The 2019–20 Bicol Volcanoes season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
On June 19, the Volcanoes would claim thri first franchise victory against the Pampanga Giant Lanterns. After starting the season 8–5, the team went on a six-game losing streak, falling down to 8–11. Bicol then came back and won eight of the eleven remaining games to finish the regular season 16–14 and clinch the playoffs. They would eventually be ranked eighth in the South Division. In game 2 of the Division Quarterfinals, the Volcanoes would win a game against the Davao Occidental Tigers to tie the series, marking the first time in league history that an 8-seed won a playoff game against a 1-seed. Bicol, however, would then lose the deciding game 3.
The team played two home games this season, one at Ibalong Centrum for Recreation and the other at Albay Astrodome, both located in Legazpi, Albay.
Regular season Standings
Schedule 2019–20 Bicol Volcanoes season schedule Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap 1 June 12 Basilan SM Mall of Asia 0–1 2 June 19 Pampanga Valenzuela Astrodome 1–1 3 June 27 Bulacan Strike Gymnasium 1–2 4 July 3 Marikina Pasig Sports Center 2–2 5 July 8 Imus Cuneta Astrodome 3–2 6 July 13 Biñan City Pasig Sports Center 4–2 7 July 18 Valenzuela Batangas City Coliseum 5–2 8 July 27 Iloilo Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 5–3 9 August 2 Mindoro Pasig Sports Center 5–4 10 August 8 Makati Caloocan Sports Complex 5–5 11 August 17 Navotas Baliwag Star Arena 6–5 12 August 23 Muntinlupa Muntinlupa Sports Complex 7–5 13 August 31 Zamboanga Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 8–5 14 September 7 Manila Albay Astrodome 8–6 15 September 11 Bacoor City Strike Gymnasium 8–7 16 September 17 Davao Occidental Angeles University Foundation 8–8 17 October 1 San Juan Muntinlupa Sports Complex 8–9 18 October 4 Caloocan Strike Gymnasium 8–10 19 October 12 Pasig Bataan People's Center 8–11 20 October 22 Batangas City Batangas City Coliseum 9–11 21 October 29 Pasay Pasig Sports Center 10–11 22 November 7 Nueva Ecija Valenzuela Astrodome 11–11 23 November 20 Parañaque Bataan People's Center 12–11 24 November 25 Cebu Makati Coliseum 13–11 25 December 16 Bacolod Imus City Sports Complex 13–12 26 January 15 Bataan Bataan People's Center 13–13 27 January 21 Sarangani Alonte Sports Arena 14–13 28 January 25 Quezon City Alonte Sports Arena 15–13 29 January 30 Rizal Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium 15–14 30 February 1 General Santos Angeles University Foundation 16–14 Source: Schedule
Playoffs
Schedule 2020 Bicol Volcanoes playoffs schedule Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap Division Quarterfinals 1 February 17 Davao Occidental Davao City Recreation Center 0–1 Recap 2 February 21 Davao Occidental Batangas City Coliseum 1–1 Recap 3 February 26 Davao Occidental Davao City Recreation Center 1–2 Recap Source: Schedule
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