2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup

The 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup was the second conference of the National Basketball League (Philippines) in 2023, the third edition of the Chairman's Cup, and eighth overall. This conference features seven teams.^[1]

2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup
League	National Basketball League (Philippines)
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Elimination round: December 1, 2023 – February 11, 2024 Semifinals and Finals: February 21 – March 13, 2024
Teams	7
TV partner(s)	Television: Aliw Channel 23
Elimination round
Season MVP	Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals)
Finals
Champions	Taguig City Generals
Runners-up	CamSur Express
Finals MVP	Lerry John Mayo (Taguig City Generals)

Taguig City Generals successfully defended their NBL championship for the third consecutive conference after sweeping the CamSur Express, 3–0, in best-of-5 championship series.^[2]

Teams

The participating teams and groupings were revealed on November 27, 2023.^[3]

Name	Locality	Head coach
Biñan Tatak Gel	Biñan, Laguna	Almer Almazora
CamSur Express	Camarines Sur	Genesis Molto
Makati Circus Music Festival	Makati	Bryan Beran
Muntinlupa Chiefs	Muntinlupa	Jonald Mabasa
Santa Rosa Eridanus	Santa Rosa, Laguna	Eric Camson
Taguig City Generals	Taguig	Bing Victoria
Zambales Eruption	Zambales	Elgin Espina

Elimination round

Format

In the elimination round, the seven teams were drawn into two groups, with Group A consisting of three teams and Group B contains four. Every team will play one game against teams within the same group and two games against teams from the opposing group. In total, Group A teams will play ten games, while Group B teams will play nine games. The top two teams in each group qualified for the crossover semifinals.^[1][3]

Standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	B	x – Taguig City Generals	9	8	1	.889	Qualified for the semifinals
2	B	x – CamSur Express	9	7	2	.778[a]
3	B	o – Santa Rosa Eridanus	9	7	2	.778[a]
4	B	o – Biñan Tatak Gel	8	5	3	.625
5	A	x – Zambales Eruption	9	4	5	.444	Qualified for the semifinals
6	A	x – Muntinlupa Chiefs	9	1	8	.111
7	A	o – Makati Circus Music Festival	10	0	10	.000

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
o – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoffs
Notes:

1. CamSur Express wins tiebreaker via head-to-head record over Santa Rosa Eridanus.

Results table

Legend
	Won in regulation		Lost in regulation
	Won in overtime		Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup results table

Team	Game
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Biñan (BIN)	SR 99–104	CMS 90–87*	ZBL 112–113	MKT 114–91	ZBL 107–95	MUN 124–83	TAG 77–78	MKT 143–123	—	—
Camarines Sur (CMS)	BIN 87–90*	MKT 113–95	ZBL 90–94	MUN 108–80	TAG 99–88	MUN 115–82	SR 97–90	MKT 109–76	ZBL 110–53	—
Makati (MKT)	MUN 96–102	CMS 95–113	SR 101–109	TAG 91–120	BIN 91–114	SR 84–104	ZBL 104–108	TAG 82–100	CMS 76–109	BIN 123–143
Muntinlupa (MUN)	MKT 102–96	ZBL 105–107	TAG 73–107	CMS 80–108	BIN 83–124	CMS 82–115	TAG 74–110	SR 96–99	SR 86–105	—
Santa Rosa (SR)	BIN 104–99	MKT 109–101	ZBL 109–92	MKT 104–84	CMS 90–97	MUN 99–96	MUN 105–86	TAG 65–83	—	—
Taguig (TAG)	ZBL 110–103	MUN 107–73	ZBL 101–86	MKT 120–91	CMS 88–99	BIN 78–77	MUN 110–74	MKT 100–82	SR 83–65	—
Zambales (ZBL)	MUN 107–105	TAG 103–110	CMS 94–90	TAG 86–101	BIN 113–112	SR 92–109	BIN 95–107	MKT 108–104	CMS 53–110	—
Updated as of: January 26, 2024

Playoffs

Semifinals are a best-of-3 series, while the finals are a best-of-five series.

	Semifinals (Best-of-3)					Finals (Best-of-5)
	A1	Zambales Eruption	0
	B2	CamSur Express	2
						B2	CamSur Express	0
						B1	Taguig City Generals	3
	B1	Taguig City Generals	2
	A2	Muntinlupa Chiefs	0

Semifinals

Zambales Eruption vs. Camarines Sur Express

Aliw Channel 23

February 21, 2024 6:30 pm

Watch

CamSur Express	84–71	Zambales Eruption
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 24–18, 19–19, 23–17

Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur

Aliw Channel 23

February 23, 2024 6:30 pm

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CamSur Express	100–74	Zambales Eruption
Scoring by quarter: 37–15, 19–19, 23–20, 21–20
CamSur wins series, 2–0

Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur

Taguig City Generals vs. Muntinlupa Chiefs

It was stated in the live broadcast during the halftime break of Game 1 of Semifinals series between CamSur Express and Zambales Eruption, and as stated by the league's Executive Vice President Rhose Montreal, that Muntinlupa Chiefs had forfeited the series to the Taguig City Generals, giving them a 2–0 series win by forfeiture and an automatic finals berth.^[4]

Taguig City Generals

20–0

Muntinlupa Chiefs

Taguig City Generals	20–0	Muntinlupa Chiefs
Taguig won the series by forfeiture
Taguig wins series, 2–0

Finals: CamSur Express vs. Taguig City Generals

The finals follow a 2–2–1 format, with the team having a better record during the eliminations hosting Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the other team hosting Games 3 and 4.

Aliw Channel 23

March 3, 2024 6:30 pm

Watch

CamSur Express	81–88	Taguig City Generals
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 24–18, 15–21, 23–25

Jun Dueñas Gymnasium, Taguig City

Aliw Channel 23

March 6, 2024 6:30 pm

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CamSur Express	85–91	Taguig City Generals
Scoring by quarter: 31–31, 20–19, 18–17, 17–24

Jun Dueñas Gymnasium, Taguig City

Aliw Channel 23

March 13, 2024 6:30 pm

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CamSur Express	85–94	Taguig City Generals
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–33, 28–23, 21–15
Taguig wins series, 3–0

Fuerte Sports Complex, Camarines Sur

Individual awards

The awarding ceremonies were held before the second game of the NBL Finals series between the CamSur Express and Taguig City Generals, and the league honored the individual winners.

• Most Valuable Player: Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals)
• Mythical Five:
  • Ameer Niko Aguilar (Tatak Gel Biñan)
  • John Lester Maurillo (Eridanus Santa Rosa)
  • Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express)
  • Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals)
  • Lyndon del Rosario (Zambales Eruption)
• Sportsmanship Award: Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express)
• Finals MVP: Lerry John Mayo (Taguig City Generals)