# 2018–19 Manila Stars season

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 2 | Makati Super Crunch | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | San Juan Knights | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Manila Stars | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Bulacan Kuyas | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 9 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Navotas Clutch | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 11 | Playoffs |
* 1 2 San Juan wins tiebreaker over Manila by head-to-head victory.
* ↑ Navotas wins tiebreaker over Quezon City by head-to-head victory.

### Schedule

2018–19 Manila Stars season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
| 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 (OT) | 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 |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | March 12 | Bulacan | W 69–65 | Bataan People's Center | 1–0 |
| Division quarterfinals | 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 |
| Division semifinals | 2 | March 28 | Bataan | W 80–76 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–1 |
| Division semifinals | 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 |
| Division finals | 2 | April 6 | San Juan | L 90–92 | San Andres Sports Complex | 1–1 |
| Division finals | 3 | April 8 | San Juan | L 74–85 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–2 |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||