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
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
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
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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
The FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan and the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig are the host venues of the tournament.
Elimination round
Team standings
| 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
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| 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 |
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat )
| Semifinals ( Best-of-three playoff )
| Finals ( Best-of-three playoff )
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| 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
The third- and fourth-seeded teams have the
(3) Perpetual vs. (6) PSP
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
June 6
4:00 p.m. |
| Wangs Basketball @27 Strikers - Letran | 94–87 (OT) | CEU Scorpions |
| Wangs-Letran wins series in one game | ||
Semifinals
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
(1) Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda vs. (4) Wangs-Letran
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
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
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
- ^ 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.