2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup

none December 2022 December 2022 2016 Commissioner's Cup PBA2015-16_commscup.png 220px February 10 – May 18, 2016 Local:Sports5TV5Fox Sports Cignal PPV (HD) Hyper (HD) International: AksyonTV International Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) Arinze Onuaku (Meralco Bolts) Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Alaska Aces 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup 2015 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup 2017 2015–16 Philippine 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup 2016 Governors' 2016 PBA Governors' Cup 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.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 Format Due 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.PBA facing year-long season after giving way to Gilas stint in Olympic wildcard qualifiers, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2015 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 Team standings Schedule table matchup BSK 1 Alaska Aces L/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W BWE/TNT/ROS/PHX/BGSM/GP/SMB/MAH/SH/MER/NLEX 2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel OTL/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W NLEX/GP/ROS/SH/MAH/ALA/BWE/PHX/TNT/SMB/MER 3 Blackwater Elite L/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/OTL/L TNT/MAH/ALA/SH/SMB/GP/BGSM/MER/NLEX/PHX/ROS 4 GlobalPort Batang Pier L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W MAH/BGSM/TNT/SMB/MER/BWE/ALA/SH/NLEX/ROS/PHX 5 Mahindra Enforcer W/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/L GP/BWE/SMB/NLEX/BGSM/PHX/ROS/ALA/MER/TNT/SH 6 Meralco Bolts W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/L SH/TNT/ROS/PHX/GP/SMB/NLEX/BWE/MAH/ALA/BGSM 7 NLEX Road Warriors OTW/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/OTL/L BGSM/PHX/SH/MAH/ROS/MER/TNT/BWE/GP/SMB/ALA 8 Phoenix Fuel Masters W/L/L/L/W/L/L/OTW/L/L/L NLEX/MER/TNT/ALA/MAH/SH/BGSM/BWE/ROS/GP/SMB 9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters W/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W SH/MER/BGSM/ALA/NLEX/SMB/MAH/TNT/PHX/GP/BWE 10 San Miguel Beermen L/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/OTW/W/W MAH/GP/BWE/MER/ROS/ALA/SH/BGSM/NLEX/PHX/TNT 11 Star Hotshots L/L/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/W MER/ROS/NLEX/BWE/BGSM/TNT/PHX/GP/SMB/ALA/MAH 12 Tropang TNT W/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/L BWE/MER/GP/ALA/PHX/SH/NLEX/ROS/BGSM/MAH/SMB Results main BSR grey Team y 55px 95% ALA BGSM BWE GP MAH MER NLEX PHX ROS SMB SH TNT Alaska 86–80 101–107 103–101 94–102 101–107 104–98 105–89 128–102 96–116 100–92 108–100 Barangay Ginebra — 89–79 85–89 104–86 103–90 112–114* OT 102–101 103–92 110–84 92–87 92–107 Blackwater — — 115–103 110–102 83–106 75–88 120–124* OT 107–118 96–108 103–122 102–108 GlobalPort — — — 98–111 88–96 105–110 125–118 94–116 109–120 100–127 108–101 Mahindra — — — — 86–94 106–99 99–114 98–103 102–96 73–86 78–83 Meralco — — — — — 99–104 90–87 98–95 86–94 90–86 88–84 NLEX — — — — — — 106–118 94–121 127–131*** OT 106–99 80–85 Phoenix — — — — — — — 104–109 109–121 75–91 96–108 Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — 108–105 95–86 103–114 San Miguel — — — — — — — — — 117–98 104–98 Star — — — — — — — — — — 96–88 TNT — — — — — — — — — — — complete Bracket Quarterfinals (1) San Miguel vs. (8) Star #eee April 18 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 99 Star Hotshots 108 Stats 26–20 27–22 22–32 24–34 Fajardo 24 Ratliffe 33 Wilkerson 14 Ratliffe 29 Cabagnot 5 Barroca 3 A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva April 20 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 103 Star Hotshots 99 Stats 21–29 31–25 26–33 25–12 Wilkerson 46 Ratliffe 24 Wilkerson 17 Ratliffe 16 Ross 5 Barroca 3 N. Guevarra, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Flordeliza San Miguel wins series in two games (2) Meralco vs. (7) NLEX #eee April 18 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 104 NLEX Road Warriors 97 19–22 19–21 32–28 34–26 Stats Hugnatan 20 Thornton 38 Onuaku 11 Thornton 14 Alapag, Newsome 4 Thornton 4 N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza Meralco wins series in one game (3) Alaska vs. (6) TNT #eee April 17 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Alaska Aces 99 Tropang TNT 106 27–27 17–30 28–24 27–25 Boxscore Dozier 22 Rosario 31 Abueva, Thoss 8 Simon 14 Abueva, Dozier 4 Castro 12 P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante