2024 MPBL season

Expansion and contraction The MPBL introduced two new expansion teams this season, both based in Northern Luzon: the Abra Weavers and the Pangasinan Heatwaves. however the league pulled the team out after failing to comply with the league's financial obligations. The Davao Occidental Tigers made their return to the league after a two-season absence, during which they competed in the Pilipinas Super League. On the other hand, the Makati OKBet Kings, Pasig City MCW Sports, and the reigning South Division champion Bacoor City Strikers all departed after four seasons in the league. The two expansion teams (Abra and Pangasinan) were all placed in the North Division. Davao Occidental was placed back into the South Division together with the Parañaque Patriots. Due to Tarlac's withdrawal, the league remains at 29 teams, with the North Division having 14 teams and the South having 15. Name changes Regulation changes Beginning with this season, the league has removed the ex-PBA player limit from its roster regulations, allowing teams to sign any number of fully professional players. == Transactions ==

Coaching changes == Playing venues ==

: New venues for this season are indicated with bold text. Regular venues Out-of-town venues Other venues == Preseason ==

The Preseason Invitational ran from February 21 to 27, 2024. Similar to the previous edition, the tournament featured eight teams and took place at the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos, in line with the city's Kalilangan Festival. == Regular season ==

Opening ceremony Originally scheduled for March 16, 2024, this season's opening gameday was postponed twice. First by a week to March 23 and the second by another two weeks to April 6, the latter being due in part to the observance of Holy Week in the country during the week after March 23. The opening ceremony took place at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Singer and Calasiao native Mitoy Yonting is one of the performers to kick off the season. The team and muse showcase then followed, with Barbie Imperial, representing the Abra Weavers, winning the Best Muse award. The first game saw the Zamboanga Master Sardines beat the Valenzuela Classic in overtime, while the second saw the host Pangasinan Heatwaves fall to the Abra Weavers in a clash of the league's two Northern Luzon expansion teams. Format Similar to previous seasons, all participating teams play in a single round-robin tournament for the regular season, playing one game against every other team. This season, each of the 29 teams is expected to play 28 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 will advance to the 2024 MPBL playoffs. Standings ; North Division ; South Division Results table ; Notes • Any game details are subject to change. • Any games that are played home or away are indicated by the superscript after the team's abbreviation (H for home and A for away). Games with no superscript are neutral-site. ; Postponed games • All games scheduled from July 23 to 26 were postponed due to rains brought by Super Typhoon Carina. • The games on July 23 at San Andres Sports Complex were rescheduled to September 28 and moved to Olivarez College. • The games on July 25 at Caloocan Sports Complex were rescheduled to September 27. • The games on July 26 at Olivarez College were rescheduled to September 30. • All games scheduled on September 2 at Ynares Sports Arena were postponed due to rains brought by Tropical Depression Enteng. They were later rescheduled to October 1 and moved to Paco Arena. • Any postponed or suspended games will be rescheduled towards the end of the season and will be played or resumed should it have playoff implications. Home-and-away records ; Notes == Playoffs ==

As it has been since 2019, the divisional rounds will utilize a best-of-three format, while the national finals will be best-of-five series. Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Teams in italics have homecourt advantage for the series. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, while the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Division quarterfinals North Division South Division Division semifinals North Division South Division Division finals North Division South Division === National finals === == All-Star Game ==

The 2024 MPBL All-Star Game, the league's fifth overall, took place on September 7, 2024 at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City, the home arena of the Zamboanga Master Sardines. The North Division all-stars won against the South Division all-stars for the second consecutive year, 95–91. Will McAloney of the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards won All-Star Game MVP honors. == Statistics ==

Individual leaders End of regular season Team leaders As of September 28, 2024 == Awards ==

Individual season awards Most of the league's individual awards were given out on December 7, 2024 before game 3 of the national finals series at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. As per previous seasons, the Finals Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year will be awarded at the conclusion of the national finals. The Impact Player of the Year, which was first introduced last season, will not be awarded this season. === All-MPBL teams === Player of the Week == Notable events ==

• Ahead of the season, the MPBL banned 47 players and officials for allegedly being involved in game fixing. • On April 16, 2024, an altercation took place following the Abra–Pasay game in which one of the game officials was attacked by bodyguards of the Abra Weavers' team owner. The league has since launched an investigation of the incident. • On April 24, 2024, Germy Mahinay was fined and suspended indefinitely after undercutting Joey Barcuma during the Negros–Zamboanga game on April 22, which resulted in a Flagrant 2 foul leading to his ejection from the game. • During the PBA season 49 draft on July 14, 2024, Justine Baltazar became the first MPBL player to be selected first overall in the PBA draft. == Records and milestones ==

