The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'9" for the top eight teams of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, while the bottom four teams were allowed to hire imports with no height limit.[1]
| 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | February 10 – May 18, 2016 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 Fox Sports Cignal PPV (HD) Hyper (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Runners-up | Alaska Aces |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) |
| Best Import | Arinze Onuaku (Meralco Bolts) |
| Finals MVP | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
editDue to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the upcoming 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the opening of Governors' Cup was moved at the conclusion of the FIBA tournament.[2]
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
- Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
- QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
- SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round
editTeam standings
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
| 6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
| 12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
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Schedule
editResults
editBracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 99 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Star | 108 | 99 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | NLEX | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Star
editApril 18
|
| San Miguel Beermen 99, Star Hotshots 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 27–22, 22–32, 24–34 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 24 Rebs: Wilkerson 14 Asts: Cabagnot 5 |
Pts: Ratliffe 33 Rebs: Ratliffe 29 Asts: Barroca 3 | |
April 20
|
| San Miguel Beermen 103, Star Hotshots 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 31–25, 26–33, 25–12 | ||
| Pts: Wilkerson 46 Rebs: Wilkerson 17 Asts: Ross 5 |
Pts: Ratliffe 24 Rebs: Ratliffe 16 Asts: Barroca 3 | |
| San Miguel wins series in two games | ||
(2) Meralco vs. (7) NLEX
editApril 18
|
| Meralco Bolts 104, NLEX Road Warriors 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–21, 32–28, 34–26 | ||
| Pts: Hugnatan 20 Rebs: Onuaku 11 Asts: Alapag, Newsome 4 |
Pts: Thornton 38 Rebs: Thornton 14 Asts: Thornton 4 | |
| Meralco wins series in one game | ||
(3) Alaska vs. (6) TNT
editApril 17
|
| Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 17–30, 28–24, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: Dozier 22 Rebs: Abueva, Thoss 8 Asts: Abueva, Dozier 4 |
Pts: Rosario 31 Rebs: Simon 14 Asts: Castro 12 | |
April 19
|
| Alaska Aces 85, Tropang TNT 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–22, 27–25, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Dozier 18 Rebs: Dozier 10 Asts: Baguio 6 |
Pts: Simon 31 Rebs: Simon 15 Asts: Castro 11 | |
April 22
|
| Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 32–16, 24–20, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Dozier 20 Rebs: Dozier 14 Asts: Jazul 6 |
Pts: Simon 20 Rebs: Simon 13 Asts: Castro 6 | |
| Alaska wins series, 2–1 | ||
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine
editApril 17
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 14–28, 29–30, 14–18 | ||
| Pts: Tenorio 20 Rebs: Aguilar 12 Asts: Aguilar, Jeffers 3 |
Pts: Quiñahan 17 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 10 Asts: Tiu 4 | |
April 19
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 23–19, 20–27, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Jeffers 27 Rebs: Jeffers 14 Asts: Jeffers 6 |
Pts: Chan 22 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14 Asts: Ahanmisi, Belga 4 | |
| Rain or Shine wins series, 2–0 | ||
Semifinals
edit(1) San Miguel vs. (5) Rain or Shine
editApril 24
|
| San Miguel Beermen 94, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 17–23, 25–32, 19–26 | ||
| Pts: Wilkerson 40 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Santos 4 |
Pts: Ahanmisi 23 Rebs: Ahanmisi, Henderson-Niles 9 Asts: Ahanmisi 4 | |
April 26
|
| San Miguel Beermen 96, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–24, 20–24, 30–29 | ||
| Pts: Wilkerson 35 Rebs: Wilkerson 18 Asts: Ross 7 |
Pts: Cruz 16 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 16 Asts: Ahanmisi 5 | |
April 28
|
| San Miguel Beermen 104, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 24–22, 29–17, 24–28 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter 30 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Ross 12 |
Pts: Cruz 25 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 11 Asts: Ahanmisi 6 | |
May 1
|
| San Miguel Beermen 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 20–38, 28–31, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: Reid 25 Rebs: Reid 17 Asts: Cabagnot 8 |
Pts: Lee 18 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14 Asts: Lee 5 | |
| Rain or Shine wins series, 3–1 | ||
(2) Meralco vs. (3) Alaska
editApril 25
|
