2016–17 Alaska Aces season

2016–17 Alaska Aces season
2016–17 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Alex Compton
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (63.6%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-beat advantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2016–17 Alaska Aces season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Carl Bryan Cruz	F	Philippines	Cafe France Bakers	FEU

Regular draft

Alaska passed in the regular draft. They originally owned one second round and two third round picks.

Roster

2016–17 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Simon Enciso	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–02–12	Notre Dame de Namur
G	2	Chris Banchero	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
F	4	Vic Manuel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1987–06–18	PSBA
C	7	Sonny Thoss	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1981–12–07	James Cook
F	8	Calvin Abueva	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04	San Sebastian
F/C	9	Nonoy Baclao	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–06–15	Ateneo
F/C	10	Marion Magat	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–10–22	National-U
F	11	Jake Pascual	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
G	17	Chris Exciminiano	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern
F	18	Jaypee Mendoza	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1990–11–09	San Beda
F	21	Carl Bryan Cruz (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1991–08–21	Far Eastern
G	23	Abel Galliguez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990–04–14	John Brown
G/F	25	Dondon Hontiveros	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1977–06–01	Cebu
F	35	Tony dela Cruz (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1978–08–24	UC Irvine
G	42	JVee Casio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986–09–01	De La Salle
F	61	Kevin Racal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–05–16	Letran

Head coach

Alex Compton

Assistant coach(es)

Louie Alas (1st Assistant)
Topex Robinson
Monch Gavieres
Franco Atienza
Jeffrey Cariaso
Paulo Layug

Team manager

Richard Bachmann^[a]

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

Roster

^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2		7	4	.636^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^[b]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[c]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^[d]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4

November: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 25	NLEX	L 97–99 (OT)	Carl Bryan Cruz (20)	Carl Bryan Cruz (14)	RJ Jazul (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

December : 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	December 3	San Miguel	L 88–93	JVee Casio (20)	Carl Bryan Cruz (7)	Chris Banchero (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	December 7	GlobalPort	W 95–84	Calvin Abueva (22)	Calvin Abueva (11)	Chris Banchero (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–2
4	December 14	Meralco	W 81–79	Vic Manuel (22)	Vic Manuel (10)	Abueva, Banchero (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	December 18	Barangay Ginebra	W 101–86	RJ Jazul (16)	Jake Pascual (8)	Banchero, Galliguez (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	December 23	TNT	L 100–109	Calvin Abueva (18)	Calvin Abueva (12)	Calvin Abueva (4)	PhilSports Arena	3–3

January : 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	January 11	Star	W 97–90 (OT)	Vic Manuel (25)	Calvin Abueva (9)	Chris Banchero (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	January 15	Blackwater	L 100–103	Abueva, Casio (23)	Calvin Abueva (14)	Casio, Jazul (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–4
9	January 22	Mahindra	W 107–91	Vic Manuel (20)	Calvin Abueva (10)	JVee Casio (6)	PhilSports Arena	5–4
10	January 27	Phoenix	W 106–85	Vic Manuel (21)	Vic Manuel (7)	Casio, Jazul (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–4

February : 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	February 1	Rain or Shine	W 94–89	JVee Casio (25)	Vic Manuel (12)	five players (2)	Cuneta Astrodome	7–4

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel		98

8	Rain or Shine		91
				1	San Miguel	4
(Best-of-3)
				4	TNT	3
4	TNT		2

5	GlobalPort		0
							1	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							7	Barangay Ginebra	1
2		81	97

7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
				7	Barangay Ginebra	4
(Best-of-3)
				3	Star	3
3	Star		2

6	Phoenix		0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	February 5	Barangay Ginebra	L 81–85	Calvin Abueva (20)	Calvin Abueva (10)	JVee Casio (5)	Ynares Center	0–1
2	February 7	Barangay Ginebra	L 97–108	Calvin Abueva (29)	Calvin Abueva (13)	JVee Casio (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9		4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^[c]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^[c]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7

