2022 MPBL season
The 2022 MPBL season, also known as the MPBL Mumbaki Season, was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league. The regular season began on April 25, 2022 and ended on October 13, 2022. The playoffs then began on October 15, 2022 and ended on December 12, 2022 when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL Finals. Due to the long gap between seasons brought by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the league held the 2021 MPBL Invitational, a preseason tournament to help teams prepare for the then-upcoming season. This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season as nine teams departed from the league. The opening ceremonies took place at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas. The 2022 All-Star Game was also held at the same venue on October 2, 2022, where the South Division prevailed over the North Division for the third straight season with a score of 109–92. It was the first time both events were held outside of a neutral venue. This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league. Teams

Team changes 
This season saw the departure of nine teams, bringing the total down to 22 teams. The Basilan Steel and Davao Occidental Tigers moved to other leagues while the Bicol Volcanoes, Bulacan Kuyas, Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol, Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines, Iloilo United Royals, Parañaque Patriots, and Pasay Voyagers all became inactive. To balance the divisions, the Rizal Golden Coolers were moved back to South Division. Arenas 

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  Despite the presence of the Marikina Shoemasters, the arena was not used by the team during the season. Name changes 
 The Biñan City Luxxe White changed its name back to Laguna Heroes during the 2021 Invitational. The Caloocan Supremos changed its team name to Caloocan Excellence during the 2021 Invitational. The Bacolod Master Sardines changed its name to Bacolod Bingo Plus before the start of the season. The Batangas City Athletics changed its name to Batangas City Embassy Chill before the start of the season. The Imus Bandera - Luxxe Slim changed its name to Imus City Bandera before the start of the season. The Makati Super Crunch changed its name to Makati × MNL Kingpin before the start of the season. The Mindoro Tamaraws changed its name to Mindoro Tams before the start of the season. The Valenzuela Classic changed its name to Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. before the start of the season. The Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors changed its name to Pasig City before the start of the season, then later as Pasig City MCW Sports before the playoffs. Coaching changes

Roster regulation changes

Since the MPBL became a professional league, multiple changes were made to the roster regulations: 
 Teams are now allowed to sign up to five collegiate players into the roster. The only requirement is for the player to be given a Special Guest License from the Games and Amusement Board (GAB). The ex-professional player limit was replaced by an ex-PBA player limit. Still, teams are only allowed to sign seven players with previous experience in the Philippine Basketball Association. The classification for Filipino-foreigners was changed, with the only requirement is for the player to be a holder of a Philippine passport. The 6'4" height limit was also removed. The maximum number of players per roster was increased from 20 to 24 to accommodate the bigger pool of players. Pre-season

The 2022 MPBL season was preceded by the 2021 MPBL Invitational which started on December 11, 2021, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. Opening ceremony 
The opening ceremony was held on April 25, 2022 at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, the home arena of the Batangas City Embassy Chill. Regular season

Format 
The 22 teams played in a single round-robin format, playing one game against all other teams in the league for a total of 21 games. In each gameday, a series of games is played in a designated home arena, with the home team usually playing in the final game. The top eight teams in each division advanced to a four-round, single-elimination playoffs, playing in best-of-three series in the first three rounds, and a best-of-five series in the National Finals, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher seeds of each series in the first two rounds. The league also changed the ranking system this season, using wins instead of win percentage. Standings

North Division

South Division

Results 

Not all games are in home–away format. Each team plays every team once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played. Playoffs 

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics. Bracket

First Round 

In the First Round, the first- and second-seeded teams host games 1 and 3 of its respective division, while the third- and fourth-seeded teams host game 2. North Division First Round 

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South Division First Round 

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Division Semifinals 

In the Division Semifinals, the highest seeded team hosts games 1 and 3, while the second-highest seeded team hosts game 2. North Division Semifinals 

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South Division Semifinals 

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Division Finals 

In the Division Finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1 and 3 in its respective division, while the lower-seeded team hosts game 2. North Division Finals 

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South Division Finals 

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MPBL Finals 

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All-Star Game 
The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game took place at the Batangas City Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas on October 2, 2022. The South Division defeated the North Division for the third straight season with a score of 109–92. Jaycee Marcelino of the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines was named the All-Star Game MVP. Lineups
Due to the league's contraction to 22 teams, the league only placed thirteen players on each division's roster instead of fifteen. 15-man rosters would be used again in the following edition. Game

Pre-game events
Before the game itself, a series of pre-game events was held. Returning events include the Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The Executives' Game also returns after the event's absence last season. Executives' Game Champion: N/A (tied game)
 Three-point Shootout Champion: Domark Matillano (Muntinlupa Cagers)
 Slam Dunk Contest Champion: Garex Puerto (Imus City Bandera)

Records 

 October 7, 2022 – The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards beat the Batangas City Embassy Chill to become the first team in league history to go undefeated in the regular season. October 10, 2022 – Kyt Jimenez of the Sarangani Marlins completed a quadruple-double against the Mindoro Tams with 33 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 11 steals at Paco Arena in Manila, thus becoming the first player in league history to record such a statistic. Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Team statistical leaders

Awards 
The individual league awards was given during the Game 2 of the 2022 MPBL National Finals at Nueva Ecija Coliseum. Media 
Due to the expiration of ABS-CBN's franchise, the league had to award the television broadcast rights to another network. Thus, this season marked the first year of the league's ongoing broadcast rights with Cignal TV, as the games were split between the free-to-air One PH and cable channel One Sports+. Cignal Play handled national streaming, while ABS-CBN's iWantTFC still handled international streaming. The league continued to stream all of its games on Facebook, but this season saw the league expand to YouTube and Kumu for social media streaming. References 

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
2022–23 in Philippine basketball leagues