| Meralco Bolts 94, Alaska Aces 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 25–17, 31–28, 15–26 | ||
| Pts: Hugnatan 21 Rebs: Onuaku 18 Asts: Hugnatan 4 |
Pts: Jazul 18 Rebs: Dozier 8 Asts: Abueva, Banchero 3 | |
April 27
|
| Meralco Bolts 92, Alaska Aces 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–27, 24–26, 31–17 | ||
| Pts: Onuaku 22 Rebs: Onuaku 14 Asts: Alapag 8 |
Pts: Dozier 28 Rebs: Dozier 10 Asts: Baguio 4 | |
April 29
|
| Meralco Bolts 72, Alaska Aces 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–23, 16–28, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Onuaku 16 Rebs: Onuaku 12 Asts: Alapag 4 |
Pts: Dozier 25 Rebs: Dozier 14 Asts: Baguio 6 | |
May 2
|
| Meralco Bolts 86, Alaska Aces 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–18, 26–18, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: Dillinger 17 Rebs: Onuaku 16 Asts: Newsome 6 |
Pts: Dozier 18 Rebs: Dozier 15 Asts: Jazul 3 | |
Finals
editImports
editThe following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | No Import | February 19 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–1 | |
| Shane Edwards[3] | February 24 (vs. TNT) | April 8 (vs. Meralco) | 6–3 | |
| Robert Dozier[4] | April 15 (vs. NLEX) | May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 8–7 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Othyus Jeffers[5] | February 12 (vs. NLEX) | April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 7–6 |
| Blackwater Elite | M. J. Rhett[6] | February 10 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–8 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Brian Williams[7] | February 12 (vs. Mahindra) | February 14 (vs. Ginebra) | 1–1 |
| Calvin Warner[8] | February 19 (vs. TNT) | March 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–3 | |
| Shawn Taggart[9] | March 12 (vs. Alaska) | April 8 (vs. Phoenix) | 1−4 | |
| Mahindra Enforcer | Augustus Gilchrist[10] | February 12 (vs. GlobalPort) | April 13 (vs. Star) | 4–7 |
| Meralco Bolts | Arinze Onuaku[11] | February 10 (vs. Star) | May 4 (vs. Alaska) | 11–6 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Al Thornton[12] | February 12 (vs. Ginebra) | April 18 (vs. Meralco) | 5–7 |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Kenny Adeleke[13] | February 17 (vs. NLEX) | February 21 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
| Kevinn Pinkney[14] | February 27 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. San Miguel) | 2−7 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Wayne Chism[15] | February 13 (vs. Star) | February 17 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
| Antoine Wright[16] | February 21 (vs. Ginebra) | March 4 (vs. NLEX) | 1–2 | |
| Mo Charlo[17] | March 11 (vs. San Miguel) | April 5 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4−1 | |
| Pierre Henderson-Niles[18] | April 10 (vs. Blackwater) | May 18 (vs. Alaska) | 10–3 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Tyler Wilkerson[19] | February 20 (vs. Mahindra) | April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 9–6 |
| No Import | April 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–0 | ||
| Arizona Reid[20] | May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–1 | |
| Star Hotshots | Denzel Bowles[21] | February 10 (vs. Meralco) | February 28 (vs. Ginebra) | 1–4 |
| Ricardo Ratliffe[22] | March 6 (vs. TNT) | April 20 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–3 | |
| Tropang TNT | No Import | February 10 (vs. Blackwater), February 19 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–1 | |
| Ivan Johnson[23] | February 13 (vs. Meralco) | February 13 (vs. Meralco) | 0–1 | |
| David Simon[24] | February 24 (vs. Alaska) | April 22 (vs. Alaska) | 6–5 | |
Import handicapping
edit| Team | Philippine Cup standings | Import height limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | ||
| Alaska Aces | 9 | 2 | .818 | 6'9" |
| San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| TNT Tropang Texters | 6 | 5 | .545 | |
| NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | |
| Barako Bull / Phoenix | 5 | 6 | .455 | |
| Star Hotshots | 4 | 7 | .364 | unlimited |
| Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | |
| Mahindra Enforcer | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| Meralco Bolts | 1 | 10 | .091 | |
Awards
editConference
edit- Best Player of the Conference: Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Arinze Onuaku (Meralco Bolts)
- Finals MVP: Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
Players of the Week
edit| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| February 10–14 | Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | [25] |
| February 15–21 | Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) | [26] |
| February 22–28 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) | [27] |
| February 29 – March 6 | Allein Maliksi (Star Hotshots) | [28] |
| March 7–13 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) | [29] |
| March 14–20 | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) | [30] |
| March 21–27 | Aldrech Ramos (Mahindra Enforcer) | [31] |