April 19 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Alaska Aces 85 Tropang TNT 81 20–16 20–22 27–25 18–18 Boxscore Dozier 18 Simon 31 Dozier 10 Simon 15 Baguio 6 Castro 11 N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan #eee April 22 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Alaska Aces 99 Tropang TNT 81 21–21 32–16 24–20 22–24 Boxscore Dozier 20 Simon 20 Dozier 14 Simon 13 Jazul 6 Castro 6 A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, R. Dacanay Alaska wins series, 2–1 (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine #eee April 17 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88 Boxscore 27–12 14–28 29–30 14–18 Tenorio 20 Quiñahan 17 Aguilar 12 Henderson-Niles 10 Aguilar, Jeffers 3 Tiu 4 N. Quilingen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, J. Narandan April 19 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 102 21–31 23–19 20–27 25–25 Boxscore Jeffers 27 Chan 22 Jeffers 14 Henderson-Niles 14 Jeffers 6 Ahanmisi, Belga 4 A. Herrera, J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Montoya Rain or Shine wins series, 2–0 Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (5) Rain or Shine #eee April 24 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 94 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 33–17 17–23 25–32 19–26 Boxscore Wilkerson 40 Ahanmisi 23 Fajardo 13 Ahanmisi, Henderson-Niles 9 Santos 4 Ahanmisi 4 A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay #fff April 26 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 96 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 28–21 18–24 20–24 30–29 Boxscore Wilkerson 35 Cruz 16 Wilkerson 18 Henderson-Niles 16 Ross 7 Ahanmisi 5 N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya, G. Narandan #eee April 28 PhilSports Arena, Pasig San Miguel Beermen 104 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 27–31 24–22 29–17 24–28 Boxscore Lassiter 30 Cruz 25 Fajardo 9 Henderson-Niles 11 Ross 12 Ahanmisi 6 E. Aquino, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, J. Narandan #fff May 1 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 99 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 124 22–23 20–38 28–31 29–32 Boxscore Reid 25 Lee 18 Reid 17 Henderson-Niles 14 Cabagnot 8 Lee 5 J. Mariano, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Montoya Rain or Shine wins series, 3–1 (2) Meralco vs. (3) Alaska #eee April 25 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 94 Alaska Aces 97 23–26 25–17 31–28 15–26 Boxscore Hugnatan 21 Jazul 18 Onuaku 18 Dozier 8 Hugnatan 4 Abueva, Banchero 3 N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion #fff April 27 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 92 Alaska Aces 87 14–17 23–27 24–26 31–17 Boxscore Onuaku 22 Dozier 28 Onuaku 14 Dozier 10 Alapag 8 Baguio 4 A. Herrera, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion #eee April 29 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 72 Alaska Aces 92 20–15 18–23 16–28 18–26 Boxscore Onuaku 16 Dozier 25 Onuaku 12 Dozier 14 Alapag 4 Baguio 6 N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Oliva, M. Montoya #fff May 2 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 86 Alaska Aces 70 19–16 17–18 26–18 24–18 Boxscore Dillinger 17 Dozier 18 Onuaku 16 Dozier 15 Newsome 6 Jazul 3 A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay #eee May 4 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Meralco Bolts 70 Alaska Aces 76 22–22 17–15 11–19 20–20 Boxscore Dillinger 18 Abueva 19 Onuaku 18 Dozier 18 Hodge 5 Banchero 4 N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva, M. Montoya Alaska wins series, 3–2 Finals 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals #eee May 6 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 97 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105 Boxscore #fff May 8 5:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 103 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105 Boxscore #eee May 11 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 108 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 112 Boxscore #fff May 13 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 111 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 99 Boxscore #eee May 15 5:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 86 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 78 Boxscore #fff May 18 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 Alaska Aces 92 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109 Boxscore Rain or Shine