| 2023–24 PSL President's Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | Pilipinas Super League | 
| Sport | Basketball | 
| Duration | Regular season:  November 9, 2023 – March 2024  | 
| Number of games | 171 (regular season) | 
| Number of teams | 19 | 
| TV partner(s) | Television:  IBC TAP Sports Blast Sports Streaming: FiberTV, Blast TV Online: Bola.TV, Pilipinas Super League (Facebook), PSL TV (YouTube)  | 
| Regular season | |
| Finals | |
The 2023–24 Pilipinas Super League President's Cup is the third tournament of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on November 9, 2023 with the opening ceremonies at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[1] The season is slated to end in March 2024.[2]
This is the first professional tournament with Cris Bautista as president and Allan Caidic as commissioner.[3] The former previously served as commissioner of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.[4]
Teams
In the lead-up to the President's Cup, the league gradually revealed the teams that would take part in the tournament. The Benilde Blazers, backed by Strong Group Athletics, are the league's first collegiate representatives.
| Team | Locality | Previous tournament | Best result | 
|---|---|---|---|
| AO Kings – Jikiri Indanan Sulu[lower-alpha 1] | Indanan, Sulu | New team | |
| Bicol Spicy Oragons | Bicol Region | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | 7th place (2022) | 
| Biñan Tatak Gel | Biñan, Laguna | New team | |
| Caloocan Supremos | Caloocan | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Quarterfinalist (2022–23) | 
| Cam Norte Warriors | Camarines Norte | New team | |
| CV Siniloan Daruma Dragons | Siniloan, Laguna | New team | |
| Davao Occidental Tigers | Davao Occidental | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | Champion (2022) | 
| JT Bulacan Taipan | Bulacan | New team | |
| Kyusi Pablo Escobets | Quezon City | New team | |
| Manila CityStars | Manila | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | Quarterfinalist (2022–23) | 
| MisOr Mustangs | Misamis Oriental | New team | |
| 1Munti XUR Homes | Muntinlupa | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | 12th place (2022–23) | 
| NKT Sniper[lower-alpha 3] | — | New team | |
| Novaliches QC Warriors | Novaliches, Quezon City | New team | |
| Nueva Ecija Capitals | Nueva Ecija | New team | |
| Quezon Titans | Quezon | New team | |
| RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods[lower-alpha 4] | — | New team | |
| San Juan Kings | San Juan | 2022–23 DUMPER Cup | Semifinalist (2022–23) | 
| Strong Group Athletics – Benilde Blazers | Manila | New team | |
- Notes
 
- ↑ Entered the tournament as AO Kings; originally lacking a locality.
 - ↑ Participated as the Batang Kankaloo Koolers.
 - ↑ Entered the tournament as Cainta NKT Sniper; originally based in Cainta, Rizal.
 - ↑ Entered the tournament as Pola Disipliandos; originally based in Pola, Oriental Mindoro.
 
Venues
Locations of venues within Metro Manila (Special venues are marked by a yellow pog)  | 
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Opening ceremonies
The opening ceremonies took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Bamboo headlined the special performance with guest Yukii Takahashi. The opening game saw the Manila CityStars beating the Cainta NKT Sniper.
Regular season
The regular season began on November 9, 2023.
Format
Like the previous tournament, every team will compete in a single round-robin format, playing against all other teams once. The top sixteen teams advance to a four-round, single-elimination playoff bracket. In the first round and quarterfinals, the higher-seeded team is given twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinals and finals use standard best-of-three series.[5]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biñan Tatak Gel | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.000[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in First Round | 
| 2 | Nueva Ecija Capitals | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000[lower-alpha 1] | +0.5 | |
| 3 | Quezon Titans | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Caloocan Supremos | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
| 5 | San Juan Kings | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
| 6 | Strong Group Athletics – Benilde Blazers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 7 | 1Munti XUR Homes | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | |
| 8 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Novaliches QC Warriors | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | Twice-to-win in First Round | 
| 10 | Kyusi Pablo Escobets | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500[lower-alpha 4] | 4.5 | |
| 11 | MisOr Mustangs | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500[lower-alpha 4] | 4.5 | |
| 12 | JT Bulacan Taipan | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | |
| 13 | CV Siniloan Daruma Dragons | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6 | |
| 14 | AO Kings – Jikiri Indanan Sulu | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | Manila CityStars | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 16 | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 7 | |
| 17 | Cam Norte Warriors | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7.5 | |
| 18 | RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.5 | |
| 19 | NKT Sniper | 9 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 9 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head standings; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:
- 1 2 Biñan (+232) wins tiebreaker over Nueva Ecija (+218) based on overall point differential.
 - 1 2 Caloocan wins tiebreaker over San Juan based on head-to-head victory.
 - 1 2 Benilde Blazers (+28) wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa (-10) based on overall point differential.
 - 1 2 Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Misamis Oriental based on head-to-head victory.
 
