2012–13 Alaska Aces season
| 2012–13 Alaska Aces season | |
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| Head coach | Luigi Trillo | 
| General Manager | Dickie Bachmann | 
| Owner(s) | Alaska Milk Corporation | 
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 8–6 (57.1%) | 
| Place | 5th | 
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (def by. Talk 'N Text, 4–2) | 
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 10–3 (76.9%) | 
| Place | 1st | 
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–0) | 
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 4–5 (44.4%) | 
| Place | 7th | 
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (def. by San Mig Coffee in two games) | 
| Alaska Aces seasons | |
The 2012–13 Alaska Aces season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
- October 17: Calvin Abueva formally signed a contract with the Aces after his commitments with the San Sebastian Stags are finished following their elimination in the NCAA Final Four.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | 
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| 1 | 2 | Calvin Abueva | F |  Philippines | San Sebastian | 
| 2 | 9 | Raphy Reyes | G |  Philippines | East | 
| 3 | 2 | Karl Dehesa | G/F | .png) United States | Waldorf | 
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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 | 
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| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals | 
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals | 
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 4 | |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 4 | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 7 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals | 
| 8 | Air21 Express | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | 
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
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Game log
| 2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Air21 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 92* | |||||||||||
| 7 | Petron Blaze | 87 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Rain or Shine | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Game log
| 2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals: 2–0 
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| Semifinals: 2–4 
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| 2012–13 schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals | 
| 4 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals | 
| 8 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | 
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
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Game log
| 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Air21 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 83 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 90 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semifinals: 3–1 
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| Finals: 3–0 
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals | 
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals | 
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 9 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | 
Source: PBA.ph
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Notes:
Game log
| 2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playoffs
Game log
| 2013 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals: 1–1 
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Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
| August 31, 2012[2] | To Alaska JV Casio 2015 2nd round pick | To Barangay Ginebra L.A. Tenorio | 
| August 31, 2012[2] | To Alaska Dondon Hontiveros | To Petron Blaze Wesley Gonzales Hans Thiele | 
| September 20, 2012[3] | To Alaska 2015 2nd round pick | To Air21 Bonbon Custodio | 
Commissioner's Cup
| January 22, 2013[4] | To Alaska Aldrech Ramos | To Barako Bull Mac Baracael | 
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | 
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| Commissioner's Cup | Robert Dozier | February 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 19 (vs.Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | 18–4 | 
| Governors' Cup | Wendell McKines | August 23 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 27 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 5–6 | 
References
- ^ No rest for the weary: Luigi Trillo tells Calvin Abueva to suit up for Alaska ASAP Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 16, 2012
- ^ a b Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
- ^ Air 21 acquires Bonbon Custodio from Alaska for future 2nd round pick Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 20, 2012
- ^ Barako Bull trades with Alaska, Ginebra approved by PBA Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 22, 2013


