The 2018–19 Manila Stars season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The Stars finished the regular season with a 20–5 record, ranking fourth in the North Division. In the playoffs, Manila first swept the Bulacan Kuyas in the division quarterfinals. They were behind one game against the first-seeded Bataan Risers, but they came back to win the next two games of the division semifinals. In the division finals against the San Juan Knights, the Stars ended up in the opposite end of their division semifinals run, winning game 1 but losing the next two games, ending their hopes of making the national finals, which San Juan would go on to win.
Regular season
Standings
Schedule 2018–19 Manila Stars season schedule Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap 1 June 16 Bataan W 89–82 San Andres Sports Complex 1–0 2 June 28 Makati L 98–99 Ynares Center 1–1 3 July 11 Valenzuela W 89–84 Filoil Flying V Centre 2–1 4 July 24 Cebu City W 107–76 Cuneta Astrodome 3–1 5 August 4 Pampanga W 100–75 Angeles University Foundation 4–1 6 August 16 Bulacan W 84–62 San Andres Sports Complex 5–1 7 August 29 Pasay W 115–85 San Andres Sports Complex 6–1 8 September 11 Caloocan W 95–68 Ynares Center 7–1 9 September 19 Laguna L 68–74 Cuneta Astrodome 7–2 10 September 26 Mandaluyong W 92–73 San Andres Sports Complex 8–2 11 October 10 Muntinlupa W 100–86 Muntinlupa Sports Center 9–2 12 October 27 Zamboanga W 60–59 Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 10–2 13 November 6 Parañaque W 98–88 Valenzuela Astrodome 11–2 14 November 14 Quezon City W 76–71 JCSGO Christian Academy 12–2 15 November 21 San Juan L 80–84 Filoil Flying V Centre 12–3 16 November 29 Basilan W 79–67 San Andres Sports Complex 13–3 17 December 10 General Santos W 63–57 Bataan People's Center 14–3 18 December 19 Batangas City W 80–79 Batangas City Coliseum 15–3 19 January 7 Rizal W 71–70 Bataan People's Center 16–3 20 January 14 Bacoor City L 86–92 Olivarez College 16–4 21 January 22 Pasig W 111–98 San Andres Sports Complex 17–4 22 February 1 Imus W 69–68 San Andres Sports Complex 18–4 23 February 7 Marikina W 91–89 Muntinlupa Sports Center 19–4 24 February 19 Navotas L 92–96 San Andres Sports Complex 19–5 25 February 26 Davao Occidental W 89–88 San Andres Sports Complex 20–5 Source: Schedule
Playoffs
Schedule 2019 Manila Stars playoffs schedule Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap Division quarterfinals 1 March 12 Bulacan W 69–65 Bataan People's Center 1–0 2 March 20 Bulacan W 92–83 San Andres Sports Complex 2–0 Division semifinals 1 March 26 Bataan L 72–73 Bataan People's Center 0–1 2 March 28 Bataan W 80–76 Filoil Flying V Centre 1–1 3 April 1 Bataan W 56–51 Bataan People's Center 2–0 Division finals 1 April 4 San Juan W 91–88 Filoil Flying V Centre 1–0 2 April 6 San Juan L 90–92 San Andres Sports Complex 1–1 3 April 8 San Juan L 74–85 Filoil Flying V Centre 1–2 Source: Schedule
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