The 2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship was the fifth tournament under AsiaBasket, the second under the AsiaBasket name, and the second of three tournaments held in 2023. The tournament began from July 21 to 30, 2023 at the Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas with 10 teams from both collegiate and professional clubs.
It is also the first tournament since Summer 2022 to be held in the Philippines as well as the first since Subic 2021 to feature an all-Filipino lineup. The league originally intended to use the original FilBasket moniker under these circumstances, but ultimately, the AsiaBasket name was still used.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles won the championship after defeating CSB Blazers at score 60–57 in the final tournament.
Teams NameLocalityHead coachAteneo Blue EaglesQuezon CityTab BaldwinCSB BlazersMalate, ManilaCharles TiuCorsa TiresMonch GavieresFEU TamarawsSampaloc, ManilaDenok MirandaLetran KnightsIntramuros, ManilaRensy BajarPilipinas AguilasAndrew FelixPerpetual Altas Las Piñas Mike SaguiguitSan Beda Red Lions Mendiola, Manila Andre SantosSanzar PharmaceuticalsLas Piñas Egay BillonesUratex Carmelo Lim
Format The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games.
The single-elimination knockout stage was expanded to now have the top four teams from each group, instead of the top. The first round is a crossover quarterfinals, where one team from both groups is matched against one another. The winning teams advance to the next round. In the semifinals, the losing teams advance to a third place game.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage The top four teams from the elimination round advanced to the quarterfinals. The winners advanced to a semifinal. The winners advanced to a one-game final while the losers contested in the third-place play-off game.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Finals
Statistics Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Adeshokan Odou Sanzar Pharmaceuticals 24.0 Rebounds per game Salomon Kone Sanzar Pharmaceuticals 16.6 Assists per game Kurt Spencer Reyson Letran Knights 7.8 Steals per game Xyrus TorresEdrian Ramirez FEU TamarawsPilipinas Aguilas 2.8 Blocks per game Mouhammed Fatty FEU Tamaraws 2.6 FG% Ola Adeogun Uratex 59.7% FT% Edrian Ramirez Pilipinas Aguilas 85.7% 3FG% Kobe Monje Letran Knights 85.7%
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Letran Knights 85.4 Rebounds per game FEU Tamaraws 58.0 Assists per game Letran Knights 23.2 Steals per game Letran Knights 11.8 Blocks per game Letran Knights 5.4 Turnovers per game Uratex 19.8
Awards The individual league awards was given before the Finals of the 2023 AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship at the Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas. +AwardsWinner (s)Team Most Valuable Player Kainoa Ballungay Ateneo Blue EaglesAll-AsiaBasket First Team Justine Sanchez Corsa Tires Adeshokan Odou Sanzar Pharmaceuticals Kainoa Ballungay Ateneo Blue Eagles Tony Ynot Corsa Tires Will Gozum CSB BlazersAll-AsiaBasket Second Team Xyrus Torres FEU Tamaraws Ian Torres Sanzar Pharmaceuticals Miguel Oczon CSB Blazers Kevin Santos Letran Knights Joseph Obasa Ateneo Blue EaglesCoach of the Tournament Tab Baldwin Ateneo Blue Eagles
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