2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season

The 2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the DUMPER Cup, was the second season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on November 23, 2022, and ended on March 11, 2023. The playoffs then began on March 13, 2023, and ended on March 30, 2023.^[1] The entire tournament is sponsored by the DUMPER Partylist, hence the name.

2022–23 Pilipinas Super League season
League	Pilipinas Super League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Regular season: November 23, 2022 – March 11, 2023 Playoffs: March 13 – 24, 2023 Finals: March 27 – 30, 2023
Number of games	120 (regular season) 12 (playoffs)
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Top seed	San Juan Kings
Season MVP	John Wilson
Finals
Champions	Pampanga G Lanterns
Runners-up	Davao Occidental Tigers
Finals MVP	Justine Baltazar

The 2023 PSL All-Star Game took place on March 18, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The San Juan Kings finished the regular season with the first undefeated record in PSL history. Despite that, it was the Pampanga G Lanterns who were the champions of the tournament, earning their first league championship in franchise history. The G Lanterns defeated the defending champion Davao Occidental Tigers in two games in the Finals. Justine Baltazar was named as the Finals MVP.^[2]

Teams

Team	Locality	Previous tournament	Best result
ARS Warriors – San Pedro, Laguna	San Pedro, Laguna	New team
Bagong Cabuyao Homelab Nation	Cabuyao, Laguna	New team
Batang Kankaloo Koolers	Caloocan	New team
Bicol Spicy Oragons	Bicol Region	2022 Pearl of the Orient Cup	7th place (2022)
Boracay Islanders	Boracay	New team
Cagayan de Oro PSP	Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental	New team
Davao Occidental Tigers	Davao Occidental	2022 Pearl of the Orient Cup	Champion (2022)
Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan	Bulacan	New team
Manila CityStars	Manila	New team
1Munti Emeralds	Muntinlupa	New team
Nueva Ecija Slashers	Nueva Ecija	New team
Pampanga G Lanterns	Pampanga	New team
Pampanga Royce	Pampanga	New team
Quezon City Beacons	Quezon City	New team
San Juan Kings	San Juan	New team
Santa Rosa Laguna Lions	Santa Rosa, Laguna	New team

Venues

AYSN Caloocan Central Recreation Filoil EcoOil RTU San Andres Smart Araneta TUA Locations of venues within Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog)

Albay Bulacan Capitol BZGCC Nagaño RMC Petro Gazz Santa Rosa Locations of venues outside Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog)

Regular venues Venue Location Capacity AYSN Sports Center Quezon City N/A Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center San Fernando, Pampanga 3,000 Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan 2,500 Central Recreation and Fitness Center Quezon City N/A Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan 6,000 Rizal Technological University Mandaluyong N/A San Andres Sports Complex Manila 3,000 Trinity University of Asia Quezon City 980

Special venues Venue Location Capacity Opening ceremonies Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 20,000 Out-of-town venues Albay Astrodome Legazpi, Albay 5,000 Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium Malolos, Bulacan 5,000 Nagaño Gymnasium San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija N/A RMC Petro Gazz Arena Davao City, Davao del Sur 2,000 Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna 5,700

Regular season

The regular season began on November 23, 2022.

Format

All participating teams played in a single round-robin format, unlike the double round-robin in the previous season. The top eight teams advance to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. In the quarterfinals, the higher-seeded team is given twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinals and finals use standard best-of-three series.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	z – San Juan Kings	15	15	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals
2	y – Davao Occidental Tigers	15	12	3	.800	3
3	y – Pampanga Royce	15	11	4	.733	4
4	y – Pampanga G Lanterns	15	10	5	.667[a]	5
5	x – Santa Rosa Laguna Lions	15	10	5	.667[a]	5	Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals
6	x – Batang Kankaloo Koolers	15	10	5	.667[a]	5
7	x – Boracay Islanders	15	9	6	.600[b]	6
8	x – Manila CityStars	15	9	6	.600[b]	6
9	Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan	15	9	6	.600[b]	6
10	Bicol Spicy Oragons	15	5	10	.333[c]	10
11	Quezon City Beacons	15	5	10	.333[c]	10
12	1Munti Emeralds	15	4	11	.267[d]	11
13	Nueva Ecija Slashers	15	4	11	.267[d]	11
14	Cagayan de Oro PSP	15	3	12	.200	12
15	ARS Warriors – San Pedro, Laguna	15	2	13	.133[e]	13
16	Bagong Cabuyao Homelab Nation	15	2	13	.133[e]	13

Source: Standings
x – Clinched twice-to-win in Quarterfinals; y – Clinched twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals; z – Clinched best record overall
Notes:

1. Pampanga G Lanterns (+6), Santa Rosa (0), and Caloocan (-6) are ranked by head-to-head point differential.
2. Boracay (2–0), Manila (1–1), and Bulacan (0–2) are ranked by head-to-head standings.
3. Bicol wins tiebreaker over Quezon City based on head-to-head victory.
4. Muntinlupa wins tiebreaker over Nueva Ecija based on head-to-head victory.
5. San Pedro wins tiebreaker over Cabuyao based on head-to-head victory.

