2022-23_Pilipinas_Super_League_DUMPER_Cup
2022–23 Pilipinas Super League DUMPER Cup
2nd tournament of the Pilipinas Super League
The 2022–23 Pilipinas Super League DUMPER Cup was the second tournament 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.
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| 2022–23 PSL DUMPER Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | Pilipinas Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Regular season: November 23, 2022 – March 11, 2023 Playoffs: March 13 – 24, 2023 Finals: March 27 – 30, 2023 |
| Number of games | 120 (regular season) 12 (playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | San Juan Kings |
| Season MVP | John Wilson |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Pampanga G Lanterns |
| Runners-up | Davao Occidental Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Justine 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]
| 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 | |
Locations of venues within Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog) |
Locations of venues outside Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog) |
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The regular season began on November 23, 2022.
Format
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | |
| 5 | x – Santa Rosa Laguna Lions | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals |
| 6 | x – Batang Kankaloo Koolers | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | |
| 7 | x – Boracay Islanders | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 8 | x – Manila CityStars | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 9 | Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 10 | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333[lower-alpha 3] | 10 | |
| 11 | Quezon City Beacons | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333[lower-alpha 3] | 10 | |
| 12 | 1Munti Emeralds | 15 | 4 | 11 | .267[lower-alpha 4] | 11 | |
| 13 | Nueva Ecija Slashers | 15 | 4 | 11 | .267[lower-alpha 4] | 11 | |
| 14 | Cagayan de Oro PSP | 15 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 12 | |
| 15 | ARS Warriors – San Pedro, Laguna | 15 | 2 | 13 | .133[lower-alpha 5] | 13 | |
| 16 | Bagong Cabuyao Homelab Nation | 15 | 2 | 13 | .133[lower-alpha 5] | 13 |
x – Clinched twice-to-win in Quarterfinals; y – Clinched twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals; z – Clinched best record overall
Notes:
Results
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 |
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| 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 |
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
The playoffs began on March 13, 2023.
Bracket
| 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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
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 | |
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 |
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| 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 |
The following Junior Division tournaments took place in between the 2022–23 DUMPER Cup and the 2023–24 President's Cup.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Times, Tiebreaker (March 31, 2023). "Justine Baltazar tows Pampanga G to top of PSL". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- "Baltazar dazzles as Pampanga outlasts Davao in PSL Finals opener". Tempo Desk. March 28, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- Times, Tiebreaker (March 31, 2023). "Justine Baltazar tows Pampanga G to top of PSL". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 1, 2023.