2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| City | Las Piñas |
| Dates | July 21–30 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ateneo Blue Eagles (1st title) |
| Runner-up | CSB Blazers |
| Third place | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals |
| Fourth place | Corsa Tires |
The 2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship was the fifth tournament under AsiaBasket, the second under the AsiaBasket name, and the second of three tournaments held in 2023. The tournament began from July 21 to 30, 2023 at newly built Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas with 10 teams from both collegiate and professional clubs.[1]
It is also the first tournament since Summer 2022 to be held in the Philippines as well as the first since Subic 2021 to feature an all-Filipino lineup. The league originally intended to use the original FilBasket moniker under these circumstances,[2] but ultimately, the AsiaBasket name was still used.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles won the championship after defeating CSB Blazers at score 60–57 in the final tournament.[3]
Teams[edit]
| Name | Locality | Head coach |
|---|---|---|
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | Quezon City | Tab Baldwin |
| CSB Blazers | Malate, Manila | Charles Tiu |
| Corsa Tires | Monch Gavieres | |
| FEU Tamaraws | Sampaloc, Manila | Denok Miranda |
| Letran Knights | Intramuros, Manila | Rensy Bajar |
| Pilipinas Aguilas | Andrew Felix | |
| Perpetual Altas | Las Piñas | Mike Saguiguit |
| Uratex | Muntinlupa | Carmelo Lim |
| San Beda Red Lions | Mendiola, Manila | Andre Santos |
| Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | Las Piñas | Egay Billones |
Format[edit]
The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games.
The playoff bracket was expanded in this tournament. Now, the top four teams from each group advance to a three-round, single-elimination playoff bracket, with every round being a single-game knockout. The first round is a crossover quarterfinals, where one team from both groups is matched against one another. The winning teams advance to the next round. In the Semifinals, the losing teams advance to a third place game.
Elimination round[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 346 | 297 | +49 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Corsa Tires | 4 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 306 | +10 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Uratex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 346 | −25 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | CSB Blazers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 332 | 342 | −10 | 5[b] | |
| 5 | Perpetual Altas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 310 | 334 | −24 | 5[b] |
Source: Filbasket (via Genius Sports)
Notes:
Notes:
| July 21 | CSB Blazers | 78–89 | Corsa Tires | |
| 1:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 17–30, 13–14, 21–19 | |||
| Pts: Gozum 18 Rebs: Mara, Gozum 7 Asts: Carlos 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sanchez 21 Rebs: Sanchez 12 Asts: Estacio 6 |
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| July 21 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 96–63 | Uratex | |
| 5:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 28–11, 25–18, 26–17 | |||
| Pts: Ballungay 15 Rebs: Ballungay 15 Asts: Espinosa 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Nzeusseu 23 Rebs: Adeogun 9 Asts: Bragais 4 |
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| July 22 | Perpetual Altas | 78–75 | Corsa Tires | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 20–22, 23–17, 17–9 | |||
| Pts: Ferreras 21 Rebs: Boral, Nitura 8 Asts: Boral, Nitura 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sanchez, Anderson 18 Rebs: Ndong 16 Asts: Sanchez 7 |
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| July 22 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 85–78 | CSB Blazers | |
| 7:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 20–17, 18–18, 20–26 | |||
| Pts: Ballungay 19 Rebs: Obasa 12 Asts: Brown 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Oczon 17 Rebs: Oczon 8 Asts: Nayve 6 |
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| July 23 | Uratex | 88–81 | Perpetual Altas | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–21, 24–23, 21–18 | |||
| Pts: Adeogun 27 Rebs: Nzeusseu 18 Asts: Gil 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Roque 16 Rebs: Abis 7 Asts: Razon 8 |
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| July 23 | Corsa Tires | 76–77 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
| 7:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 23–20, 19–25, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Sanchez 25 Rebs: Ndong 15 Asts: Anderson, Ynot 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ballungay 17 Rebs: Obasa 9 Asts: Espinosa 4 |
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| July 24 | Uratex | 97–93 | CSB Blazers | |
| 5:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 14–24, 29–22, 25–20 | |||
| Pts: Nzeusseu 29 Rebs: Nzeusseu, Adeogun 9 Asts: Gil 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gozum 19 Rebs: Gozum 5 Asts: Nayve 8 |
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| July 24 | Perpetual Altas | 80–88 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
| 7:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 20–22, 27–24, 17–12 | |||
| Pts: Nitura 24 Rebs: Pagaran 8 Asts: Nitura 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ballungay 19 Rebs: Chiu 10 Asts: Espinosa 8 |
