2019–20 MPBL season#Results

This season saw six expansion teams make their debut in the league. The Nueva Ecija MiGuard join from Central Luzon, while the Mindoro Tamaraws and Bicol Volcanoes became the first teams based in Mimaropa and the Bicol Region, respectively. Western Visayas is the only region with two expansion teams in the Bacolod Master Sardines and Iloilo United Royals. The last expansion team was the Soccsksargen Marlins representing the Soccsksargen region.

Despite the departure of the Mandaluyong El Tigre, which marked the first time a team didn't return to compete, the number of participating teams increased from 26 to 31, currently the most for a single season in league history.

Nueva Ecija was allocated to the North Division, with the other five expansion teams being placed in the South Division. To balance the divisions, the Marikina Shoemasters, Parañaque Patriots, and Rizal Golden Coolers moved to the North Division.

; Notes

1. {{Note|1a}} During the latter part of the 2020–21 MPBL playoffs, all playoff games at the Subic Bay Gymnasium were held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

• The Cebu City Sharks changed their team name to Cebu Sharks before the start of the season, then later as Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol in October 2019
• The Imus Bandera changed their team name to Imus Khaleb Shawarma before the start of the season, then later as Imus Bandera-Luxxe Slim in December 2019
• The Laguna Heroes changed their team name to Biñan City Krah Heroes before the start of the season, then later as Biñan City Luxxe White in November 2019
• The Navotas Clutch changed their team name to Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines in June 2019
• The Valenzuela Classic changed their team name to Valenzuela SPVTOP Marketplace in June 2019, then later as Val City-Carga Backload Solution in November 2019
• The Nueva Ecija MiGuard changed their team name to Nueva Ecija ForestLake in August 2019, then later as Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards in October 2019
• The Soccsksargen Marlins-Armor On changed their team name to Sarangani Marlins in November 2019

After receiving criticism for its previous set of changes, the player limits were increased to allow more players to join the league.{{Cite web |title=MPBL raises limit on Fil-foreigners to two, ex-pros to seven per team |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mpbl-increases-limit-on-fil-foreigners-to-two-ex-pros-to-seven-per-team-a1373-20190517 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

• The Filipino-foreigner player limit was increased from one to two, with the height limit of 6'4" remaining intact. However, only one of them can play at a time.
• The ex-professional player limit was increased from five to seven. However, only five of them can play at a time.

The opening ceremony took place on June 12, 2019 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.{{cite news |title=MPBL opens newest, biggest season Wednesday at MOA Arena |url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/mpbl/news/2019/06/12/mpbl-opens-newest-biggest-season-wednesday-moa-arena-57709 |access-date=June 29, 2019 |work=ABS-CBN Sports |date=June 12, 2019}} Some teams had a muse to represent the team, who are as follows:

The 31 teams played in a single round-robin format, playing one game against all other teams in the league for a total of 30 games. In each gameday, a series of games is played in a designated home arena, with the home team usually playing in the final game.

The top eight teams in each division advanced to a four-round, single-elimination playoffs, playing in best-of-three series in the first three rounds, and a best-of-five series in the national finals, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher seeds of each series in the first two rounds.

For the first time in MPBL history, the league held regular season games in international venues under its existing Invasion series.

