The 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup is the first conference of the 2017 PBA Developmental League season. The tournament opened on January 19, 2017 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig.[2]
| 2017 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
|---|---|
| The 6th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | January 19, 2017—April 6, 2017 |
| TV partner(s) | AksyonTV and Youtube (Livestreams) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cignal-San Beda |
| Runners-up | Racal Ceramica |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Robert Bolick[1] |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
There are 10 teams in this season's Aspirant's Cup, 4 are holdovers from last year's Foundation Cup, 2 returnees after a short hiatus, and 3 new squads.[3] 5 of the teams were represented by players from various colleges and universities.
Draft edit
The annual draft of the PBA D-League will be conducted on December 20, 2016. 128 aspirants—113 local players and 15 Filipino-foreigners—had already submitted their intention to participate in the draft.[3] AMA, Tanduay, Racal, Caféfrance and Wang's will picked the first five draft picks, while a lottery will decide the draft orders of 4 new teams, San Beda-Cignal,[4] JRU, MLQU and Batangas. As a guest team, Blustar Malaysia will be ineligible to join the drafting proceedings.[5] Jeron Teng of the De La Salle Green Archers was picked as the #1 draft pick by AMA Online Education.[6]
Draft Order
1st Round:
- 1. AMA Online Education: Jeron Teng (DLSU)
- 2. Tanduay: Jom Sollano (Letran)
- 3. Racal: Junjun Gabriel (CDSL)
- 4. Cafefrance: Patrick Aquino (CEU)
- 5. Wang's: G-Boy Babilonia (Ateneo)
- 6. Victoria Sports-MLQU: Jayson Grimaldo (MLQU)
- 7. Cignal-San Beda: Davon Potts (San Beda)
- 8. Batangas: Wilmar Anderson (UB)
- 9. JRU: PASS
- 10. Blustar Malaysia: PASS
Tournament Format edit
- Ten teams will play in a single round-robin elimination phase.
- Only the top six teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
- #1 & #2 seeds will head straight to the semifinals, where #3-#6 seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
- The Semifinals and the Championship will both be contested in a best-of-3 series.
Team Standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cignal HD - San Beda Hawkeyes | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Outright semi-finals |
| 2 | Racal Tile Master Ceramica | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | |
| 3 | Café France Bakers | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarter-finals |
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | |
| 5 | AMA Online Education Titans | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Batangas EAC Generals | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Wang's Basketball Couriers | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 9 | Victoria's Sports - MLQU | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Blustar Detergent Dragons Malaysia | 0 | 9 | .000 | 8 |
Source: PBA
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head matchup b.) Goal average c.) Winning Percentage d.) If necessary, use quotient system
Notes:
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head matchup b.) Goal average c.) Winning Percentage d.) If necessary, use quotient system
Notes:
Playoffs edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-3 series) | The Finals (Best-of-3 series) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cignal-San Beda | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #4 seed has 2x-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | AMA Online Education | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cignal-San Beda | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Racal Ceramica | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Racal Ceramica | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #3 seed has 2x-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cafe France Bakers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cafe France Bakers | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 75 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| Tanduay Rhum Masters | 80–76 | AMA Online Education Titans |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 21–23, 22–23, 12–14 | ||
| Pts: Cruz 23 Rebs: Gaco 8 Asts: Teng 6 |
Pts: Tambeling 27 Rebs: Tambeling 10 Asts: Riley 2 | |
| Café France Bakers | 86–75 | JRU Heavy Bombers |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–16, 33–27, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Desiderio 16 Rebs: Ebondo 11 Asts: Sedurifa 4 |
Pts: Teodoro 18 Rebs: Bautista 5 Asts: Teodoro 2 | |
Semi-finals edit
| Cignal HD - San Beda Hawkeyes | 55–66 | Tanduay Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 6–17, 15–28, 20–10 | ||
| Pts: Pamboy Raymundo 13 Rebs: Mocon 6 |
Pts: Gaco 16 Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 12 Asts: Gaco 2 | |
| Masters leads series, 1–0 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina
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| Racal Tile Master Ceramica | 88–86 | Café France Bakers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–14, 20–26, 29–26 | ||
| Pts: Onwubere 24 Rebs: Salado, Corpuz 6 each Asts: Salado 6 |
Pts: Rod Ebondo 30 Rebs: Rod Ebondo 13 Asts: Desiderio 4 | |
| Racal leads series, 1–0 | ||
Marikina Sports Center, Marikina
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Finals edit
March 30
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| Racal Tile Master Ceramica | 85–93 | Cignal HD - San Beda Hawkeyes |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 22–29, 23–19, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Nambatac 23 Rebs: Corpuz 8 Asts: Nambatac 6 |
Pts: Perkins 28 Rebs: Perkins 8 Asts: Bolick 6 | |
April 3
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| Racal Tile Master Ceramica | 100–90 | Cignal HD - San Beda Hawkeyes |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 31–20, 24–29, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Nambatac 24 Rebs: Corpuz 11 Asts: Nambatac 2 |
Pts: Bolick 18 Rebs: Bolick 10 Asts: Bolick 5 | |
April 7
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| Racal Tile Master Ceramica | 78–81 | Cignal HD - San Beda Hawkeyes |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 20–15, 17–24, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: Corpuz 24 Rebs: Corpuz, Gabayni 9 each Asts: N/A |
Pts: Mocon 25 Rebs: Mocon 7 Asts: Bolick 6 | |
| Cignal wins series, 2–1 | ||
Awards edit
| 2017 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions |
|---|
 Cignal–San Beda HawkeyesFirst title |
References edit
- ^ "Cignal's Bolick is 2017 Aspirants' Cup MVP". April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Teng's PBA D-League debut set on January 19". ABS-CBN Sports. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (December 8, 2016). "Newly-crowned champion Teng headlines PBA D-League draft class". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (December 19, 2016). "Returning Fernandez to also handle San Beda-Cignal in PBA D-League". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (December 12, 2016). "AMA PICKS 1ST, TANDUAY 2ND IN 2016 PBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT". PBA D-League. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 20, 2016). "King Archer Jeron Teng is AMA's top pick, Jason Brickman falls to fourth round in D-League draft". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved December 21, 2016.