2021 FilBasket Subic Championship

The FilBasket Subic Championship, also known as the FilBasket Subic Championship – Cocolife due to sponsorship reasons, was the first season of FilBasket starting in October 2021 starting from October 28, 2021, to November 21, 2021. The venue for all of the games was the Subic Bay Gymnasium.

2021 FilBasket Subic Championship
CountryPhilippines Philippines
Dates (2021-October-28) (2021-November-22)October 28 – November 22, 2021
Finals venueSubic Bay Gymnasium
Teams11
ChampionsAICC Manila
Runners-upSan Juan Knights

Format

The format of the season were:

  • Single round robin (11 teams, 55 games total)
  • Quarterfinals (Top 4 teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage)
  • Semifinals (Knockout Game)
  • Finals (Best-of-Three)[1]

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT Qualification
1 AICC Manila 8 2 .800 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Davao Occidental Tigers 7 3 .700
3 San Juan Knights 7 3 .700
4 Nueva Ecija Bespren 6 4 .600
5 Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Medical Depot 6 4 .600
7 Burlington EOG Sports 6 4 .600
8 MTrans Buracai de Laiya BCTA 5 5 .500
9 7A Primus 2 8 .200
10 FSD Makati Army 2 8 .200
11 Muntinlupa Defenders 0 10 .000
Source: Filbasket (via Genius Sports)

Results
Teams 7AP AICC EOG DOT FSD MED MTR MTD NEB PSR SJK
7A Primus — 108–117 84–79 84–74 53–80 59–81
AICC Manila — 95–91 87–90 72–63 99–64 94–82
Burlington EOG Sports — 86–83 103–67 97–74 58–72 69–77
Davao Occidental Tigers 86–83 — 82–69 70–58 73–74 68–66
FSD Makati Army 83–86 — 88–102 88–86 64–84 81–83
Medical Depot — 99–93 85–70 76–79 65–78 69–67
MTrans Buracai de Laiya Batangas City Tanduay Athletics 82–75 78–81 101–96 — 87–72 77–83
Muntinlupa Defenders 50–108 89–103 77–90 — 91–96 70–101
Nueva Ecija Bespren 95–92 93–87 — 70–68 65–104
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 78–74 — 70–72
San Juan Knights 69–75 115–120 92–66 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: https://www.teampilipinas.info/2021/08/filbasket-live-updates-schedule.html
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
1 AICC Manila 75
8 MTrans BCTA 65
AICC Manila 88
Pasig Sta. Lucia 68
4 Pasig Sta. Lucia 99 79
5 Nueva Ecija 79 66
AICC Manila 2
San Juan GFG 1
2 Davao Occ. 88
7 EOG Sports 81
San Juan GFG 85
Davao Occ. 84
3 San Juan GFG 88
6 Medical Depot 73

Quarterfinals

AICC vs MTrans
November 16
4:30PM
AICC Manila 75, MTrans Buracai de Laiya Batangas City Tanduay Athletics 65
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–9, 14–14, 22–21
Pts: Gabo 16
Rebs: Mabulac 11
Asts: Bitoon 5		 Pts: Viernes 20
Rebs: Arellano 9
Asts: Raymund 4
AICC wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Pasig vs Nueva Ecija
November 16
7:10PM
Nueva Ecija Bespren 79, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 99
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–26, 19 –26, 15–22
Pts: Sarao 20
Rebs: Nacpil 10
Asts: Palma 9		 Pts: Arana 25
Rebs: Arana 11
Asts: Costelo 9
Subic Bay Gymnasium
November 18
5:30PM
Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 79, Nueva Ecija Bespren 66
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–13, 19–19, 20–21
Pts: Costelo 18
Rebs: Ablaza 12
Asts: Bautista 4		 Pts: Sarao 14
Rebs: Sarao 10
Asts: Martin 5
Pasig wins series in two games
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Davao Occidental vs EOG Sports
November 17
4:30PM
Davao Occidental Tigers 88, Burlington EOG Sports 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–19, 27–25, 23–16
Pts: Wilson 23
Rebs: Robles 14
Asts: Palencia 5		 Pts: Castro 16
Rebs: Nermal 10
Asts: Castro 4
Davao Occidental wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