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| July 26 | Corsa Tires | 76–73 | Uratex | |
| 1:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 20–19, 16–14, 21–21 | |||
| Pts: Anderson 18 Rebs: Ndong 20 Asts: Sanchez 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Adeogun 20 Rebs: Adeogun 17 Asts: Vidal 4 |
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| July 26 | CSB Blazers | 83–71 | Perpetual Altas | |
| 5:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–23, 23–14, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Oczon 23 Rebs: Corteza, Gozum 10 Asts: Oczon 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Roque 16 Rebs: Nitura 13 Asts: Nitura 10 |
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Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEU Tamaraws | 4 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 274 | +58 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 291 | +18 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Letran Knights | 4 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 326 | +24 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | San Beda Red Lions | 4 | 1 | 3 | 286 | 327 | −41 | 5[b] | |
| 5 | Pilipinas Aguilas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 313 | 363 | −50 | 5[b] |
Source: Filbasket (via Genius Sports)
Notes:
Notes:
| July 21 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 75–81 | FEU Tamaraws | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–25, 16–16, 22–22 | |||
| Pts: Odou 28 Rebs: Odou 24 Asts: Torres 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Torres 24 Rebs: Fatty 14 Asts: Anonuevo 7 |
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| July 21 | San Beda Red Lions | 84–85 | Letran Knights | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 29–22, 16–17, 10–20 | |||
| Pts: Sajonia 25 Rebs: Tolentino 12 Asts: Alloso 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Reyson 19 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Reyson 8 |
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| July 22 | Pilipinas Aguilas | 74–87 | FEU Tamaraws | |
| 1:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 14–22, 20–25, 11–24 | |||
| Pts: Ramirez 29 Rebs: Toba 12 Asts: Ramirez 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Torres 21 Rebs: Fatty 11 Asts: Sleat, Tempra 5 |
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| July 22 | San Beda Red Lions | 58–74 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | |
| 5:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 20–27, 16–17, 5–19 | |||
| Pts: Sajonia 12 Rebs: Lina 7 Asts: Calimag 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Odou 32 Rebs: Odou, Kone 17 Asts: Kawamura, Torres 3 |
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| July 23 | Letran Knights | 111–76 | Pilipinas Aguilas | |
| 1:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 33–23, 28–14, 23–23 | |||
| Pts: Monje 29 Rebs: Santos 14 Asts: Reyson 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ramirez 16 Rebs: Toba 10 Asts: Enguio 3 |
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| July 23 | FEU Tamaraws | 80–51 | San Beda Red Lions | |
| 5:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 24–9, 25–14, 23–13 | |||
| Pts: Sleat 15 Rebs: Fatty 12 Asts: Alforque 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Calimag 11 Rebs: Tolentino 8 Asts: Alloso 5 |
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| July 24 | Pilipinas Aguilas | 88–93 | San Beda Red Lions | |
| 1:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–20, 27–26, 22–20 | |||
| Pts: Enguio 21 Rebs: Eugene 18 Asts: Daez, Enguio 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Calimag 26 Rebs: Calimag 13 Asts: Lecciones 6 |
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| July 24 | Letran Knights | 80–82 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 22–25, 22–15, 10–22 | |||
| Pts: Reyson 24 Rebs: Javillonar 10 Asts: Reyson, Tolentino 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Odou 23 Rebs: Kone 18 Asts: Torres 11 |
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| July 26 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 72–75 | Pilipinas Aguilas | |
| 3:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 17–22, 21–22, 17–12 | |||
| Pts: Odou 30 Rebs: Kone 22 Asts: Ondoa 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ramirez 23 Rebs: Eugene 12 Asts: Ramirez, Caldozo 3 |
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| July 26 | FEU Tamaraws | 81–74 | Letran Knights | |
| 7:00 p.m | Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 18–23, 27–18, 18–20 | |||
| Pts: Anonuevo 14 Rebs: Fatty 18 Asts: Sleat 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Reyson 20 Rebs: Santos 15 Asts: Reyson 9 |
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Playoff bracket[edit]
The top four teams from the elimination round advanced to the quarterfinals. The winners advanced to a semifinal. The winners advanced to a one-game final while the losers contested in the third-place play-off game.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Ateneo | 79 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | San Beda | 57 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Ateneo | 89 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Sanzar | 79 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Sanzar (OT) | 82 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Uratex | 79 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Ateneo | 60 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | CSB | 57 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FEU | 69 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | CSB | 75 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | CSB | 76 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A2 | Corsa | 70 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Corsa | 94 | B2 | Sanzar | 95 | |||||||||
