2011–12 Alaska Aces season

2011–12 Alaska Aces season
2011–12 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Joel Banal (October 2011 – May 2012); Luigi Trillo (May 2012 – present)
General Manager	Joaqui Trillo
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–11 ; (21.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (55.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist; (eliminated by Barako Bull, 1–2)
Governors Cup results
Record	2–7 ; (22.2%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mac Baracael	SF/PF	Philippines	Far Eastern University
2	13	Eric Salamat	G	Philippines	Ateneo
2	14	Julius Pasculado	G	Philippines	Wilbur Wright
2	15	Ariel Mepaña	F	Philippines	UV

Roster

2011–12 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
C	1	Samigue Eman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Mindanao
G/F	3	Cyrus Baguio	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UST
PG	5	LA Tenorio (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Ateneo
F/C	7	Sonny Thoss	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	James Cook
G	8	Julius Pasculado (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Wilbur Wright
G/F	9	Niño Gelig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	UST
SF	10	Mac Baracael (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Far Eastern
F/C	11	Hans Thiele	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	UE
G	12	RJ Jazul	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Letran
G	13	Bonbon Custodio	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	UE
F/C	21	Paolo Bugia	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Ateneo
SG	24	Brandon Cablay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Vanguard
F	27	Gabby Espinas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Philippine Christian
F/C	30	Ervin Sotto	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F	34	Wesley Gonzales	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Ateneo
F	35	Tony dela Cruz (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	UC Irvine

Head coach

Luigi Trillo (De La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643^[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643^[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643^[b]	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to semifinals
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^[c]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

			1	Talk 'N Text	3
4	Alaska	1	5	Barako Bull	2
5	Barako Bull	2				1	Talk 'N Text	3
						3	B-Meg	4
			2	Barangay Ginebra	1
3	B-Meg	2	3	B-Meg	3
6	Meralco	1

Quarterfinals

Alaska–Barako Bull series

April 1

Alaska Aces 90, Barako Bull Energy 103

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 4

Alaska Aces 99, Barako Bull Energy 92

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 8

Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^[a]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222^[c]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 28, 2011^[1]

To Alaska

2014 2nd round pick

To Meralco

2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)

Governors Cup

May 11, 2012

To Alaska

Gabby Espinas

To Meralco

Jay-R Reyes

May 29, 2012^[2]

To Air21

Eric Salamat
future second round pick

To Alaska

RJ Jazul

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Gabby Espinas	May 11, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
RJ Jazul	May 29, 2012(via trade)	Air21 Express

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Jay-R Reyes	May 11, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
Eric Salamat	May 29, 2012(via trade)	Air21 Express
Julius Pasculado	May 29, 2012	Waived

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adam Parada	February 10 (vs. Barako Bull)	April 8 (vs. Barako Bull)	6–6
Governors Cup	Jason Forte	May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 27 (vs. Air21)	2–7

References

^ CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011
^ Alaska acquires Jazul from Air21 for Salamat, 2nd round pick Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com

[table_hth_BMEG0.88919961540457-1] Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)

[table_hth_BGSM0.88919961540457-2] Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9

[table_hth_BAR0.88919961540457-3] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

[table_hth_BMEG0.67365965697619-4] Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg

[table_hth_BAR0.67365965697619-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.67365965697619-6] Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

[table_hth_BGK0.59250527880737-7] Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18

[table_hth_BAR0.59250527880737-8] Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.59250527880737-9] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

[10] CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011

[11] Alaska acquires Jazul from Air21 for Salamat, 2nd round pick Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com

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