2022 San Juan Knights season
| 2022 San Juan Knights season | |
|---|---|
| Arena(s) | Filoil EcoOil Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–7 (.667) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (North) |
| Playoff finish | Division Finals (lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 1–2) |
| San Juan Knights seasons | |
The 2022 San Juan Knights season was the third season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
Coming off of back-to-back National Finals appearances, San Juan's start to the season came out slow with only one win out of their first four games. The Knights would continue to push on by winning 13 of the remaining 17 games to finish the season 14–7 in a three-way tie for the second seed in the North. By tiebreaker criteria, San Juan would claim the third seed.
After sweeps against Valenzuela and Pasig City,[1] San Juan would reach their third consecutive Division Finals appearance.[2] They were matched against the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, who have remained undefeated in 25 games up to that point. On opposing grounds, the Knights would lead the Rice Vanguards to their first loss of the entire season in game 1 of the North Division Finals series.[3] Despite that, San Juan would fall to Nueva Ecija in the next two games, missing the National Finals for the first time in the team's MPBL history and igniting the rivalry between the two teams.[4]
Preseason[edit]
San Juan was one of 22 teams that took part in the 2021 MPBL Invitational. The team ended their run in the Quarterfinals after losing to the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors in the Quarterfinals.
Schedule[edit]
| 2021 San Juan Knights Invitational schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | Recap |
| Group stage | 1 | December 11 | Valenzuela | W 97–64 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 1–0 | |
| 2 | December 13 | Sarangani | W 91–72 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | December 17 | Muntinlupa | W 71–67 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | December 19 | Nueva Ecija | L 85–88 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 3–1 | ||
| Playoffs | QF | December 21 | Pasig | L 66–70 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 3–2 | |
| Source: Schedule | |||||||
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 21 | 21 | 0 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Pasig City MCW Sports | 21 | 14[a] | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | San Juan Knights | 21 | 14[a] | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 21 | 14[a] | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Bataan Risers | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:
Schedule[edit]
| 2022 San Juan Knights season schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record | Recap |
| 1 | May 16 | Bacolod | Filoil Flying V Centre | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | May 30 | Valenzuela | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | June 6 | Zamboanga | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | June 13 | Pasig City | Batangas City Coliseum | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | June 25 | Laguna | Alonte Sports Arena | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | July 4 | Imus City | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | July 12 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | July 25 | Muntinlupa | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 4–4 | ||
| 9 | July 29 | Quezon City | Laguna Sports Complex | 5–4 | ||
| 10 | August 1 | Makati | Batangas City Coliseum | 6–4 | ||
| 11 | August 5 | Bacoor City | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 6–5 | ||
| 12 | August 9 | Caloocan | Strike Gymnasium | 7–5 | ||
| 13 | August 16 | Batangas City | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 7–6 | ||
| 14 | August 22 | Marikina | San Andres Sports Complex | 8–6 | ||
| 15 | September 2 | Sarangani | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 9–6 | ||
| 16 | September 13 | Mindoro | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 10–6 | ||
| 17 | September 17 | Manila | Strike Gymnasium | 11–6 | ||
| 18 | September 24 | Bataan | Orion Sports Complex | 12–6 | ||
| 19 | September 27 | General Santos | Ynares Sports Arena | 12–7 | ||
| 20 | September 29 | Rizal | Batangas City Coliseum | 13–7 | ||
| 21 | October 8 | Pampanga | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 14–7 | ||
| Source: Schedule | ||||||
Playoffs[edit]
Schedule[edit]
| 2022 San Juan Knights playoff schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 1 | October 18 | Valenzuela | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–0 | Recap | |
| 2 | October 25 | Valenzuela | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 2–0 | Recap | ||
| Division Semifinals | 1 | November 7 | Pasig City | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 1–0 | Recap | |
| 2 | November 11 | Pasig City | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 2–0 | Recap | ||
| Division Finals | 1 | November 18 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 1–0 | Recap | |
| 2 | November 21 | Nueva Ecija | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 1–1 | Recap | ||
| 3 | November 25 | Nueva Ecija | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 1–2 | Recap | ||
| Source: Schedule | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "San Juan, Pasig prevail, arrange OKBet-MPBL semis". Tempo. October 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "MPBL: Nueva Ecija, San Juan forge North Finals showdown". Tiebreaker Times. November 12, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "N. Ecija, San Juan sweep semis rivals in OKBet-MPBL". Tempo. November 12, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija clinches MPBL North division crown". Rappler. December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.