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2011–12 PBA season

The 2011–12 PBA season was the 37th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 2, 2011[1] at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and finished on August 5, 2012. The season used three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup featured unlimited height limit for imports. The Governors' Cup became the third and final conference for this season.

2011–12 PBA season
DurationOctober 2, 2011 – August 5, 2012
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Sports5 (AKTV on IBC)
AksyonTV International (International)
2011 PBA Draft
Top draft pickJVee Casio
Picked byPowerade Tigers
Season MVPMark Caguioa
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Philippine Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Philippine Cup runners-upPowerade Tigers
Commissioner's Cup championsB-Meg Llamados
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Governors' Cup championsRain or Shine Elasto Painters
  Governors' Cup runners-upB-Meg Llamados
Seasons

The first activity of the season was the 2011 PBA Draft held on August 28, 2011, at the Robinsons Place Manila in Ermita, Manila.[2]

Board of governors edit

Executive committee edit

  • Chito Salud (Commissioner)
  • Mamerto Mondragon (Chairman, representing Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
  • Jose Bayani Baylon (Vice-Chairman, representing Powerade Tigers)
  • Robert Non (Treasurer, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings)

Teams edit

Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Air21 Express Airfrieght 2100, Inc. Lucia Jane Lina Alfredo Pilladolid
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Joaquin Trillo
B-Meg Llamados San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo
Barako Bull Energy Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Manuel Alvarez
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Bernie Marquez Robert Non
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Ramon Segismundo Betty Siy-Yap
Petron Blaze Boosters Petron Corporation Roberto Huang Eliezer Capacio
Powerade Tigers Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. Jose Bayani Baylon Kenneth Duremdes
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Andrew Jao
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Smart Communications Manuel V. Pangilinan Patrick Gregorio / Victorino Vargas

Pre-season events edit

For trades done on draft day, see 2011 PBA Draft.

Player movement edit

Key transactions:
Trades:

Notable occurrences edit

  • The PBA board approved the sale of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters team franchise from Photokina Marketing to the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the Air21 Express. The team will now be known as the Shopinas.com Clickers.[5]
  • The Air21 Express will be renamed as Barako Bull Energy starting this season. The name change occurred after the Lina Group bought 49 percent stake of Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of Photokina Marketing and the exclusive distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink products in the Philippines. The "Energy Boosters" moniker will be dropped and instead the team will be known as "Energy", since there will be a conflict in using the "Boosters" moniker with the Petron Blaze Boosters.[6]
  • The PBA board approved the 20% salary cap increase and the standardization of game bonuses on September 8. The player salary cap was increased from P350,000 to P420,000.[7] The proposals were approved at the heels of an outburst by Alaska Aces owner Fred Uytengsu during the press conference announcing Tim Cone's resignation as head coach of Alaska. Uytengsu commented that the league is not a level playing field, with some teams paying their players more than the monthly amount set by the PBA.[8]

Coaching changes edit

Opening ceremonies edit

The season began on October 2 with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 94–93.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[14]

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Bubbles Paraiso
B-Meg Llamados Rhian Ramos
Barako Bull Energy Helga Krapf
Barangay Ginebra Kings Solenn Heussaff
Meralco Bolts Diane Necio and Isabella Manjon
Petron Blaze Boosters Helen Nicolette Henson, Martha Chloe McCully and Samantha Neville
Powerade Tigers Maricar Reyes
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Michelle Gavagan
Shopinas.com Clickers Iya Villania
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Venus Raj and Nora Aunor

2011–12 Philippine Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup

Notable events edit

Elimination round 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)

Playoffs edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1B-Meg88123
8Powerade97131*
8Powerade4
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
8Powerade1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text81
7Barako Bull79
2Talk 'N Text4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze3
3Petron Blaze2
6Meralco0

*Game went into overtime

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Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) B-Meg Llamados* 0–2 (8) Powerade Tigers 88–97 123–131 (OT)
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* 1–0 (7) Barako Bull Energy 81–79 —
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Petron Blaze Boosters 2–0 (6) Meralco Bolts 91–84 80–64 —
(4) Barangay Ginebra Kings 0–2 (5) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105–112 (OT) 91–106 —

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4–3 (3) Petron Blaze Boosters 87–83 89–91 93–95 82–85 93–91 111–108 92–91
(5) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3–4 (8) Powerade Tigers 114–97 113–121 99–104 (OT) 110–95 108–110 112–98 98–107

Finals edit

Main article: 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4–1 (8) Powerade Tigers 116–100 102–96 133–126 (OT) 97–100 110–101 — —

2012 Blue vs. Green Dream Game edit

See also: Ateneo-La Salle rivalry
February 5, 2012
Blue Eagles   104–117   Green Archers

Rosters edit

2012 Commissioner's Cup edit

Main article: 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup

After the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, the PBA is slated to return in the PBA Commissioner's Cup. This conference features imports for each team, with an unlimited height ceiling.

