The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".[1][2]
| 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | March 17 – July 2, 2017 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT KaTropa |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Best Import | Charles Rhodes (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The tournament had two breaks with no games scheduled for more than seven days: first during the All-Star Week (April 26 to 30) and second during the SEABA Championship (May 12 to 18).
Format
editThe following format will be 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, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
- 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 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182[c] | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182[c] | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
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Schedule
editResults
editEighth seed playoff
editJune 4
|
| GlobalPort Batang Pier 107, Alaska Aces 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 32–23, 22–29, 33–28 | ||
| Pts: Harper 32 Rebs: Harper 17 Asts: Pringle 5 |
Pts: Jefferson 32 Rebs: Jefferson 16 Asts: Exciminiano 4 | |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | |||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 2 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 115 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 3 | |||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Star | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Star | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort
editJune 6
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96, GlobalPort Batang Pier 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 20–14, 30–23, 20–29 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 39 Rebs: Thompson 12 Asts: Tenorio 8 |
Pts: Harper 29 Rebs: Harper 15 Asts: Pringle 3 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Phoenix
editJune 6
|
| San Miguel Beermen 115, Phoenix Fuel Masters 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 29–16, 31–32, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter 26 Rebs: Rhodes 11 Asts: Ross 10 |
Pts: McKay 20 Rebs: McKay 13 Asts: Wright 7 | |
| San Miguel wins series in one game | ||
(3) Star vs. (6) Rain or Shine
editJune 5
|
| Star Hotshots 118, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 35–17, 34–24, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Ratliffe 29 Rebs: Ratliffe 8 Asts: Lee 10 |
Pts: Crews 19 Rebs: Crews 13 Asts: Tolomia 5 | |
June 7
|
| Star Hotshots 84, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 69 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 17–18, 22–15, 29–17 | ||
| Pts: Ratliffe 26 Rebs: Ratliffe 24 Asts: Ratliffe 5 |
Pts: Crews 12 Rebs: Belga 6 Asts: Ahanmisi 4 | |
| Star wins series, 2–0 | ||
(4) TNT vs. (5) Meralco
editJune 5
|
| TNT KaTropa 102, Meralco Bolts 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 17–14, 27–32, 33–25 | ||
| Pts: Castro 25 Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 8 Asts: Castro 7 |
Pts: Newsome 21 Rebs: Stepheson 16 Asts: Newsome, Stepheson 4 | |
June 7
|
| TNT KaTropa 100, Meralco Bolts 103 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–32, 31–17, 29–30, 19–13, Overtime: 8–11 | ||
| Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: Smith 18 Asts: Garcia 5 |
Pts: Amer 32 Rebs: Stepheson 13 Asts: Dillinger 6 | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) TNT
editJune 11
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, TNT KaTropa 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 24–22, 29–28, 28–27 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 24 Rebs: Brownlee 14 Asts: Brownlee 6 |
Pts: Smith 35 Rebs: Smith 13 Asts: Castro 6 | |
June 13
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 103, TNT KaTropa 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 33–34, 26–28, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee, Tenorio 22 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 9 |
Pts: Smith 16 Rebs: Smith 16 Asts: Castro 8 | |
June 15
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 125, TNT KaTropa 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 27–19, 35–27, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 31 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Mercado 5 |
Pts: Garcia 16 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Castro, Garcia 3 | |
June 17
|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 109, TNT KaTropa 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–29, 28–37, 29–29, 17–27 | ||
| Pts: Aguilar 31 Rebs: Brownlee 15 Asts: Tenorio 10 |
Pts: Castro 38 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Castro 11 | |
| TNT wins series, 3–1 | ||
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Star
editJune 10
|
| San Miguel Beermen 105, Star Hotshots 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 24–22, 26–30, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Rhodes 34 Rebs: Rhodes, Ross 10 Asts: Ross 15 |
Pts: Maliksi, Ratliffe 26 Rebs: Ratliffe 21 Asts: Lee 8 | |
June 12
|
| San Miguel Beermen 77, Star Hotshots 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 19–14, 14–30, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Rhodes 21 Rebs: Rhodes 10 Asts: Lassiter, Ross 4 |
Pts: Ratliffe 25 Rebs: Ratliffe 35 Asts: Melton, Ratliffe 3 | |
June 14
|
| San Miguel Beermen 111, Star Hotshots 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 24–24, 29–29, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Rhodes 36 Rebs: Fajardo, Ross 8 Asts: Ross 8 |
Pts: Ratliffe 44 Rebs: Ratliffe 19 Asts: Ratliffe 7 | |
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 | Cory Jefferson[3] | March 18 (vs. GlobalPort) | June 4 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–8 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[4] | April 1 (vs. Phoenix) | June 17 (vs. TNT) | 11–5 |
| Blackwater Elite | Greg Smith[5] | March 18 (vs. Phoenix) | May 31 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–8 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Sean Williams[6] | March 18 (vs. Alaska) | April 5 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 0–3 |
| Malcolm White[7] | April 8 (vs. Blackwater) | May 5 (vs. Phoenix) | 2–3 | |
| Justin Harper[8] | May 10 (vs. Meralco) | June 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–2 | |
| Mahindra Floodbuster | James White[9] | March 17 (vs. Meralco) | March 29 (vs. Alaska) | 1–3 |
