2014–15 Alaska Aces season

The 2014–15 Alaska Aces season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014-15 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachAlex Compton
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record83
(.727)
Place3rd
Playoff finishRunner-up vs. San Miguel 3-4
Commissioner's Cup results
Record56
(.455)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(Lost to Purefoods Star in two games)
Governors' Cup results
Record83
(.727)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up vs. San Miguel 0-4
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

2014

  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 5 Chris Banchero G  United States Boracay Rum Waves SPU
2 1 Rome Dela Rosa F  Philippines NLEX (D-League) SBC
2 4 Junjun Alas C  Philippines Café France Bakers Letran

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 2 Banchero, Chris (R) 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
F 4 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
F 8 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F/C 9 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
G/F 11 dela Rosa, Rome (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda
F 15 Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 EvCC
G 17 Exciminiano, Ping 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 FEU
F/C 21 Bugia, Paolo (IN) 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo
G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-06-01 UC
C 26 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State
G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978-08-24 UC-Irvine
G 42 Casio, JVee 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-09-01 La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster


  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{201415 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Game log

2015 PBA Philippine Cup game log
2014–15 schedule

Bracket

  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     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  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    

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

Bracket

  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    

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Alaska 114    
  8 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.

Transactions

Trades

Pre-draft

August 11, 2014[1]
To Alaska
Eric Menk
To GlobalPort
2014 second round picks (Prince Caperal, 17th overall)
(John Pinto, 19th overall)

Commissioner's Cup

March 14, 2015[2]
To Alaska
Nonoy Baclao
Globalport's 2017 first round pick
To GlobalPort
Gabby Espinas
Alaska's 2017 first round pick

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupD.J. CovingtonFebruary 3 (vs Purefoods)February 17 (vs San Miguel)2–2
Damion JamesFebruary 20 (vs Rain or Shine)March 27 (vs Purefoods, Semifinals)3–6
Governors' CupRomeo TravisMay 5 (vs Blackwater)July 17 (vs San Miguel, Finals)12–7

References

  1. Alaska acquires Eric Menk from GlobalPort for 2nd round picks, Solar Sports Desk, August 12, 2014 Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Alaska trades Gabby Espinas to GlobalPort for Noy Baclao Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 14, 2015
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