2016–17 PBA season
 2016–17 PBA season | |
| Duration | November 20, 2016 – present |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) |
Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | n/a[lower-alpha 1] |
| Conferences | |
| Philippine Cup champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Commissioner's Cup champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT KaTropa |
| Awards | |
| Season MVP | TBA |
| Top scorer | TBA |
| Seasons | |
The 2016–17 PBA season is the 42nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continues to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.
The first event of the season was the 2016 PBA draft, held on October 30.[1]
Executive board
- Andres Narvasa, Jr. (Commissioner)
- Michael Romero (Chairman, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)[2]
- Ramoncito Fernandez (Vice-Chairman, representing NLEX Road Warriors)[2]
- Richard Bachmann (Treasurer, representing Alaska Aces)[2]
Teams
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in standings | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Johnedel Cardel | Demoted to assistant coach | Preseason | N/A | Franz Pumaren | November 25, 2016 |
Arenas
Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, either the Smart Araneta Coliseum or the Mall of Asia Arena, and sometimes, in the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but a league may return within a season if the turnout is satisfactory.
Typically, all playoff games are held in Metro Manila arenas, although playoff and Finals games have been seldom played in the provinces.
Main arenas
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Cuneta Astrodome
Filoil Flying V Centre
PhilSports Arena
Metro Manila venues of the PBA.
| Arena | City |
|---|---|
| Cuneta Astrodome | Pasay |
| Filoil Flying V Centre | San Juan |
| Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay |
| PhilSports Arena | Pasig |
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| Ynares Center | Antipolo |
Out-of-town arenas
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Antipolo
Cagayan de Oro
Bocaue
Angeles
Iloilo City
Lapu-Lapu City
Lucena
Tubod
Davao City
Batangas City
Legazpi
Provincial venues of the PBA that hosted one game day (red), and two or more game days (blue).
Highlighted are playoff games.
| Arena | City | Date | Match-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Gym | Cagayan de Oro | December 17, 2016 | San Miguel vs. NLEX |
| Philippine Arena[3] | Bocaue, Bulacan | December 25, 2016 | Mahindra vs. Blackwater Barangay Ginebra vs. Star |
| Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena | Angeles | January 7, 2017 | NLEX vs. TNT |
| University of San Agustin Gym | Iloilo City | January 14, 2017 | Barangay Ginebra vs. Meralco |
| Hoops Dome | Lapu-Lapu City | January 21, 2017 | GlobalPort vs. San Miguel |
| Quezon Convention Center | Lucena | February 26, 2017 | Barangay Ginebra vs. San Miguel |
| Mindanao Civic Center | Tubod, Lanao del Norte | March 25, 2017 | Star vs. GlobalPort |
| University of Southeastern Philippines Gym | Davao City | April 1, 2017 | Barangay Ginebra vs. Phoenix |
| Batangas City Sports Center | Batangas City | May 6, 2017 | Rain or Shine vs. Star |
| Ibalong Centrum for Recreation | Legazpi, Albay | May 20, 2017 | Talk 'N Text vs. Alaska |
Transactions
Retirement
- September 10, 2016: Michael Burtscher officially announced his retirement after playing 5 seasons in the PBA.[4][5]
- November 3, 2016: Jimmy Alapag officially announced his retirement after playing 13 seasons in the PBA.[6]
- November 18, 2016: Yousef Taha officially announced that he left the country back to his hometown Kuwait, thereby ending his PBA career. Taha, though not officially retiring, said that he left for personal reasons and "he felt that it is best for him to not continue his PBA career". Taha played for five different teams in his 4 seasons in the league.[7]
- November 19, 2016: Nelbert Omolon officially announced his retirement after playing 12 seasons in the PBA to focus on his agribusiness career.[8]
- November 27, 2016: Eddie Laure officially announced his retirement after playing 12 seasons in the PBA to focus on new role as coach for UST.[9]
- December 15, 2016: Rob Reyes officially announced his retirement after playing 8 seasons in the PBA.[10]
- May 7, 2017: Eric Menk officially announced his retirement after playing 16 seasons in the PBA.[11]
Coaching changes
Offseason
- October 7, 2016: Yeng Guiao resigned as coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Assistant coach Caloy Garcia takes over as head coach of the Elasto Painters. Guiao was then signed as the head coach of the NLEX Road Warriors replacing Boyet Fernandez, who will still be with NLEX on a different capacity.[12]
- October 14, 2016: Star Hotshots head coach Jason Webb was appointed as team consultant. Chito Victolero will take over as the Hotshots' head coach.[13]
- October 22, 2016: TNT KaTropa appointed Nash Racela to be its head coach replacing Jong Uichico.[14]
Philippine Cup
- November 25, 2016: GlobalPort Batang Pier formally appointed team consultant Franz Pumaren to be its head coach replacing Johnedel Cardel, who was then relegated as an assistant coach.[15]
Notable events
Pre-season
- The Mahindra Enforcer silently changed their name to Mahindra Floodbuster. The team's new logo debuted during the league's annual draft.
- November 14 – The PBA officially launched its own smartphone application named "PBA: The App" which is currently available on Google Play and Apple App Store. The app featured news articles, scores, schedules, stats of the games and profiles of the teams and players.[16]
Philippine Cup
- December 25 – The league held its Christmas games at the Philippine Arena, featuring games between Blackwater Elite vs Mahindra Floodbuster and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Star Hotshots. This is the second time the league held its games at the venue.[17]
- The San Miguel Beermen won their third straight Philippine Cup championship against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, four games to one. The Beermen also became the second PBA franchise to keep permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy.[18]
Commissioner's Cup
- The league took two week-long breaks during the Commissioner's Cup: first during the All-Star Week (April 26 to 30) and second during the Philippines' hosting of the SEABA Championship (May 12 to 18).
