The 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season was the third season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
| 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season | |
|---|---|
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Vic Ycasiano |
| Arena(s) | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–3 (.857) |
| Place | Division: 1st (South) |
| Playoff finish | National finals (lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 1–3) |
| Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines seasons | |
After reaching the division semifinals in their previous campaign, Zamboanga opened their 2022 season with an eight-game winning streak. This would be followed by a stretch of three consecutive losses, which would become the only losses of their entire regular season run. The Family's Brand Sardines then finished with a ten-game winning streak to cap off with an 18–3 record and the top seed in the South Division.
After sweeping Muntinlupa and then defeating Bacolod in a three-game series, Zamboanga faced against the Batangas City Embassy Chill for the third consecutive season.[1][2] Despite losing game 1 at home, Zamboanga would then win the next two games, with a close win in game 3 clinching their spot in the 2022 national finals against the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.[3] Down 0–2, Zamboanga came home to win game 3 of the series, but would ultimately lose game 4, ending their chances at a championship.[4]
The team played all of their home games this season at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 21 | 18 | 3 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sarangani Marlins | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | GenSan Warriors | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bacolod Bingo Plus | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
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.
Schedule
edit| 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines season schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | Recap |
| 1 | May 21 | Caloocan | Ynares Center | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | May 24 | Makati | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | June 6 | San Juan | Filoil Flying V Centre | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | June 20 | Marikina | Santa Rosa Sports Complex | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | June 25 | Pasig City | Alonte Sports Arena | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | July 11 | Sarangani | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 6–0 | ||
| 7 | July 18 | Valenzuela | La Salle Coliseum | 7–0 | ||
| 8 | July 19 | Bacolod | La Salle Coliseum | 8–0 | ||
| 9 | July 26 | Manila | Paco Arena | 8–1 | ||
| 10 | August 1 | Batangas City | Batangas City Coliseum | 8–2 | ||
| 11 | August 8 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 8–3 | ||
| 12 | August 16 | Bataan | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 9–3 | ||
| 13 | August 22 | Laguna | San Andres Sports Complex | 10–3 | ||
| 14 | August 29 | Muntinlupa | Santa Rosa Sports Complex | 11–3 | ||
| 15 | September 3 | Bacoor City | Ynares Sports Arena | 12–3 | ||
| 16 | September 15 | Rizal | Ynares Sports Arena | 13–3 | ||
| 17 | September 20 | General Santos | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | 14–3 | ||
| 18 | September 28 | Quezon City | Laguna Sports Complex | 15–3 | ||
| 19 | October 4 | Mindoro | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 16–3 | ||
| 20 | October 6 | Pampanga | Orion Sports Complex | 17–3 | ||
| 21 | October 11 | Imus City | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 18–3 | ||
| Source: Schedule | ||||||
Playoffs
editSchedule
edit| 2022 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines playoff schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | October 17 | Muntinlupa | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 24 | Muntinlupa | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Division semifinals | 1 | November 8 | Bacolod | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 2 | November 12 | Bacolod | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 3 | November 15 | Bacolod | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Division finals | 1 | November 19 | Batangas City | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 2 | November 22 | Batangas City | Batangas City Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 3 | November 26 | Batangas City | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | |||
| National finals | 1 | December 2 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 2 | December 5 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 3 | December 9 | Nueva Ecija | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 4 | December 12 | Nueva Ecija | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Source: Schedule | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "MPBL: GenSan forces decider; Marcelino steers Zamboanga FBS to semis". Tiebreaker Times. October 25, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Times, Tiebreaker (November 16, 2022). "MPBL: Jaycee Marcelino powers Zamboanga-FBS to South finals". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Zamboanga snatches MPBL South division title". RAPPLER. November 27, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". spin.ph. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.