The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) will host a pre-season tournament from February 21 to 27, 2023 at the Lagao Gym in General Santos City. There will be eight (8) teams participating including Valenzuela City, General Santos Warriors, Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, Imus Bandera, Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, Batangas City Tanduay Athletics, Sarangani Marlins and Manny Pacquiao's guest team called Bulalakaw.
Three games will be played each day at 05:00 PM, 07:00 PM and 09:00 PM starting on February 21, 2023. All games will be played at the Lagao Gym and admission is free.
2023 MPBL PRE-SEASON STANDINGS
Pool A
| Rank | Team | Win | Loss | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Valenzuela | |||
2 | General Santos | |||
3 | Imus | |||
4 | Nueva Ecija |
Pool B
| Rank | Team | Win | Loss | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Batangas | |||
2 | Zamboanga | |||
3 | Sarangani | |||
4 | Bulalakaw |
2023 MPBL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Check out the following schedule of the 2023 MPBL PRE SEASON CUP
| Date | Time | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2023 (Tue) |
05:00 pm | Valenzuela vs Gensan |
| 07:00 pm | N. Ecija vs Imus | |
| 09:00 pm | Zamboanga vs Bulalakaw | |
| 22 Feb 2023 (Wed) |
05:00 pm | Batangas vs Sarangani |
| 07:00 pm | Imus vs Valenzuela | |
| 09:00 pm | Gensan vs N. Ecija | |
| 23 Feb 2023 (Thu) |
05:00 pm | Batangas vs Zamboanga |
| 07:00 pm | N. Ecija vs Valenzuela | |
| 09:00 pm | Sarangani vs Bulalakaw | |
| 24 Feb 2023 (Fri) |
05:00 pm | Zamboanga vs Sarangani |
| 07:00 pm | Gensan vs Imus | |
| 09:00 pm | Bulalakaw vs Batangas | |
| 25 Feb 2023 (Sat) |
05:00 pm | no game |
| 07:00 pm | A1 vs B2 | |
| 09:00 pm | B1 vs A2 | |
| 26 Feb 2023 (Sun) |
05:00 pm | rest day |
| 07:00 pm | rest day | |
| 09:00 pm | rest day | |
| 27 Feb 2023 (Mon) |
05:00 pm | no game |
| 07:00 pm | Loser 1 vs Loser 2 | |
| 09:00 pm | Winner 1 vs Winner 2 |
Based on the Schedule, the 8 participating teams will be divided into two (2) groups. Group 1 is composed of Valenzuela, Gensan, Imus and Nueva Ecija. Meanwhile, group 2 is comprised of Batangas, Zamboanga, Sarangani and Bulalakaw.