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| 2018 MPBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Regular season: January 25 – March 17, 2018 Playoffs: March 20 – April 10, 2018 Finals: April 12–19, 2018 |
| Number of games | 45 (regular season) 19 (playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports (S+A) |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Batangas City Athletics |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Batangas City Athletics |
| Runners-up | Muntinlupa Cagers |
| Finals MVP | Val Acuña (Batangas City) |
The 2018 MPBL season, also known as the MPBL Rajah Cup or the MPBL Anta–Rajah Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The regular season began on January 25, 2018 with the opening ceremonies at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City,[1] and ended on March 17. The playoffs began on March 20 and ended on April 19 when the Batangas City Athletics defeated the Muntinlupa Cagers in four games in the 2018 MPBL finals.
The inaugural season featured ten teams, all based in Luzon, making it the only season to not have divisions nor feature teams from Visayas or Mindanao. It is also, to date, the smallest season in terms of size.
- ^ "MPBL lalarga ngayon" [MPBL rolls of today]. Pang-Masa (in Filipino). January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.