2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup
Duration October 21, 2015 – February 3, 2016
TV partner(s) Local:
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International:
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Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Best Player June Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP Chris Ross
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2015–16 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2015–16 SmartBRO-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament started on October 21, 2015 and was finished on February 3, 2016. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] — Outright semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 TNT Tropang Texters 6 5 .545 3
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Star Hotshots 4 7 .364 5
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 6
11 Mahindra Enforcer 2 9 .182 7 Eliminated
12 Meralco Bolts 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against San Miguel via head-to-head record.
  2. 1 2 Ginebra wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.
  3. 1 2 NLEX wins tiebreaker against Barako Bull via head-to-head record.

Schedule

Teams1234567891011
Alaska TNT BW MAH BGSM GP SH NLEX MER ROS SMB BBE
Barako Bull NLEX BGSM GP MER MAH SMB ROS TNT BW SH ALA
Barangay Ginebra SH BBE ALA SMB MER MAH GP ROS BW NLEX TNT
Blackwater NLEX ALA MER SMB ROS TNT GP BGSM BBE SH MAH
GlobalPort SMB SH BBE ROS ALA BGSM BW NLEX MER MAH TNT
Mahindra ROS TNT ALA NLEX BBE BGSM MER SMB SH GP BW
Meralco SMB BW TNT BBE BGSM SH NLEX MAH ALA GP ROS
NLEX BW BBE SH MAH TNT MER ALA GP SMB BGSM ROS
Rain or Shine SH MAH SMB GP BW BBE BGSM TNT ALA MER NLEX
San Miguel GP MER ROS BW BGSM BBE SH MAH NLEX TNT ALA
Star ROS BGSM GP NLEX TNT MER ALA SMB MAH BBE BW
TNT ALA MAH MER SH NLEX BW BBE ROS SMB GP BGSM

      Win
      OT Win
      Loss
      OT Loss

Results

Team ALA BBE BGSMBWEGPMAHMERNLEXROSSMBSHTNT
Alaska 108–100 92–93 87–79 123–104 98–94 88–86 89–81 105–111 103–97 107–102 114–98
Barako Bull — 82–79 92–116 91–105* 93–85 108–106 85–93 104–110 105–106 101–83 105–98*
Brgy. Ginebra — — 102–94** 85–70 80–76 89–64 91–90 86–94 82–100 78–86 91–84
Blackwater — — — 105–120 108–99 92–90 86–90 81–103 83–93 89–102 98–109
GlobalPort — — — — 118–116* 108–104 96–90 113–111 86–97 101–94 96–107
Mahindra — — — — — 86–83 103–93 94–108 86–102 96–104 97–101
Meralco — — — — — — 91–93 87–97 85–101 87–83 91–105
NLEX — — — — — — — 111–106 80–88* 95–97 107–101
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — 99–84 96–87 85–95
San Miguel — — — — — — — — — 101–90 97–84
Star — — — — — — — — — — 86–91
TNT — — — — — — — — — — —

      Win
      OT Win
      Loss
      OT Loss

Bracket

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3  Rain or Shine 95  
  10  Blackwater 90  
            3  Rain or Shine 104    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6  TNT 89     3  Rain or Shine 2  
  6  TNT 90     2  San Miguel 4  
  7  NLEX 88  
    2  San Miguel 4
    (#4 twice to beat)     1  Alaska 3
  4  Barangay Ginebra 92*  
  9  Star 89       1  Alaska 4
            4  Barangay Ginebra 83     5  GlobalPort 1  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5  GlobalPort 84*    
  5  GlobalPort 94  
  8  Barako Bull 85    

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

First phase

In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.

Barangay Ginebra vs. Star

December 25
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Star Hotshots 89 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–19, 16–25, 26–18, Overtime: 12–9
Pts: Mercado 17
Rebs: Aguilar 14
Asts: Tenorio 6		 Pts: Simon 17
Rebs: Reavis 12
Asts: three players 2
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 21,808
Referees: M. Quilingen, E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Dacanay

GlobalPort vs. Barako Bull

December 25
GlobalPort Batang Pier 94, Barako Bull Energy 85
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 20–23, 28–16, 25–21
Pts: Romeo 33
Rebs: Pringle 13
Asts: Romeo 5		 Pts: Wilson 15
Rebs: Wilson 15
Asts: Wilson 5
GlobalPort wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 21,808
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, A. Guevarra

