2014–15 PBA season

2014–15 PBA season
Duration October 19, 2014 – July 17, 2015
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Draft
Top draft pick Stanley Pringle
Picked by GlobalPort Batang Pier
Conferences
Philippine Cup champions San Miguel Beermen
  Runners-up Alaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup champions Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Runners-up Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Governors' Cup champions San Miguel Beermen
  Runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Season MVP June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
Top scorer June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
Seasons

The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 19, 2014 and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.

This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite.[1][2][3][4] Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.[5][6]

The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.

Transactions

For trades done on draft day, see 2014 PBA draft.

Player movement

Retirement

Coaching changes

Notable events

Pre-season

Philippine Cup

Commissioner's Cup

Governors' Cup

Liga ng Bayan

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country.[31] The results of the games are as follows:

September 12
San Miguel Beermen 78, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 77
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena, Angeles
October 5
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 79, Meralco Bolts 91
Panabo City Tourism, Cultural and Sports Center, Panabo, Davao del Norte
October 10
Alaska Aces 109, Barako Bull Energy 82
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa
October 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 78, GlobalPort Batang Pier 88
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation, Legazpi Albay

Opening ceremonies

The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014.[32] The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[33]

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Michele Gumabao
Barako Bull Energy Nathalie den Dekker
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ellen Adarna
Blackwater Elite Sunshine Cruz
Annalie Forbes
GlobalPort Batang Pier Rachel Anne Daquis
Cha Cruz
Kia Sorento Jinkee Pacquiao
Meralco Bolts Ritz Azul
NLEX Road Warriors Dianne Medina
Purefoods Star Hotshots Mary Jean Lastimosa
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Glennifer Perido
San Miguel Beermen Alice Dixson
Erica Adachi
Alaina Bergsma
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Megan Young

2014–15 Philippine Cup

Elimination round

 y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
# Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 ySan Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 1.101
2 yRain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 0.908
3 xAlaska Aces 8 3 .727 1 1.020
4 xTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 3 .727 1 0.980
5 xBarangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545 3 1.074
6 xMeralco Bolts 6 5 .545 3 1.056
7 wPurefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545 3 0.877
8 wGlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 wBarako Bull Energy 4 7 .364 5 1.057
10 wNLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5 0.946
11 eKia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 eBlackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)
    Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3  Alaska 82  
  10  NLEX 78  
            3  Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6  Meralco 69     3  Alaska 4  
  6  Meralco 77     2  Rain or Shine 2  
  7  Purefoods Star 65  
    3  Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1  San Miguel 4
  4  Talk 'N Text 105  
  9  Barako Bull 76       1  San Miguel 4
            4  Talk 'N Text 83     4  Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5  Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5  Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8  GlobalPort 78    

Finals results

2015 Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
# Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1.025
2 y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 3 .727 1.010
3 x–Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727 0.969
4 x–NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 2 1.171
5 x–Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545 2 0.854
6 x–Alaska Aces 5 6 .455 3 1.021
7 w–Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455 3 1.019
8 w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455 3 0.960
9 e–San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364 4 1.011
10 e–GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 4 0.995
11 e–Kia Carnival 4 7 .364 4 0.994
12 e–Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Rain or Shine 92    
  8  Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1  Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5  Meralco 0  
  4  NLEX 0  
  5  Meralco 2    
    1  Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2  Talk 'N Text 4
  2  Talk 'N Text 127    
  7  Barako Bull 97    
            2  Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3  Purefoods Star 1    
  3  Purefoods Star 2  
  6  Alaska 0    

Finals results

2015 Governors' Cup

Elimination round

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

# Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y- Alaska Aces 8 3 .727 1.065
2 y- San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727 0.939
3 y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636 1 1.063
4 y- GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636 1 0.941
5 w- Star Hotshots 6 5 .545 2 1.315
6 w- Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545 2 0.761
7 w- Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455 3 1.125
8 w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455 3 1.000
9 e- Kia Carnival 5 6 .455 3 0.954
10 e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 6 .455 3 0.929
11 e- NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 e- Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Alaska 114    
  8  Barangay Ginebra 108    
            1  Alaska 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       5  Star 0  
  4  GlobalPort 73 94
  5  Star 126 101  
    1  Alaska 0
    (#2 twice to beat)     2  San Miguel 4
  2  San Miguel 99 102  
  7  Meralco 106 86  
            2  San Miguel 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3  Rain or Shine 1    
  3  Rain or Shine 134**  
  6  Barako Bull 132    

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Finals results

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Champion
Second place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination round
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
San Miguel Beermen 54 37 17 .685 Champions
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 55 35 20 .636 Runner-up
Alaska Aces 58 35 23 .603 Runner-up
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 59 35 24 .593 Champions
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 47 27 20 .574 Semifinalist
Meralco Bolts 44 22 22 .500 Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 38 17 21 .447 Quarterfinalist
GlobalPort Batang Pier 38 16 22 .421 Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy 37 15 22 .405 Quarterfinalist
NLEX Road Warriors 36 13 23 .361 Quarterfinalist
Kia Sorento / Carnival 33 10 23 .303 Elimination round
Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121 Elimination round

Elimination rounds

Team GP W L PCT
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 33 24 9 .727
San Miguel Beermen 33 21 12 .636
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 33 21 12 .636
Alaska Aces 33 21 12 .636
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 33 20 13 .606
Meralco Bolts 33 17 16 .515
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 33 16 17 .485
GlobalPort Batang Pier 33 16 17 .485
Barako Bull Energy 33 15 18 .455
NLEX Road Warriors 33 13 20 .394
Kia Sorento / Carnival 33 10 23 .303
Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121

Playoffs

Team GP W L PCT
San Miguel Beermen 21 17 6 .739
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 25 14 11 .560
Alaska Aces 25 14 12 .538
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 25 15 15 .500
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 14 7 7 .500
Meralco Bolts 11 5 6 .455
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 1 4 .200
NLEX Road Warriors 3 0 3 .000
Barako Bull Energy 4 0 4 .000
GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 0 5 .000

References

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  7. FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
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  25. Fitting curtain call as Salud names Jimmy Alapag '13th man' of South team in PBA All-Stars, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 30, 2015
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  30. Former coach Chito Narvasa named new PBA commissioner via 12-0 vote by board, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 14, 2015
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