2019 Alaska Aces season

The 2019 Alaska Aces season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 Alaska Aces season
Head coachAlex Compton (resigned on August 22)
Jeffrey Cariaso
General ManagerDickie Bachmann
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalists (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces seasons
2020 →

Key dates

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2018

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  • December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 9
2 17

Roster

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2019 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/F 1   Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 2   Tratter, Abu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle
C 5   Babilonia, Gideon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995–06–12 Ateneo
C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook
F/C 9   Baclao, Nonoy   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
G/F 10   Teng, Jeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle
F 11   Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda
G 13   Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
G 23   Galliguez, Abel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown
G 25   Ayaay, Jesper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) –08–03 Lyceum
F/C 32   Andrada, Yutien 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 De La Salle
G 42   Casio, JVee (C) 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
F 87   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA
F/C 91   Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  •   Richard Bachmann[a]



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL 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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

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2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7
February: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 February 3 Rain or Shine L 72–85 Jeron Teng (15) Jake Pascual (9) Jeron Teng (3) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 February 6 Columbian W 94–72 Carl Bryan Cruz (20) Jake Pascual (13) Baclao, Banchero (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 February 13 Blackwater W 103–101 Cruz, Teng (18) Chris Exciminiano (9) Chris Banchero (16) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
March : 2–6
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 March 1 Phoenix L 80–94 Jeron Teng (23) Jeron Teng (9) Simon Enciso (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
5 March 3 Barangay Ginebra W 104–78 Simon Enciso (23) Ayaay, Teng (7) Chris Banchero (8) Ynares Center 3–2
6 March 9 Magnolia L 86–103 Chris Banchero (26) Jeron Teng (12) Simon Enciso (5) Ynares Center 3–3
7 March 13 NLEX L 70–91 Jeron Teng (23) Nonoy Baclao (10) Ayaay, Banchero, Potts, Teng (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 March 15 TNT L 78–92 Carl Bryan Cruz (19) Jake Pascual (10) Chris Banchero (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–5
9 March 20 Meralco W 92–77 Jeron Teng (16) Chris Banchero (11) Banchero, Enciso, Teng, Thoss (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 March 24 San Miguel L 96–114 Chris Banchero (22) Jeron Teng (10) Banchero, Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 March 27 NorthPort L 84–94 Carl Bryan Cruz (23) Sonny Thoss (10) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Phoenix91
8Alaska76
1Phoenix1
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel4
4TNT1
5San Miguel2
5San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Magnolia3
2Rain or Shine91
7NorthPort85
2Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
6Magnolia4
3Barangay Ginebra1
6Magnolia2

Game log

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2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 5 NLEX W 88–80 Sonny Thoss (21) Jeron Teng (7) Simon Enciso (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 7 Phoenix L 76–91 JVee Casio (19) Nonoy Baclao (7) Baclao, Cruz, Teng (2) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 19 Columbian W 111–98 Chris Daniels (25) Chris Daniels (16) Simon Enciso (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 May 22 NorthPort L 81–103 Chris Daniels (21) Chris Daniels (13) Jeron Teng (4) Ynares Center 1–1
3 May 25 TNT L 85–99 Chris Daniels (23) Chris Daniels (19) Simon Enciso (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 May 29 NLEX L 87–100 Jeron Teng (20) Jeron Teng (15) Banchero, Daniels, Enciso (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
June : 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 June 5 Magnolia W 103–80 Chris Daniels (23) Jeron Teng (12) Chris Banchero (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 June 9 Meralco W 93–89 Chris Banchero (23) Chris Banchero (9) Banchero, Enciso (4) Ynares Center 4–2
7 June 15 Phoenix L 76–78 Chris Banchero (18) Vic Manuel (7) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 June 21 San Miguel L 107–119 Chris Banchero (26) Chris Daniels (22) Chris Banchero (6) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4
9 June 30 Barangay Ginebra L 106–118 Chris Banchero (29) Diamon Simpson (22) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
July : 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 July 6 Rain or Shine L 84–86 Chris Banchero (24) Diamon Simpson (23) Chris Banchero (9) Mall of Asia Arena 4–6
11 July 14 Blackwater L 104–112 Diamon Simpson (24) Diamon Simpson (16) Diamon Simpson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT72104
8Alaska10893
1TNT3
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Magnolia0
1TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7San Miguel4
2NorthPort8488
7San Miguel9890
7San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Blackwater1
6Rain or Shine2

Game log

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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 21 TNT W 108–72 Simpson, Teng (15) Diamon Simpson (19) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 24 TNT L 93–104 Simon Enciso (24) Diamon Simpson (16) Chris Banchero (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a]
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Kia Picanto 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

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2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
September: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 September 20 Columbian L 110–117 Justin Watts (40) Justin Watts (14) Enciso, Watts (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 September 22 Barangay Ginebra L 83–102 Justin Watts (22) Justin Watts (12) Simon Enciso (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 September 29 San Miguel L 83–109 JVee Casio (16) Chris Banchero (11) Chris Banchero (5) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 0–3
October: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 October 4 Meralco L 75–101 Banchero, Enciso (12) Franko House (11) Franko House (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–4
5 October 6 Magnolia L 90–95 Vic Manuel (22) Franko House (13) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5
6 October 13 Rain or Shine W 78–71 Franko House (22) Franko House (23) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–5
7 October 18 TNT L 93–99 (OT) Casio, House (16) Franko House (13) Casio, Banchero (4) Ynares Center 1–6
8 October 26 Blackwater L 101–91 Jeron Teng (19) Franko House (11) Chris Banchero (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
November: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 November 3 NorthPort W 106–99 House, Manuel (23) Franko House (11) Simon Enciso (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 November 13 Phoenix W 105–102 Vic Manuel (20) Franko House (18) Simon Enciso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 November 20 NLEX W 106–90 Franko House (24) Franko House (8) Franko House (5) Ynares Center 5–6

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

References

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  1. ^ Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  4. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.