{{2019–20 MPBL Northern Division standings}}

{{2019–20 MPBL Southern Division standings}}

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| match_BTG_ILO=65-59

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| match_BTG_NE =81-85

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| match_BTG_SAR=76-54

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| match_BCL_ILO=74–77

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| match_BCL_SAR=86-72

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| match_BIÑ_ILO=63-67

| match_BIÑ_IMS=88-83

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| match_BUL_MDR=74-69

| match_BUL_MUN=77-62

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| match_BUL_PAR=76-69

| match_BUL_PSG=72-77

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| match_BUL_RZL=75-61

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| match_CAL_GS =79-70

| match_CAL_ILO=63-90

| match_CAL_IMS=75–78** | result_CAL_IMS=OT

| match_CAL_MKT=77-119

| match_CAL_MNL=72-65

| match_CAL_MAR=76-74

| match_CAL_MDR=93-90

| match_CAL_MUN=63-62

| match_CAL_NAV=97-96

| match_CAL_NE =92-90

| match_CAL_PAM=70-76

| match_CAL_PAR=90-75

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| match_CAL_PSY=78–72

| match_CAL_QC =84-87

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| match_CAL_SAR=93-77

| match_CAL_VAL=76-65

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| match_CEB_GS =72-66

| match_CEB_ILO=69–68

| match_CEB_IMS=101-76

| match_CEB_MKT=67–73

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| match_CEB_MDR=73–94

| match_CEB_MUN=79–62

| match_CEB_NAV=83-71

| match_CEB_NE =77-73

| match_CEB_PAM=77-88

| match_CEB_PAR=79-70

| match_CEB_PSG=68-78

| match_CEB_PSY=74-82

| match_CEB_QC =95-89

| match_CEB_RZL=89-59

| match_CEB_SJ =69-88

| match_CEB_SAR=89-57

| match_CEB_VAL=66–69

| match_CEB_ZAM=74-70

| match_DVO_GS =84-75

| match_DVO_ILO=89-76

| match_DVO_IMS=94-78

| match_DVO_MKT=101-79

| match_DVO_MNL=79-76

| match_DVO_MAR=85-83

| match_DVO_MDR=99-84

| match_DVO_MUN=106-90

| match_DVO_NAV=94-74

| match_DVO_NE =86-79

| match_DVO_PAM=62-65

| match_DVO_PAR=78-70

| match_DVO_PSG=75-71

| match_DVO_PSY=69–67

| match_DVO_QC =90-82

| match_DVO_RZL=86–55

| match_DVO_SJ =65-84

| match_DVO_SAR=104–75

| match_DVO_VAL=65-67

| match_DVO_ZAM=84–82

| match_GS_ILO=69–64

| match_GS_IMS=75-73

| match_GS_MKT=90-91** | result_GSW_MKT=OT

| match_GS_MNL=72–79

| match_GS_MAR=96–89

| match_GS_MDR=88–80

| match_GS_MUN=84-61

| match_GS_NAV=87-76

| match_GS_NE =80-75

| match_GS_PAM=85–94

| match_GS_PAR=78-67

| match_GS_PSG=91-82

| match_GS_PSY=76-69

| match_GS_QC =124-103

| match_GS_RZL=70-69

| match_GS_SJ =97-91

| match_GS_SAR=104-87

| match_GS_VAL=93-87

| match_GS_ZAM=52-62

| match_ILO_IMS=73-69** | result_ILO_IMS=OT

| match_ILO_MKT=71-78

| match_ILO_MNL=88-85

| match_ILO_MAR=70-55

| match_ILO_MDR=68-70

| match_ILO_MUN=92-96

| match_ILO_NAV=72-67

| match_ILO_NE =92–90

| match_ILO_PAM=76-70

| match_ILO_PAR=67–64

| match_ILO_PSG=79-65

| match_ILO_PSY=52-56

| match_ILO_QC =80–84

| match_ILO_RZL=71-65

| match_ILO_SJ =67-70

| match_ILO_SAR=96-86

| match_ILO_VAL=73-67

| match_ILO_ZAM=60-58

| match_IMS_MKT=64-69

| match_IMS_MNL=58-85

| match_IMS_MAR=86-89

| match_IMS_MDR=88-86

| match_IMS_MUN=86-90

| match_IMS_NAV=86-71

| match_IMS_NE =75-73

| match_IMS_PAM=82-99

| match_IMS_PAR=77–81

| match_IMS_PSG=88-93

| match_IMS_PSY=65–82

| match_IMS_QC =93-105

| match_IMS_RZL=79-77** | result_IMS_RZL=OT

| match_IMS_SJ =68-97

| match_IMS_SAR=82–70

| match_IMS_VAL=67-73