| March 30 – April 3 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) | [32] |
| April 4–10 | Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [33] |
| April 11–17 | Troy Rosario (Tropang TNT) | [34] |
| April 18–24 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [35] |
| April 25 – May 2 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [36] |
References
edit- ^ PBA approves 6-9 import limit for bottom teams in Govs Cup, no restrictions in Commissioner's Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, August 28, 2015
- ^ PBA facing year-long season after giving way to Gilas stint in Olympic wildcard qualifiers, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2015
- ^ Alaska puts import Rob Dozier on injured list; Shane Edwards comes in as temporary replacement Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, February 23, 2016
- ^ "Alaska loses 20-point lead but recovers in time to beat NLEX, keep top-two hopes alive". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. April 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Tim Cone bares Ginebra bringing in former TNT import Othyus Jeffers for Commissioner's Cup, spin.ph, January 4, 2016
- ^ Isaac likens Blackwater import MJ Rhett to Chris Bosh , Richard Dy, The Philippine Star, January 9, 2016
- ^ ABL mainstay completes cast of imports, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, February 6, 2016
- ^ Joble, Rey (February 19, 2016). "GlobalPort recalls Calvin Warner as replacement for import Brian Williams". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 11, 2016). "GlobalPort makes yet another import change, signs tall Shawn Taggart to replace Warner". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Mahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner’s Cup import, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 6, 2016
- ^ Arinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 6, 2016
- ^ NLEX set to bring NBA veteran Al Thornton back as import for Commissioner's Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 27, 2015
- ^ Phoenix taps Nigerian import, Marasigan Chavez, The Daily Tribune, February 5, 2016
- ^ Kenny Adeleke out, veteran Kevinn Pinkney in as Phoenix makes import change, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 26, 2016
- ^ PBA: Rain or Shine taps Wayne Chism for Commissioner's Cup, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, November 28, 2015
- ^ Rain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 20, 2016
- ^ Dy, Richard (March 9, 2016). "Rain or Shine taps Mo Charlo to replace Antoine Wright". Fox Sports. foxsportsasia.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Joble, Rey (April 10, 2016). "Rain or Shine adds 'extra rice' with new import Pierre Henderson-Niles". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ 6 ‘balik-imports’ sign up Archived January 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Waylon Galvez, Tempo, January 22, 2016
- ^ Arizona Reid to replace Wilkerson as Beermen’s import, Randolph B. Leongson, Inquirer.net, April 28, 2016
- ^ 'Monster' Denzel Bowles set for third tour of duty with Star, confirms Rene Pardo, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 19, 2016
- ^ Star brings in ex-Jones Cup MVP Ricardo Ratliffe for grieving Denzel Bowles Archived May 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Richard Dy, Fox Sports Asia, March 5, 2016
- ^ Talk ’N Text return for former NBA player Ivan Johnson still in play, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, December 29, 2015
- ^ TNT taps David Simon as banned Johnson's replacement, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, February 19, 2016
- ^ Red-hot Terrence Romeo beats out Hodge, Lastimosa for PBA Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, February 15, 2016
- ^ MERALCO’S DILLINGER BAGS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Archived February 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Sports5.ph, February 22, 2016
- ^ Alaska regains rhythm with player of the week Calvin Abueva leading the way, Spin.ph, February 29, 2016
- ^ Player of the Week: Hard work paying off for Star’s Maliksi, PBA.inquirer.net, March 8, 2016
- ^ Calvin Abueva named Player of the Week after monster games against Ginebra, GlobalPort, Spin.ph, March 14, 2016
- ^ C'Alaska killer' Chris Ross beats out Tenorio, Maliksi for PBA Player of the Week citation, Spin.ph, March 21, 2016
- ^ Red-hot Aldrech Ramos shoots his way to first ever PBA Player of the Week award, Spin.ph, March 28, 2016
- ^ Calvin Abueva picks up 3rd Player of the Week citation, PBA.inquirer.net, April 4, 2016
- ^ Hot-shooting Jeff Chan beats Romeo, Fajardo, Alapag for PBA Player of Week citation, Spin.ph, April 11, 2016
- ^ Hot-shooting A rookie playing with the savvy of a veteran, Troy Rosario given citation by scribes, Spin.ph, April 20, 2016
- ^ Ahanmisi keeps proving worth with Player of the Week nod, ABS-CBN Sports, April 20, 2016
- ^ Rejuvenated Paul Lee beats out Calvin Abueva for Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, May 2, 2016