Results table
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Won in regulation | Lost in regulation | ||
| Won in overtime | Lost in overtime | ||
| (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods | |||
| Team | Game | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Benilde Blazers  (CSB)  | 
IND  69–55  | 
QZN  75–77  | 
CMN  113–97  | 
CAL  Jan. 20  | 
QC  Jan. 27  | 
MSO  Jan. 30  | 
NKT  Feb. 1  | 
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| Bicol  (BCL)  | 
SIN  98–100  | 
BIN  62–84  | 
MNL  85–80  | 
SJ   75–92  | 
MUN  93–95  | 
DVO  96–110  | 
NE   81–123  | 
QC  Jan. 20  | 
MSO  Jan. 25  | 
IND  Jan. 30  | 
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| Biñan  (BIN)  | 
BUL  64–48  | 
CMN  95–66  | 
MUN  86–67  | 
BCL  84–62  | 
MSO  84–70  | 
SIN  92–61  | 
RCP  105–77  | 
QC   92–54  | 
MNL  110–75  | 
QZN  Jan. 23  | 
IND  Jan. 25  | 
NKT  Jan. 30  | 
NE  Feb. 3  | 
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| Bulacan  (BUL)  | 
RCP  71–66  | 
IND  72–58  | 
BIN  48–64  | 
NE   67–109  | 
NOV  65–69  | 
QZN  53–81  | 
CAL  73–75  | 
NKT  104–61  | 
MSO  76–56  | 
SIN  Jan. 23  | 
SJ  Jan. 29  | 
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| Caloocan  (CAL)  | 
CMN  82–74  | 
IND  73–59  | 
RCP  71–61  | 
NE   63–76  | 
QC   96–67  | 
BUL  75–73  | 
SJ   77–69  | 
CSB  Jan. 20  | 
NOV  Jan. 27  | 
MUN  Feb. 1  | 
DVO  Feb. 3  | 
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| Camarines Norte  (CMN)  | 
MNL  77–80  | 
NKT  98–92  | 
CAL  74–82  | 
BIN  66–95  | 
SJ   84–98  | 
MSO  80–88  | 
SIN  94–98  | 
CSB  97–113  | 
NE  Jan. 22  | 
MUN  Jan. 29  | 
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| Davao Occidental  (DVO)  | 
IND  87–88  | 
MUN  85–78  | 
MNL  75–71  | 
QZN  68–90  | 
NE   91–102*  | 
RCP  79–72  | 
BCL  110–96  | 
QC   101–79  | 
CAL  Feb. 3  | 
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| Indanan  (IND)  | 
DVO  88–87  | 
NOV  68–66  | 
BUL  58–72  | 
NKT  76–73  | 
CAL  59–73  | 
NE   77–81  | 
QC   70–75  | 
MUN  81–87  | 
CSB  55–69  | 
SJ   64–86  | 
BIN  Jan. 25  | 
BCL  Jan. 30  | 
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| Manila  (MNL)  | 
NKT  68–67  | 
CMN  80–77  | 
DVO  71–75  | 
QZN  61–67  | 
MSO  60–69  | 
BCL  80–85  | 
QC   84–92  | 
NOV  72–92  | 
BIN  75–110  | 
NE   62–85  | 
SIN  Jan. 29  | 
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| Misamis Oriental  (MSO)  | 
MUN  69–82  | 
MNL  69–60  | 
NOV  75–74  | 
QC   86–89  | 
BIN  70–84  | 
CMN  88–80  | 
RCP  124–111**  | 
BUL  56–76  | 
SIN  Jan. 20  | 
BCL  Jan. 25  | 
CSB  Jan. 30  | 
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| Muntinlupa  (MUN)  | 
NKT  79–72  | 
DVO  78–85  | 
MSO  82–69  | 
RCP  77–76  | 
BIN  67–86  | 
NE   73–92  | 
NOV  79–73  | 
BCL  95–93  | 
IND  87–81  | 
SJ  Jan. 25  | 
CMN  Jan. 29  | 
CAL  Feb. 1  | 
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| NKT Sniper  (NKT)  | 
MNL  67–68  | 
MUN  72–79  | 
CMN  92–98  | 
IND  73–76  | 
QZN  72–93  | 
SJ   85–109  | 
NOV  76–96  | 
BUL  61–104  | 
SIN  95–97  | 
RCP  Jan. 27  | 
BIN  Jan. 30  | 
CSB  Feb. 1  | 
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| Novaliches  (NOV)  | 
RCP  69–58  | 
IND  66–68  | 
BUL  69–65  | 
MSO  74–75  | 
NKT  96–76  | 
MUN  73–79  | 
NE   74–96  | 
MNL  92–72  | 
SIN  81–73  | 
SJ  Jan. 22  | 
CAL  Jan. 27  | 
QC  Feb. 3  | 
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| Nueva Ecija  (NE)  | 
BUL  109–67  | 
IND  81–77  | 
DVO  102–91*  | 
CAL  76–63  | 
MUN  92–73  | 
SIN  100–85  | 
NOV  96–74  | 
RCP  100–73  | 
BCL  123–81  | 
MNL  85–62  | 
CMN  Jan. 22  | 
BIN  Feb. 3  | 
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| Quezon  (QZN)  | 
MNL  67–61  | 
NKT  93–72  | 
DVO  90–68  | 
QC   88–70  | 
SIN  102–76  | 
BUL  81–53  | 
SJ   88–92  | 
CSB  77–75  | 
BIN  Jan. 23  | 
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| Quezon City (Kyusi)  (QC)  | 
QZN  70–88  | 
MSO  89–86  | 
CAL  67–96  | 
IND  75–70  | 
MNL  92–84  | 
SIN  77–74  | 
BIN  54–92  | 
DVO  79–101  | 
BCL  Jan. 20  | 
CSB  Jan. 27  | 
NOV  Feb. 3  | 
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| RCP–Shawarma Shack  (RCP)  | 
NOV  58–69  | 
BUL  66–71  | 
CAL  61–71  | 
MUN  76–77  | 
SJ   57–121  | 
SIN  94–87  | 
DVO  72–79  | 
BIN  77–105  | 
NE   73–100  | 
MSO  111–124**  | 
NKT  Jan. 27  | 
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| San Juan  (SJ)  | 
RCP  121–57  | 
NKT  109–85  | 
CMN  98–84  | 
BCL  92–75  | 
QZN  92–88  | 
CAL  69–77  | 
IND  86–64  | 
NOV  Jan. 22  | 
MUN  Jan. 25  | 
BUL  Jan. 29  | 
SIN  Feb. 1  | 
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| Siniloan  (SIN)  | 
BCL  100–98  | 
QZN  76–102  | 
RCP  87–94  | 
NE   85–100  | 
BIN  61–92  | 
QC   74–77  | 
NOV  73–81  | 
BCL  98–94  | 
NKT  97–95  | 
MSO  Jan. 20  | 
BUL  Jan. 23  | 
MNL  Jan. 29  | 
SJ  Feb. 1  | 
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| Source: Schedule – via Genius Sports | Updated as of: January 18, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Postponed games
The Novaliches–Manila game, originally scheduled for November 18, 2023, was initially cancelled due to technical issues at the Novadeci Convention Center. The game was later postponed to January 8, 2024 and moved to the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
Records
- December 4, 2023 – The San Juan Kings defeated the RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods with a score of 121–57. The 64-point margin of victory is the biggest such in PSL history.[6]
 