Notable events edit

  • After a dismal finish in the Philippine Cup, the Lina Group of Companies announced that the Shopinas.com Clickers will be renamed as the Air21 Express starting in the Commissioner's Cup.
  • On February 2, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines was rumored to sell its PBA team, the Powerade Tigers, to San Miguel Corporation, therefore allowing SMC to own and unprecedented 4 teams in the league. The rumors arose when it was revealed that certain factions in the Coca-Cola management have decided to sell the team. The next day, however, the trade rumors were debunked by Powerade manager JB Baylon.
  • Due to being the Philippine national basketball team's naturalized player, Marcus Douthit's rights to be signed as an import (despite having naturalized Filipino status) were bidded on by the different PBA teams. The Air21 Express won the rights to sign Douthit after all the other teams passed. Douthit then agreed to play for Air21, with the rule that if he leaves Air21, he cannot play for any other team.

Player movement edit

Key transactions:
Trades:

  • On January 27, 2012, sister teams Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, B-Meg Llamados and third team Barako Bull Energy completed a five – player blockbuster deal. In the deal, B-MEG received Gin Kings forward JC Intal and a 2012 2nd round pick from Barako Bull that originally belonged to Air 21, formerly Shopinas.com. Ginebra got Llamados forward Kerby Raymundo and Energy rookie Dylan Ababou. Barako Bull ended up with Gin Kings veteran swingman Ronald Tubid and rookie Reil Cervantes, as well as a second round draft pick in 2014 from Ginebra. This marks the second time that Barako Bull has traded its top draft picks.
  • On the same day, Air21 completed a four-man trade with the Meralco Bolts. Air21 acquired Nelbert Omolon and Mark Isip from Meralco in exchange for Mark Canlas, Dennis Daa, and a 2012 first-round draft pick that belonged to Meralco originally.

Coaching changes edit

Elimination round 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

Playoffs 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
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Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) B-Meg Llamados 2–1 (6) Meralco Bolts 81–103 95–85 86–76
(4) Alaska Aces 1–2 (5) Barako Bull Energy 90–103 99–92 85–106

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–2 (5) Barako Bull Energy 77–84 123–98 81–85 108–90 101–90
(2) Barangay Ginebra Kings 1–3 (3) B-Meg Llamados 67–82 77–83 88–79 84–108 —

Finals edit

Main article: 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–4 (3) B-Meg Llamados 82–88 104–102 87–91 100–85 66–82 92–82 84–90 (OT)

2012 Governors' Cup edit

Main article: 2012 PBA Governors' Cup

Notable events edit

 
Robert Jaworski's retired jersey banner at the rafters of the Smart Araneta Coliseum during the retirement ceremonies.
  • The Barangay Ginebra Kings announced the retirement of Robert Jaworski's #7 jersey. The ceremony was held on July 8 before the start of the semifinals game between Barangay Ginebra and Petron Blaze.[15]
  • In commemoration of the jersey retirement of Robert Jaworski, the Barangay Ginebra Kings wore their throwback 1985 Ginebra San Miguel white jerseys (with slight modifications, specifically the replacement of the La Tondeña "G" logo with the current GSM yellow logo), on their semifinal game against Petron Blaze.
  • PBA referee Peter Balao was suspended until the end of the season after a miss call of a three-second violation during the knockout game between the Barako Bull Energy and the Powerade Tigers.[16]
  • Following the loss of Barako Bull Energy against the Powerade Tigers in their knockout game, Don Allado of Barako Bull posted on his Twitter account his frustrations and mentioned that the PBA games are fixed.[16] The Twitter posts were later deleted by Allado within a day and issued an apology to the league and the PBA officials.[17] PBA Commissioner Chito Salud called Allado to his office to explain his accusations. Allado was later fined Php 500,000; Php 300,000 will go the PBA players educational trust fund and Php 200,000 to a charitable institution of his choice. Allado is also banned for one conference from all PBA related activities.[18][19] The fine became the largest penalty for a player since Wynne Arboleda's fine after a violent altercation with a fan during their game against Smart Gilas in 2009.[20]

