2011–12 Alaska Aces season

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

2011–12 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachJoel Banal (October 2011 – May 2012)
Luigi Trillo (May 2012 – present)
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record3–11
(21.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Barako Bull, 1–2)
Governors Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates edit

Draft picks edit

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 edit

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



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

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

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

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]
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
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

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

Bracket edit

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 edit

Alaska–Barako Bull series edit

April 8
Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Governors Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 Advance to 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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Pre-season edit

August 28, 2011[1] To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick
To Meralco
2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)

Governors Cup edit

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

Recruited imports edit

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 edit