- A different All-Star Week format was adopted for this season. Three PBA All-Star teams, one each with players representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao pitted against Gilas Pilipinas, the men's national basketball team. Gilas Pilipinas players played for the PBA All-Star team if they hail to the game's host region.
- April 28 – After the Luzon leg of the All-Star Week, Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes announced the 12 man lineup that will compete for the SEABA Championship. Subsequently, the All-Star Game team lineups for the Visayas leg scheduled on April 30 were altered. June Mar Fajardo and Terrence Romeo, originally supposed to play for the PBA Visayas All-Stars were transferred to the Gilas Pilipinas team. LA Tenorio and Rabeh Al-Hussaini replaced them in the PBA Visayas All-Stars lineup.
- May 28 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel wore their throwback 1991 Ginebra San Miguel jerseys in honor of the team who won the 1991 First Conference championship coming from a 1-3 deficit.[19]
- June 14 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel wore their throwback 1996 Ginebra San Miguel jerseys.
Governors' Cup
- The Mahindra Floodbuster changed their name to Kia Picanto. The team's new logo and uniforms debuted at the opening day of the Governors' Cup on July 19.
Opening ceremonies
The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on November 20, 2016. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Star Hotshots and the San Miguel Beermen immediately followed.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | Ciara Bachmann[20] |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Kim Domingo[21] |
| Blackwater Elite | Daiana Menezes and Janelle Olafson[21] |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Valeen Montenegro[21] |
| Mahindra Floodbuster | Sophie Rankin[20] |
| Meralco Bolts | Maxine Medina[21] |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Margo Midwinter[21] |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Sofia Andres and Elisse Joson[21] |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Justine Mae San Jose[21] |
| San Miguel Beermen | Yassi Pressman[21] |
| Star Hotshots | Kylie Verzosa[21] |
| TNT KaTropa | Angelica Alita[21] |
2016–17 Philippine Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 5] | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 5] | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ↑ The 2016 draft composed of two draft pools: the Gilas pool, which consists of players from the Gilas Pilipinas program and the regular pool. The pick order for the Gilas draft was not revealed and the regular draft started on the second round. Therefore, there is no official first overall pick for 2016.
- 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
- 1 2 3 4 TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
- 1 2 Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
- 1 2 Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) |
Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | GlobalPort | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Star | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||
Finals results
- Philippine Cup Finals: (1) San Miguel def. (7) Barangay Ginebra, 4 games to 1
- Finals MVP: Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen)
- Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
2017 Commissioner's Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182[lower-alpha 3] | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- 1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
- 1 2 3 Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
- 1 2 Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.
Playoffs
| 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 | ||||||||||||
Finals results
- Commissioner's Cup Finals: (2) San Miguel def. (4) TNT, 4 games to 2
- Finals MVP: Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen)
- Best Player of the Conference: Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Charles Rhodes (San Miguel Beermen)
References
- ↑ Deadlines for PBA Rookie aspirants set, Randolph Leongson, PBA.inquirer.net, August 30, 2016
- 1 2 3 Beltran, Nelson (November 5, 2016). "PBA eyes avenues to broaden fan base". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ Castillo, Musong R. (November 28, 2016). "PBA to play Christmas Day games at Philippine Arena". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ↑ Acosta-Delacruz, Angelo. "Former PBA journeyman Michael Burtscher retires from basketball". AADC Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Post on Facebook
- ↑ "Former PBA MVP Jimmy Alapag announces retirement - this time 'for good'". spin.ph. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (November 18, 2016). "Journeyman Yousef Taha bids PBA goodbye to 'return home to my family'". spin.ph. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (November 19, 2016). "SMB veteran Bitoy Omolon retires at age 36, opts to focus on his agribusiness". spin.ph. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Eddie Laure finally steps away from PBA at 39, focuses on new role as coach Reuben Terrado, spin.ph
- ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan (December 15, 2016). "End of the road for PBA journeyman Rob Reyes". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (May 7, 2017). "As Eric Menk calls it a career, Al Chua looks back at phenomenal rise of 'Major Pain'". spin.ph. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ PBA: NLEX signs Yeng Guiao as head coach, Paolo del Rosario, CNN Philippines, October 7, 2016
- ↑ Chito Victolero replaces Jason Webb, takes over as new Star head coach, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2016
- ↑ Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016
- ↑ Franz Pumaren starts calling shots for Globalport in Philippine Cup debut against Mahindra, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 25, 2016
- ↑ Leongson, Randolph (November 15, 2016). "PBA launches mobile app to bring fans closer to the game". PBA.inquirer.net. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ Philippine Arena eyed as venue for Christmas Day game between Ginebra and Star, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 28, 2016
- ↑ San Miguel wins Perpetual trophy at the expense of Ginebra, Paul Lintag, ABS-CBN Sports, March 5, 2017
- ↑ Modern-day Ginebra players take pride in wearing retro jersey of iconic 1991 team, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, May 28, 2017
- 1 2 A parade of beauty in PBA Sunday Opening, PBA.inquirer.net, November 18, 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ginebra eyes Kim Domingo, two other teams name FHM cover girls as muses in Season 42 opening". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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