Rain or Shine vs. Blackwater

December 26
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 95, Blackwater Elite 90
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 27–20, 25–26, 26–30
Pts: Chan 17
Rebs: Belga 10
Asts: Belga, Chan 4		 Pts: Lastimosa 35
Rebs: Ballesteros, Erram 8
Asts: Lastimosa 5
Rain or Shine wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, P. Balao, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

TNT vs. NLEX

December 26
TNT Tropang Texters 90, NLEX Road Warriors 88
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 25–15, 25–31, 29–21
Pts: Rosario 20
Rebs: Fonacier, Williams 8
Asts: Castro, R. Reyes 4		 Pts: Taulava 22
Rebs: Anthony 13
Asts: Cardona, J. Villanueva 3
TNT wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: A. Herrera, E. Tangkion, J. Marabe, R. Yante

Second phase

This is a single-elimination round. The winner advances to the semifinals.

Barangay Ginebra vs. GlobalPort

December 27
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, GlobalPort Batang Pier 84 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 16–15, 21–20, 21–21, Overtime: 9–10
Pts: Slaughter 25
Rebs: Slaughter 18
Asts: Mercado, Tenorio 5		 Pts: Pringle 25
Rebs: three players 8
Asts: Romeo 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: E. Aquino, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Oliva

In the final 8 seconds of overtime period of the knockout quarterfinal game between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and GlobalPort Batang Pier, review showed that Stanley Pringle held the ball for over 5 seconds, which would have resulted in a five second ball-hogging violation, but no call was made. After the final buzzer, the Batang Pier already went to the dugout, but Ginebra stayed behind. Ginebra fans, which were more than half of the crowd, were left stunned along with players and the Ginebra coaching staff. Head coach Tim Cone immediately went to center court and pleaded with the referees for a call or a review of the final 8-second possession of Globalport.[1][2] He then went to the scorer's table and signed the official scorecard, signifying the team's intent to file a protest with the game's result. He stayed mum after coming out of the dugout on whether they would actually file a protest. Under the league's rules, Barangay Ginebra had until 12 noon of December 28, 2015 to file a letter of protest together with a bond, which requires a minimum of P20,000.[3][4]

Some fans who waited by the players exit booed and threw coins at the car of GlobalPort forward Jay Washington, who left the venue with his family. Security struggled to control the mob of angry fans. When the car started to leave, Washington opened the window and shouted, "Better luck next conference!" to the crowd.[5]

A day after, Barangay Ginebra did not sent a formal protest to the PBA office as the 12 noon deadline lapsed. Commissioner Chito Narvasa said that the league summoned the four referees of the Ginebra-GlobalPort game, Edward Aquino, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya and Bing Oliva, on December 29 and re-evaluated their performance during the quarterfinal game.[6] According to the findings of the PBA technical committee, two violations were not called: the five-second ball-hogging violation and the backcourt violation committed by Stanley Pringle. Referees Edward Aquino and Rommel Gruta were therefore suspended for the rest of the Philippine Cup.[7]

Rain or Shine vs. TNT

December 28
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 104, TNT Tropang Texters 89
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 26–24, 32–31, 20–13
Pts: Almazan 15
Rebs: Almazan, Ponferada 10
Asts: Belga 7		 Pts: Castro 25
Rebs: Castro 11
Asts: Castro 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: A. Herrera, R. Marabe, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan

Semifinals

This is a best-of-seven round. The winner advances to the finals.