| B3 | Letran | 77 | A2 | Corsa | 88 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
| July 27 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 82–79(OT) | Uratex | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–21, 15–23, 15–13, Overtime: 7–4 | |||
| Pts: Kawamura, Odou 17 Rebs: Odou 16 Asts: Odou 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Adeogun 25 Rebs: Nzeusseu 13 Asts: Bragais 6 |
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| July 27 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 79–57 | San Beda Red Lions | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–9, 20–9, 16–16 | |||
| Pts: Ballungay 17 Rebs: Ballungay, Obasa 8 Asts: Credo, Gomez 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sajonia 12 Rebs: Calimag, Tolentino 8 Asts: Peregrina 3 |
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| July 27 | FEU Tamaraws | 69–75 | CSB Blazers | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–17, 19–27, 16–14 | |||
| Pts: Anonuevo 17 Rebs: Fatty 13 Asts: Alforque, Sleat 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Oczon 18 Rebs: Gozum 11 Asts: Oczon, Nayve 6 |
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| July 27 | Corsa Tires | 94–77 | Letran Knights | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 28–22, 16–17, 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Sanchez 25 Rebs: Ynot 12 Asts: Sanchez 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Reyson 23 Rebs: Javillonar, Guarino 7 Asts: Reyson 8 |
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Semifinals[edit]
| July 28 | CSB Blazers | 76–70 | Corsa Tires | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–14, 23–17, 16–17 | |||
| Pts: three players 13 Rebs: Turco 13 Asts: Oczon, Sangco 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Anderson 17 Rebs: Ndong 12 Asts: Macatangay, Estacio 2 |
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| July 28 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 89–79 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 22–17, 17–26, 19–17 | |||
| Pts: Ballungay 17 Rebs: Chiu,Obasa 7 Asts: Espinosa 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Odou 7 Rebs: Kone 12 Asts: Torres 6 |
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Third place game[edit]
| July 30 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 95–88 | Corsa Tires | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 22–26, 26–15, 24–30 | |||
| Pts: Odou 21 Rebs: Odou 18 Asts: Torres 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ynot 18 Rebs: Ynot 12 Asts: Ynot 9 |
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Finals[edit]
| July 30 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 60–57 | CSB Blazers | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 12–14, 17–16, 10–12 | |||
| Pts: Espinosa 15 Rebs: Obasa 16 Asts: Quitevis 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gozum 12 Rebs: Oczon 8 Asts: Oczon 6 |
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Statistics[edit]
Individual statistical leaders[edit]
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Adeshokan Odou | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 24.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Salomon Kone | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 16.6 |
| Assists per game | Kurt Spencer Reyson | Letran Knights | 7.8 |
| Steals per game | Xyrus Torres Edrian Ramirez |
FEU Tamaraws Pilipinas Aguilas |
2.8 |
| Blocks per game | Mouhammed Fatty | FEU Tamaraws | 2.6 |
| FG% | Ola Adeogun | Uratex | 59.7% |
| FT% | Edrian Ramirez | Pilipinas Aguilas | 85.7% |
| 3FG% | Kobe Monje | Letran Knights | 85.7% |
Team statistical leaders[edit]
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Letran Knights | 85.4 |
| Rebounds per game | FEU Tamaraws | 58.0 |
| Assists per game | Letran Knights | 23.2 |
| Steals per game | Letran Knights | 11.8 |
| Blocks per game | Letran Knights | 5.4 |
| Turnovers per game | Uratex | 19.8 |
Awards[edit]
The individual league awards was given before the Finals of the 2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship at the Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas.
| Awards | Winner (s) | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Kainoa Ballungay | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| All-AsiaBasket First Team | Justine Sanchez | Corsa Tires |
| Adeshokan Odou | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | |
| Kainoa Ballungay | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
| Tony Ynot | Corsa Tires | |
| Will Gozum | CSB Blazers | |
| All-AsiaBasket Second Team | Xyrus Torres | FEU Tamaraws |
| Ian Torres | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | |
| Miguel Oczon | CSB Blazers | |
| Kevin Santos | Letran Knights | |
| Joseph Obasa | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
| Coach of the Tournament | Tab Baldwin | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
References[edit]
- ^ "College teams battle current, former pros in AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship". dugout.ph. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (March 10, 2023). "Filbasket expands, rebrands into AsiaBasket". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Mendoza, Martin (July 31, 2023). "Ian Espinosa steps up as Ateneo survives CSB for AsiaBasket crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 30, 2023.