2015–16 Alaska Aces season

The 2015–16 Alaska Aces season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2015–16 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachAlex Compton
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up
(lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishRunner-up
(lost to Rain or Shine, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(lost to Barangay Ginebra in one game)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates edit

2015 edit

  • August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 11 Kevin Racal SF   Philippines Hog's Breath Cafe Razorbacks Letran
2 18 Marion Magat C   Philippines Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants NU
20 Jaypee Mendoza SF   Philippines Hapee Fresh Fighters San Beda
22 Abel Galliguez PG   United States Cagayan Valley Rising Suns John Brown
3 33 Nico Elorde SG   Philippines Hapee Fresh Fighters ADMU
4 42 Robin Roño   Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU

Roster edit

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2   Banchero, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 4   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA
C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook
F 8   Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
F/C 9   Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F/C 10   Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
G/F 11   dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 17   Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
F 21   Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–01–22 Pacific Lutheran
G 23   Galliguez, Abel (IN) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown
C 26   Eman, Samigue (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1982–03–12 Mindanao
F/C 30   Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–08–24 Lake Superior State
G 31   Jazul, R.J. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
F 35   dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978–08–24 UC Irvine
G 42   Casio, JVee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle
G/F 61   Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  •   Richard Bachmann[a]



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 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[a] Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[b] 2
6 TNT Tropang Texters 6 5 .545 3
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 Star Hotshots 4 7 .364 5
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 6
11 Mahindra Enforcer 2 9 .182 7
12 Meralco Bolts 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine95
2San Miguel4
10Blackwater90
3Rain or Shine1043Rain or Shine2
(#6 twice to beat)
6TNT89
6TNT90
2San Miguel4
7NLEX88
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
4Barangay Ginebra92*
1Alaska4
9Star89
4Barangay Ginebra835GlobalPort1
(#5 twice to beat)
5GlobalPort84*
5GlobalPort94
8Barako Bull85

*Game went into overtime

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[d] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[d] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[d] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel99103
8Star10899
1San Miguel1
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
5Rain or Shine4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Meralco104
7NLEX97
2Meralco2
(Best-of-3)
3Alaska3
3Alaska2
6TNT1

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 2
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 Mahindra Enforcer 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 5
8 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 6
11 Star Hotshots 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1TNT136
8Phoenix124
1TNT1
(#4 twice to beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco105
5Mahindra82
4Meralco2
(#2 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2San Miguel114
7NLEX110
2San Miguel2
(#3 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra109
6Alaska104

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Governors' Cup edit

July 13, 2016[1]
To Phoenix
Cyrus Baguio
To Alaska
2017 and 2018 second round picks

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup No Import February 19 (vs. Blackwater) 0–1
Shane Edwards[2] February 24 (vs. TNT) April 8 (vs. Meralco) 6–3
Robert Dozier[3] April 15 (vs. NLEX) May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) 8–7
Governors' Cup   LaDontae Henton[4] July 17 (vs. Meralco) September 23 (vs. Ginebra) 6–6

References edit

  1. ^ [1], pba.ph, July 19, 2016
  2. ^ Alaska puts import Rob Dozier on injured list; Shane Edwards comes in as temporary replacement Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, February 23, 2016
  3. ^ "Alaska loses 20-point lead but recovers in time to beat NLEX, keep top-two hopes alive". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. April 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Alaska taps banger, prolific scorer LaDontae Henton as import for Governors Cup, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 14, 2016