2016 PBA Commissioner's 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.[1]

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationFebruary 10 – May 18, 2016
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
Fox Sports
Cignal PPV (HD)
Hyper (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerCalvin Abueva
(Alaska Aces)
Best ImportArinze Onuaku
(Meralco Bolts)
Finals MVPPaul Lee
(Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

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 will be moved at the conclusion of the FIBA tournament.[2]

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
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaBWETNTROSPHXBGSMGPSMBMAHSHMERNLEX
Barangay GinebraNLEXGPROSSHMAHALABWEPHXTNTSMBMER
BlackwaterTNTMAHALASHSMBGPBGSMMERNLEXPHXROS
GlobalPortMAHBGSMTNTSMBMERBWEALASHNLEXROSPHX
MahindraGPBWESMBNLEXBGSMPHXROSALAMERTNTSH
MeralcoSHTNTROSPHXGPSMBNLEXBWEMAHALABGSM
NLEXBGSMPHXSHMAHROSMERTNTBWEGPSMBALA
PhoenixNLEXMERTNTALAMAHSHBGSMBWEROSGPSMB
Rain or ShineSHMERBGSMALANLEXSMBMAHTNTPHXGPBWE
San MiguelMAHGPBWEMERROSALASHBGSMNLEXPHXTNT
StarMERROSNLEXBWEBGSMTNTPHXGPSMBALAMAH
TNTBWEMERGPALAPHXSHNLEXROSBGSMMAHSMB
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team 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
Brgy. Ginebra — 89–79 85–89 104–86 103–90 112–114* 102–101 103–92 110–84 92–87 92–107
Blackwater — — 115–103 110–102 83–106 75–88 120–124* 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*** 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 — — — — — — — — — — —
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 San Miguel 99 103  
  8 Star 108 99  
            1 San Miguel 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Rain or Shine 3  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 0  
  5 Rain or Shine 2    
    5 Rain or Shine 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 2
  2 Meralco 104    
  7 NLEX 97    
            2 Meralco 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Alaska 3    
  3 Alaska 2  
  6 TNT 1    

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Star
April 18
San Miguel Beermen 99, Star Hotshots 108
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 27–22, 22–32, 24–34
Pts: Fajardo 24
Rebs: Wilkerson 14
Asts: Cabagnot 5		 Pts: Ratliffe 33
Rebs: Ratliffe 29
Asts: Barroca 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva
April 20
San Miguel Beermen 103, Star Hotshots 99
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 31–25, 26–33, 25–12
Pts: Wilkerson 46
Rebs: Wilkerson 17
Asts: Ross 5		 Pts: Ratliffe 24
Rebs: Ratliffe 16
Asts: Barroca 3
San Miguel wins series in two games
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevarra, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

(2) Meralco vs. (7) NLEX
April 18
Meralco Bolts 104, NLEX Road Warriors 97
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–21, 32–28, 34–26
Pts: Hugnatan 20
Rebs: Onuaku 11
Asts: Alapag, Newsome 4		 Pts: Thornton 38
Rebs: Thornton 14
Asts: Thornton 4
Meralco wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

(3) Alaska vs. (6) TNT
April 17
Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 106
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 17–30, 28–24, 27–25
Pts: Dozier 22
Rebs: Abueva, Thoss 8
Asts: Abueva, Dozier 4		 Pts: Rosario 31
Rebs: Simon 14
Asts: Castro 12
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante
April 19
Alaska Aces 85, Tropang TNT 81
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–22, 27–25, 18–18
Pts: Dozier 18
Rebs: Dozier 10
Asts: Baguio 6		 Pts: Simon 31
Rebs: Simon 15
Asts: Castro 11
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
April 22
Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 81
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 32–16, 24–20, 22–24
Pts: Dozier 20
Rebs: Dozier 14
Asts: Jazul 6		 Pts: Simon 20
Rebs: Simon 13
Asts: Castro 6
Alaska wins series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, R. Dacanay

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine
April 17
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 14–28, 29–30, 14–18
Pts: Tenorio 20
Rebs: Aguilar 12
Asts: Aguilar, Jeffers 3		 Pts: Quiñahan 17
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 10
Asts: Tiu 4
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilingen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, J. Narandan
April 19
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 102
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 23–19, 20–27, 25–25
Pts: Jeffers 27
Rebs: Jeffers 14
Asts: Jeffers 6		 Pts: Chan 22
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14
Asts: Ahanmisi, Belga 4
Rain or Shine wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (5) Rain or Shine
April 24
San Miguel Beermen 94, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98
Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 17–23, 25–32, 19–26
Pts: Wilkerson 40
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Santos 4		 Pts: Ahanmisi 23
Rebs: Ahanmisi, Henderson-Niles 9
Asts: Ahanmisi 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay
April 26
San Miguel Beermen 96, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–24, 20–24, 30–29
Pts: Wilkerson 35
Rebs: Wilkerson 18
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Cruz 16
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 16
Asts: Ahanmisi 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya, G. Narandan
April 28
San Miguel Beermen 104, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98
Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 24–22, 29–17, 24–28
Pts: Lassiter 30
Rebs: Fajardo 9
Asts: Ross 12		 Pts: Cruz 25
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 11
Asts: Ahanmisi 6
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
Referees: E. Aquino, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, J. Narandan
May 1
San Miguel Beermen 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 124
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 20–38, 28–31, 29–32
Pts: Reid 25
Rebs: Reid 17
Asts: Cabagnot 8		 Pts: Lee 18
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14
Asts: Lee 5
Rain or Shine wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Montoya

