2025 MPBL season

2025 MPBL season
League	Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Regular season: March 8 – TBA
Number of games	435 (regular season, total) 29 (regular season, per team)
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	Solar Sports
Streaming partner(s)	Facebook YouTube
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals

The 2025 MPBL season is the seventh season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and its fourth under professional status. The regular season began on March 8, 2025 with the opening ceremony at the Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela. The season will end in December with the 2025 MPBL finals.

This season features 30 teams. The league expanded to the Cagayan Valley region for the first time with the addition of the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys. Three teams (Basilan Viva Portmasters, Cebu Classic, and Pasig City) made their comebacks. This season will also see the introduction of the league’s play-in tournament to be held in between the regular season and playoffs.

The Pampanga Giant Lanterns are two-time defending champions and reigning North Division champions, while the Quezon Huskers are the reigning South Division champions.

This season will also mark the first of a new two-year title sponsorship deal with gambling company 1xbet.

Format changes

Postseason changes

On February 2, 2025, the league announced a couple of changes to its playoff format, the biggest being the addition of a play-in tournament similar to the NBA's play-in round, which will be contested by teams ranked seventh through tenth in their respective divisions. The seventh and eighth-ranked teams will play for the seventh seed in the playoffs. The losing team will face the winner of the game between the ninth and tenth-ranked teams for the eighth seed and the final playoff spot. Due to this change, only the top six teams will directly advance to the playoffs.

In addition, the division finals is made a best-of-five series from the best-of-three series in previous seasons. These changes mark the first since the league expanded the playoffs to a 16-team pool due to the league's national expansion in 2019.

Preseason Invitational cancellation

On January 22, the league announced that it will not host a Preseason Invitational tournament this season, so that the competing teams can focus on building their rosters. This will mark the first time in the professional era that the league will not host such a tournament.

Teams

Teams were given until February 1 to submit their intent to compete, although some were given extensions. This season, 30 teams will compete, one more than the 29 teams of the previous two seasons. This makes it the second-biggest team pool in league history, only behind the 2019–20 season, which had 31 teams compete. However, the final lineup of teams as well as the division alignment is currently unannounced.

Expansions, returnees, and contractions

On January 16, commissioner Kenneth Duremdes announced that an expansion team based in Ilagan, Isabela will join the regional league this season. The team, later named the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys, was formally established on February 1, marking the first time the league has a team based in the Cagayan Valley region and will continue the expansion into Northern Luzon, following additions of the Pangasinan Heatwaves and the Abra Weavers last season.

Three teams also made their return. After being absent in the last three seasons, the Basilan's MPBL team is set to return this season as the Basilan Viva Portmasters (initially the Basilan Starhorse), having competed in the 2019–20 season as the Basilan Steel, and as a guest team in the 2021 Preseason Invitational as the Basilan Jumbo Plastic. Similarly, Cebu's MPBL team will also return for the first time since 2020, now known as the Cebu Classic. The Pasig City MPBL team is the last team to make its return, after not competing in the previous season.

On the other hand, three teams made their depatures. The Bicolandia Oragons and Iloilo United Royals left the league after competing in three of the last four seasons while the Negros Muscovados depart after two seasons. This means that Bicol Region and Western Visayas won't have any representatives for their respective regions.

Realignment

The Ilagan Isabela Cowboys were placed in the North Division alongside Pasig City while the Basilan Viva Portmasters and Cebu Classic were placed in the South Division. To balance both divisions, the Rizal Golden Coolers were realigned back to the South, its fourth realignment in history and first since 2023.

Team name changes

Previous team name	New team name
Abra Weavers	Abra Solid North Weavers
Bacolod City of Smiles	Bacolod Tubo Slashers
Basilan Steel (2019–20)	Basilan Starhorse Basilan Viva Portmasters
Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol (2019–20)	Cebu Classic
Imus Agimat	Imus Braderhood
Manila SV Batang Sampaloc	Manila Batang Quiapo
Marikina Shoemasters	Marikina Verdiamonds Jewellers
Pasig City MCW Sports (2023)	Pasig City
Quezon City Toda Aksyon	Quezon City Galeries Taipan
Sarangani Marlins	Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire
South Cotabato Warriors	GenSan Warriors
Valenzuela Classic	Val City Magic
Zamboanga Master Sardines	Zamboanga Sikat

Transactions

Player transactions

Rookie signings

• The Abra Solid North Weavers signed CJ Austria and Joshua David (De La Salle), and Jack Cruz-Dumont (UE).