| match_IMS_ZAM=72-88

| match_MKT_MNL=56-64

| match_MKT_MAR=85-70

| match_MKT_MDR=97-65

| match_MKT_MUN=81-68

| match_MKT_NAV=67-62

| match_MKT_NE =74-80

| match_MKT_PAM=96-94

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| match_MKT_PSG=101-87

| match_MKT_PSY=61-79

| match_MKT_QC =85–91

| match_MKT_RZL=73–51

| match_MKT_SJ =86-88

| match_MKT_SAR=106-70

| match_MKT_VAL=78-61

| match_MKT_ZAM=111-106** | result_MKT_ZAM=3OT

| match_MNL_MAR=107–95

| match_MNL_MDR=133-101

| match_MNL_MUN=76-57

| match_MNL_NAV=96-91

| match_MNL_NE =96–86

| match_MNL_PAM=92–76

| match_MNL_PAR=106-78

| match_MNL_PSG=69-56

| match_MNL_PSY=73-72

| match_MNL_QC =85–86

| match_MNL_RZL=116-89

| match_MNL_SJ =75-70

| match_MNL_SAR=104-89

| match_MNL_VAL=71-66

| match_MNL_ZAM=74-71

| match_MAR_MDR=75-80

| match_MAR_MUN=85-75

| match_MAR_NAV=88-80

| match_MAR_NE =76–78

| match_MAR_PAM=69–95

| match_MAR_PAR=89-82

| match_MAR_PSG=63-69

| match_MAR_PSY=66-70

| match_MAR_QC =76-77** | result_MAR_QC=OT

| match_MAR_RZL=87-86

| match_MAR_SJ =73-87

| match_MAR_SAR=99-95

| match_MAR_VAL=70-65

| match_MAR_ZAM=62-74

| match_MDR_MUN=76-85

| match_MDR_NAV=57-72

| match_MDR_NE =79-78

| match_MDR_PAM=78-85

| match_MDR_PAR=63–61

| match_MDR_PSG=76-75

| match_MDR_PSY=72-84

| match_MDR_QC =62–72

| match_MDR_RZL=74-73

| match_MDR_SJ =68-114

| match_MDR_SAR=91-87

| match_MDR_VAL=59-67

| match_MDR_ZAM=64-84

| match_MUN_NAV=83-89

| match_MUN_NE =82-85

| match_MUN_PAM=66-77

| match_MUN_PAR=87–78

| match_MUN_PSG=76-98

| match_MUN_PSY=75–76** | result_MUN_PSY=OT

| match_MUN_QC =106–100

| match_MUN_RZL=66–70

| match_MUN_SJ =63-91

| match_MUN_SAR=58–55

| match_MUN_VAL=83–97

| match_MUN_ZAM=63-75

| match_NAV_NE =125–97

| match_NAV_PAM=74-83

| match_NAV_PAR=71–82

| match_NAV_PSG=100-107

| match_NAV_PSY=68–70

| match_NAV_QC =97-98*

| result_NAV_QC =OT

| match_NAV_RZL={{null}} |match_NAV_RZL_note=The Navotas–Rizal game was stopped at halftime for player safety. The game was not resumed due to it having no effect on playoff standings. Final score was 56–39 in favor of Rizal.

| match_NAV_SJ =95-112

| match_NAV_SAR=88-82

| match_NAV_VAL=88-83

| match_NAV_ZAM=65-80

| match_NE_PAM=75-81

| match_NE_PAR=85-81

| match_NE_PSG=72-85

| match_NE_PSY=69-75

| match_NE_QC =92-74

| match_NE_RZL=84-71

| match_NE_SJ =95-109

| match_NE_SAR=89-50

| match_NE_VAL=116–119** | result_NEC_VAL=OT

| match_NE_ZAM=85-109

| match_PAM_PAR=82-63

| match_PAM_PSG=71-62

| match_PAM_PSY=75-65

| match_PAM_QC=75-81

| match_PAM_RZL=90-70

| match_PAM_SJ =97-102** | result_PAM_SJ=OT

| match_PAM_SAR=115-71

| match_PAM_VAL=77–74

| match_PAM_ZAM=59-73

| match_PAR_PSG=87-100

| match_PAR_PSY=60-79

| match_PAR_QC =83-85

| match_PAR_RZL=101-70

| match_PAR_SJ =65–81

| match_PAR_SAR=73-70

| match_PAR_VAL=89–83

| match_PAR_ZAM=65-74

| match_PSY_PSG=68–71

| match_PSY_QC =92-89

| match_PSY_RZL=74-69

| match_PSY_SJ =72–74

| match_PSY_SAR=70-54

| match_PSY_VAL=61-77

| match_PSY_ZAM=82–83

| match_PSG_QC =92-81

| match_PSG_RZL=78–72

| match_PSG_SJ =99-109

| match_PSG_SAR=89-77

| match_PSG_VAL=90-72

| match_PSG_ZAM=69–82

| match_QC_RZL=62-72

| match_QC_SJ =71-89

| match_QC_SAR=74-78

| match_QC_VAL=65–70

| match_QC_ZAM=60-71

| match_RZL_SJ =86–101

| match_RZL_SAR=77-73

| match_RZL_VAL=77-81

| match_RZL_ZAM=76–95

| match_SJ_SAR=100–77

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| match_SAR_ZAM=75-100

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Not all games are in home–away format. Each team plays every team once. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.

