2011–12 Alaska Aces season

2011-12 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Joel Banal (October 2011 - May 2012) Luigi Trillo (May 2012 - present)
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results Record 3–11 (.214) Place 9th Playoff finish Did not qualify Commissioner's Cup results Record 5–4 (.556) Place 4th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (eliminated by Barako Bull, 1-2) Governors Cup results Record 2–7 (.222) Place 9th Playoff finish Did not qualify Stats @ PBA-Online.net Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons 2010–11 2012–13

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season is the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mac Baracael	SF/PF	Philippines	Far Eastern University
2	13	Eric Salamat	G	Philippines	Ateneo
2	14	Julius Pasculado	G	Philippines	Wilbur Wright
2	15	Ariel Mepaña	F	Philippines	UV

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 1 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) U of Mindanao G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST PG 5 Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Ateneo F/C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) James Cook G 8 Pasculado, Julius (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Wilbur Wright G/F 9 Gelig, Niño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST SF 10 Baracael, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) FEU F/C 11 Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE G 12 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran G 13 Custodio, Bonbon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE F/C 21 Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo SG 24 Cablay, Brandon  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Vanguard F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) PCU F/C 30 Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. Francis of Assisi G/F 34 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UC-Irvine	Head coach Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Jojo Lastimosa (Ateneo) Dickie Bachmann (De La Salle) Topex Robinson (SSC-R) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GAvg	PO
1	y – Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—
2	y – Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667	1	0.85
3	x – B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	1	1.17
4	x – Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	x – Barako Bull Energy	4	5	.444	3	1.04
6	x – Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444	3	1.01
7	e – Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444	3	0.95
8	e – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333	4	1.12
9	e – Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333	4	1.11
10	e – Air21 Express	3	6	.333	4	0.80

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
						1	Talk 'N Text	3
	4	Alaska	1			5	Barako Bull	2
	5	Barako Bull	2								1	Talk 'N Text	3
											3	B-Meg	4
						2	Barangay Ginebra	1
	3	B-Meg	2			3	B-Meg	3
	6	Meralco	1

Quarterfinals

Alaska–Barako Bull series

April 1

Alaska Aces 90, Barako Bull Energy 103

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 4

Alaska Aces 99, Barako Bull Energy 92

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 8

Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106

Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched semifinals,  e  – eliminated

2012 PBA Governors' Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie	PO
1	y – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—
2	y – B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	y – Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.555	3	+18
4	y – Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.555	3	0
5	y – Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.555	3	−18
6	y – Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444	4	+11
7	e – Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444	4	−18
8	e – Barako Bull Energy	4	5	.444	4	+8
9	e – Alaska Aces	2	7	.222	6	+30
10	e – Air21 Express	2	7	.222	6	−30

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 28, 2011[1]	To Alaska 2014 2nd round pick	To Meralco 2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)

Governors Cup

May 11, 2012	To Alaska Gabby Espinas	To Meralco Jay-R Reyes

May 29, 2012[2]	To Air21 Eric Salamat future second round pick	To Alaska RJ Jazul

Additions Player Signed Former team Gabby Espinas May 11, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts RJ Jazul May 29, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express

Subtractions Player Signed New team Jay-R Reyes May 11, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts Eric Salamat May 29, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express Julius Pasculado May 29, 2012 Waived

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adam Parada	February 10 (vs. Barako Bull)	April 8 (vs. Barako Bull)	6–6
Governors Cup	Jason Forte	May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 27 (vs. Air21)	2-7

References

1. CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011
2. Alaska acquires Jazul from Air21 for Salamat, 2nd round pick, interaksyon.com