wins series, 4–2 Imports The 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 EdwardsAlaska puts import Rob Dozier on injured list; Shane Edwards comes in as temporary replacement https://web.archive.org/web/20160331163301/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-puts-import-rob-dozier-on-injured-list-shane-edwards-comes-in-as-temporary-replacement March 31, 2016 , Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, February 23, 2016 February 24 (vs. TNT) April 8 (vs. Meralco) 6–3 Robert Dozierhttp://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-loses-20-point-lead-but-recovers-in-time-to-beat-nlex-keep-top-two-hopes-alive Alaska loses 20-point lead but recovers in time to beat NLEX, keep top-two hopes alive InterAksyon.com Sports5 April 10, 2016 April 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160622000323/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-loses-20-point-lead-but-recovers-in-time-to-beat-nlex-keep-top-two-hopes-alive June 22, 2016 dead mdy-all April 15 (vs. NLEX) May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) 8–7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Othyus JeffersTim Cone bares Ginebra bringing in former TNT import Othyus Jeffers for Commissioner's Cup, spin.ph, January 4, 2016 February 12 (vs. NLEX) April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine) 7–6 Blackwater Elite M. 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Rhett Isaac likens Blackwater import MJ Rhett to Chris Bosh , Richard Dy, The Philippine Star, January 9, 2016 February 10 (vs. TNT) April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–8GlobalPort Batang Pier Brian WilliamsABL mainstay completes cast of imports, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, February 6, 2016 February 12 (vs. Mahindra) February 14 (vs. Ginebra) 1–1 Calvin Warnerhttp://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/globalport-recalls-calvin-warner-as-replacement-of-brian-williams GlobalPort recalls Calvin Warner as replacement for import Brian Williams InterAksyon.com Sports5 February 19, 2016 February 19, 2016 Joble, Rey https://web.archive.org/web/20160221113729/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/globalport-recalls-calvin-warner-as-replacement-of-brian-williams February 21, 2016 dead mdy-all February 19 (vs. TNT) March 6 (vs. Blackwater) 1–3 Shawn Taggarthttp://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/globalport-makes-yet-another-import-c#gPqLXjLddveSEOow.01 GlobalPort makes yet another import change, signs tall Shawn Taggart to replace Warner Sports Interactive Network Philippines Sacamos Karlo March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 March 12 (vs. Alaska)April 8 (vs. Phoenix) 1−4 Mahindra Enforcer Augustus GilchristMahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner’s Cup import, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 6, 2016 February 12 (vs. GlobalPort) April 13 (vs. Star) 4–7 Meralco Bolts Arinze OnuakuArinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 6, 2016 February 10 (vs. Star) May 4 (vs. Alaska) 11–6 NLEX Road Warriors Al ThorntonNLEX set to bring NBA veteran Al Thornton back as import for Commissioner's Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 27, 2015 February 12 (vs. Ginebra) April 18 (vs. Meralco) 5–7 Phoenix Fuel Masters Kenny AdelekePhoenix taps Nigerian import, Marasigan Chavez, The Daily Tribune, February 5, 2016 February 17 (vs. NLEX) February 21 (vs. Meralco) 1–1 Kevinn PinkneyKenny Adeleke out, veteran Kevinn Pinkney in as Phoenix makes import change, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 26, 2016 February 27 (vs. TNT) April 10 (vs. San Miguel) 2−7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Wayne ChismPBA: Rain or Shine taps Wayne Chism for Commissioner's Cup, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, November 28, 2015February 13 (vs. Star) February 17 (vs. Meralco) 1–1 Antoine WrightRain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 20, 2016 February 21 (vs. Ginebra) March 4 (vs. NLEX) 1–2 Mo Charlohttp://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/rain-shine-taps-mo-charlo-replace-antoine-wright/ Rain or Shine taps Mo Charlo to replace Antoine Wright foxsportsasia.com Fox Sports March 9, 2016 April 18, 2016 Dy, Richard https://web.archive.org/web/20160610174347/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/rain-shine-taps-mo-charlo-replace-antoine-wright/ June 10, 2016 dead March 11 (vs. San Miguel) April 5 (vs. GlobalPort) 4−1 Pierre