| Keith Wright[10] | April 5 (vs. Star) | June 2 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 2–5 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Alex Stepheson[11] | March 17 (vs. Mahindra) | June 9 (vs. TNT) | 8–6 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Wayne Chism[12] | March 17 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 27 (vs. Phoenix) | 2–9 |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Eugene Phelps[13] | March 18 (vs. Blackwater) | March 18 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 |
| Jameel McKay[14] | March 22 (vs. Star) | June 6 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–8 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Shawn Taggart[9] | March 17 (vs. NLEX) | May 6 (vs. Star) | 4–4 |
| Duke Crews[15] | May 19 (vs. Ginebra) | June 7 (vs. Star) | 1–4 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Charles Rhodes[9] | April 2 (vs. Meralco) | July 2 (vs. TNT) | 17–5 |
| Star Hotshots | Tony Mitchell[4] | March 22 (vs. Phoenix) | May 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 6–2 |
| Ricardo Ratliffe[16] | May 10 (vs. TNT) | June 16 (vs. San Miguel) | 6–3 | |
| TNT KaTropa | Lou Amundson[17] | March 24 (vs. Meralco) | March 26 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–1 |
| Donté Greene[18] | March 31 (vs. Blackwater) | May 10 (vs. Star) | 5–2 | |
| Joshua Smith[19] | May 20 (vs. Alaska) | July 2 (vs. San Miguel) | 9–6 |
Awards
editConference
edit- Best Player of the Conference: Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Charles Rhodes (San Miguel Beermen)
- Finals MVP: Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen)
Players of the Week
edit| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| March 17–19 | James Yap (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [20] |
| March 20–26 | Mark Barroca (Star Hotshots) | [21] |
| March 27 – April 2 | Sonny Thoss (Alaska Aces) | [22] |
| April 3–9 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [23] |
| April 10–16 | Jeff Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [24] |
| April 17–23 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [25] |
| May 2–7 | Baser Amer (Meralco Bolts) | [26] |
| May 8–21 | Jericho Cruz (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [27] |
| May 22–28 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [28] |
| May 29 – June 4 | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) | [29] |
| June 5 – June 11 | Roger Pogoy (TNT KaTropa) | [30] |
| June 12–18 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [31] |
References
edit- ^ New PBA import height ceiling throws monkey wrench into Ginebra plans for Brownlee, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 4, 2016
- ^ PBA eyes invitational for Asian teams, removal of import handicapping, Rappler, November 5, 2016
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 16, 2017). "Alaska finds Octavius Ellis replacement in nick of time with ex-Nets forward Cory Jefferson". spin.ph. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Beltran, Nelson (March 1, 2017). "Ginebra to stick with Brownlee for PBA Commissioner's, Governors Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 4, 2017). "Blackwater taps NBA veteran, D-League All-Star Greg Smith as Commissioner's Cup import". spin.ph. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "2 NBA Vets Coming For 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup". pba.ph. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (April 7, 2017). "GlobalPort brings in new import Malcolm White to replace Williams as losses pile up". spin.ph. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (May 9, 2017). "GlobalPort set to field third import this conference in NBA veteran Justin Harper". spin.ph. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ramos, Gerry (March 2, 2017). "SMB takes chance on untested Charles Rhodes as Ginebra sticks with Justin Brownlee". spin.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Struggling Mahindra pins hope on new import in duel versus Star, pba.ph, April 4, 2017
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (February 23, 2017). "Meralco bringing in former NBA player Alex Stepheson as Onuaku unavailable". spin.ph. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Wayne Chism looking in the best of shape as he reunites with Yeng Guiao at NLEX, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 19, 2017
- ^ Eugene Phelps back to hold the fort as Phoenix negotiates with import of choice, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, March 8, 2017
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 20, 2017). "Phoenix taps defensive demon Jameel Mckay to replace high-scoring Eugene Phelps". spin.ph. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Rain or Shine parts ways with Shawn Taggart, brings back Duke Crews, interaksyon.com, Rey Joble, May 10, 2017
- ^ "Ricardo Ratliffe arrives to take over from Tony Mitchell as Star Hotshots import". spin.ph. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Amundson, Ka Tropa giving Black the cold feet, pba.ph, March 23, 2017
- ^ Donte Greene on stand-by as fellow NBA veteran Lou Amundson makes TNT debut, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, March 23, 2017
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 19, 2017). "Fresh from Gilas stint, Castro, Pogoy, Rosario ready to suit up for TnT right away vs Alaska". spin.ph. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
Joshua Smith, the former UCLA and Georgetown University product, is set to debut for the Texters after practicing with the team for almost a week now during the Seaba break.
- ^ "Yap named PBAPC Player of the Week". pba.ph. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "PBAPC picks Star's Mark Barroca as week's best". pba.ph. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "All-around effort earns Tenorio Player of the Week honors". pba.ph. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Jeff Chan takes charge". pba.ph. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Another stellar performance earns Tenorio second Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Jericho Cruz rises to the occasion". pba.ph. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Tenorio named Player of the Week for third time". pba.ph. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors". foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Castro cops Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.