2019–20 Batangas City Athletics season

2019–20 Batangas City Athletics season
Results
Record19–11 (.633)
PlaceDivision: 4th (South)
Playoff finishDivision Quarterfinals
(lost vs. Zamboanga, 1–2)
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The 2019–20 Batangas City Athletics season was the third season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

The Athletics were coming off a run to the Division Finals heading into this season. The team went 12–5 in their first 17 games before losing six of their next eight games. Batangas City made up for it by capping off the regular season with a five-game winning streak, claiming the fourth seed in the South Division. Despite tying their Division Quarterfinals series against the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines,[1] they would lose the deciding game 3.[2][3] As of 2023, it is the only season in which the Batangas City franchise did not reach the penultimate round of the playoffs.

The team played most of their home slate at Batangas City Coliseum, with one home game held at Batangas State University.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
2 Bacoor City Strikers 30 24 6 .800 2 Playoffs
3 Basilan Steel 30 20 10 .667 6
4 Batangas City Athletics 30 19 11 .633 7
5 Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 30 18 12 .600[a] 8
6 Iloilo United Royals 30 18 12 .600[a] 8
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. ^ a b Zamboanga (1.071), Iloilo (0.976), and General Santos (0.960) are ranked based on head-to-head point quotient.

Schedule

2019–20 Batangas City Athletics season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 June 15 Muntinlupa Batangas City Coliseum 1–0
2 July 9 Manila San Andres Sports Complex 1–1
3 July 15 Basilan Valenzuela Astrodome 2–1
4 July 18 Caloocan Batangas City Coliseum 3–1
5 August 5 Pasay Filoil Flying V Centre 3–2
6 August 13 Rizal Strike Gymnasium 3–3
7 August 16 Pasig Pasig Sports Center 4–3
8 August 20 Bacoor City Batangas City Coliseum 5–3
9 August 26 Zamboanga San Andres Sports Complex 6–3
10 September 3 Parañaque Blue Eagle Gym 6–4
11 September 12 Sarangani Batangas City Coliseum 7–4
12 September 14 Bataan Bataan People's Center 8–4
13 September 23 Quezon City Filoil Flying V Centre 9–4
14 September 27 Davao Occidental United Arab Emirates Hamdan Sports Complex 9–5
15 September 28 Imus United Arab Emirates Hamdan Sports Complex 10–5
16 October 7 San Juan Batangas State University 11–5
17 October 16 General Santos Batangas City Coliseum 12–5
18 October 22 Bicol Batangas City Coliseum 12–6
19 November 9 Biñan City Batangas City Coliseum 12–7
20 November 23 Mindoro Davao City Recreation Center 13–7
21 November 28 Makati Lagao Gymnasium 13–8
22 December 18 Bulacan Olivarez College 13–9
23 January 6 Nueva Ecija San Andres Sports Complex 13–10
24 January 9 Iloilo Angeles University Foundation 14–10
25 January 16 Pampanga Angeles University Foundation 14–11
26 January 23 Navotas Ynares Sports Arena 15–11
27 January 29 Marikina Batangas City Coliseum 16–11
28 February 4 Bacolod Cuneta Astrodome 17–11
29 February 8 Valenzuela Valenzuela Astrodome 18–11
30 February 12 Cebu Caloocan Sports Complex 19–11
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

2020 Batangas City Athletics playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Division Quarterfinals 1 February 17 Zamboanga Davao City Recreation Center 0–1 Recap
2 February 21 Zamboanga Batangas City Coliseum 1–1 Recap
3 February 26 Zamboanga Davao City Recreation Center 1–2 Recap
Source: Schedule

References

  1. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (February 22, 2020). "Batangas forces do-or-die vs Zamboanga in MPBL South quarters". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (February 26, 2020). "Zamboanga stays calm in heated affair vs Batangas to reach MPBL semis". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (February 27, 2020). "Davao Occidental, Zamboanga forge MPBL South semis duel". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 10, 2024.