2018 Bulacan Kuyas season

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The 2018 Bulacan Kuyas season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] The team concluded their season in the Quarterfinals in an upset against the Parañaque Patriots. The Kuyas lost in three games.

HeadcoachOgie Gumatay
Chris Baluyot
Record6–3 (.667)
PlaceOverall: 2nd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
(lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2)
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2018 Bulacan Kuyas season
Head coachOgie Gumatay
Chris Baluyot
Results
Record6–3 (.667)
PlaceOverall: 2nd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
(lost vs. Parañaque, 1–2)
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Despite finishing the season ranked second with a 6–3 record, Bulacan struggled in its Quarterfinal series against Parañaque. After winning game 1 at home, the team lost game 2 in a 27-point blowout. In the deciding game 3, the Kuyas would lose to the Patriots, 70–77, making them the first team in league history to lose to a lower-seeded team in the playoffs.

Regular season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Batangas City Athletics 9 8 1 .889 — Playoffs
2 Bulacan Kuyas 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
4 Valenzuela Classic 9 6 3 .667[a] 2
5 Quezon City Capitals 9 5 4 .556[b] 3
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Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.
  2. [b]
    Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

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2018 Bulacan Kuyas season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 January 30ImusW 93–79Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium1–0 Recap
2 February 3NavotasL 76–77 (OT)Batangas City Coliseum1–1 Recap
3 February 8ParañaqueL 72–74Valenzuela Astrodome1–2 Recap
4 February 13MuntinlupaL 71–75Bataan People's Center1–3 Recap
5 February 17CaloocanW 92–74Navotas Sports Complex2–3 Recap
6 February 24Quezon CityW 95–81Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium3–3 Recap
7 March 3Batangas CityW 80–72Imus City Sports Complex4–3 Recap
8 March 10ValenzuelaW 92–83Olivarez College5–3 Recap
9 March 17BataanW 81–74Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium6–3 Recap
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(best-of-3) 		Semifinals
(best-of-3) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
         
1 Batangas City 2
8 Bataan 0
1 Batangas City 2
4 Valenzuela 0
4 Valenzuela 2
5 Quezon City 1
1 Batangas City 3
3 Muntinlupa 1
2 Bulacan 1
7 Parañaque 2
7 Parañaque 1
3 Muntinlupa 2
3 Muntinlupa 2
6 Navotas 0
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Schedule

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2018 Bulacan Kuyas playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Quarterfinals 1 March 22ParañaqueW 83–73Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium1–0 Recap
2 March 27ParañaqueL 54–81Muntinlupa Sports Complex1–1 Recap
3 April 3ParañaqueL 70–77Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium1–2 Recap
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