Henderson-Nileshttp://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rain-or-shine-adds-extra-rice-with-new-import-pierre-henderson-niles Rain or Shine adds 'extra rice' with new import Pierre Henderson-Niles InterAksyon.com Sports5 April 10, 2016 April 18, 2016 Joble, Rey https://web.archive.org/web/20160412113432/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/rain-or-shine-adds-extra-rice-with-new-import-pierre-henderson-niles April 12, 2016 dead mdy-all April 10 (vs. Blackwater) May 18 (vs. Alaska) 10–3San Miguel Beermen Tyler Wilkerson6 ‘balik-imports’ sign up https://web.archive.org/web/20160128035423/http://sports.tempo.com.ph/2016/01/22/basketball-sports/pba-basketball-sports/6-balik-imports-sign-up/ January 28, 2016 , Waylon Galvez, Tempo, January 22, 2016February 20 (vs. Mahindra) April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) 9–6 No Import April 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) 1–0 Arizona ReidArizona Reid to replace Wilkerson as Beermen’s import, Randolph B. Leongson, Inquirer.net, April 28, 2016 May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) 0–1 Star Hotshots Denzel Bowles'Monster' Denzel Bowles set for third tour of duty with Star, confirms Rene Pardo, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 19, 2016 February 10 (vs. Meralco) February 28 (vs. Ginebra) 1–4 Ricardo RatliffeStar brings in ex-Jones Cup MVP Ricardo Ratliffe for grieving Denzel Bowles https://web.archive.org/web/20160529183128/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/star-brings-ex-jone-cup-mvp-ricardo-ratliffe-grieving-denzel-bowles/ May 29, 2016 , Richard Dy, Fox Sports Asia, March 5, 2016 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 JohnsonTalk ’N Text return for former NBA player Ivan Johnson still in play, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, December 29, 2015 February 13 (vs. Meralco) February 13 (vs. Meralco) 0–1 David SimonTNT taps David Simon as banned Johnson's replacement, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, February 19, 2016 February 24 (vs. Alaska) April 22 (vs. Alaska) 6–5 Import handicapping Team Philippine Cup standings ImportheightlimitWL% 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 Conference 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 WeekPlayerRef. February 10–14Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) Red-hot Terrence Romeo beats out Hodge, Lastimosa for PBA Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, February 15, 2016 February 15–21Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) MERALCO’S DILLINGER BAGS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS https://web.archive.org/web/20160224113034/http://sports5.ph/sports/basketball/pba/read.php?ref=meralcos-dillinger-bags-player-of-the-week-honors February 24, 2016 , Sports5.ph, February 22, 2016 February 22–28Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) Alaska regains rhythm with player of the week Calvin Abueva leading the way, Spin.ph, February 29, 2016 February 29 – March 6Allein Maliksi (Star Hotshots) Player of the Week: Hard work paying off for Star’s Maliksi, PBA.inquirer.net, March 8, 2016 March 7–13Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) Calvin Abueva named Player of the Week after monster games against Ginebra, GlobalPort, Spin.ph, March 14, 2016 March 14–20Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) C'Alaska killer' Chris Ross beats out Tenorio, Maliksi for PBA Player of the Week citation, Spin.ph, March 21, 2016 March 21–27Aldrech Ramos (Mahindra Enforcer) Red-hot Aldrech Ramos shoots his way to first ever PBA Player of the Week award, Spin.ph, March 28, 2016 March 30 – April 3Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) Calvin Abueva picks up 3rd Player of the Week citation, PBA.inquirer.net, April 4, 2016 April 4–10Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Hot-shooting Jeff Chan beats Romeo, Fajardo, Alapag for PBA Player of Week citation, Spin.ph, April 11, 2016 April 11–17Troy Rosario (Tropang TNT) Hot-shooting A rookie playing with the savvy of a veteran, Troy Rosario given citation by scribes, Spin.ph, April 20, 2016 April 18–24Maverick Ahanmisi (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Ahanmisi keeps proving worth with Player of the Week nod, ABS-CBN Sports, April 20, 2016 April 25 – May 2Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Rejuvenated Paul Lee beats out Calvin Abueva for Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, May 2, 2016 References 30em External links PBA.ph Category:PBA Commissioner's Cup Commissioner's Cup