2022–23 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 5, 2022 – April 21, 2023 |
| Teams | 12+1 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: One Sports TV5 One Sports PBA Rush(HD) International: AksyonTV International Online: Cignal Play iWantTFC(international) |
| PBA season 47 | |
| Top draft pick | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser |
| Picked by | Blackwater Bossing |
| Season MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Top scorer | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Philippine Cup champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Philippine Cup runners-up | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Commissioner's Cup champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Commissioner's Cup runners-up | Bay Area Dragons |
| Governors' Cup champions | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Governors' Cup runners-up | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Seasons | |
The2022–23 PBA season orPBA season 47 was the 47th season of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA). For the first time in two seasons, the league returned to its regular three-conference format, starting with thePhilippine Cup. TheCommissioner's andGovernors' Cups were the second and third conferences in this season.[1]
After the PBA adjusted its calendar again, the association's 47th season started on June 5, 2022, and ended on April 21, 2023. Also for the first time since2018, the season spanned two calendar years.[2]The first activity of the season was thePBA season 47 draft, held on May 15, 2022.[3]
The best-attended 2022-23 PBA game took place at thePhilippine Arena in front of an attendance of 54,589.[4]
Changes from 2021:
With the relaxation of government restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PBA has returned to playing to different Metro Manila venues.[8] The PBA plans to return to playing games in the provinces, plus an out-of-the-country game, during the Governors' Cup.[9]
Game 7 of the Commissioner's Cup finals was held at thePhilippine Arena inBocaue,Bulacan.[10]
Ultimately, during the Governors' Cup, only the2023 PBA All-Star Weekend was held outside Metro Manila and Rizal, which was hosted byPassi,Iloilo.[11]
| Arena | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | 14,429 |
| Filoil Ecooil Centre | San Juan | 6,000 |
| Philippine Arena | Bocaue,Bulacan | 55,000 |
| PhilSports Arena | Pasig | 10,000 |
| SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | 15,000 |
| Ynares Center | Antipolo,Rizal | 7,400 |
There were no offseason coaching changes; all of the listed changes below occurred mid-season.
The PBA competition committee approved the rule changes for implementation starting in thePhilippine Cup games:[27][28]
| Rule changes (effective for the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup) |
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Theopening ceremony for this season was held at theSmart Araneta Coliseum inQuezon City on June 5, 2022, hosted byVhong Navarro andGretchen Ho.The PBA Leo Awards for the 2021 season was held before the opening ceremonies.
The first game of thePhilippine Cup between theConverge FiberXers and theRain or Shine Elasto Painters was played after the opening ceremonies.
Below is the list of team muses:[31]
The Philippine Cup started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 116 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)San Miguel Beermen* | 1–0 | (8)Blackwater Bossing | 123–93 | — |
| (2)TNT Tropang Giga* | 1–0 | (7)Converge FiberXers | 116–95 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3)Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 2–1 | (6)NLEX Road Warriors | 98–89 | 77–90 | 112–106 (OT) |
| (4)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 1–2 | (5)Meralco Bolts | 82–93 | 94–87 | 104–106 |
*Team hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)San Miguel Beermen | 4–3 | (5)Meralco Bolts | 121–97 | 88–99 | 96–91 | 97–111 | 89–78 | 92–96 | 100–89 |
| (2)TNT Tropang Giga | 4–2 | (3)Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 108–96 | 88–92 | 93–92 | 102–84 | 97–105 | 87–74 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)San Miguel Beermen | 4–3 | (2)TNT Tropang Giga | 84–86 | 109–100 | 108–100 (OT) | 87–100 | 93–102 | 114–96 | 119–97 |
The Commissioner's Cup started on September 21, 2022, and ended on January 15, 2023.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Dragons(G) | 10 | 2 | .833[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833[a] | — | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417[c] | 5 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333[d] | 6 | |
| 11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333[d] | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 126 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Converge | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 102 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NorthPort | 0 | |||||||||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)Bay Area Dragons* | 1–0 | (8)Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 126–96 | — |
| (2)Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots* | 1–0 | (7)Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 102–95 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2–0 | (6)NorthPort Batang Pier | 118–102 | 99–93 | — |
| (4)Converge FiberXers | 0–2 | (5)San Miguel Beermen | 96–114 | 107–120 | — |
*Team hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)Bay Area Dragons | 3–1 | (5)San Miguel Beermen | 103–102 | 114–95 | 96–98 | 94–92 | — |
| (2)Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 1–3 | (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 84–87 | 96–95 | 80–103 | 84–99 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)Bay Area Dragons | 3–4 | (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 81–96 | 99–82 | 82–89 | 94–86 | 91–101 | 87–84 | 99–114 |
The Governors' Cup started on January 22 and ended on April 21, 2023.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
| Quarterfinals (Top 4twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 132 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 105 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | |||||||||||
*Game went intoovertime
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)TNT Tropang Giga* | 1–0 | (8)Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 132–105 | — |
| (2)San Miguel Beermen* | 1–0 | (7)Converge FiberXers | 121–105 | — |
| (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* | 1–0 | (6)NLEX Road Warriors | 127–93 | — |
| (4)Meralco Bolts* | 1–0 | (5)Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 113–107 (OT) | — |
*Team hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)TNT Tropang Giga | 3–1 | (4)Meralco Bolts | 110–80 | 117–124 (OT) | 99–80 | 107–92 | — |
| (2)San Miguel Beermen | 0–3 | (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 112–121 | 103–121 | 85–87 | — | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)TNT Tropang Giga | 4–2 | (3)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 90–102 | 95–82 | 103–117 | 116–104 | 104–95 | 97–93 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Dragons(G) | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | Finalist |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 60 | 41 | 19 | .683 | Champions |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 59 | 38 | 21 | .644[a] | |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 59 | 38 | 21 | .644[a] | |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | Semifinalist |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 38 | 19 | 19 | .500 | Quarterfinalist |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 39 | 19 | 20 | .487 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 36 | 12 | 24 | .333[b] | |
| 11 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 36 | 12 | 24 | .333[b] | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 35 | 9 | 26 | .257 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 34 | 3 | 31 | .088 | Elimination round |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Dragons(G) | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 34 | 25 | 9 | .735[a] |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 34 | 25 | 9 | .735[a] |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 34 | 25 | 9 | .735[a] |
| 5 | TNT Tropang Giga | 34 | 22 | 12 | .647 |
| 6 | Converge FiberXers | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529[b] |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529[b] |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 |
| 11 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 34 | 9 | 25 | .265 |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 34 | 3 | 31 | .088 |
This includesone-game playoffs to determine the last playoff participant.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Bay Area Dragons(G) | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 2023 EASL Champions Week | 4th of 4 in group stage |
| TNT Tropang Giga | 4th of 4 in group stage |
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