Results

Each team plays each other once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

Teams	BCL	BOR	BUL	CAB	CDO	CAL	DVO	MNL	MUN	NE	PGL	PMR	QC	SJ	SP	SR
Bicol		74–83	80–94	109–110	88–83	74–78	67–73	90–95	133–132*	73–72	74–97	80–98	64–63	100–103	121–74	66–69
Boracay			78–74	95–79	89–82	96–111	85–88	87–80	79–62	81–70	84–81	70–79	49–61	70–83	91–73	65–68
Bulacan				100–57	97–86	72–61	70–84	74–81	72–61	62–79	85–68	52–69	63–62	60–69	102–69	67–65
Cabuyao					73–88	80–107	75–94	86–95	79–88	72–71	83–103	52–74	68–100	80–95	56–59	72–90
Cagayan de Oro						86–96	89–85	79–89	76–71	72–79	76–87	62–79	96–97	83–90	87–92	62–100
Caloocan							61–67	87–95	125–102	91–79	81–79	77–71	70–62	63–77	90–76	64–72
Davao Occidental								105–91	87–66	78–76	84–87	90–87*	81–79	71–76	108–64	82–68
Manila									111–109	91–85	69–78	80–88	81–77	89–93	112–105	66–82
Muntinlupa										98–95	93–129	67–82	81–73	71–80	98–62	72–84
Nueva Ecija											72–71	61–82	65–111	70–73	118–85	86–102
Pampanga G Lanterns												83–81	83–59	81–94	89–69	78–70
Pampanga Royce													72–65	77–86	99–57	85–61
Quezon City														66–74	114–84	64–73
San Juan															94–61	71–70
San Pedro																74–133
Santa Rosa

Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The playoffs began on March 13, 2023.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-3)							Finals (Best-of-3)
	1	San Juan	95	–
	8	Manila	84	–
							1	San Juan	83	61	–
							4	Pampanga G Lanterns	93	75	–
	4	Pampanga G Lanterns	72	–
	5	Santa Rosa	71	–
														4	Pampanga G Lanterns	87	79	–
														2	Davao Occidental	84	72	–
	2	Davao Occidental	80	73
	7	Boracay	91	71
							2	Davao Occidental	74	82	88
							3	Pampanga Royce	98	77	80
	3	Pampanga Royce	91	–
	6	Caloocan	77	–

All-Star Game

The PSL held its first ever All-Star Game on March 18, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. There were two teams, the Luzon All-Stars and the VisMin All-Stars. The team each all-star is placed is based on where the player is based in and not the team itself. Twelve players were placed in each team alongside one guest player.

The game ended in a tie, with both teams scoring 123 points each. Gabby Espinas of the Luzon All-Stars and Orlan Wamar Jr. of the VisMin All-Stars were declared co-MVPs.

Lineups

Luzon All-Stars Pos Player Team Jason Ballesteros[D] Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan Justine Baltazar Pampanga G Lanterns Raymond Binuya Pampanga G Lanterns Mark Cardona Boracay Islanders Gabby Espinas Batang Kankaloo Koolers Johnsherick Estrada Boracay Islanders Jerwin Gaco N/A (guest player) Paolo Javillonar San Juan Kings Kyt Jimenez[D] Davao Occidental Tigers Jolo Mendoza[D] Pampanga Royce Adrian Nocum San Juan Kings Louie Sangalang Pampanga G Lanterns Fran Yu San Juan Kings Head coach: Randy Alcantara (San Juan Kings)

VisMin All-Stars Pos Player Team Poypoy Actub[D] Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan Monbert Arong Quezon City Beacons JB Bahio Pampanga Royce Junjun Bonsubre Santa Rosa Laguna Lions Ron Dennison San Juan Kings Joshua Flores Pampanga Royce Jaymar Gimpayan Boracay Islanders Zachary Huang Pampanga Royce Marc Pingris N/A (guest player) Kurt Reyson Pampanga G Lanterns Michole Solera Davao Occidental Tigers John Marco Tayongtong Batang Kankaloo Koolers Orlan Wamar Jr. San Juan Kings Head coach: Britt Reroma (Santa Rosa Laguna Lions)

Notes

• ^D Did not play in the All-Star Game.

Game

March 18, 2023 06:00 pm

Boxscore

Luzon All-Stars	123–123	VisMin All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 31–20, 33–35, 32–25
Pts: Gabby Espinas 29 Rebs: Gabby Espinas 17 Asts: Raymong Binuya 6		Pts: Kurt Reyson 18 Rebs: Marc Pingris 13 Asts: Orlan Wamar Jr. 7

Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga

Awards

The league feted its Mythical Team aptly called the "Super Five" at halftime of Game 1 of the Finals series on March 28, 2023 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.^[3] The Most Valuable Player and Finals Most Valuable Player were handed out later at halftime and at the conclusion respectively of Game 2 of the Finals.^[4]

Awards	Recipient	Team
Most Valuable Player	John Wilson	Davao Occidental Tigers
Finals Most Valuable Player	Justine Baltazar	Pampanga G Lanterns
Inspirational Player Award	Mac Cardona	Boracay Islanders
PSL Mythical Team	Gabby Espinas	Batang Kankaloo Koolers
	Orlan Wamar	San Juan Kings
	John Wilson	Davao Occidental Tigers
	Jaymar Gimpayan	Boracay Islanders
	Mac Cardona	Boracay Islanders

Junior Division

The following Junior Division tournaments took place in between the 2022–23 DUMPER Cup and the 2023–24 President's Cup.

18-Under Championship Leg Champion Series Runner-up NCR Letran Farm Fresh Milkers 2–1 EZ Jersey Doc Boleros Luzon Pampanga Delta 2–0 Quezon Province Visayas Sherilin Unisol City of Naga 2–0 Consolacion Sarok Weavers Mindanao North Cagayan de Oro Higalas (B) 2–0 Meljohn's Tailoring Mindanao South Max Ballers 2–0 ISD Pacman Overall No championship[C]

21-Under Championship Leg Champion Score Runner-up Luzon[L] NEU Hunters 63–61 San Juan Kings

Notes

• ^C Due to management changes, the 18U overall championship was cancelled. The two finalists, Pampanga Delta and Letran Farm Fresh Milkers were declared co-champions.
• ^L The Luzon leg is the only leg of the tournament, hence it is also considered the overall championship.