2018–19 San Juan Knights season

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2018–19 San Juan Knights season

MPBL champions

Division champions

Head coach| Randy Alcantara
Results
Record| 20-5 (.800)
Place| Division: 3rd (North)
Playoff finish| MPBL champions
(won vs. Davao Occidental, 3–2)
San Juan Knights seasons

<- Inaugural season

2019–20 ->

The 2018–19 San Juan Knights season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]

The Knights finished the season third in the North Division, after a 20–5 campaign. San Juan swept both Navotas and Quezon City in the first two rounds before meeting the Manila Stars in the division finals. The Stars, who also finished 20–5, took the first game of the series. San Juan, however, fought back, and won the next two games, including the deciding game at home to advance to the national finals against the Davao Occidental Tigers. The series went back-and-forth, leading to a deciding game 5 that would be played on opposing grounds. After gaining the lead late in the fourth quarter, San Juan claimed their first MPBL championship.

The team played all of their home games this season at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

## Regular season

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### Standings

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1  | Bataan Risers | 25  | 23  | 2  | .920  | -- | Playoffs
2  | Makati Super Crunch | 25  | 21  | 4  | .840  | 2
3  | San Juan Knights | 25  | 20  | 5  | .800[a] | 3
4  | Manila Stars | 25  | 20  | 5  | .800[a] | 3
5  | Bulacan Kuyas | 25  | 14  | 11  | .560  | 9

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b San Juan wins tiebreaker over Manila by head-to-head victory.

### Schedule

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2018–19 San Juan Knights season schedule

Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Location  | Record  | Recap
1  | June 20 | Pampanga | W 93–70 | Angeles University Foundation | 1–0  |
2  | June 30 | Bulacan | W 94–76 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 2–0  |
3  | July 11 | Pasay | W 89–66 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 3–0  |
4  | July 21 | Caloocan | W 81–77 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 4–0  |
5  | August 1 | Laguna | W 81–56 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 5–0  |
6  | August 22 | Muntinlupa | L 71–77 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 5–1  |
7  | September 5 | Zamboanga | W 80–59 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 6–1  |
8  | September 12 | Pasig | W 87–60 | Bataan People's Center | 7–1  |
9  | September 25 | Navotas | W 81–74 | Strike Gymnasium | 8–1  |
10  | October 9 | Rizal | L 77–85 | Trinity University of Asia | 8–2  |
11  | October 13 | Marikina | W 77–65 | Marist School | 9–2  |
12  | October 25 | Bacoor City | W 74–63 | Strike Gymnasium | 10–2  |
13  | October 30 | Batangas City | L 78–85 | Batangas City Coliseum | 10–3  |
14  | November 10 | Cebu City | W 71–62 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 11–3  |
15  | November 17 | Imus | W 77–50 | Hoops Dome | 12–3  |
16  | November 21 | Manila (OT) | W 84–80 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 13–3  |
17  | November 29 | General Santos | W 86–76 | San Andres Sports Complex | 14–3  |
18  | December 10 | Bataan | W 67–61 | Bataan People's Center | 15–3  |
19  | December 18 | Davao Occidental | L 75–87 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 15–4  |
20  | January 12 | Basilan | W 95–84 | Angeles University Foundation | 16–4  |
21  | January 23 | Parañaque | W 87–77 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 17–4  |
22  | January 28 | Makati | L 73–78 | Alonte Sports Arena | 17–5  |
23  | February 11 | Quezon City | W 68–50 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 18–5  |
24  | February 19 | Mandaluyong | W 76–60 | San Andres Sports Complex | 19–5  |
25  | February 25 | Valenzuela | W 102–83 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 20–5  |
Source: Schedule

## Playoffs

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### Schedule

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2019 San Juan Knights playoffs schedule

Round  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Location  | Series  | Recap
Division quarterfinals  | 1  | March 13 | Navotas | W 81–76 | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–0  |
2  | March 18 | Navotas | W 75–69 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–0  |
Division semifinals  | 1  | March 26 | Quezon City | W 94–86 | Bataan People's Center | 1–0  |
2  | March 28 | Quezon City | W 106–81 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–0  |
Division finals  | 1  | April 4 | Manila | L 88–91 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 0–1  |
2  | April 6 | Manila | W 92–90 | San Andres Sports Complex | 1–1  |
3  | April 8 | Manila | W 85–74 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–1  |
National finals  | 1  | April 11 | Davao Occidental | W 84–74 | Davao City Recreation Center | 1–0  |
2  | April 13 | Davao Occidental | L 60–67 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 1–1  |
3  | April 16 | Davao Occidental | W 67–62 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–1  |
4  | April 22 | Davao Occidental | L 66–77 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–2  |
5  | April 25 | Davao Occidental | W 87–86 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 3–2  |
Source: Schedule

## References

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1. ^ Luarca, Roy (June 12, 2018). "MPBL: Expansion teams, new faces and stars headline Datu Cup curtain-raiser". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

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2018–19 MPBL season

* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals

North Division|

Bataan
Bulacan
Caloocan
Makati
Mandaluyong
Manila
Navotas
Pampanga
Pasay
Pasig
Quezon City
San Juan
Valenzuela

South Division|

Bacoor City
Basilan
Batangas City
Cebu City
Davao Occidental
General Santos
Imus
Laguna
Marikina
Muntinlupa
Parañaque
Rizal
Zamboanga

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San Juan Knights 2018–19 MPBL champions

* 0 Jeruta
* 1 Muyang
* 4 Wilson
* 5 Rodriguez
* 6 Reyes
* 7 Wamar
* 8 Parala
* 9 de Leon
* 11 Menguez
* 16 Aquino
* 17 Cardona
* 18 Ayonayon (Finals MVP)
* 19 Pelayo
* 20 Rios
* 22 Clarito
* 24 Marquez
* 26 Isit
* 27 Ubalde
* 28 Gabawan

* Head coach: Alcantara

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[PCT]: Win percentage
*[GB]: Games behind