San Juan vs Medical Depot
November 17
7:10PM
San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 88, Medical Depot 73
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 18–11, 25–32, 25–17
Pts: Abundo 28
Rebs: Gamboa 7
Asts: Abundo 10		 Pts: Cabahug 22
Rebs: two people 10
Asts: Melencio 4
San Juan wins series in one game
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Semifinals

AICC vs Pasig
November 19
4:30PM
AICC Manila 88, Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors 68
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 25–17, 22–24, 17–12
Pts: Mabulac 15
Rebs: Taganas 8
Asts: Gabo 7		 Pts: Apinan 14
Rebs: Apinan 11
Asts: Ablaza 4
AICC advances to the finals
Subic Bay Gymnasium

San Juan vs Davao Occidental
November 19
7:10PM
Davao Occidental Tigers 84, San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 85
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–24, 27–22, 26–23
Pts: Celiz 20
Rebs: Robles 14
Asts: Robles 8		 Pts: Wamar 26
Rebs: Ular 7
Asts: Abundo 7
San Juan advances to the finals
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Finals

Game One
November 20
6:00PM
AICC Manila 74, San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 80
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 15–25, 30–18, 15–22
Pts: Gabo 22
Rebs: Mabulac 7
Asts: Gabo 4		 Pts: Abando 17
Rebs: Clarito 11
Asts: Abundo 6
San Juan leads series, 1–0
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Game Two
November 21
6:00PM
San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 70, AICC Manila 74
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 10–28, 19–15, 25–20
Pts: Abando 16
Rebs: two people 8
Asts: Abundo 7		 Pts: Bitoon 13
Rebs: Mabulac 10
Asts: Manalang 3
Series tied, 1–1
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Game Three
November 22
6:00PM
AICC Manila 72, San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 68
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–14, 18–12, 21–25
Pts: Mabulac 18
Rebs: Juico 8
Asts: Gabo 6		 Pts: Abando 17
Rebs: Calma 13
Asts: Abundo 4
AICC wins the series, 2–1
Subic Bay Gymnasium

Hesed Gabo is the Finals MVP of the tournament.

Leaders
Skill Player Team Number of skills
Points Orlan Wamar San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 199
Field Goals Emil Renz Palma Nueva Ecija Bespren 72
3-Point Field Goals Patrick Jan Cabahug Medical Depot 36
Rebounds Michael Mabulac AICC Manila 133
Assists Alvin Abundo San Juan Knights - Go For Gold 84
Blocks Simon David Camacho Medical Depot 39
Steal Emil Renz Palma Nueva Ecija Bespren 28

Professional status

The status of FilBasket—whether it is considered as a professional or an amateur league under government regulations—has been a point of contention. The league organizers, while admitting long-term plans to turn professional, insist that it is an amateur league.[2] FilBasket secured approval from SBMA and the IATF for a bubble tournament at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, in accordance with regulations for amateur leagues.[3]

The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) of the Philippine government contends that FilBasket is a professional league and hence falls under its jurisdiction.[4] With the dispute supposedly resolved in October 2021, FilBasket pushed through with its first tournament, the FilBasket Subic Championship.[4]

In November 2021, after the tournament concluded, the GAB issued a cease and desist order against FilBasket[5] which the government agency declared as unlawful. GAB imposed no further sanction but warned it would pursue action if FilBasket does not comply with regulations on profssional leagues and holds a similar tournament.[6] On January 19, the GAB declared it would not pursue legal action but noted that it will continue to monitor the league.[7]

References
  1. "FULL GAME: AICC Manila vs Davao Occidental Tigers". FilBasket. 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. Rosale, Dale (October 27, 2021). "FilBasket kicks off Thursday". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. Reyes, Kate (July 22, 2021). "Jai Reyes to formally open FilBasket this August". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. Mendoza, Martin (October 25, 2021). "Filbasket clears up GAB issue, to push through with inaugural tournament". Rappler. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. Navarro, June (November 23, 2021). "GAB issues cease and desist order vs Filbasket". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. Ramos, Gerry (January 14, 2022). "GAB fires warning after Filbasket's maiden tournament ruled 'unlawful'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. Henson, Joaquin (January 20, 2022). "FilBasket case closed, says Mitra". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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