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Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage, the higher seeded team, are shown in italics.

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In the First Round, the first- and second-seeded teams host games 1 and 3 of its respective division, while the third- and fourth-seeded teams host game 2.

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{{ThreeLegResult|(1) San Juan Knights || 2–0 | (8) Pasay Voyagers || 75–74 | 74–67 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(2) Manila Stars || 2–0 | {{nowrap|(7) Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors}} || 91–88 | 82–80 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(3) Makati Super Crunch || 2–0 | (6) Bulacan Kuyas || 94–88 | 86–78 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|{{nowrap|(4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns}} || 2–0 | (5) Bataan Risers || 71–64 | 83–80 | —}}

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{nowrap|(1) Davao Occidental Tigers}} || 2–1 | (8) Bicol Volcanoes || 77–71 | 81–84 | 64–56 {{(OT)}}}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(2) Bacoor City Strikers || 2–0 | (7) GenSan Warriors || 95–72 | 69–60 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(3) Basilan Steel || 2–0 | (6) Iloilo United Royals || 83–68 | 70–63 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(4) Batangas City Athletics || 1–2 | {{nowrap|(5) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines}} || 74–78 | 84–75 | 52–69}}

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In the Division Semifinals, the highest seeded team hosts games 1 and 3, while the second-highest seeded team hosts game 2.

Due to San Juan advancing after game 2, Manila instead hosted game 3.

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{nowrap|(1) San Juan Knights}} || 2–0 | (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns || 86–84 | 91–83 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(2) Manila Stars || 1–2 | {{nowrap|(3) Makati Super Crunch}} || 77–74 | 59–75 | 75–78 {{(OT)}}}}

|}

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{nowrap|(1) Davao Occidental Tigers}} || 2–0 | {{nowrap|(5) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines}} || 47–28 | 62–58 | —}}

{{ThreeLegResult|(2) Bacoor City Strikers || 1–2 | (3) Basilan Steel || 63–77 | 80–69 | 76–84}}

|}

Under standard rules, in the division finals, the higher-seeded team hosts games 1 and 3 in its respective division, while the lower-seeded team hosts game 2.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the playoffs had to be suspended after both game 2s were played. The suspension lasted for a year, until the league were cleared by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to host a bubble at the Subic Bay Gymnasium in Olongapo, Zambales, where all remaining games were played.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Juan ended up hosting games 1 and 2, the latter being held behind closed doors. Game 3 was held at a neutral site in the Subic Bay Gymnasium.

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{{ThreeLegResult|(1) San Juan Knights || 2–1 | (3) Makati Super Crunch || 76–60 | 88–91 | 131–54}}

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, game 3 would've been held at a neutral site in the Subic Bay Gymnasium.

However, game 3 was defaulted because multiple Basilan Steel members were tested positive for COVID-19 inside the bubble. Thus the game and the series was won by Davao Occidental as the Tigers advanced to the MPBL finals.

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{{ThreeLegResult|(1) Davao Occidental Tigers || 2–1 | (3) Basilan Steel || 72–74 | 81–76 | 2–0 (default)}}

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{{Main|2021 MPBL finals}}

Neither team had homecourt advantage due to all games being held at the Subic Bay Gymnasium.

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{{ThreeLegResult|(N1) San Juan Knights || 1–3 | (S1) Davao Occidental Tigers || 75–77 {{(OT)}} | 70–65 | 58–66 | 88–89 {{(OT)}} | —}}

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| home = South All-Stars

| visitor_total = 122

| visitor_per1 = 23

| visitor_per2 = 28

| visitor_per3 = 28

| visitor_per4 = 33

| visitor_OT = 10

| team1_coach = Randy Alcantara
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| home_total = 126

| home_per1 = 28

| home_per2 = 23

| home_per3 = 29

| home_per4 = 32

| home_OT = 14

| team2_coach = Don Dulay
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| date = February 13, 2020

| arena = SM Mall of Asia Arena

| city = Pasay

| MVP = Jeff Viernes

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| previous = 2019

| next = 2022

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The 2020 MPBL All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on February 13, 2020. It was the second edition of the MPBL All-Star Game, which took place at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, the same venue as the previous edition.