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | John Cantimbuhan Jr. | 1Munti | 19.1 | 
| Rebounds per game | Felix Apreku | Kyusi Pablo Escobets | 12.1 | 
| Assists per game | James Martinez | Cam Norte Warriors | 8.7 | 
| Steals per game | JR Olegario | Bicol Spicy Oragons | 3.0 | 
| Blocks per game | Jason Ballesteros | JT Bulacan Taipan | 2.4 | 
| Fouls per game | John Amboludto | Novaliches QC Warriors | 3.5 | 
| Minutes per game | Paulo Hubalde | RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods | 33.1 | 
| FG% | John Cantimbuhan Jr. | 1Munti | 51.2% | 
| FT% | James Martinez | Cam Norte Warriors | 89.5% | 
| 3FG% | AC Soberano | San Juan Kings | 56.4% | 
Team statistical leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic | 
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | San Juan Kings | 96.8 | 
| Rebounds per game | MisOr Mustangs | 50.9 | 
| Assists per game | Nueva Ecija Capitals | 29.4 | 
| Steals per game | Caloocan Supremos | 10.7 | 
| Blocks per game | Novaliches QC Warriors | 5.3 | 
Media coverage
The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) serves as the television broadcast partner for the tournament, succeeding Solar Sports. IBC previously broadcast the 2021 MPBL Invitational in December 2021.[1] For streaming, the league partnered with Converge ICT to broadcast the league on FiberTV and Blast TV, the latter being part of a partnership with TAP DMV.
In addition to broadcasting all games on Facebook and YouTube, Bola.TV is added to the league's online portfolio, which features co-streaming with the platform's own sportscasters.
References
- 1 2 Velasco, Bill. "Pilipinas Super League: the next level". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
 - ↑ Velasco, Bill. "A new beginning". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
 - ↑ "Pilipinas Super League Appoints Bautista As New President". Daily Tribune. August 13, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
 - ↑ "Caidic appointed Pilipinas Super League commissioner". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
 - ↑ "18 cage squads duke it out in Pilipinas Super League President's Cup". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
 - ↑ "Jinggoy Estrada-coached San Juan destroys RCP Shawarma Shack by 64 points in PSL". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
 

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