(2) Meralco vs. (3) Alaska
April 25
Meralco Bolts 94, Alaska Aces 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 25–17, 31–28, 15–26
Pts: Hugnatan 21
Rebs: Onuaku 18
Asts: Hugnatan 4		 Pts: Jazul 18
Rebs: Dozier 8
Asts: Abueva, Banchero 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion
April 27
Meralco Bolts 92, Alaska Aces 87
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–27, 24–26, 31–17
Pts: Onuaku 22
Rebs: Onuaku 14
Asts: Alapag 8		 Pts: Dozier 28
Rebs: Dozier 10
Asts: Baguio 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion
April 29
Meralco Bolts 72, Alaska Aces 92
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–23, 16–28, 18–26
Pts: Onuaku 16
Rebs: Onuaku 12
Asts: Alapag 4		 Pts: Dozier 25
Rebs: Dozier 14
Asts: Baguio 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Oliva, M. Montoya
May 2
Meralco Bolts 86, Alaska Aces 70
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–18, 26–18, 24–18
Pts: Dillinger 17
Rebs: Onuaku 16
Asts: Newsome 6		 Pts: Dozier 18
Rebs: Dozier 15
Asts: Jazul 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay
May 4
Meralco Bolts 70, Alaska Aces 76
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–15, 11–19, 20–20
Pts: Dillinger 18
Rebs: Onuaku 18
Asts: Hodge 5		 Pts: Abueva 19
Rebs: Dozier 18
Asts: Banchero 4
Alaska wins series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva, M. Montoya

Finals
Main article: 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
May 18
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109
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.

TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Alaska AcesNo ImportFebruary 19 (vs. Blackwater)0–1
Shane Edwards[3]February 24 (vs. TNT)April 8 (vs. Meralco)6–3
Robert Dozier[4]April 15 (vs. NLEX)May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)8–7
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelOthyus Jeffers[5]February 12 (vs. NLEX)April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine)7–6
Blackwater EliteM. J. Rhett[6]February 10 (vs. TNT)April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine)3–8
GlobalPort Batang PierBrian Williams[7]February 12 (vs. Mahindra)February 14 (vs. Ginebra)1–1
Calvin Warner[8]February 19 (vs. TNT)March 6 (vs. Blackwater)1–3
Shawn Taggart[9]March 12 (vs. Alaska)April 8 (vs. Phoenix)1−4
Mahindra EnforcerAugustus Gilchrist[10]February 12 (vs. GlobalPort)April 13 (vs. Star)4–7
Meralco BoltsArinze Onuaku[11]February 10 (vs. Star)May 4 (vs. Alaska)11–6
NLEX Road WarriorsAl Thornton[12]February 12 (vs. Ginebra)April 18 (vs. Meralco)5–7
Phoenix Fuel MastersKenny Adeleke[13]February 17 (vs. NLEX)February 21 (vs. Meralco)1–1
Kevinn Pinkney[14]February 27 (vs. TNT)April 10 (vs. San Miguel)2−7
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersWayne Chism[15]February 13 (vs. Star)February 17 (vs. Meralco)1–1
Antoine Wright[16]February 21 (vs. Ginebra)March 4 (vs. NLEX)1–2
Mo Charlo[17]March 11 (vs. San Miguel)April 5 (vs. GlobalPort)4−1
Pierre Henderson-Niles[18]April 10 (vs. Blackwater)May 18 (vs. Alaska)10–3
San Miguel BeermenTyler Wilkerson[19]February 20 (vs. Mahindra)April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)9–6
No ImportApril 28 (vs. Rain or Shine)1–0
Arizona Reid[20]May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine)May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine)0–1
Star HotshotsDenzel Bowles[21]February 10 (vs. Meralco)February 28 (vs. Ginebra)1–4
Ricardo Ratliffe[22]March 6 (vs. TNT)April 20 (vs. San Miguel)5–3
Tropang TNTNo ImportFebruary 10 (vs. Blackwater), February 19 (vs. GlobalPort)1–1
Ivan Johnson[23]February 13 (vs. Meralco)February 13 (vs. Meralco)0–1
David Simon[24]February 24 (vs. Alaska)April 22 (vs. Alaska)6–5

