The 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, also known as the 2022 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 44th PBA Philippine Cup started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. The conference also served as a qualification to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League, wherein the conference finalists will be the Philippines' representatives to the international club league.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. Quarterfinals: QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series) QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) Semifinals (best-of-7 series): SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner Finals (best-of-7 series) F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Blackwater San Miguel has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(2) TNT vs. (7) Converge TNT has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(3) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX This is a best-of-three playoff.
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco This is a best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals All match-ups are best-of-seven playoffs.
(1) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco
(2) TNT vs. (3) Magnolia
Finals
This is a best-of-seven playoff. The two finalists also qualify to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League season.
Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. June 5–12 Jamie Malonzo June 15–19 Ian Sangalang June 22–26 Japeth Aguilar June 29 – July 2 Ato Ular July 6–10 Jericho Cruz July 13–17 Chris Newsome July 20–24 Mark Barroca July 27–31 Cliff Hodge August 3–7Jayson Castro August 10–14
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang Giga 18.9 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 14.2 Assists per game Roi Sumang NorthPort Batang Pier 6.5 Steals per game CJ Perez San Miguel Beermen 2.5 Blocks per game Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2.6 Turnovers per game Matthew Wright Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4.3 Fouls per game Calvin Abueva Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 4.2 Minutes per game Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 39.8 FG% Larry Muyang Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 64.9% FT% Paul Lee Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 88.9% 3FG% Tyler Tio Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 49.1% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 20 Triple-doubles three players 1
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Ato Ular Blackwater Bossing 34 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 27 Assists four players 12 Steals Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 CJ Perez San Miguel Beermen Blocks Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 Three point field goals Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 8
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game San Miguel Beermen 101.5 Rebounds per game San Miguel Beermen 45.8 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 23.9 Steals per game Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8.8 Blocks per game TNT Tropang Giga 5.0 Turnovers per game Blackwater Bossing 16.3 Fouls per game Meralco Bolts 25.6 FG% San Miguel Beermen 47.3% FT% NorthPort Batang Pier 72.8% 3FG% Meralco Bolts 35.5%
Final rankings
Notes
References