2010–11 Alaska Aces season

2010–11 Alaska Aces season
2010–11 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Tim Cone
General Manager	Joaqui Trillo
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–7 ; (50%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarter-finalist ; (eliminated by Barangay Ginebra, 2-1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (55.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarter-finalist ; (eliminated by Air21, 2-1)
Governors Cup results
Record	8–5 ; (61.5%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist
Alaska Aces seasons
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Alaska Aces season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 29: The 2010 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Elmer Espiritu	6 ft. 4 in.	Small forward	Philippines	UE
2	21	Marvin Hayes	6 ft. 2 in.	Small forward	Philippines	Jose Rizal

Roster

2010–11 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
C	1	Eman, Samigue	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Mindanao
G/F	3	Baguio, Cyrus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UST
PG	5	Tenorio, LA	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Ateneo
C	7	Thoss, Sonny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	James Cook
F/C	8	Reyes, Jay-R	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Philippines
F	10	Borboran, Mark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UE
F/C	11	Thiele, Hans (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	UE
G	13	Custodio, Bonbon	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	UE
F/C	21	Bugia, Paolo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ateneo
G/F	24	Cablay, Brandon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Vanguard
F/C	30	Sotto, Ervin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F	34	Gonzales, Wesley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Ateneo
SF	35	dela Cruz, Tony (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	UC Irvine
G	88	Dimaunahan, Aries	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UST

Head coach

Tim Cone (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	4	.714	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	7	7	.500^[b]	4
5	Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500^[b]	4
6	Alaska Aces	7	7	.500^[b]	4
7	Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	9	.357	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Powerade Tigers	3	11	.214^[c]	8
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	3	11	.214^[c]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel +9)
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: B-Meg +23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	1	.889	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Smart Gilas (G)	7	2	.778	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^[a]	3	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Air21 Express	5	4	.556^[a]	3
5	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556^[a]	3
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	5	.444^[b]	4
7	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	4	5	.444^[b]	4
8	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333	5
9	Powerade Tigers	2	7	.222^[c]	6
10	San Miguel Beermen	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	6	2	.750	—	Semifinal round
2	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	3	.625^[a]	1
3	Alaska Aces	5	3	.625^[a]	1
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	3	.625^[a]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	4	.500^[b]	2
6	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	4	4	.500^[b]	2
7	Powerade Tigers	4	4	.500^[b]	2
8	Meralco Bolts	3	5	.375	3
9	Air21 Express	0	8	.000	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

Semifinals

Standings

Cumulative standings:

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	9	4	.692	—	Finals
2	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	5	.615^[a]	1	Finals
3	Alaska Aces	8	5	.615^[a]	1
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	5	.615^[a]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	7	.462	3
6	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	5	8	.385	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +13, Alaska +6, Barangay Ginebra −19

Semifinal round standings:

Pos	Team v t e	W	L
1	Petron Blaze Boosters	3^[a]	2
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	3^[a]	2
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	3^[a]	2
4	Alaska Aces	3^[a]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	3
6	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	1	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head differential: Petron +30, Talk 'N Text +15, Barangay Ginebra −16, Alaska −29

Transactions

Pre-season

August 29, 2010^[1]^[2]	To Alaska 2010 first round pick (Elmer Espiritu)	To Talk 'N Text Larry Fonacier
August 29, 2010^[1]^[2]	To Alaska 2011 2nd round pick	To Rain or Shine 2010 second round pick (RJ Jazul)
August 29, 2010^[1]^[2]	To Alaska Bonbon Custodio	To Meralco 2010 first round pick (Shawn Weinstein)

Commissioner's Cup

February 15, 2010^[3]

To Alaska

Hans Thiele
Paolo Bugia

To Meralco

Reynel Hugnatan

Governors Cup

May 18, 2011^[4]	To Alaska Wesley Gonzales	To Air21 Elmer Espiritu
May 30, 2011^[5]	To Alaska Jay-R Reyes 2011 and 2012 2nd round picks	To Air21 Joe Devance

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	LD Williams	February 23 (vs. Powerade)	April 13 (vs. Air21)	6-6
Governors Cup	Jason Forte	June 15 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	August 3 (vs. Rain or Shine)	7-5

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Trade galore: Fonacier, Ritualo, Villanueva headed to new teams, GMANews.TV, August 30, 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c AIR21 SELECTS BACLAO NO. 1, AL-HUSSAINI NO.2 IN DRAFT, PBA.ph, August 30, 2010.
^ Bolts acquire Hugnatan in three-player trade, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 15, 2011.
^ PBA commissioner to approve Gonzales-Espiritu trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 18, 2011
^ PBA commissioner Salud gives Alaska 2 more picks in Devance-Reyes trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 30, 2011

[table_hth_SMB0.59353051269126-1] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel +9)

[table_hth_ALA0.59353051269126-2] Head-to-head differential: B-Meg +23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12

[table_hth_BAR0.59353051269126-3] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.04013097614056-4] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8

[table_hth_BMEG0.04013097614056-5] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg

[table_hth_POW0.04013097614056-6] Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

[table_hth_ALA0.88082848018074-7] Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15

[table_hth_BMEG0.88082848018074-8] Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

[table_hth_ALA0.86274778603704-9] Head-to-head differential: Petron +13, Alaska +6, Barangay Ginebra −19

[table_hth_ALA0.88968163677011-10] Head-to-head differential: Petron +30, Talk 'N Text +15, Barangay Ginebra −16, Alaska −29

[DraftDayTrades_GMANews-11] Trade galore: Fonacier, Ritualo, Villanueva headed to new teams, GMANews.TV, August 30, 2010

[DraftDayTrades_PBA-12] AIR21 SELECTS BACLAO NO. 1, AL-HUSSAINI NO.2 IN DRAFT, PBA.ph, August 30, 2010.

[13] Bolts acquire Hugnatan in three-player trade, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 15, 2011.

[14] PBA commissioner to approve Gonzales-Espiritu trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 18, 2011

[15] PBA commissioner Salud gives Alaska 2 more picks in Devance-Reyes trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 30, 2011

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