# 2023 Bacoor City Strikers season

The 2023 Bacoor City Strikers season was the fourth and currently the last active season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
Despite a playoff appearance last season, the Strikers looked to improve from their worst season yet in terms of win percentage. With the additions of Michael Cañete, James Kwekuteye, and Jhan Nermal, as well as reigning Defensive Player of the Year Mark Yee, Bacoor City rocketed up to a 23–5 record, claiming the top seed of the South Division as well as their best season in terms of win percentage.
The Strikers were left stunned following a game 1 loss to Iloilo in the division quarterfinals, but persevered and won the series. They then swept the reigning South Division champions Zamboanga and well as perennial contenders Batangas City to reach the 2023 MPBL finals against the Pampanga Giant Lanterns. Despite a couple of close efforts, Bacoor City would end up getting swept themselves, ending the season as runners-up.
The team played all of their home games this season at Strike Gymnasium.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB |
| 1 | Bacoor City Strikers | 28 | 23 | 5 | — |
| 2 | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 28 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | GenSan Warriors | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Quezon Huskers | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 |

### Schedule

2023 Bacoor City Strikers season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
| 1 | March 16 | Manila | W 76–62 | Muntinlupa Sports Center | 1–0 |
| 2 | March 20 | Marikina | W 75–55 | Strike Gymnasium | 2–0 |
| 3 | March 27 | Valenzuela | W 76–68 | Batangas City Coliseum | 3–0 |
| 4 | April 3 | Sarangani | W 85–70 | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 4–0 |
| 5 | April 17 | Caloocan | L 75–84 | Strike Gymnasium | 4–1 |
| 6 | April 24 | Quezon City | W 93–58 | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 5–1 |
| 7 | May 1 | San Juan | W 73–49 | Strike Gymnasium | 6–1 |
| 8 | May 9 | Laguna | W 75–76 | Batangas City Coliseum | 7–1 |
| 9 | May 15 | Imus | W 60–52 | Strike Gymnasium | 8–1 |
| 10 | May 22 | Rizal | W 86–69 | Baliwag Star Arena | 9–1 |
| 11 | May 26 | General Santos | W 74–68 | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 10–1 |
| 12 | June 2 | Bulacan | W 78–69 | Strike Gymnasium | 11–1 |
| 13 | June 8 | Pasig City | L 72–79 | Olivarez College | 11–2 |
| 14 | June 13 | Iloilo | W 74–69 | Strike Gymnasium | 12–2 |
| 15 | June 21 | Pasay | W 79–65 | Strike Gymnasium | 13–2 |
| 16 | June 29 | Makati | W 81–77 | Strike Gymnasium | 14–2 |
| 17 | July 5 | Muntinlupa | W 74–73 | Strike Gymnasium | 15–2 |
| 18 | July 11 | Parañaque | W 83–58 | Strike Gymnasium | 16–2 |
| 19 | July 17 | Nueva Ecija | L 75–83 | Nueva Ecija Coliseum | 16–3 |
| 20 | July 22 | Pampanga | L 70–78 | Laguna Sports Complex | 16–4 |
| 21 | August 1 | Bicol | W 113–75 | Strike Gymnasium | 17–4 |
| 22 | August 7 | Bacolod | W 91–86 | Ynares Center | 18–4 |
| 23 | August 12 | Batangas City | W 71–64 | Strike Gymnasium | 19–4 |
| 24 | August 18 | Quezon | W 75–43 | Strike Gymnasium | 20–4 |
| 25 | August 21 | Mindoro | W 95–76 | Batangas City Coliseum | 21–4 |
| 26 | September 13 | Negros | W 88–72 | WES Arena | 22–4 |
| 27 | September 27 | Zamboanga | L 81–92 | Strike Gymnasium | 22–5 |
| 28 | October 3 | Bataan | W 93–65 | Marikina Sports Center | 23–5 |
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## Playoffs
### Schedule

2023 Bacoor City Strikers playoff schedule :
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 1 | October 7 | Iloilo | L 86–69 | Strike Gymnasium | 0–1 | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 2 | October 14 | Iloilo | W 92–52 | Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum | 1–1 | Recap |
| Division Quarterfinals | 3 | October 21 | Iloilo | W 72–61 | Strike Gymnasium | 2–1 | Recap |
| Division Semifinals | 1 | October 28 | Zamboanga | W 61–56 | Strike Gymnasium | 1–0 | Recap |
| Division Semifinals | 2 | November 4 | Zamboanga | W 78–72 | Batangas City Coliseum | 2–0 | Recap |
| Division Finals | 1 | November 13 | Batangas City | W 89–68 | Strike Gymnasium | 1–0 | Recap |
| Division Finals | 2 | November 17 | Batangas City | W 54–49 | Batangas City Coliseum | 2–0 | Recap |
| National Finals | 1 | November 25 | Pampanga | L 58–71 | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 0–1 | Recap |
| National Finals | 2 | November 28 | Pampanga | L 65–68 | Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center | 0–2 | Recap |
| National Finals | 3 | December 2 | Pampanga | L 77–82 | Strike Gymnasium | 0–3 | Recap |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||