2015–16 PBA season

2015–16 PBA season
Duration October 21, 2015 – present
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) Local:
Sports5
TV5
Fox Sports
Hyper (HD)
Cignal (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Draft
Top draft pick Moala Tautuaa
Picked by TNT Tropang Texters
Conferences
Philippine Cup champions San Miguel Beermen
  Runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Season MVP TBD
Top scorer TBD
Seasons

The 2015–16 PBA season is the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.

This season will also be the first season of Chito Narvasa as the PBA commissioner Chito Salud announced his resignation at the end of the 2014–15 season. Salud, however, will remain with the PBA as he will be the new President and CEO of the league.[1]

The first event of the season was the 2015 PBA draft which was held on August 23.[2]

Executive board

Teams

Team Company Governor Coach Captain
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann Alex Compton Tony dela Cruz
Barako Bull Energy* Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Manny Alvarez Koy Banal JC Intal
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone Mark Caguioa
Blackwater Elite Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Leo Isaac Mike Cortez
GlobalPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Eric Arejola Pido Jarencio Billy Mamaril
Mahindra Enforcer Columbian Autocar Corporation Tomas Alvarez Manny Pacquiao Paulo Hubalde
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Norman Black Jimmy Alapag
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ramoncito Fernandez Boyet Fernandez Asi Taulava
Phoenix Fuel Masters** Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Dennis Uy Koy Banal JC Intal
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Yeng Guiao Jireh Ibañes
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Leo Austria Arwind Santos
Star Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo Jason Webb Rafi Reavis
Tropang TNT Smart Communications Victorino Vargas Jong Uichico Ranidel de Ocampo

* - Participated for the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup
** - Barako Bull was sold to Phoenix Petroleum on January 2016. Participated beginning the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Transactions

Retirement

Coaching changes

Offseason

Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

Pre-season

Philippine Cup

Commissioner's Cup

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:[45]

  1. Deliberate foul – Any player who commits a foul against an opponent by going after the man instead of the ball but without intent to hurt shall be assessed with a deliberate foul which shall result in awarding of two (2) free throws to the offended player plus ball possession to the offended player’s team. No 3-minute sit out for the player who committed the deliberate foul. A deliberate foul committed in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s) shall be subject to automatic video review.
  2. Shot clock reset — The shot clock shall be reset to 14 seconds if the ball goes to the offensive team after a legal attempt.
  3. Free throw — During a free throw, a player can only enter the shaded lane after the ball has hit the rim.
  4. Landing spot rule
    1. Leaving a foot on the landing spot of a shooter – if without contact — Flagrant Foul Penalty 1 (FFP1) is called; two (2) Free Throws are awarded; ball possession is retained by the team of offended player; and the offender "sits" for three (3) playing minutes for first offense. Second and subsequent offenses of players from same team will "sit" for five (5) minutes. A fine of at least Php 5,000.00 is assessed.
    2. Leaving a foot on the landing spot of a shooter – if with contact -Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 (FFP2) is called; two (2) Free Throws are awarded; ball possession is retained by the team of offended player; and the offender is ejected from the game. A fine of at least Php 20,000.00 is assessed, whatever is the consequence of the contact and an automatic, minimum one (1) game suspension is imposed to the offender.
  5. Review of goal tending violation under the last two minutes — Any goal tending violation called in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s) shall be subject to automatic video review. When a foul is called on a shot and a player touches the ball, basket or backboard and there is a chance to score, even if the referees do not call a goal tending violation, it shall likewise be subject to automatic review if it occurred in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s).

In addition, the league modified its shot clock, adopting a procedure similar to the NBA and Euroleague, featuring tenths of a second. The shot clock should also display the time remaining in the game. A standby shot clock that is capable of displaying tenths of a second and the time remaining in the game is temporarily installed if the in-venue shot clock is not yet configured to adopt the new shot clock rule or if the shot clock does not also display the game clock. The Mall of Asia Arena, for example, has used the NBA rule (final five seconds) since its opening, as its Daktronics unit is the same model used by the NBA. The Smart Araneta Coliseum's clock registers tenths in the final ten seconds.

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on October 21, 2015. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Star Hotshots and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters immediately followed.[46][47] The opening was supposed to be held on October 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City[48] but was suspended due to the onslaught of Typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu). This was the first time that the league cancelled its opening ceremonies due to bad weather.[46]

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Tara, Samantha, and Franchezka Borlain[49]
Barako Bull Energy Mika Reyes[50]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Arci Muñoz[51]
Blackwater Elite Max Collins[52]
GlobalPort Batang Pier Karylle[52]
Mahindra Enforcer Jasmine Fitzgerald[53]
Meralco Bolts Eula Caballero[54]
NLEX Road Warriors Ann Lorraine Colis[53]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Julee Ann Bourgoin[55]
San Miguel Beermen Alexa Micek[52][56] and Rachel Anne Daquis[56]
Star Hotshots Miss Global International 2015 candidates[57]
TNT Tropang Texters Alyssa Valdez[54]

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup

Elimination round

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.

Playoffs

  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

Finals results

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4 Eliminated
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
  2. 1 2 3 Alaska wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine via best head-to-head record. Alaska is 2–0; Barangay Ginebra is 1–1; Rain or Shine is 0–2.
  3. 1 2 NLEX wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
  4. 1 2 3 Blackwater wins tiebreaker against Phoenix and GlobalPort by greatest quotient. Blackwater with 1.04; Phoenix with 0.99; GlobalPort with 0.98.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  San Miguel 99 103  
  8  Star 108 99  
            1  San Miguel 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5  Rain or Shine 3  
  4  Barangay Ginebra 0  
  5  Rain or Shine 2    
    5  Rain or Shine 1
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3  Alaska 0
  2  Meralco 104    
  7  NLEX 97    
            2  Meralco 2
    (Best-of-3)     3  Alaska 3    
  3  Alaska 2  
  6  TNT 1    

Finals results


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