2013–14 Alaska Aces season

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

2013-14 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Luigi Trillo (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup) Alex Compton (Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–9 (.357)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra in two games on a twice to beat series.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–3 (.667)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee 2-1.)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–4 (.556)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (def. by Rain or Shine, 3-2)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

2013

• November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters acquired the rights to Alaska’s 2013 second round draft pick (turned out to be John Paul Erram).
  • Alaska Aces acquired the rights to Talk ‘N Text’s 2015 second round draft pick.
• 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

• 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

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

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 FEU 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 SSC-R 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 Umin 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 UC F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU 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 DLSU	Head coach Alex Compton (Cornell) Assistant coach(es) Louie Alas (Adamson) Topex Robinson (SSC-R) Monch Gavieres Franco Atienza 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 Injured Roster

• ^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	97	108
	8	Alaska	104	95
							1	Barangay Ginebra	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	San Mig Coffee	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	1
	5	San Mig Coffee	2
												5	San Mig Coffee	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Rain or Shine	2
	2	Rain or Shine	106
	7	GlobalPort	96
							2	Rain or Shine	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Petron Blaze	1
	3	Petron Blaze	2
	6	Barako Bull	0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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[lower-alpha 1]	4
5	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 2]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 2]	6
9	Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 96–79 Meralco
2. Head-to-head record: Air21 97–95 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	97
	8	Barangay Ginebra	84
							1	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					4	Rain or Shine	0
	4	Rain or Shine	2
	5	Meralco	1
												1	Talk 'N Text	1
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										6	San Mig Coffee	3
	2	San Miguel	79	95
	7	Air21	92	101**
							7	Air21	2
		(Best-of-3)					6	San Mig Coffee	3
	3	Alaska	1
	6	San Mig Coffee	2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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[lower-alpha 1]	2
4	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2
7	Air21 Express	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2
8	Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 2]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
2. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	99
	8	Barako Bull	84
							1	Talk 'N Text	2
		(#4 twice to beat)					4	San Mig Coffee	3
	4	San Mig Coffee	97
	5	San Miguel	90
												4	San Mig Coffee	3
		(#2 twice to beat)										2	Rain or Shine	2
	2	Rain or Shine	111
	7	Air21	90
							2	Rain or Shine	3
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Alaska	2
	3	Alaska	92
	6	Barangay Ginebra	81

Game log

Transactions

Recruited imports

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

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