2017 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2017 PBA Governors' Cup | |
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| Duration | July 19, 2017 – present |
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Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
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The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19, 2017. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).
Due to the FIBA Asia Cup, the league decided to temporarily shelve signing up Asian imports.[1]
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- 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 (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Star Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | TNT KaTropa | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.5 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 6, 2017. Source: PBA.ph
Schedule
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | NLEX | PHX | SH | TNT | BWE | BGSM | SMB | GP | KIA | MER | ROS |
| Barangay Ginebra | MER | GP | KIA | NLEX | ALA | PHX | SH | BWE | SMB | ROS | TNT |
| Blackwater | MER | SH | SMB | PHX | NLEX | ALA | TNT | KIA | BGSM | GP | ROS |
| GlobalPort | ROS | PHX | BGSM | KIA | SMB | TNT | NLEX | ALA | SH | BWE | MER |
| Kia | PHX | NLEX | TNT | BGSM | MER | ROS | GP | BWE | ALA | SMB | SH |
| Meralco | BWE | BGSM | ROS | KIA | NLEX | PHX | TNT | SH | ALA | GP | SMB |
| NLEX | ALA | KIA | ROS | PHX | BGSM | MER | BWE | SMB | GP | TNT | SH |
| Phoenix | KIA | ALA | GP | NLEX | BWE | MER | SH | TNT | BGSM | ROS | SMB |
| Rain or Shine | GP | NLEX | MER | KIA | TNT | SH | SMB | PHX | BGSM | ALA | BWE |
| San Miguel | BWE | TNT | SH | GP | NLEX | ALA | ROS | BGSM | KIA | PHX | MER |
| Star | BWE | ALA | SMB | PHX | ROS | BGSM | MER | GP | TNT | KIA | NLEX |
| TNT | KIA | SMB | ALA | ROS | PHX | BWE | GP | MER | NLEX | SH | BGSM |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Results
| Team | ALA | BGSM | BWE | GP | KIA | MER | NLEX | PHX | ROS | SMB | SH | TNT |
| Alaska | Aug. 26 | Aug. 23 | Sep. 8 | Sep. 10 | Sep. 15 | 104–112 | 93–95 | Sep. 20 | Sep. 2 | 92–101 | 106–107 | |
| Brgy. Ginebra | — | Sep. 8 | 124–108 | 120–99 | 78–93 | 110–97 | Aug. 30 | Sep. 16 | Sep. 10 | Sep. 3 | Sep. 23 | |
| Blackwater | — | — | Sep. 17 | Sep. 1 | 78–107 | Aug. 18 | 92–86 | Sep. 23 | 93–118 | 86–103 | Aug. 30 | |
| GlobalPort | — | — | — | Aug. 20 | Aug. 6 | Sep. 3 | 100–91 | 96–98 | Aug. 25 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 1 | |
| Kia | — | — | — | — | 97–112 | 93–100 | 105–118 | Aug. 13 | Sep. 16 | Sep. 22 | 96–106 | |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | Aug. 13 | Aug. 18 | 89–73 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 6 | |
| NLEX | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95–91 | 122–114** | Aug. 27 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 13 | |
| Phoenix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sep. 13 | Sep. 20 | Aug. 23 | Aug. 25 | |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sep. 6 | Aug. 27 | Aug. 20 | |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98–104 | 97–91 | |
| Star | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sep. 17 | |
| TNT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
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 in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | LaDontae Henton[2] | July 19 (vs. NLEX) | 0–4 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[3] | July 23 (vs. Meralco) | 3–1 | |
| Blackwater Elite | Trevis Simpson[4] | July 21 (vs. Meralco) | July 29 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
| Henry Walker[5] | August 6 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–0 | ||
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Jabril Trawick[2] | July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–1 |
| Murphy Holloway[6] | July 26 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–1 | ||
| Kia Picanto | Markeith Cummings[7] | July 19 (vs. Phoenix) | 0–5 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[2] | July 21 (vs. Blackwater) | 4–0 | |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Aaron Fuller[8] | July 19 (vs. Alaska) | 4–1 | |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Eugene Phelps[2] | July 19 (vs. Kia) | 2–3 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | J.D. Weatherspoon[2] | July 21 (vs. GlobalPort) | July 29 (vs. Meralco) | 1–2 |
| J'Nathan Bullock[9] | ||||
| San Miguel Beermen | Wendell McKines[10] | July 29 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–1 | |
| Star Hotshots | Cinmeon Bowers[11] | July 23 (vs. Blackwater) | July 23 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 |
| Malcolm Hill[12] | July 28 (vs. Alaska) | 2–0 | ||
| TNT KaTropa | Michael Craig[13] | July 28 (vs. Kia) | 2–1 |
Awards
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 19–23 | Kevin Alas (NLEX Road Warriors) | [14] |
| July 24–30 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [15] |
| July 31–August 6 | Joe Devance (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [16] |
References
- ↑ PBA schedule conflict with Fiba Asia Cup prompts league to shelve hiring of Asian imports, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, July 7, 2017
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ramos, Gerry (June 21, 2017). "Allen Durham back for unfinished business with Meralco after finals loss to Ginebra". spin.ph. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
Brownlee and Durham are among the veteran imports making a comeback here along with Alaska’s LaDontae Henton and Eugene Phelps of Phoenix. Meanwhile, Rain or Shine will have for its import JD Weatherspoon, who is flying over this Sunday. The 24-year-old Weatherspoon saw action with Baerum Basket in the BLNO in Norway. He also played in the Korisliliga in Finland. Also tapping new faces for the next conference are Blackwater (Trevis Simpson), TnT Katropa (Michael Craig), Jabril Trawick (Globalport), and Aaron Fuller (NLEX).
- ↑ Beltran, Nelson (March 1, 2017). "Ginebra to stick with Brownlee for PBA Commissioner's, Governors Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Galvez, Waylon (June 22, 2017). "PBA: Blackwater taps ‘Vince Carter’ of Europe". sports.mb.com.ph. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 31, 2017). "Blackwater taps Henry Walker in place of injured Trevis Simpson in bid to stop skid". spin.ph. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 22, 2017). "Murphy Holloway set for debut as Globalport drops ineffective Jabril Trawick". spin.ph. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (July 15, 2017). "Kia taps former GlobalPort import Markeith Cummings as replacement for overheight Chane Behanan". spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (May 19, 2017). "NLEX bringing in import Aaron Fuller early to begin buildup for Governors Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (August 7, 2017). "Rain or Shine taps J'Nathan Bullock to replace import J.D. Weatherspoon". spin.ph. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (June 18, 2017). "Wendell McKines back to play for San Miguel in PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Victolero hopes Cinmeon Bowers is perfect fit for Star". PBA.ph. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (July 24, 2017). "Star makes immediate import change in Malcolm Hill to replace Cinmeon Bowers". spin.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 18, 2017). "TNT brings in import for Governors' Cup, but Joshua Smith status still undertain for finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
Michael Craig is set to arrive in the country on Tuesday to give himself time to get accustomed to the Texters' style of play before the season's final conference set to get going on July 19.
- ↑ "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Tenorio beats elite field for Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Devance named Player of the Week". pba.ph. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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