2018 Parañaque Patriots season

The 2018 Parañaque Patriots season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1] Despite having a losing record in the regular season, Parañaque went on to advance to the Semifinals. The team lost to Muntinlupa in three games.

2018 Parañaque Patriots season
Head coach	Aric del Rosario
Results
Record	4–5 (.444)
Place	Overall: 7th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (lost vs. Muntinlupa, 1–2)
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This would be the team's only appearance thus far, missing the playoffs for the next four seasons in what is tied for the longest active playoff drought in the MPBL.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
5	Quezon City Capitals	9	5	4	.556[a]	3	Playoffs
6	Navotas Clutch	9	5	4	.556[a]	3
7	Parañaque Patriots	9	4	5	.444	4
8	Bataan Defenders	9	2	7	.222[b]	6
9	Imus Bandera	9	2	7	.222[b]	6

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. Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.
2. Bataan wins tiebreaker over Imus by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018 Parañaque Patriots season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap
1	January 25	Caloocan	W 70–60	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0	Recap
2	February 1	Muntinlupa	L 60–67	Caloocan Sports Complex	1–1	Recap
3	February 8	Bulacan	W 74–72	Valenzuela Astrodome	2–1	Recap
4	February 15	Quezon City	L 54–64	Olivarez College	2–2	Recap
5	February 22	Batangas City	L 79–87 (OT)	Batangas City Coliseum	2–3	Recap
6	March 1	Valenzuela	L 75–80	JCSGO Christian Academy	2–4	Recap
7	March 6	Bataan	W 74–71	Bataan People's Center	3–4	Recap
8	March 10	Imus	W 79–77	Olivarez College	4–4	Recap
9	March 15	Navotas	L 74–78	Valenzuela Astrodome	4–5	Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (best-of-3)					Semifinals (best-of-3)					Finals (best-of-5)
	1	Batangas City	2
	8	Bataan	0
						1	Batangas City	2
						4	Valenzuela	0
	4	Valenzuela	2
	5	Quezon City	1
											1	Batangas City	3
											3	Muntinlupa	1
	2	Bulacan	1
	7	Parañaque	2
						7	Parañaque	1
						3	Muntinlupa	2
	3	Muntinlupa	2
	6	Navotas	0

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Schedule

2018 Parañaque Patriots playoffs schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap
Quarterfinals	1	March 22	Bulacan	L 73–83	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	1–0	Recap
	2	March 27	Bulacan	W 81–54	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	1–1	Recap
	3	April 3	Bulacan	W 77–70	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	1–2	Recap
Semifinals	1	April 5	Muntinlupa	W 84–59	Batangas City Coliseum	1–0	Recap
	2	April 7	Muntinlupa	L 56–66	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	1–1	Recap
	3	April 10	Muntinlupa	L 70–81	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	1–2	Recap
Source: Schedule

References

1. Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.