Records • On June 3, 2024, the Bicolandia Oragons lost their 22nd straight game, surpassing the 2020 Soccsksargen/Sarangani Marlins for the longest overall losing streak in league history. The streak, which dates back to the 2023 season, eventually ended at 23 games following a win over the Bacolod City of Smiles on June 12. • On August 16, the Pampanga Giant Lanterns won their 22nd straight game of the season, surpassing the 2022 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards for the longest single-season regular season winning streak in league history. The streak eventually ended at 23 games following a loss to the San Juan Knights on August 30. • On August 22, the Manila Batang Sampaloc recorded 48 assists against the Bicolandia Oragons, the most assists by a team in a single game. • On September 3, the Bacolod City of Smiles lost their 22nd straight game of the season, surpassing the 2020 Soccsksargen/Sarangani Marlins for the longest single-season losing streak in league history. • On September 16, the Bacolod City of Smiles lost their 24th straight game, surpassing the aforementioned Bicolandia Oragons for the longest overall losing streak in league history. • On September 19, Philip Manalang of the Parañaque Patriots broke the single-game assists record with 23 assists against the Imus Agimat, breaking the previous record held by Marwin Taywan (20) in 2022. • On September 27, the Bacolod City of Smiles and Imus Agimat scored a combined 257 points, tying the record for the highest-scoring game between two teams alongside the 2023 Nueva Ecija–Sarangani game. • The Pampanga Giant Lanterns and San Juan Knights both tied for the winningest regular season at 26 wins alongside the 2020 San Juan Knights, 2020 Davao Occidental Tigers, and the 2023 Pampanga Giant Lanterns. Milestones • April 6, 2024 – Jaycee Marcelino becomes the 29th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • April 12, 2024 – Ian Melencio becomes the 30th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • April 17, 2024 – Michael Mabulac becomes the 6th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career rebounds. • Michael Mabulac also becomes the 4th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds. • April 20, 2024 – Robby Celiz becomes the 31st player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • April 22, 2024: • Jhaymo Eguilos becomes the 7th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career rebounds. • Jhaymo Eguilos also becomes the 5th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds. • Carlo Lastimosa becomes the 32nd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • April 25, 2024 – Orlan Wamar Jr. becomes the 33rd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • April 29, 2024 – Mark Cruz becomes the 34th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • May 7, 2024 – Billy Ray Robles becomes the 35th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • May 17, 2024 – Emman Calo becomes the 36th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • June 19, 2024 – Paolo Javelona becomes the 37th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • June 21, 2024 - Jaymar Gimpayan becomes the 8th player to reach 1,000 MPBL rebounds points. • July 11, 2024 – Larry Rodriguez becomes the 38th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • July 13, 2024 – Gab Banal becomes the 39th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • July 19, 2024 – Judel Fuentes becomes the 40th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • July 20, 2024 – Pamboy Raymundo becomes the 41st player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • August 10, 2024 - Jhapz Bautista becomes the 42nd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • August 16, 2024 - Archie Concepcion becomes the 43rd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • August 26, 2024 – Yvan Ludovice becomes the 44th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • August 22, 2024 – Rhaffy Octobre becomes the 45th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • August 28, 2024 – Robbie Manalang becomes the 46th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • September 12, 2024 – Laurenz Victoria becomes the 47th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • October 8, 2024 - Justine Baltazar becomes the 48th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. • October 16, 2024 - Justine Baltazar becomes the 9th player to reach 1,000 MPBL rebounds points. • Justine Baltazar also becomes the 6th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points and rebounds. • October 30, 2024 - Joco Tayongtong becomes the 49th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points. == Junior tournaments ==

Junior MPBL began its second season on May 5, 2024, retaining the same three age groups (14-under, 16-under, and 18-under). A new 21-under age group, billed as the Junior MPBL D-League, began its first season as well. == Media ==

This season marked the third year of Cignal TV's broadcast partnership with the league. Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) still handled all live television broadcasts while One PH continued to air the primetime game on a delayed basis. It was also the last season wherein Cignal held the broadcast rights as Solar Entertainment Corporation took over as the league's broadcast partner in 2025. The games were streamed live via Pilipinas Live and online on Facebook and YouTube. == References ==