The 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup was the second conference of the National Basketball League (Philippines) in 2023, the third edition of the Chairman's Cup, and eighth overall. This conference features seven teams.

Taguig City Generals successfully defended their NBL championship for the third consecutive conference after sweeping the CamSur Express, 3–0, in best-of-5 championship series.

Teams The participating teams and groupings were revealed on November 27, 2023.

Name Locality Head coach Biñan Tatak Gel Biñan, Laguna Almer Almazora CamSur Express Camarines Sur Genesis Molto Makati Circus Music Festival Makati Bryan Beran Muntinlupa Chiefs Muntinlupa Jonald Mabasa Santa Rosa Eridanus Santa Rosa, Laguna Eric Camson Taguig City Generals Taguig Bing Victoria Zambales Eruption Zambales Elgin Espina

Elimination round Format In the elimination round, the seven teams were drawn into two groups, with Group A consisting of three teams and Group B contains four. Every team will play one game against teams within the same group and two games against teams from the opposing group. In total, Group A teams will play ten games, while Group B teams will play nine games. The top two teams in each group qualified for the crossover semifinals.

Standings

Results table Legend Won in regulation Lost in regulation Won in overtime Lost in overtime (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

+ 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup results table Team Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Biñan (BIN) SR 99–104 CMS 90–87* ZBL 112–113 MKT 114–91 ZBL 107–95 MUN 124–83 TAG 77–78 MKT 143–123 Camarines Sur (CMS) BIN 87–90* MKT 113–95 ZBL 90–94 MUN 108–80 TAG 99–88 MUN 115–82 SR 97–90 MKT 109–76 ZBL 110–53 Makati (MKT) MUN 96–102 CMS 95–113 SR 101–109 TAG 91–120 BIN 91–114 SR 84–104 ZBL 104–108 TAG 82–100 CMS 76–109 BIN 123–143 Muntinlupa (MUN) MKT 102–96 ZBL 105–107 TAG 73–107 CMS 80–108 BIN 83–124 CMS 82–115 TAG 74–110 SR 96–99 SR 86–105 Santa Rosa (SR) BIN 104–99 MKT 109–101 ZBL 109–92 MKT 104–84 CMS 90–97 MUN 99–96 MUN 105–86 TAG 65–83 Taguig (TAG) ZBL 110–103 MUN 107–73 ZBL 101–86 MKT 120–91 CMS 88–99 BIN 78–77 MUN 110–74 MKT 100–82 SR 83–65 Zambales (ZBL) MUN 107–105 TAG 103–110 CMS 94–90 TAG 86–101 BIN 113–112 SR 92–109 BIN 95–107 MKT 108–104 CMS 53–110 Updated as of: January 26, 2024 Playoffs Semifinals are a best-of-3 series, while the finals are a best-of-five series.

Semifinals Zambales Eruption vs. Camarines Sur Express

Taguig City Generals vs. Muntinlupa Chiefs It was stated in the live broadcast during the halftime break of Game 1 of Semifinals series between CamSur Express and Zambales Eruption, and as stated by the league's Executive Vice President Rhose Montreal, that Muntinlupa Chiefs had forfeited the series to the Taguig City Generals, giving them a 2–0 series win by forfeiture and an automatic finals berth.

Finals: CamSur Express vs. Taguig City Generals The finals follow a 2–2–1 format, with the team having a better record during the eliminations hosting Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the other team hosting Games 3 and 4.

Individual awards The awarding ceremonies were held before the second game of the NBL Finals series between the CamSur Express and Taguig City Generals, and the league honored the individual winners.

Most Valuable Player: Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals) Mythical Five: Ameer Niko Aguilar (Tatak Gel Biñan) John Lester Maurillo (Eridanus Santa Rosa) Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express) Mike Jefferson Sampurna (Taguig City Generals) Lyndon del Rosario (Zambales Eruption) Sportsmanship Award: Verman Magpantay (CamSur Express) Finals MVP: Lerry John Mayo (Taguig City Generals) References