Free agent signings

• The Abra Solid North Weavers signed two-time all-star and former All-MPBL Team selection Leo Najorda. He last played for the Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) in 2023.
• The Pangasinan Heatwaves signed 2018 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes Vic Manuel. He last played for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 2025.
• The Sarangani Marlins signed two-time all-star and 2022 Rookie of the Year Kyt Jimenez. He last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA in 2024. Notably, Jimenez also recorded the elusive quadruple-double while playing for Sarangani in 2022.

Transfers

• The Abra Solid North Weavers signed all-star Encho Serrano from the Pampanga Giant Lanterns.
• The Basilan Starhorse signed two-time All-Star Game MVP Jeff Viernes (from Pampanga) alongside fellow all-stars Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Manila) and Emman Calo (from Nueva Ecija). Basilan also signed PBA great Arwind Santos from the Pampanga Giant Lanterns.
• The Cebu Classic signed two-time all-star Paulo Hubalde from the Valenzuela Classic.
• The Ilagan Isabela Cowboys signed former Finals MVP and Ilagan native Val Acuña from the South Cotabato Warriors.
• The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards signed the Marcelino twins, Jaycee and Jayvee, from the Zamboanga Master Sardines. The former won Most Valuable Player in 2022 and was selected to three All-MPBL First Teams while with Zamboanga.

Departures

• Two-time season MVP and two-time finals MVP Justine Baltazar departed the league after two seasons, both with the Pampanga Giant Lanterns, to sign with the Converge FiberXers of the PBA.

Coaching changes

Off-season changes

Team	Departing coach	Incoming coach
Bacolod Tubo Slashers	Alex Cabagnot	Paolo Javelona
Basilan Viva Portmasters	—	Mac Tan
Cebu Classic	—	Mike Reyes
Ilagan Isabela Cowboys	—	Louie Gonzalez
Mindoro Tamaraws	JR Cawaling	Rodney Santos
Muntinlupa Cagers	Mixson Ramos	Giovanni Ludovice
San Juan Knights	Randy Alcantara	Alexander Angeles

Mid-season changes

Team	Departing coach	Incoming coach
Bulacan Kuyas	Jonathan Reyes	Elgin Espina
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	Alexander Angeles	Gabby Espinas
Manila Batang Quiapo	Ariel Vanguardia	Max Dayandante
Imus Braderhood	Eric Sy	Britt Reroma
Marikina Verdiamonds Jewellers	Rysal Castro	Eric Sy
Quezon City Galeries Taipan	Egay Macaraya	Jeff Perlas
Val City Magic	Eric Martinez	Raymond Valenzona
Zamboanga Sikat	Louie Alas	Bong Ramos

Venues

New venues for this season are indicated with bold text.

Regular venues

Abra Solid North Weavers	Bataan Risers	Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters		Biñan Tatak Gel
University of Abra (Gov. Andres B. Bernos Memorial Gymnasium) Bangued, Abra	Bataan People's Center Balanga, Bataan	Batangas City Coliseum Batangas City, Batangas	FPJ Arena San Jose, Batangas	Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna
Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 6,500

Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	Ilagan Isabela Cowboys	Manila Batang Quiapo
Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan	Capital Arena Ilagan, Isabela	Paco Arena Manila	Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila	San Andres Sports Complex Manila
Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 6,100	Capacity: 3,000

Mindoro Tamaraws	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	Pangasinan Heatwaves		Parañaque Patriots
Pola Gymnasium Pola, Oriental Mindoro	Nueva Ecija Coliseum Palayan, Nueva Ecija	Calasiao Sports Complex Calasiao, Pangasinan	Robert B. Estrella Sr. Memorial Stadium Rosales, Pangasinan	Olivarez College (Olivarez College Gymnasium) Parañaque
Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: N/A	Capacity: 3,500

Pasay Voyagers	Pasig City	Quezon Huskers	Quezon City Galeries Taipan	Rizal Golden Coolers
Cuneta Astrodome Pasay	Ynares Sports Arena Pasig	Quezon Convention Center Lucena	Amoranto Arena Quezon City	Ynares Center Montalban Rodriguez, Rizal
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 8,000

San Juan Knights	Val City Magic
Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan	WES Arena Valenzuela
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: N/A

Regular season

Opening ceremony

The regular season will begin on March 8, 2025. As has been the case since 2023, the season opener and opening ceremony will be hosted by an expansion team from the current season, this time being the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys at the Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela. The opening doubleheader will feature the Biñan Tatak Gel and the Abra Weavers in the first game, followed by the Sarangani Marlins and the home team Cowboys in the second game.