For the second consecutive season, South Division won against the North Division with a score of 126–122 in overtime. Jeff Viernes was also declared the All-Star Game MVP for the second time in a row.{{cite news |title=Jeff Viernes named MVP as South wins in OT in MPBL All-Star game |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/jeff-viernes-named-mvp-as-south-wins-in-ot-in-mpbl-all-star-game-a2437-20200214 |accessdate=October 3, 2022 |work=spin.ph |date=February 14, 2020}}

Out of the 30 players selected, eight of them made their second all-star appearance. Those being Cedric Ablaza of the Makati Super Crunch, Gerald Anderson of the Imus Bandera, Gab Banal of the Bacoor City Strikers, Aris Dionisio of the Manila Stars, Paulo Hubalde of Val City Carga Backload Solution, Jay-R Taganas of the Bulacan Kuyas, Jeff Viernes of the Batangas City Athletics, and Mark Yee of the Davao Occidental Tigers.

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Before the game itself, a series of pre-game events were held. Returning events include the executives' Game, Three-Point Shootout and the Slam Dunk Contest.

• Three-Point Shootout Champion: Lester Alvarez (Bulacan Kuyas)
• Slam Dunk Contest Champion: David Carlos (Makati Super Crunch)

On March 12, 2020, the league announced the suspension of the 2019–20 season due to the impending COVID-19 pandemic. The league had just concluded with the second games of both division finals series, with both series being forced into a do-or-die third game. Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes stated in June that the suspended playoffs would continue once restrictions on contact sports have been lifted by the government. The suspension lasted nearly one year, as the league announced on March 6, 2021 that it would finally resume its 2020 playoffs in a bio-secure bubble at the Subic Bay Gymnasium on March 10.{{cite news |last1=Giongco |first1=Mark |date=6 March 2021 |title=MPBL set to resume division finals on March 10 |work=Inquirer.net |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/417271/mpbl-set-to-resume-division-finals-on-march-10 |access-date=6 March 2021}} The 2020–21 season was also cancelled, with the league instead intending to start its fourth season in June 2021 before ultimately settling for 2022.{{cite news |last1=Tupas |first1=Cedelf |date=1 June 2020 |title=MPBL cancels 2020-2021 season |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/395475/mpbl-cancels-2020-2021-season |access-date=2 June 2020}}

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Most of the league's individual awards were given out before game 4 of the national finals at the Subic Bay Gymnasium.{{Cite news |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/john-wilson-crowned-mpbl-mvp |title=John Wilson crowned MPBL MVP |date=March 21, 2021 |work=Rappler |access-date=March 21, 2021}} The Finals Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year were awarded at the conclusion of the series.{{Cite news |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=March 21, 2021 |title=Still going strong at 39, Game 4 hero Mark Yee named Finals MVP |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/still-going-strong-at-39-game-4-hero-mark-yee-named-finals-mvp-a795-20210321 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |website=Sports Interactive Network}}

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• On November 4, 2019, the league suspended the Soccsksargen Marlins team due to allegations of game-fixing, as part of the league's greater crackdown on the issue.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Ma. Angelica |date=2019-11-04 |title=MPBL's SOCCSKSARGEN Marlins suspended over alleged game-fixing |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/714180/mpbl-rsquo-s-soccsksargen-marlins-suspended-over-alleged-game-fixing/story/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}} The team was later turned over to new management and was renamed to the Sarangani Marlins. Two years later, criminal charges were filed against the members involved.{{Cite web |last=Damicog |first=Jeffrey |title=DOJ to indict 17 persons in 2019 MPBL 'game-fixing' |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/16/doj-to-indict-17-persons-in-2019-mpbl-game-fixing/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}

• January 11, 2020 – John Wilson becomes the 1st ever player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• February 12, 2020 – Yves Sazon becomes the 2nd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• March 9, 2020 – Mark Yee becomes the 3rd player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.
• March 11, 2020 – Juneric Baloria becomes the 4th player to reach 1,000 MPBL career points.

This season marked the third and final year of both ABS-CBN's and Fox Sports Asia's broadcast rights with the league.

For ABS-CBN, games were broadcast on S+A, Liga, and The Filipino Channel, while iWantTFC served as the network's international streaming platform. A2Z also broadcast the bubble games of the 2020–21 playoffs. The network's broadcast rights came to an end after the network's franchise was expired. On the other hand, Fox Sports Asia continued to broadcast Monday games as the league's cable partner. The network itself shut down on October 1, 2021.

IBC and TAP DMV would take over the television rights in the 2021 Invitational, while Cignal TV acquired the rights beginning with the succeeding 2022 season.

The league continued to broadcast all of the games on its official Facebook page.

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