| MPBL Preseason Invitational | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Other Titles: | 2023 OKBet MPBL Preseason Invitational |
| Country: |  Philippines |
| Dates: | February 21–27, 2023 |
| Venues: | Lagao Gymnasium |
| City: | General Santos |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Winners: | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| Second: | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Third: | Imus SV Squad |
| Fourth: | Sarangani Marlins |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Prev Season: | 2021 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 MPBL Preseason Invitational was the preseason pocket tournament for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2023 season and the second edition of the MPBL Preseason Invitational. The tournament began February 21, 2023 and ended with the final game on February 27, 2023 when the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines beat the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 88–80. Dexter Maiquez was crowned the tournament's MVP.[1]
The tournament was once again held at a single venue, this time being the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos, home of the GenSan Warriors, with a format is similar to that of the previous edition, albeit downsized to accommodate the smaller pool of teams.[2]
A total of eight teams competed in the tournament. These include seven MPBL teams, as well as Bulalakaw, a local team based in General Santos, as the league’s first-ever guest team. Making their first Invitational appearances were the Batangas City Embassy Chill (competing as the Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters) and Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines.[3]
| Team | Invitational statistics | 2022 season statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Best result | Record | Playoff result | |||
| align=left | Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters | 1 | 17–4 | |||
| align=left | Bulalakaw (guest team) | 1 | colspan=2 | |||
| align=left | GenSan Warriors | 2 | 2021 | 15–6 | ||
| align=left | Imus SV Squad | 2 | 2021 | 5–16 | – | |
| align=left | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 2 | 2021 | 21–0 | ||
| align=left | Sarangani Marlins | 2 | 2021 | 16–5 | ||
| align=left | Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. | 2 | 2021 | 10–11 | ||
| align=left | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 1 | 18–3 | |||
The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four. Both groups play in a single round-robin format, wherein each team plays one game against all other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoffs consisting of all knockout games.
This time around, every team was given prize money based on their standings: ₱3 million for the champion, ₱500,000 for the runner-up, ₱300,000 for the third-place team, ₱200,000 for the fourth-place team, and ₱100,000 for all non-playoff teams.
This was the first MPBL Invitational under Cignal TV's ongoing broadcast partnership with the league. The games were broadcast on One PH and One Sports+ on television. The league streamed all of the games online on Facebook and YouTube.