Format

Similar to previous seasons, all participating teams will play in a single round-robin tournament for the regular season, playing one game against every other team. This season, the league's 30 teams will each play 29 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.

Under the new postseason format, the top six teams in each division will advance directly to the 2025 MPBL playoffs, while teams ranked seventh through tenth will compete in a play-in tournament for the final two spots.

Standings

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GB
1	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	7	7	0	—
2	Abra Solid North Weavers	7	6	1	1
3	Pasay Voyagers	8	6	2	1.5
4	San Juan Knights	5	5	0	1
5	Pangasinan Heatwaves	6	5	1	1.5
6	Pampanga Giant Lanterns	6	5	1	1.5
7	Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	7	5	2	2
8	Ilagan Isabela Cowboys	8	4	4	3.5
9	Val City Magic	7	3	4	4
10	Pasig City	3	2	1	3
11	Bataan Risers	7	2	5	5
12	Quezon City Galeries Taipan	7	2	5	5
13	Manila Batang Quiapo	7	1	6	6
14	Marikina Verdiamonds Jewellers	8	0	8	7.5
15	Bulacan Kuyas	8	0	8	7.5

Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2025. 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:

South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GB
1	Quezon Huskers	7	6	1	—
2	Zamboanga Sikat	7	5	2	1
3	Rizal Golden Coolers	7	5	2	1
4	Muntinlupa Cagers	4	4	0	0.5
5	Imus Braderhood	7	4	3	2
6	Biñan Tatak Gel	6	3	3	2.5
7	Cebu Classic	7	3	4	3
8	Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters	7	3	4	3
9	Mindoro Tamaraws	8	3	5	3.5
10	GenSan Warriors	6	2	4	3.5
11	Basilan Viva Portmasters	7	2	5	4
12	Davao Occidental Tigers	2	1	1	2.5
13	Bacolod Tubo Slashers	3	1	2	3
14	Parañaque Patriots	4	0	4	4.5
15	Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire	7	0	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2025. 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:

Results table

Team	Game
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Abra (ABR)	BIÑ 69–60	MAR 97–74	PSY 60–70	BUL 114–69	GS 73–53	RZL (A) 85–70	BAS 75–64	CEB Apr. 25	BAN May 2	SAR May 9	BCD May 19	PAR May 23	QZN (H) May 31	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}}
Bacolod (BCD)	PSG 54–64	MUN 73–96	MAR 70–69	ZAM Apr. 24	PAM Apr. 28	DVO May 2	PAR May 6	CAL May 14	ABR May 19	SJ May 22	MDR May 28
Basilan (BAS)	RZL 62–76	NE (A) 66–71	VAL 82–80*	BTG (A) 68–74	SJ 62–72	BUL 102–80	ABR 64–75	CAL (A) Apr. 23	PSY (A) Apr. 30	BIÑ (A) May 15	GS May 21	CEB May 28
Bataan (BAN)	PGS (A) 86–95	GS (H) 74–77	CEB 79–69	CAL 70–84	BTG 65–70	SJ 67–82	IMS 94–77	MUN Apr. 23	BUL (H) Apr. 28	ABR May 2	MAR May 7	PSG May 14	ILA (H) May 19	RZL (A) May 27
Batangas City (BTG)	QZN (H) 46–70	IMS 90–68	RZL 86–87	BAS (H) 74–68	BAN 70–65	PGS (H) 79–85	SJ (A) 63–72	PSY Apr. 26	ILA (A) May 3	PAR May 10	SAR May 20	PSG (H) May 26	NE May 31
Biñan (BIÑ)	ABR 60–69	MDR (H) 69–73	PGS (H) 85–71	QZN (A) 64–79	ILA (H) 87–77	VAL (A) 69–66	BUL Apr. 22	SAR (H) Apr. 29	PSG (H) May 7	BAS (H) May 15	RZL (H) May 21	GS May 27
Bulacan (BUL)	QC 80–100	PGS 51–91	ILA 82–109	ABR 69–114	ZAM 56–99	MUN 78–104	BAS 80–102	PSG 88–111	BIÑ Apr. 22	BAN (A) Apr. 28	SAR May 5	NE May 8	MAR May 16	PAR May 27
Caloocan (CAL)	CEB 76–77	MDR (H) 80–67	BAN 84–70	PSY (H) 63–48	GS 75–72	NE (H) 53–73	RZL 76–75	BAS (H) Apr. 23	DVO Apr. 29	SJ (A) May 5	BCD May 14	PAM May 19	IMS (H) May 23	QC May 29
Cebu (CEB)	CAL 77–76	QZN 45–58	BAN 69–79	SJ 61–63	MNL (A) 79–51	MUN 70–77	QC 69–54	ABR Apr. 25	PAR (A) May 1	RZL May 6	MDR May 16	PSY (A) May 22	BAS May 28
Davao Occidental (DVO)	PAR 70–66	NE 60–74	PSG Apr. 25	CAL Apr. 29	BCD May 2	MDR May 7	GS May 15	MUN May 21	PGS May 26	ZAM May 29	MNL Jun. 2
General Santos (GS)	SAR 73–58	BAN (A) 77–74	PAM 73–76	ABR 53–73	CAL 72–75	VAL 91–96*	IMS Apr. 22	ILA (A) Apr. 26	NE May 3	PGS May 8	DVO May 15	BAS May 21	BIÑ May 27
Ilagan Isabela (ILA)	SAR (H) 74–54	PSY (A) 52–56	BUL 109–82	PGS 94–96	BIÑ (A) 77–87	QC 80–72	PAM 72–77	PAR (A) 77–62	GS (H) Apr. 26	BTG (H) May 3	ZAM May 9	BAN (A) May 19	QZN (A) May 24
Imus (IMS)	MDR 83–75	PAM 74–79	BTG 68–90	ZAM 81–79	QC 69–62	SAR 94–89	BAN 77–94	GS Apr. 22	SJ Apr. 30	VAL (A) May 6	MUN May 10	MNL (A) May 16	CAL (A) May 23	MAR May 31
Manila (MNL)	MAR 93–89	RZL 81–111	NE (H) 83–113	PSY (A) 75–107	CEB (H) 51–79	PAM (H) 95–127	ZAM 84–106	QZN Apr. 26	MUN May 1	QC (A) May 9	IMS (H) May 16	MDR May 22	SAR (H) May 28	DVO Jun. 2
