2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 17th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 120th overall championship contested by the league.

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(4) TNT KaTropa Nash Racela 2
DatesJune 21 – July 2, 2017
MVPAlex Cabagnot
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Game 2:N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva
Game 3:P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
Game 4:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga
Game 5:P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste
Game 6:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel BeermenTNT KaTropa
Finished 9–2 (.818): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and Star at 1st placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (.727): 4th place
1–1 (2nd place)Tiebreaker*bye
Def. Phoenix in one game, 115–96 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Meralco, 2–1
Def. Star, 3–1SemifinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

May 5
7:00 PM
TNT KaTropa 112, San Miguel Beermen 103
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–26, 26–28, 33–33
Pts: Greene 41
Rebs: Greene 21
Asts: Greene, Rosales 4
Pts: Rhodes 43
Rebs: Cabagnot, Rhodes 8
Asts: Ross 10
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, R. Yante

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1June 21Smart Araneta ColiseumTNT104–102
Game 2June 23San Miguel102–88
Game 3June 25San Miguel109–97
Game 4June 28TNT102–97
Game 5June 30San Miguel111–102
Game 6July 2San Miguel115–91

Game summaries

Game 1

June 21
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 104
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 20–32, 22–19, 29–29
Pts: Rhodes 31
Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 13
Asts: Ross 12
Pts: Pogoy 27
Rebs: Castro, Smith 9
Asts: Castro 10
TNT leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Game 2

June 23
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 88
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 28–11, 38–19, 12–26
Pts: Fajardo 22
Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 11
Asts: Ross 9
Pts: Castro 14
Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 7
Asts: Smith 5
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Game 3

June 25
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 109, TNT KaTropa 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 33–25, 30–25
Pts: Cabagnot 28
Rebs: Rhodes 20
Asts: Lassiter 7
Pts: Garcia 19
Rebs: Smith 14
Asts: Garcia 4
San Miguel leads, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

Game 4

June 28
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 23–22, 29–24, 21–29
Pts: Rhodes 22
Rebs: Fajardo 9
Asts: Cabagnot 5
Pts: Smith 20
Rebs: Smith 15
Asts: Reyes 4
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga

Game 5

June 30
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 111, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 17–35, 36–18, 29–23
Pts: Cabagnot 28
Rebs: Rhodes 14
Asts: Ross 11
Pts: de Ocampo 19
Rebs: Rosario, Smith 7
Asts: Castro 12
San Miguel leads, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste

Game 6

July 2
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 115, TNT KaTropa 91
Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 25–16, 32–27, 21–22
Pts: Rhodes 30
Rebs: Cabagnot 12
Asts: Cabagnot 11
Pts: Rosario 21
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: five players 2
San Miguel wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)College
F/C 0 Rhodes, Charles (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–25 Mississippi State
G 1 Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G 2 McCarthy, Rashawn (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury
F/C 4 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 Philippines-Diliman
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi-Hilo
G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
C 7 Van Opstal, Arnold (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–15 De La Salle
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 22 Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23 Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 28 Mabulac, Michael (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–10–31 José Rizal
F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33 Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE
C 95 de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 St. Francis of Assisi
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



TNT KaTropa 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)College
G 1 Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International
F/C 2 Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
G/F 6 Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson
F/C 7 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G 8 Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9 Hernandez, Levi (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano
G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 14 Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Pogoy, Roger (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18 Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 25 Tamsi, Alfrancis (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
F 33 de Ocampo, Ranidel (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi
C 34 Smith, Joshua (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 350 lb (159 kg) 1992–05–14 Georgetown
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


Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

Sports5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameSports5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Yeng GuiaoRizza DiazJutt SulitAli PeekApple David
Game 2Anthony SuntayAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioSelina DagdagChiqui ReyesCharles TiuChino Lui Pio
Game 3Sev SarmentaRyan Gregorio and Dominic UySel GuevaraJames VelasquezDon AlladoCarla Lizardo
Game 4Charlie CunaEric Reyes and Jason WebbRizza DiazJutt SulitChuck AranetaMara Aquino
Game 5Sev SarmentaAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanJong UichicoApple David
Game 6Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Yeng GuiaoRizza DiazChiqui ReyesJong UichicoChino Lui Pio
  • Additional Game 6 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Sel Guevara

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.