Alaska vs. GlobalPort

January 4
Alaska Aces 93, GlobalPort Batang Pier 107
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 24–23, 32–30, 19–25
Pts: Baguio 15
Rebs: Thoss 12
Asts: Baguio, Jazul 3		 Pts: Romeo 41
Rebs: Kramer 10
Asts: three players 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, S. Pineda, J. Oliva
January 6
Alaska Aces 100, GlobalPort Batang Pier 76
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 29–26, 28–16, 25–16
Pts: Banchero 18
Rebs: Abueva 11
Asts: Baguio, Casio 4		 Pts: Pringle 22
Rebs: Kramer 10
Asts: Romeo 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya
January 8
Alaska Aces 82, GlobalPort Batang Pier 69
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 10–13, 17–27, 29–16
Pts: Manuel 16
Rebs: Abueva 15
Asts: Jazul, Thoss 4		 Pts: Romeo 17
Rebs: Maierhofer, Pringle 12
Asts: Washington 3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: M. Quilinguen, P. Balao, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza
January 10
Alaska Aces 109, GlobalPort Batang Pier 84
Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 22–20, 28–22, 27–22
Pts: Abueva 20
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Casio 4		 Pts: Romeo 24
Rebs: Washington 8
Asts: Pringle 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
January 12
Alaska Aces 118, GlobalPort Batang Pier 89
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 33–34, 27–22, 31–16
Pts: Exciminiano 19
Rebs: Abueva 9
Asts: Baguio 6		 Pts: Washington 26
Rebs: Maierhofer 9
Asts: Yeo 5
Alaska wins series, 4–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, N. Guevarra, D. Dacanay

San Miguel vs. Rain or Shine

January 5
San Miguel Beermen 109, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 29–37, 21–23, 38–14
Pts: Fajardo 36
Rebs: Fajardo 18
Asts: Santos 5		 Pts: Belga, Quiñahan 19
Rebs: Quiñahan 11
Asts: Cruz 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: A. Herrera, M. Quilinguen, R. Yante, R. Marabe
January 7
San Miguel Beermen 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105
Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 19–18, 31–30, 32–26
Pts: Fajardo 38
Rebs: Fajardo 17
Asts: Lassiter 4		 Pts: Chan 16
Rebs: Ponferada 10
Asts: Ahanmisi 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, A. Guevarra, J. Narandan
January 9
San Miguel Beermen 106, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 111
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 23–32, 36–20, 20– 33
Pts: Fajardo 40
Rebs: Fajardo 20
Asts: Cabagnot 6		 Pts: Lee 18
Rebs: Belga 14
Asts: Ahanmisi 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, M. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay
January 11
San Miguel Beermen 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 25–21, 37–22, 15–24
Pts: Fajardo 33
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Ahanmisi, Trollano 15
Rebs: Ahanmisi 7
Asts: Tiu 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Narandan, M. Montoya
January 13
San Miguel Beermen 103, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 33–32, 22–23, 31–26
Pts: Fajardo 27
Rebs: Fajardo 12
Asts: Cabagnot 6		 Pts: Quiñahan 20
Rebs: Norwood 10
Asts: Ahanmisi 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
January 15
San Miguel Beermen 90, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 18–30, 33–17, 20–19
Pts: Lassiter 22
Rebs: Santos 19
Asts: Ross 6		 Pts: Belga 16
Rebs: Belga 11
Asts: Ahanmisi, Tiu 3
San Miguel wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, R. Marabe

The two-time PBA MVP Fajardo had shrugs off hard fouls[8] by different Rain or Shine players had had gave him a "hard life" as promised until game 6 wherein he finally fell down and injured his left knee (torn ACL) because of a hard box-out play by Rain or Shine forward Jireh Ibañes. Fajardo, who was wincing in pain, had to be stretchered out off the playing court at the 7:11 mark of the third and was later brought to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.[9]

After the game, Ibañes says he meant no harm against Fajardo.[10] The injury had not only put a damper on San Miguel’s return to the finals but also to Gilas Pilipinas 2016 Olympic qualifiers as he had to sit out for the rest of the season because of a torn ACL.[11]

Finals

January 17
5:00pm
Alaska Aces 100, San Miguel Beermen 91
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 15–19, 28–33, 34–16
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva
January 19
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 83, San Miguel Beermen 80
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–18, 23–24, 21–20
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva
January 22
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 82, San Miguel Beermen 75
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 11–24, 24–17, 27–17
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, S. Pineda
January 24
5:00pm
Alaska Aces 104, San Miguel Beermen 110 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 21–23, 28–26, 21–29, Overtime: 6–12
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva
January 27
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 73, San Miguel Beermen 86 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–13, 19–16, 12–15, Overtime: 6–19
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion
January 29
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 89, San Miguel Beermen 100
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 20–29, 17–16, 23–33
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Guevara, S. Pineda
February 3
7:00pm
Alaska Aces 89, San Miguel Beermen 96
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 22–21, 13–25, 38–28
San Miguel wins series, 4–3.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

