2023 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
| 2023 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
|---|---|
| The 10th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | April 27 – June 26, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | One Sports PBA Rush |
| Finals | |
| Champions | EcoOil - DLSU Green Archers |
| Runners-up | Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
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The 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is the tenth Aspirants' Cup of the PBA D-League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Tournament format[edit]
Each team will play the other teams once in the elimination round. The top two teams advance to the semifinals outright. The next two teams have the twice-to-beat advantage against the next two teams in the quarterfinals. One team is eliminated. Both the semifinals and finals are best-of-three series.[1]
Teams[edit]
There are seven teams in the tournament, with six college-backed teams, and a team by the Philippine Sports Performance (PSP). An eighth team, from Saint Clare College of Caloocan, withdrew days prior to the opening due to budget issues.[2]
| Team | Company | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Online Education Kings | AMA University | Mark Herrera | |
| CEU Scorpions | Centro Escolar University | Jeff Perlas | |
| EcoOil - DLSU Green Archers | Ecology Energy Corporation | Topex Robinson | Gian Nazario (acting) |
| Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda | Marinerong Pilipino Group | Yuri Escueta | |
| Wang's Basketball @ 27 Strikers - Letran | PRC Courier & Maintenance Services | Rensy Bajar | |
| University of Perpetual Help System - Dalta | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | Myk Saguiguit | |
| PSP Gymers | Philippine Sports Performance Fitness Centre | John Paolo Lao |
Venues[edit]
The FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan and the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig are the host venues of the tournament.
Elimination round[edit]
Team standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda | 5 | 1 | .833[a] | — | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | EcoOil - DLSU Green Archers | 5 | 1 | .833[a] | — | |
| 3 | University of Perpetual Help System - Dalta | 3 | 3 | .500[b] | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Wangs Basketball @27 Strikers - Letran | 3 | 3 | .500[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | CEU Scorpions | 3 | 3 | .500[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | PSP Gymers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | |
| 7 | AMA Online Education Kings | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss
Notes:
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Wangs-Letran | 94 (OT) | 4 | Wangs-Letran | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | CEU | 87 | 1 | Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | EcoOil-DLSU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | EcoOil-DLSU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Perpetual | 97 | 3 | Perpetual | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | PSP | 90 | |||||||||||||
*Overtime
Quarterfinals[edit]
The third- and fourth-seeded teams have the twice-to-beat advantage against the sixth- and fifth-seeded teams, respectively.
(3) Perpetual vs. (6) PSP[edit]
June 6
2:00 p.m. |
| University of Perpetual Help System - Dalta | 97–90 | PSP Gymers |
| Perpetual wins series in one game | ||
(4) Wangs-Letran vs. (5) CEU[edit]
June 6
4:00 p.m. |
| Wangs Basketball @27 Strikers - Letran | 94–87 (OT) | CEU Scorpions |
| Wangs-Letran wins series in one game | ||
Semifinals[edit]
The first-seeded team will play the winner between the fourth- and fifth-seeded team, while the second-seeded team will play the winner between the third- and sixth-seeded team. Both series are best-of-three playoffs.
(1) Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda vs. (4) Wangs-Letran[edit]
June 15
3:00 p.m. |
| Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda | 79–65 | Wangs Basketball @27 Strikers - Letran |
| Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda wins series 2–1 | ||
(2) EcoOil-DLSU vs. (3) Perpetual[edit]
June 13
2:00 p.m. |
| EcoOil - DLSU Green Archers | 108–91 | University of Perpetual Help System - Dalta |
| EcoOil-DLSU wins series 2–0 | ||
Finals[edit]
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
June 26
3:00 p.m. |
| Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda | 74–89 | EcoOil - DLSU Green Archers |
| EcoOil-DLSU wins series 2–0 | ||
- Finals MVP: Kevin Quiambao (EcoOil-DLSU)
References[edit]
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (2023-04-25). "PBA exec expects great battles as D-League opens". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "La Salle-EcoOil to open PBA D-League title defense vs CEU". Tiebreaker Times. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-25.