Import handicapping
TeamPhilippine Cup standingsImport
height
limit
WL%
Alaska Aces92.8186'9"
San Miguel Beermen92.818
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters83.727
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel74.636
GlobalPort Batang Pier74.636
TNT Tropang Texters65.545
NLEX Road Warriors56.455
Barako Bull / Phoenix56.455
Star Hotshots47.364unlimited
Blackwater Elite38.273
Mahindra Enforcer29.182
Meralco Bolts110.091

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
February 10–14 Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [25]
February 15–21 Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) [26]
February 22–28 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) [27]
February 29–March 6 Allein Maliksi (Star Hotshots) [28]
March 7–13 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) [29]
March 14–20 Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) [30]
March 21–27 Aldrech Ramos (Mahindra Enforcer) [31]
March 30–April 3 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) [32]
April 4–10 Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [33]
April 11–17 Troy Rosario (Tropang TNT) [34]
April 18–24 Maverick Ahanmisi (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [35]
April 25–May 2 Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [36]

References
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  2. PBA facing year-long season after giving way to Gilas stint in Olympic wildcard qualifiers, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2015
  3. Alaska puts import Rob Dozier on injured list; Shane Edwards comes in as temporary replacement Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, February 23, 2016
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  5. Tim Cone bares Ginebra bringing in former TNT import Othyus Jeffers for Commissioner's Cup, spin.ph, January 4, 2016
  6. Isaac likens Blackwater import MJ Rhett to Chris Bosh , Richard Dy, The Philippine Star, January 9, 2016
  7. ABL mainstay completes cast of imports, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, February 6, 2016
  8. Joble, Rey (February 19, 2016). "GlobalPort recalls Calvin Warner as replacement for import Brian Williams". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  9. Sacamos, Karlo (March 11, 2016). "GlobalPort makes yet another import change, signs tall Shawn Taggart to replace Warner". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  10. Mahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner’s Cup import, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 6, 2016
  11. Arinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 6, 2016
  12. NLEX set to bring NBA veteran Al Thornton back as import for Commissioner's Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 27, 2015
  13. Phoenix taps Nigerian import, Marasigan Chavez, The Daily Tribune, February 5, 2016
  14. Kenny Adeleke out, veteran Kevinn Pinkney in as Phoenix makes import change, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 26, 2016
  15. PBA: Rain or Shine taps Wayne Chism for Commissioner's Cup, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, November 28, 2015
  16. Rain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 20, 2016
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  19. 6 ‘balik-imports’ sign up Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, Waylon Galvez, Tempo, January 22, 2016
  20. Arizona Reid to replace Wilkerson as Beermen’s import, Randolph B. Leongson, Inquirer.net, April 28, 2016
  21. 'Monster' Denzel Bowles set for third tour of duty with Star, confirms Rene Pardo, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 19, 2016
  22. Star brings in ex-Jones Cup MVP Ricardo Ratliffe for grieving Denzel Bowles Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Richard Dy, Fox Sports Asia, March 5, 2016
  23. Talk ’N Text return for former NBA player Ivan Johnson still in play, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, December 29, 2015
  24. TNT taps David Simon as banned Johnson's replacement, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, February 19, 2016
  25. Red-hot Terrence Romeo beats out Hodge, Lastimosa for PBA Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, February 15, 2016
  26. MERALCO’S DILLINGER BAGS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Archived 2016-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Sports5.ph, February 22, 2016
  27. Alaska regains rhythm with player of the week Calvin Abueva leading the way, Spin.ph, February 29, 2016
  28. Player of the Week: Hard work paying off for Star’s Maliksi, PBA.inquirer.net, March 8, 2016
  29. Calvin Abueva named Player of the Week after monster games against Ginebra, GlobalPort, Spin.ph, March 14, 2016
  30. C'Alaska killer' Chris Ross beats out Tenorio, Maliksi for PBA Player of the Week citation, Spin.ph, March 21, 2016
  31. Red-hot Aldrech Ramos shoots his way to first ever PBA Player of the Week award, Spin.ph, March 28, 2016
  32. Calvin Abueva picks up 3rd Player of the Week citation, PBA.inquirer.net, April 4, 2016
  33. Hot-shooting Jeff Chan beats Romeo, Fajardo, Alapag for PBA Player of Week citation, Spin.ph, April 11, 2016
  34. Hot-shooting A rookie playing with the savvy of a veteran, Troy Rosario given citation by scribes, Spin.ph, April 20, 2016
  35. Ahanmisi keeps proving worth with Player of the Week nod, ABS-CBN Sports, April 20, 2016
  36. Rejuvenated Paul Lee beats out Calvin Abueva for Player of the Week honor, Spin.ph, May 2, 2016
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