| 2022 MPBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Regular season: April 25 – October 13, 2022 Playoffs: October 15 – November 26, 2022 Finals: December 2 – 12, 2022 |
| Number of games | 231 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | Cignal TV (One PH, One Sports+) iWantTFC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Season MVP | Jaycee Marcelino (Zamboanga) |
| Playoffs | |
| North Division champions | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| North Division runners-up | San Juan Knights |
| South Division champions | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| South Division runners-up | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Runners-up | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| Finals MVP | Byron Villarias (Nueva Ecija) |
The 2022 MPBL season was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league.[1] The regular season began on April 25, 2022 with opening ceremonies at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, and ended on October 13. The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game was also held at the Batangas City Coliseum on October 2. The playoffs then began on October 15 and ended on December 12 when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL finals.
This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season, as nine teams departed from the league.
This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league.[2][3][4]
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- ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (June 12, 2022). "MPBL seals deal with sports betting firm, puts premium on integrity". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (June 13, 2022). "GAB asks MPBL to explain OKBet partnership". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Joble, Rey (June 14, 2022). "MPBL clarifies OKBet not owners of Gen San, Sarangani, Marikina". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 15, 2022.