Marikina (MAR)	MNL 89–93	ABR 74–97	PAM 66–68	VAL 82–85	QZN 54–74	ZAM 74–75	MUN 63–72	BCD 69–70	QC Apr. 24	MDR May 1	BAN May 7	BUL May 16	NE May 24	IMS May 31
Mindoro (MDR)	IMS 75–83	BIÑ (A) 73–69	CAL (A) 67–80	NE (A) 72–104	SJ 72–77	RZL (A) 61–77	PAR (H) 68–58	ZAM 81–79	PAM Apr. 23	MAR May 1	DVO May 7	CEB May 16	MNL May 22	BCD May 28
Muntinlupa (MUN)	BUL 104–78	CEB 77–70	MAR 72–63	BCD 96–73	BAN Apr. 23	VAL Apr. 28	MNL May 1	ZAM May 5	IMS May 10	PAR May 15	DVO May 21	QC May 24
Nueva Ecija (NE)	PSY 84–72	BAS (H) 71–66	MNL (A) 113–83	MDR (H) 104–72	VAL 100–84	DVO 74–60	CAL (A) 73–53	PGS (A) Apr. 25	GS May 3	BUL May 8	SJ (H) May 17	MAR May 24	BTG May 31
Pampanga (PAM)	IMS 79–74	MAR 68–66	GS 76–73	PGS 77–81	MNL (A) 127–95	ILA 77–72	MDR Apr. 23	BCD Apr. 28	PSG May 3	QZN (A) May 10	CAL May 19	ZAM May 23	PSY May 29
Pangasinan (PGS)	BAN (H) 95–86	BUL 91–51	BIÑ (A) 71–85	ILA 96–94	PAM 81–77	BTG (A) 85–79	NE (H) Apr. 25	QZN (H) May 2	GS May 8	PSY May 17	DVO May 26
Parañaque (PAR)	DVO 66–70	MDR (A) 58–68	ILA (H) 62–77	PSY (H) 62–76	CEB (H) May 1	BCD May 6	BTG May 10	MUN May 15	PSG (H) May 20	ABR May 23	BUL May 27
Pasay (PSY)	NE 72–84	ILA (H) 56–52	ABR 70–60	MNL (H) 107–75	CAL (A) 48–63	QZN 83–81	SAR (H) 91–83	PAR (A) 76–62	BTG Apr. 26	BAS (H) Apr. 30	SJ (H) May 8
Pasig City (PSG)	BCD 64–54	BUL 111–88	QZN 56–75	DVO Apr. 25	ZAM Apr. 29	PAM May 3	BIÑ (A) May 7	BAN May 14	PAR (A) May 20	BTG (A) May 26
Quezon (QZN)	BTG (A) 70–46	CEB 58–45	BIÑ (H) 79–64	MAR 74–54	PSY 81–83	QC 79–66	PSG 75–56	MNL Apr. 26	PGS (A) May 2	PAM (H) May 10	VAL May 20	ILA (H) May 24	ABR (A) May 31
Quezon City (QC)	BUL 100–80	VAL 66–74	SAR 84–76	IMS 62–69	ILA 72–80	QZN 66–79	CEB 54–69	MAR Apr. 24	RZL Apr. 30	MNL (H) May 9	ZAM May 17	MUN May 24	CAL May 29
Rizal (RZL)	BAS 76–62	MNL 111–81	BTG 87–86	SAR 106–77	MDR (H) 77–61	ABR (H) 70–85	CAL 75–76	SJ (H) Apr. 24	QC Apr. 30	CEB May 6	VAL (H) May 14	BIÑ (A) May 21	BAN (H) May 27
San Juan (SJ)	CEB 63–61	MDR 77–72	BAS 72–62	BAN 82–67	BTG (H) 72–63	RZL (A) Apr. 24	IMS Apr. 30	CAL (H) May 5	PSY (A) May 8	NE (A) May 17	BCD May 22	VAL May 26
Sarangani (SAR)	ILA (A) 54–74	GS 58–73	ZAM 67–82	QC 76–84	RZL 77–106	IMS 89–94	PSY (A) 83–91	VAL (A) Apr. 22	BIÑ (A) Apr. 29	BUL May 5	ABR May 9	BTG May 20	MNL (A) May 28
Valenzuela (VAL)	ZAM 57–77	QC 74–66	BAS 80–82*	MAR 85–82	NE 84–100	BIÑ (H) 66–69	GS 96–91*	SAR (H) Apr. 22	MUN Apr. 28	IMS (H) May 6	RZL (A) May 14	QZN May 20	SJ May 26
Zamboanga (ZAM)	VAL 77–57	SAR 82–67	IMS 79–81	BUL 99–56	MAR 75–74	MNL 106–84	MDR 79–81	BCD Apr. 24	PSG Apr. 29	MUN May 5	ILA May 9	QC May 17	PAM May 23	DVO May 29

Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2025. Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss; Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

Notes

• Any game details are subject to change. The full schedule is revealed over time as the season progresses.
• Games that are played home or away are indicated by the superscript after the opposing team's abbreviation (H for home and A for away). Games with no superscript are neutral-site.

Home-and-away records

Team	Division	Home		Neutral		Away
		GP	Record	GP	Record	GP	Record
Abra Solid North Weavers	North	—		6	5–1 (.833)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Bacolod Tubo Slashers	South	—		1	1–2 (.333)	—
Basilan Viva Portmasters	South	—		5	2–3 (.400)	2	0–2 (.000)
Bataan Risers	North	1	0–1 (.000)	5	2–3 (.400)	1	0–1 (.000)
Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters	South	3	1–2 (.333)	3	2–1 (.667)	1	0–1 (.000)
Biñan Tatak Gel	South	3	2–1 (.667)	1	0–1 (.000)	2	1–1 (.500)
Bulacan Kuyas	North	—		8	0–8 (.000)	—
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	North	3	2–1 (.667)	4	3–1 (.750)	—
Cebu Classic	South	—		6	2–4 (.333)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Davao Occidental Tigers	South	—		2	1–1 (.500)	—
GenSan Warriors	South	—		5	1–4 (.200)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Ilagan Isabela Cowboys	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	4	2–2 (.500)	3	1–2 (.333)
Imus Braderhood	South	—		7	4–3 (.571)	—
Manila Batang Quiapo	North	3	0–3 (.000)	3	1–2 (.333)	1	0–1 (.000)
Marikina Verdiamonds Jewellers	North	—		8	0–8 (.000)	—
Mindoro Tamaraws	South	1	1–0 (1.000)	3	1–2 (.333)	4	1–3 (.250)
Muntinlupa Cagers	South	—		4	4–0 (1.000)	—
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	North	2	2–0 (1.000)	3	3–0 (1.000)	2	2–0 (1.000)
Pampanga Giant Lanterns	North	—		5	4–1 (.800)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Pangasinan Heatwaves	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	3	2–1 (.667)	2	1–1 (.500)
Parañaque Patriots	South	2	0–2 (.000)	1	0–1 (.000)	1	0–1 (.000)
Pasay Voyagers	North	3	3–0 (1.000)	3	2–1 (.667)	2	1–1 (.500)
Pasig City	North	—		3	2–1 (.667)	—
Quezon Huskers	South	1	1–0 (1.000)	5	4–1 (.800)	1	1–0 (1.000)
Quezon City Galeries Taipan	North	—		7	2–5 (.286)	—
Rizal Golden Coolers	South	2	1–1 (.500)	5	4–1 (.800)	—
San Juan Knights	North	1	1–0 (1.000)	4	4–0 (1.000)	—
Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire	South	—		5	0–5 (.000)	2	0–2 (.000)
Val City Magic	North	1	0–1 (.000)	6	3–3 (.500)	—
Zamboanga Sikat	South	—		7	5–2 (.714)	—
Update as of April 15, 2025

Notes

Statistics

Team leaders

As of April 12, 2025

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	88.4
Rebounds per game	Pasig City	61.5
Assists per game	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards	27.9
Steals per game	Caloocan Batang Kankaloo	11.5
Blocks per game	Imus Braderhood	5.6
Turnovers per game	Davao Occidental Tigers	18.0

Awards

Player of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
March 8–15, 2025	Jaycee Marcelino (Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards)
March 17–22, 2025	Eric Camson (Rizal Golden Coolers)
March 24–29, 2025	Vic Manuel (Pangasinan Heatwaves)
March 31 – April 5, 2025	Michael Calisaan (San Juan Knights)
April 7–12, 2025	Dave Ildefonso (Abra Weavers)
April 14–15, 2025	Not awarded

Notable events

• On March 8, 2025, the league held its first games at the Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela. It was also the first home venue used by the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys.
• On March 10, 2025, the league held its first games at Robert B. Estrella Sr. Memorial Stadium in Rosales, Pangasinan. It was also the second home venue used by the Pangasinan Heatwaves.
• On March 20, 2025, the league held its first games at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. It was the fourth home venue used by the Manila Batang Quiapo.
• On April 1, 2025, the league held its first games at Ynares Center Montalban in Rodriguez, Rizal. It was the third home venue used by the Rizal Golden Coolers.
• On April 14, 2025, the Bacolod Tubo Slashers won against the Marikina Verdiamonds Jewellers, 80–79, ending the longest losing streak in league history at 27 games.

Records and milestones

Milestones

• March 10, 2025 – John Wilson becomes the first player to reach 2,000 MPBL career points.
• March 15, 2025 – Marco Balagtas becomes the 48th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 9, 2025 – Ryan Costelo becomes the 49th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• April 10, 2025 – Yves Sazon becomes the second player to reach 2,000 MPBL career points.

Junior MPBL tournaments

The third season of the MPBL's youth league, the Junior MPBL, is expected to begin in April 2025.

Media

This season will be the first of a new television deal with Solar Entertainment Corporation, succeeding Cignal TV, which was the league's television partner from 2022 to 2024. Solar airs a selection of "over 200 games" on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays on its Solar Sports channel throughout the season. The league continues to broadcast all games on its social media platforms.