2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Aces competed for the 16th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 117th overall championship contested by the league.

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(5) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 4
(3) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 2
DatesMay 6 – 18, 2016
MVPPaul Lee
(Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Hyper (HD)
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay
Game 2:A. Herrera, N. Quilingen, E. Aquino, R. Marabe
Game 3:J. Mariano, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, J. Narandan
Game 6:N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, R. Dacanay

This was the first championship series that does not involve any team owned by the San Miguel Corporation or the MVP Group of Companies since the 2000 All-Filipino Cup Finals, when the Alaska Milkmen won the championship series against the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. Purefoods was still then owned by the Ayala Corporation when the finals series was held.[1] This was also the first championship series since the 2004 Fiesta Conference when both the top two teams at the end of the eliminations did not advance to the Finals.

Background

Road to the finals
Main article: 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersAlaska Aces
Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Alaska and Barangay Ginebra at 3rd placeElimination roundFinished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Rain or Shine and Barangay Ginebra at 3rd place
0–2 (5th place)Tiebreaker*2–0 (3rd place)
def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–0Quarterfinalsdef. TNT, 2–1
def. San Miguel, 3–1Semifinalsdef. Meralco, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
Rain or Shine 10510511299781094
Alaska Aces 9710310811186922
Venue AranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAraneta

*overtime

Game 1
TV5
May 6
7:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105, Alaska Aces 97
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 22–21, 23–31, 31–20
Pts: Lee 20
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 13
Asts: Cruz 5		 Pts: Dozier 41
Rebs: Dozier 15
Asts: Banchero 4
Rain or Shine lead series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay

Game 2
TV5
May 8
5:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105, Alaska Aces 103
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 28–25, 27–28, 29–24
Pts: Chan, Lee 17
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 13
Asts: Ibañes, Lee 4		 Pts: Jazul 24
Rebs: Dozier 9
Asts: Dozier 5
Rain or Shine lead series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Quilingen, E. Aquino, R. Marabe

Game 3
TV5
May 11
7:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 112, Alaska Aces 108
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 34–19, 33–25, 17–36
Pts: Quiñahan 18
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 13
Asts: Henderson-Niles 5		 Pts: Dozier 23
Rebs: Abueva, Dozier 8
Asts: Abueva 6
Rain or Shine lead series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya

Game 4
TV5
May 13
7:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 99, Alaska Aces 111
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 18–29, 28–36, 32–21
Pts: Ahanmisi 30
Rebs: Belga, Quiñahan 6
Asts: Belga 4		 Pts: Dozier 23
Rebs: Abueva 10
Asts: Banchero 8
Rain or Shine lead series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya

Game 5
TV5
May 15
5:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 78, Alaska Aces 86
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 21–22, 17–19, 21–30
Pts: Chan 17
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 8
Asts: Ahanmisi 3		 Pts: Abueva 20
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Jazul 4
Rain or Shine lead series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, J. Narandan

Game 6
TV5
May 18
7:00pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109, Alaska Aces 92
Scoring by quarter: 38–24, 21–25, 25–20, 25–23
Pts: Cruz 21
Rebs: Henderson-Niles 9
Asts: Ahanmisi, Belga 4		 Pts: Abueva 26
Rebs: Dozier 13
Asts: Baguio 5
Rain or Shine wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, R. Dacanay

Rosters
Alaska Aces 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 1 Dozier, Robert (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–11–26 Memphis
G 2 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
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, Noy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F/C 10 Magat, Marion (R / IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 NU
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 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 FEU
F 21 Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–01–22 Pacific Lutheran
G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–06–01 Cebu
C 26 Eman, Samigue 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 10 in (1.78 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 La Salle
G/F 61 Racal, Kevin (R) 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
  • Injured

Roster

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
C 1 Henderson-Niles, Pierre (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1987–06–07 Memphis
G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
G/F 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason
F 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982–04–20 UP
G 8 Teng, Jeric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–18 UST
G 9 Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G 13 Ahanmisi, Maverick (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
F/C 15 Ponferrada, Jewel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 NU
G/F 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 FEU
G 17 Tiu, Chris 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo
G/F 19 Trollano, Don (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
F/C 20 Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 23 Nimes, Josan (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapúa
F/C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 PCU
F 33 Matias, Ronnie (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila
F/C 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Mamerto Mondragon [a]
  • Jay Legacion (Assistant)


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 Rain or Shine's board governor.

Broadcast notes

The Commissioner's Cup Finals will be aired on TV5 with simulcast on Hyper (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 will provide the radio play-by-play coverage. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis.

Sports5 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The Hyper/Cignal TV broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameSports5Cignal TV/Hyper (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Tab BaldwinRizza DiazJames VelasquezVince Hizon
Game 2Charlie CunaRyan Gregorio and Tab BaldwinCarla LizardoSev SarmentaCharles Tiu
Game 3Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Tab BaldwinApple DavidAaron AtaydeAli Peek
Game 4Charlie CunaAndy Jao and Norman BlackSel GuevaraMagoo MarjonDon Allado
Game 5Sev SarmentaRyan Gregorio and Dominic UyErika PadillaMagoo MarjonAli Peek
Game 6Charlie CunaQuinito Henson and Ryan GregorioRizza DiazSev SarmentaDon Allado
  • Additional Game 6 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Apple David
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References
  1. Independent teams Rain or Shine, Alaska expect great finals series: ‘It's good for the league’ Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, May 4, 2016
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