2019 MPBL playoffs

2019 MPBL playoffs
MPBL Datu Cup playoffs
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
DatesMarch 12 – April 25, 2019
Teams16
Defending championsBatangas City Athletics
Final positions
ChampionsSan Juan Knights
Runner-upDavao Occidental Tigers
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
← 2018

The 2019 MPBL playoffs, also known as the MPBL Datu Cup playoffs, was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2018–19 season, the league's second overall, and the first under the 16-team playoff format. The postseason tournament began on March 12,[1] day after the end of regular season on March 11, 2019, and ended at the conclusion of the 2019 MPBL finals.[2] The 2019 MPBL finals saw the Davao Occidental Tigers battled San Juan Knights for the national championship, with the Knights winning in five games, 3 games to 2.

  1. ^ "Top seed Bataan hosts Caloocan as Manila, Bulacan collide in MPBL playoffs opener". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ Joble, Rey (10 March 2019). "MPBL Playoffs". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 11 March 2019.