2016–17 Alaska Aces season

The 2016–17 Alaska Aces season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Alex Compton
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (.636)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-beat advantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (.364)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

2016

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Carl Bryan Cruz	F	Philippines	Cafe France Bakers	FEU

Regular draft

Alaska passed in the regular draft. They originally owned one second round and two third round picks.

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Enciso, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur G 2 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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) 209 lb (95 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 F 11 Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda G 17 Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern F 18 Mendoza, Jaypee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1990–11–09 San Beda F 21 Cruz, Carl Bryan (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991–08–21 Far Eastern G 23 Galliguez, Abel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–06–01 Cebu 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 Alex Compton Assistant coach(es) Louie Alas (1st Assistant) Topex Robinson Monch Gavieres Franco Atienza Jeffrey Cariaso Paulo Layug Team manager Richard Bachmann ^[a] 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

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
2. TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
3. Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
4. Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
November: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 25 NLEX L 97–99 (OT) Carl Bryan Cruz (20) Carl Bryan Cruz (14) RJ Jazul (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
December : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 December 3 San Miguel L 88–93 JVee Casio (20) Carl Bryan Cruz (7) Chris Banchero (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 December 7 GlobalPort W 95–84 Calvin Abueva (22) Calvin Abueva (11) Chris Banchero (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 December 14 Meralco W 81–79 Vic Manuel (22) Vic Manuel (10) Abueva, Banchero (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 December 18 Barangay Ginebra W 101–86 RJ Jazul (16) Jake Pascual (8) Banchero, Galliguez (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 December 23 TNT L 100–109 Calvin Abueva (18) Calvin Abueva (12) Calvin Abueva (4) PhilSports Arena 3–3
January : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 11 Star W 97–90 (OT) Vic Manuel (25) Calvin Abueva (9) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 January 15 Blackwater L 100–103 Abueva, Casio (23) Calvin Abueva (14) Casio, Jazul (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 January 22 Mahindra W 107–91 Vic Manuel (20) Calvin Abueva (10) JVee Casio (6) PhilSports Arena 5–4 10 January 27 Phoenix W 106–85 Vic Manuel (21) Vic Manuel (7) Casio, Jazul (6) Cuneta Astrodome 6–4
February : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 February 1 Rain or Shine W 94–89 JVee Casio (25) Vic Manuel (12) five players (2) Cuneta Astrodome 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	98
	8	Rain or Shine	91
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	GlobalPort	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	3
	3	Star	2
	6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 5 Barangay Ginebra L 81–85 Calvin Abueva (20) Calvin Abueva (10) JVee Casio (5) Ynares Center 0–1 2 February 7 Barangay Ginebra L 97–108 Calvin Abueva (29) Calvin Abueva (13) JVee Casio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
2. Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
3. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7
March: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 18 GlobalPort W 107–79 Cory Jefferson (28) Cory Jefferson (14) Simon Enciso (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0 2 March 22 Blackwater W 109–95 Cory Jefferson (28) Cory Jefferson (15) Simon Enciso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 March 29 Mahindra W 98–92 Cory Jefferson (30) Cory Jefferson (11) Simon Enciso (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–0
April : 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 April 2 Rain or Shine W 105–102 Cory Jefferson (41) Cory Jefferson (13) JVee Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 April 8 Meralco L 91–99 Cory Jefferson (32) Cory Jefferson (13) Simon Enciso (3) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1 6 April 21 Phoenix L 86–94 Cory Jefferson (31) Cory Jefferson (13) Simon Enciso (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 All-Star Break
May : 0–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 May 7 Barangay Ginebra L 102–103 Cory Jefferson (25) Cory Jefferson (18) Simon Enciso (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 May 20 TNT L 110–119 Cory Jefferson (29) Abueva, Jefferson (7) Chris Banchero (5) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 4–4 9 May 24 NLEX L 92–100 Cory Jefferson (36) Cory Jefferson (20) Banchero, Enciso (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 May 27 San Miguel L 97–109 Cory Jefferson (23) Cory Jefferson (13) Chris Banchero (8) Ynares Center 4–6 11 May 31 Star L 98–102 (OT) Calvin Abueva (22) Cory Jefferson (13) Chris Banchero (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
												4	TNT	2
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
							2	San Miguel	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 4 GlobalPort L 106–107 Cory Jefferson (32) Cory Jefferson (16) Chris Exciminiano (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
3. Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8
July: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 19 NLEX L 104–112 LaDontae Henton (27) Calvin Abueva (14) Chris Banchero (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 22 Phoenix L 93–95 LaDontae Henton (30) LaDontae Henton (10) Abueva, Enciso (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2 3 July 28 Star L 92–101 LaDontae Henton (34) Chris Banchero (7) Chris Banchero (6) Ynares Center 0–3
August : 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 August 4 TNT L 106–107 LaDontae Henton (42) LaDontae Henton (22) four players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4 5 August 23 Blackwater L 106–111 (2OT) LaDontae Henton (31) LaDontae Henton (10) Casio, Mendoza (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5 6 August 26 Barangay Ginebra L 80–94 Calvin Abueva (22) Calvin Abueva (13) JVee Casio (4) Hoops Dome 0–6
September: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 September 2 San Miguel W 90–79 LaDontae Henton (36) LaDontae Henton (15) JVee Casio (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 1–6 8 September 8 GlobalPort W 101–88 LaDontae Henton (36) LaDontae Henton (21) Casio, Enciso (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–6 9 September 10 Kia W 102–94 Calvin Abueva (26) Calvin Abueva (15) Casio, Henton (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6 10 September 15 Meralco L 78–106 LaDontae Henton (23) Calvin Abueva (11) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7 11 September 20 Rain or Shine L 82–112 LaDontae Henton (20) LaDontae Henton (7) Baclao, Enciso (4) Ynares Center 3–8
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Cory Jefferson		34	March 18 (vs. GlobalPort)	June 4 (vs. GlobalPort)	4–8
Governors' Cup	LaDontae Henton		19	July 19 (vs. NLEX)	September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–8

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Vic Manuel	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 19, 2016	[1]
Sonny Thoss	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	April 3, 2017	[2]

References

1. "Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
2. "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.