Week Player Ref.
October 21–25 JR Quiñahan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [12]
October 26–31 Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [13]
November 1–8 Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [14]
November 9–15 Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [15]
November 16–22 Sean Anthony (NLEX Road Warriors) [16]
November 23–29 Jericho Cruz (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [17]
November 30–December 6 Willy Wilson (Barako Bull Energy) [18]
December 7–13 Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [19]
December 14–20 Sean Anthony (NLEX Road Warriors) [20]
December 21–28 Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [21]

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 25.2
Rebounds per game Greg Slaughter Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 14.5
Assists per game Jayson Castro TNT Tropang Texters 4.9
Steals per game LA Revilla Mahindra Enforcer 2.0
Blocks per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 1.9
Turnovers per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 4.0
Fouls per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 4.5
Minutes per game Greg Slaughter Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 38.7
FG% Bradwyn Guinto Mahindra Enforcer 58.5%
FT% Mark Borboran NLEX Road Warriors 100.0%
Reynel Hugnatan Meralco Bolts
3FG% Aldrech Ramos Mahindra Enforcer 57.6%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 17

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic
Points June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 43
Rebounds Greg Slaughter Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 26
Assists RJ Jazul Alaska Aces 10
Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 7
Blocks John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 7
Three Pointers Gary David Meralco Bolts 7
Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 100.4
Rebounds per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 53.1
Assists per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 20.3
Steals per game Mahindra Enforcer 7.4
Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 5.3
Turnovers per game Star Hotshots 19.8
FG% Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 44.0%
FT% Barako Bull Energy 74.0%
3FG% TNT Tropang Texters 34.5%

References

  1. ↑ Bracher, Jane (December 27, 2015). "Ginebra-Globalport PBA quarterfinals game marred by controversial end". Rappler. rappler.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Chaos at the MOA Arena Sports5, Youtube.com December 27, 2015
  3. ↑ Leongson, Randolph (December 27, 2015). "Official protest an option for Ginebra; PBA sets 12nn deadline". Inquirer Sports. inquirer.net. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bracher, Jane (December 27, 2015). "Globalport knocks out Ginebra in OT for first-ever semifinals seat". Rappler. rappler.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Panaligan, Marisse (December 27, 2015). "Ginebra fans throw coins at Jay Washington, family after playoff loss". GMA News Online. gmanetwork.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Leongson, Randolph (December 28, 2015). "No protest filed by Ginebra; Commissioner sets hearing for referees". Inquirer Sports. inquirer.net. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ 2 erring referees in GlobalPort-Ginebra game suspended for rest of PH Cup, PBA.inquirer.net, December 29, 2015
  8. ↑ http://pba.inquirer.net/65725/fajardo-shrugs-off-hard-fouls-i-dont-care-i-just-want-to-play
  9. ↑ http://sports.inquirer.net/203604/pba-fajardo-stretched-off-the-court-after-injuring-knee
  10. ↑ http://pba.inquirer.net/66122/ibanes-says-he-meant-no-harm-against-fajardo-i-just-tried-to-box-him-out
  11. ↑ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/san-miguel-star-june-mar-fajardo-suffers-partially-torn-acl-out-for-pba-finals-and-olympic-qualifiers
  12. ↑ Hot streak earns JR Quinahan first Accel Player of the Week citation of PBA season, spin.ph, October 26, 2015
  13. ↑ Stanley Pringle beats out Sean Anthony, Vic Manuel for PBA Player of the Week honor, spin.ph, November 2, 2015
  14. ↑ Greg Slaughter's offseason work quick to pay off as he earns Player of the Week citation, spin.ph, November 9, 2015
  15. ↑ Stanley Pringle beats out Fajardo, Castro to win second PBA Player of the Week citation, spin.ph, November 16, 2015
  16. ↑ NLEX forward Sean Anthony's career game earns him PBA Player of the Week honor, spin.ph, November 23, 2015
  17. ↑ ROS' Jericho Cruz is PBA Player of the Week, ABS-CBN News, December 1, 2015
  18. ↑ Doing the best work of his career, Wilson is Player of the Week, ABS-CBN Sports, December 7, 2015
  19. ↑ GlobalPort's Romeo earns Player of the Week honors, ABS-CBN News, December 14, 2015
  20. ↑ Sean Anthony takes second PBA Player of the Week citation this season, spin.ph, December 21, 2015
  21. ↑ Player of the Week: Pringle earns third citation, pba.inquirer.net, December 28, 2015

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