Player movement edit

Key transactions:
Trades:

Coaching changes edit

Elimination round 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

Semifinal round edit

Finals edit

Main article: 2012 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–3 (2) B-Meg Llamados 91–80 80–85 93–84 94–89 81–91 81–97 83–76

Individual awards edit

Leo Awards edit

Main article: The PBA Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps edit

Cumulative standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 62 40 22 .645 Champions
2 B-Meg Llamados 61 38 23 .623
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 53 31 22 .585
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 44 25 19 .568 Semifinalist
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 46 23 23 .500
6 Meralco Bolts 44 21 23 .477
7 Powerade Tigers 49 22 27 .449 Finalist
8 Barako Bull Energy 42 18 24 .429 Semifinalist
9 Alaska Aces 35 11 24 .314 Quarterfinalist
10 Shopinas.com Clickers/Air21 Express 32 5 27 .156 Elimination round
Source: [citation needed]

Elimination rounds edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 B-Meg Llamados 32 22 10 .688[a]
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 32 22 10 .688[a]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 32 20 12 .625[b]
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 32 20 12 .625[b]
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 32 17 15 .531
6 Meralco Bolts 32 16 16 .500
7 Barako Bull Energy 32 14 18 .438[c]
8 Powerade Tigers 32 14 18 .438[c]
9 Alaska Aces 32 10 22 .313
10 Shopinas.com Clickers/Air21 Express 32 5 27 .156
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head record: B-Meg 3–1 Talk 'N Text
  2. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 2–1 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head record: Barako Bull 2–1 Powerade

Playoffs edit

Pos Team Pld W L
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 30 18 12
2 B-Meg Llamados 29 16 13
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 21 11 10
4 Powerade Tigers 17 8 9
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 14 6 8
6 Meralco Bolts 12 5 7
7 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 5 7
8 Barako Bull Energy 10 4 6
9 Alaska Aces 3 1 2
10 Shopinas.com Clickers/Air21 Express 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ GIN-ROS TIFF, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION USHER 37TH SEASON, PBA.ph, October 1, 2011
  2. ^ PBA now accepting draft applicants ABS-CBNnews.com
  3. ^ Powerade acquires Kramer, Vanlandingham Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 26, 2011
  4. ^ B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL, PBA.ph, September 6, 2011
  5. ^ Lina firm to be PBA’s first dot-com company Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, July 20, 2011
  6. ^ Air 21 franchise renamed to Barako for next PBA season Archived September 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 23, 2011
  7. ^ PBA approves salary cap increase, sets standard bonus scheme Archived September 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, September 8, 2011
  8. ^ Uneven playing field: The PBA is a league of haves and have-nots Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen and Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, September 5, 2011
  9. ^ Tanquingcen, Uichico to co-coach Ginebra next season Archived September 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, by: Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, August 26, 2011
  10. ^ It's official: Tim Cone leaves Alaska, By: Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, September 1, 2011
  11. ^ Cone ends 22-year partnership with Alaska, Banal is new coach, GMA News Online, September 1, 2011
  12. ^ Tim Cone is B-MEG's new head coach, GMA News Online, September 14, 2011
  13. ^ Del Rosario chosen as new B-Meg coach; Gallent slides down as assistant Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, by: Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, August 30, 2011
  14. ^ Star-filled PBA Opening Ceremonies at Smart Araneta Coliseum Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Kaye Estoista-Koo, Philippine Entertainment Portal, October 3, 2011
  15. ^ Ginebra retires Robert Jaworksi's No. 7 jersey, Erwin Santiago, Philippine Entertainment Portal, June 29, 2012
  16. ^ a b PBA suspends referee, as Allado rips league after Barako's exit, GMA News Online, July 4, 2012
  17. ^ PBA: Game-fixing accusations come from sore losers – Salud, GMA News Online, July 4, 2012
  18. ^ ALLADO FINED P.5M, SACKED FOR 1 CONFERENCE, PBA.ph, July 5, 2012
  19. ^ After tweeting game-fixing charges, PBA player slapped with record-setting fine, Mark Zambrano, GMA News Online, July 5, 2012
  20. ^ PBA: How does Allado's P500k fine stack up against the biggest PBA penalties?, Adrian Dy, GMA News Online, July 5, 2012

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