Caloocan 2018–present
Manila Stars Manila 2018–present
Marikina Shoemasters Marikina 2019–present
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Nueva Ecija 2019–present
Pampanga Giant Lanterns Pampanga 2018–present
Pangasinan Heatwaves Pangasinan 2024–present
Pasay Voyagers Pasay 2018–2020; 2023–present
Quezon City Toda Aksyon Quezon City 2018–present
Rizal Golden Coolers Rizal 2019–2020; 2023–present
San Juan Knights San Juan 2018–present
Valenzuela Classic Valenzuela 2018–present

Former

edit
Team Locality Years in division Current division
Makati OKBet Kings Makati 2018–2023 Inactive
Mandaluyong El Tigre Mandaluyong 2018–2019 Inactive
Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines Navotas 2018–2020 Inactive
Parañaque Patriots Parañaque 2019–2020; 2023 South Division
Pasig City MCW Sports Pasig 2018–2023 Inactive
Tarlac United Force Tarlac 2024[a] Inactive
Notes
  1. ^ The Tarlac United Force withdrew before their first game of the 2024 season due to not being able to fulfill the league's financial obligations to join the following season.

Timeline

edit
Denotes team that is currently in the division
Denotes team that has left the division
Denotes period in which the team is/was in the opposing division

North Division finals history

edit

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the North Division finals, as well as each respective teams' North Division finals record up to date.

Won MPBL Finals
Season Champion Series Runner-Up
2018–19
Datu Cup 		San Juan
(1, 1–0) 		2–1 Manila
(1, 0–1)
2019–20
Lakan Season 		San Juan
(2, 2–0) 		2–1 Makati
(1, 0–1)
2022 Nueva Ecija
(1, 1–0) 		2–1 San Juan
(3, 2–1)
2023 Pampanga
(1, 1–0) 		2–0 San Juan
(4, 2–2)
2024 Pampanga
(2, 2–0) 		2–0 San Juan
(5, 2–3)

Season results

edit
Legend
Won MPBL Finals
Won Division Finals, but lost the MPBL Finals
Qualified for the playoffs
Season Team
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
  • 2018: The North Division was formed with thirteen member teams.
2018–19
Datu Cup 		BAN
(23–2) 		MKT
(21–4) 		SJ
(20–5) 		MNL
(20–5) 		BUL
(14–11) 		NAV
(13–12) 		QC
(12–13) 		CAL
(11–14) 		PAM
(11–14) 		VAL
(10–15) 		MDL
(8–17) 		PSY
(8–17) 		PSG
(4–21) 		— — —
2019–20
Lakan Season 		SJ
(26–4) 		MNL
(25–5) 		MKT
(22–8) 		PAM
(21–9) 		BAN
(20–10) 		BUL
(19–11) 		PSG
(18–12) 		PSY
(17–13) 		CAL
(16–14) 		VAL
(11–19) 		NE
(10–20) 		QC
(10–20) 		MAR
(8–22) 		PAR
(8–22) 		NAV
(7–22) 		RZL
(6–23)
2022 NE
(21–0) 		PSG
(14–7) 		SJ
(14–7) 		PAM
(14–7) 		BAN
(13–8) 		VAL
(10–11) 		QC
(9–12) 		MAR
(8–13) 		CAL
(6–15) 		MNL
(6–15) 		MKT
(2–19) 		— — — — —
2023 PAM
(26–2) 		NE
(23–5) 		MKT
(21–7) 		CAL
(20–8) 		PSG
(19–9) 		SJ
(19–9) 		PSY
(17–11) 		MAR
(16–12) 		BAN
(13–15) 		RZL
(12–16) 		PAR
(11–17) 		BUL
(7–21) 		MNL
(4–23) 		QC
(3–25) 		VAL
(3–25) 		—
2024 SJ
(26–2) 		PAM
(26–2) 		NE
(24–4) 		MNL
(20–8) 		CAL
(19–9) 		PSY
(18–10) 		ABR
(18–10) 		RZL
(15–13) 		QC
(15–13) 		VAL
(14–14) 		PGS
(12–16) 		BAN
(9–19) 		MAR
(7–21) 		BUL
(2–26) 		TAR
(WD) 		—

Rivalries

edit

Nueva Ecija vs. San Juan

edit
Main article: Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards–San Juan Knights rivalry

Pampanga vs. San Juan

edit
Main article: Pampanga Giant Lanterns–San Juan Knights rivalry

References

edit
  1. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League opens next joust June 12". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "P3M at stake in MPBL preseason joust". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Division_(MPBL)&oldid=1256767868"