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2013–14 Alaska Aces season

The 2013–14 Alaska Aces season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013–14 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
(Philippine and Commissioner's Cup)
Alex Compton
(Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(35.7%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra in two games on a twice to beat series.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–3
(66.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee 2-1.)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (def. by Rain or Shine, 3-2)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates edit

2013 edit

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • November 27: PBA fined Alaska Aces players (₱ 1,000 each), Gabby Espinas and Calvin Abueva, for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of both players in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)
  • December 12: PBA fined Alaska Aces head coach Luigi Trillo and Cyrus Baguio (₱ 1,000 each), for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of the two in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)

2014 edit

  • May 25: Luigi Trillo resigned as head coach due to family reasons and was replaced by Alex Compton.[1]
  • June 4: Alaska Aces lost by 51 points (72–123) against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Making the game the fourth-most lopsided beating in PBA history, and the biggest margin of victory in 28 years, or since Shell annihilated Tanduay, 154-100, on November 16, 1986. Likewise, it’s the franchise’s biggest win, and the worst defeat for Alaska in their existence in the PBA. [2]

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 8 Ryan Buenafe SG   Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Ateneo
2 5 JP Erram C   Philippines None Ateneo
2 8 Chris Exciminiano SG   Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns Far Eastern
3 8 Raymond Ilagan St. Francis

Roster edit

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3   Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
G 4   Reyes, Raffy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-1 UE
G 5   Exciminiano, Chris (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 Far Eastern
C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
G/F 8   Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F 11   Laure, Eddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
C 12   Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 320 lb (145 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
G/F 13   Buenafe, Ryan (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo
F/C 24   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
G 25   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 Cebu
F 27   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian
G 31   Jazul, RJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
G/F 35   dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC Irvine
G 42   Casio, JV 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 De La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  •   Dickie Bachmann[a] (De La Salle)


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

Roster

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(Best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0
This box:

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(Best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

This box:

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Talk 'N Text99
8Barako Bull84
1Talk 'N Text2
(#4 twice to beat)
4San Mig Coffee3
4San Mig Coffee97
5San Miguel90
4San Mig Coffee3
(#2 twice to beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine111
7Air2190
2Rain or Shine3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska2
3Alaska92
6Barangay Ginebra81
This box:

Game log edit

Transactions edit

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Robert Dozier March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) April 26 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) 7–5
Governors' Cup Henry Walker May 18 (vs. San Miguel) June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) 8–7

References edit

  1. ^ Alex Compton is new Alaska coach as Luigi Trillo steps down, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 25, 2014
  2. ^ AZ comes through, spin.ph, June 5, 2014
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