The 2023 Bacoor City Strikers season was the fourth the 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.
ultimately returning to the MPBL in 2026
The team played all of their home games this season at Strike Gymnasium.
Roster
Regular season Standings
Schedule 2023 Bacoor City Strikers season schedule Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap 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 Source: Schedule
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 2 October 14 Iloilo W 92–52 Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 1–1 Recap 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 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 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 2 November 28 Pampanga L 65–68 Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 0–2 Recap 3 December 2 Pampanga L 77–82 Strike Gymnasium 0–3 Recap Source: Schedule
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