March: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 18	GlobalPort	W 107–79	Cory Jefferson (28)	Cory Jefferson (14)	Simon Enciso (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–0
2	March 22	Blackwater	W 109–95	Cory Jefferson (28)	Cory Jefferson (15)	Simon Enciso (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	March 29	Mahindra	W 98–92	Cory Jefferson (30)	Cory Jefferson (11)	Simon Enciso (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–0

April : 1–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	April 2	Rain or Shine	W 105–102	Cory Jefferson (41)	Cory Jefferson (13)	JVee Casio (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–0
5	April 8	Meralco	L 91–99	Cory Jefferson (32)	Cory Jefferson (13)	Simon Enciso (3)	Mall of Asia Arena	4–1
6	April 21	Phoenix	L 86–94	Cory Jefferson (31)	Cory Jefferson (13)	Simon Enciso (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2
All-Star Break

May : 0–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	May 7	Barangay Ginebra	L 102–103	Cory Jefferson (25)	Cory Jefferson (18)	Simon Enciso (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	May 20	TNT	L 110–119	Cory Jefferson (29)	Abueva, Jefferson (7)	Chris Banchero (5)	Ibalong Centrum for Recreation	4–4
9	May 24	NLEX	L 92–100	Cory Jefferson (36)	Cory Jefferson (20)	Banchero, Enciso (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	May 27	San Miguel	L 97–109	Cory Jefferson (23)	Cory Jefferson (13)	Chris Banchero (8)	Ynares Center	4–6
11	May 31	Star	L 98–102 (OT)	Calvin Abueva (22)	Cory Jefferson (13)	Chris Banchero (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–7

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra	96

8	GlobalPort	85
			1	Barangay Ginebra	1
(Best-of-3)
			4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2

5	Meralco	1
						4	TNT	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	115

7	Phoenix	96
			2	San Miguel	3
(Best-of-3)
			3	Star	1
3	Star	2

6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

8th seed playoff: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 4	GlobalPort	L 106–107	Cory Jefferson (32)	Cory Jefferson (16)	Chris Exciminiano (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9		3	8	.273^[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–8

July: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 19	NLEX	L 104–112	LaDontae Henton (27)	Calvin Abueva (14)	Chris Banchero (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	July 22	Phoenix	L 93–95	LaDontae Henton (30)	LaDontae Henton (10)	Abueva, Enciso (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–2
3	July 28	Star	L 92–101	LaDontae Henton (34)	Chris Banchero (7)	Chris Banchero (6)	Ynares Center	0–3

August : 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	August 4	TNT	L 106–107	LaDontae Henton (42)	LaDontae Henton (22)	four players (2)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–4
5	August 23	Blackwater	L 106–111 (2OT)	LaDontae Henton (31)	LaDontae Henton (10)	Casio, Mendoza (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–5
6	August 26	Barangay Ginebra	L 80–94	Calvin Abueva (22)	Calvin Abueva (13)	JVee Casio (4)	Hoops Dome	0–6

September: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	September 2	San Miguel	W 90–79	LaDontae Henton (36)	LaDontae Henton (15)	JVee Casio (7)	Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena	1–6
8	September 8	GlobalPort	W 101–88	LaDontae Henton (36)	LaDontae Henton (21)	Casio, Enciso (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–6
9	September 10	Kia	W 102–94	Calvin Abueva (26)	Calvin Abueva (15)	Casio, Henton (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–6
10	September 15	Meralco	L 78–106	LaDontae Henton (23)	Calvin Abueva (11)	five players (2)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–7
11	September 20	Rain or Shine	L 82–112	LaDontae Henton (20)	LaDontae Henton (7)	Baclao, Enciso (4)	Ynares Center	3–8

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Cory Jefferson		34	March 18 (vs. GlobalPort)	June 4 (vs. GlobalPort)	4–8
Governors' Cup	LaDontae Henton		19	July 19 (vs. NLEX)	September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–8

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Vic Manuel	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 19, 2016	^[1]
Sonny Thoss	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	April 3, 2017	^[2]

References

^ "Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[table_hth_ALA0.48804578533771-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.48804578533771-2] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.48804578533771-3] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.48804578533771-4] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.093700903977128-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.093700903977128-6] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.093700903977128-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.10614196448873-8] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.10614196448873-9] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.10614196448873-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

[11] "Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[12] "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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