2018–19 Bacoor City Strikers season

The 2018–19 Bacoor City Strikers season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1][2]

2018–19 Bacoor City Strikers season
Results
Record	13–12 (.520)
Place	Division: 5th (South)
Playoff finish	Division Semifinals (lost vs. Davao Occidental, 0–2)
Bacoor City Strikers seasons
← Inaugural season 2019–20 →

The Strikers finished the season ranked fifth in the South Division under extraordinary circumstances. Due to a scoring error, their game against the Parañaque Patriots had to be replayed, which was originally a loss for Bacoor City. Parañaque didn't show up in the replay, giving Bacoor City the win. Should the original result remain, Bacoor City would place sixth instead.

Nevertheless, Bacoor City advanced to the playoffs and faced against the GenSan Warriors in the Division Quarterfinals, which the Strikers beat in two games. They would unfortunately be swept by the Davao Occidental Tigers in the Division Semifinals.

The team played all of their home games this season at the Strike Gymnasium.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Muntinlupa Cagers	25	15	10	.600[a]	5	Playoffs
4	GenSan Warriors	25	14	11	.560	6
5	Bacoor City Strikers	25	13	12	.520	7
6	Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines	25	12	13	.480	8
7	Imus Bandera	25	11	14	.440[b]	9

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. Batangas City wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa by head-to-head victory.
2. Imus wins tiebreaker over Cebu City by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018–19 Bacoor City Strikers season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap
1	June 21	Cebu City	W 76–71	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	1–0
2	July 3	Pampanga	L 80–81	Olivarez College	1–1
3	July 12	Bulacan	L 76–77	Strike Gymnasium	1–2
4	July 24	Pasay	W 90–86	Cuneta Astrodome	2–2
5	August 2	Caloocan	W 86–68	Batangas City Coliseum	3–2
6	August 14	Laguna	W 91–86	Strike Gymnasium	4–2
7	August 23	Mandaluyong	L 61–83	Strike Gymnasium	4–3
8	September 4	Muntinlupa	L 83–97	Imus City Sports Complex	4–4
9	September 25	Pasig	W 84–59	Strike Gymnasium	5–4
10	October 3	Navotas	W 81–75	Strike Gymnasium	6–4
11	October 16	Rizal	W 74–63	Ynares Center	7–4
12	October 25	San Juan	L 63–74	Strike Gymnasium	7–5
13	November 6	Valenzuela	W 88–81	Valenzuela Astrodome	8–5
14	November 26	Makati	L 67–73	Ynares Sports Arena	8–6
15	December 4	Bataan	L 75–84	Strike Gymnasium	8–7
16	December 13	Davao Occidental	L 50–69	Strike Gymnasium	8–8
17	January 4	Marikina	L 85–87	Imus City Sports Complex	8–9
18	January 14	Manila	W 92–86	Olivarez College	9–9
19	January 24	Quezon City	W 90–87	Strike Gymnasium	10–9
20	February 13	Imus	W 90–79	Cuneta Astrodome	11–9
21	February 16	Batangas City	L 62–70	Strike Gymnasium	11–10
22	February 23	Zamboanga	L 63–72	Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum	11–11
23	March 4	General Santos	L 71–82	Strike Gymnasium	11–12
24	March 9	Basilan	W 79–67	Angeles University Foundation	12–12
25	March 11[a]	Parañaque	W by forfeit	Strike Gymnasium	13–12
Source: Schedule

Notes

1. Originally played on November 15, the game originally was an 81–82 loss. Due to a scoring error, the game would have been replayed at 81–81 in overtime, but Parañaque did not show up during the replay. Thus, the win was awarded to Bacoor City by forfeit.

Playoffs

Schedule

2019 Bacoor City Strikers playoffs schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap
Division Quarterfinals	1	March 14	General Santos	L 90–80	Rizal Memorial Colleges	1–0
	2	March 16	General Santos	L 92–78	Lagao Gymnasium	2–0
Division Semifinals	1	March 27	Davao Occidental	L 71–79	Rizal Memorial Colleges	0–1
	2	March 30	Davao Occidental	L 67–87	Batangas City Coliseum	0–2
Source: Schedule

References

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.
2. "MPBL welcomes Bacoor Strikers as 26th squad - FOX Sports PH". FOX Sports PH. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.