| 2023 MPBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Regular season: March 11 – October 3, 2023 Playoffs: October 6 – November 17, 2023 Finals: November 25 – December 2, 2023 |
| Number of games | 405 (regular season) 28 (playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 29 |
| TV partner(s) | Cignal TV (One PH, One Sports+, Media Pilipinas TV, Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live) |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Season MVP | Justine Baltazar (Pampanga) |
| Playoffs | |
| North Division champions | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| North Division runners-up | San Juan Knights |
| South Division champions | Bacoor City Strikers |
| South Division runners-up | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Runners-up | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Finals MVP | Justine Baltazar (Pampanga) |
The 2023 MPBL season was the fifth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the second as a professional league. The regular season began on March 11, 2023 with the opening ceremonies at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena. The 2023 MPBL All-Star Game was held at Bataan People's Center in Balanga, Bataan on September 16. The league took two breaks during the regular season, during Holy Week and during the Philippines' co-hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] The playoffs then began on October 6 and ended on December 2 when the Pampanga Giant Lanterns defeated the Bacoor City Strikers in three games in the 2023 MPBL finals.[2]
This season featured 29 teams, which included two expansion teams: the Negros Muscovados and the Quezon Huskers.
OKBet continued to be the league's title sponsor throughout the regular season.[3]