2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
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Duration | November 5, 2023 – present |
TV partner(s) | Local: A2Z CNN Philippines PBA Rush (HD) International: Pilipinas Live Online: Pilipinas Live |
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
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The 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2023–24 Honda PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was is the first conference of the 2023–24 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 21st edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on November 5, 2023, and will end in early 2024. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 metres).
The opening was originally scheduled on October 15,[1] but was moved three weeks past the original date to give players that participated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2022 Asian Games time to rest.[2]
Guest team and previous Commissioner's Cup runner-up Bay Area Dragons were supposed to compete during the conference, but the team was disbanded by their owners, the East Asia Super League, prior to the start of the conference.[3]
Format
- All participating teams play in a single round-robin elimination. Each team is expected to play 11 games throughout the duration of the conference.
- Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Any ties will be broken using tiebreaker criteria.
- If there is a tie for 8th place, a one-game playoff is instead used to determine which team gets the final playoff spot.
- The playoff format is as follows:
- Quarterfinals (twice-to-beat for top four):
- Matches: 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, 3rd vs. 6th, 4th vs. 5th
- Semifinals (best-of-five series):
- Matches: 1st/8th vs. 4th/5th; 2nd/7th vs. 3rd/6th
- Finals (best-of-seven series)
- Quarterfinals (twice-to-beat for top four):
Elimination round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Magnolia Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091[lower-alpha 3] | 8 |
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:
Results table
Legend | |||
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Won in regulation | Lost in regulation | ||
Won in overtime | Lost in overtime | ||
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods |
Team | Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
Barangay Ginebra (BGSM) |
CON 100–86 |
MAG 91–93 |
ROS 107–102 |
BWB 90–87 |
TER 110–99 |
PHX 77–82 |
SMB 82–95 |
MER 110–96 |
TNT 86–78 |
NP 103–93 |
NLEX 103–99 | |||||||||
Blackwater (BWB) |
CON 103–84 |
MER 84–91 |
TER 87–97 |
PHX 106–111 |
BGSM 87–90 |
ROS 110–115 |
MAG 84–105 |
TNT 96–105 |
NLEX 97–104 |
NP 89–106 |
SMB 117–125 | |||||||||
Converge (CON) |
BWB 84–103 |
TNT 98–101* |
BGSM 86–100 |
SMB 96–105 |
PHX 98–99 |
NP 95–111 |
TER 103–94* |
MER 99–105 |
MAG 80–88 |
NLEX 103–107 |
ROS 111–112 | |||||||||
Magnolia (MAG) |
TNT 110–102 |
PHX 107–92 |
NP 112–74 |
BGSM 93–91 |
NLEX 99–72 |
BWB 105–84 |
SMB 94–90 |
ROS 110–113 |
TER 104–91 |
CON 88–80 |
MER 80–85 | |||||||||
Meralco (MER) |
ROS 107–102 |
BWB 91–84 |
SMB 83–93 |
TNT 109–95 |
NLEX 96–94 |
NP 125–99 |
CON 105–99 |
BGSM 96–110 |
MAG 85–80 |
PHX 83–93 |
TER 109–102 | |||||||||
NLEX | PHX 101–113 |
SMB 117–113* |
TER 112–113 |
NP 112–104 |
MAG 72–99 |
MER 94–96 |
ROS 101–113 |
TNT 97–113 |
BWB 104–97 |
CON 107–103 |
BGSM 99–103 | |||||||||
NorthPort (NP) |
TER 108–103 |
ROS 113–103 |
MAG 74–112 |
NLEX 104–112 |
TNT 128–123* |
CON 111–95 |
SMB 115–101 |
MER 99–125 |
PHX 104–113 |
BWB 106–89 |
BGSM 93–103 | |||||||||
Phoenix Super LPG (PHX) |
NLEX 113–101 |
MAG 92–107 |
ROS 99–98 |
BWB 111–106 |
TER 103–84 |
CON 99–98 |
BGSM 82–77 |
NP 113–104 |
SMB 96–117 |
MER 93–83 |
TNT 96–116 | |||||||||
Rain or Shine (ROS) |
MER 102–107 |
NP 103–113 |
PHX 98–99 |
BGSM 102–107 |
SMB 110–115 |
BWB 115–110 |
NLEX 113–101 |
MAG 113–110 |
TER 116–105 |
TNT 119–112 |
CON 112–111 | |||||||||
San Miguel (SMB) |
NLEX 113–117* |
MER 93–83 |
CON 105–96 |
ROS 115–110 |
NP 101–115 |
MAG 90–94 |
BGSM 95–82 |
TNT 98–93 |
PHX 117–96 |
TER 132–110 |
BWB 125–117 | |||||||||
Terrafirma (TER) |
NP 103–108 |
BWB 97–87 |
NLEX 113–112 |
TNT 93–133 |
PHX 84–103 |
BGSM 99–110 |
CON 94–103* |
MAG 91–104 |
ROS 105–116 |
SMB 110–132 |
MER 102–109 | |||||||||
TNT | MAG 102–110 |
CON 101–98* |
TER 133–93 |
MER 95–109 |
NP 123–128* |
NLEX 113–97 |
BWB 105–96 |
SMB 93–98 |
BGSM 78–86 |
ROS 112–119 |
PHX 116–96 | |||||||||
Source: PBA.ph results |
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 109 | ||||||||||||
8 | TNT | 94 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | |||||||||||||
(#4 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | ||||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 116*** | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | ^ | ||||||||||||
7 | Rain or Shine | ^ | ||||||||||||
(#3 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | ^ | ||||||||||||
6 | NorthPort | ^ | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
^Game if necessary
Quarterfinals
All match-ups have the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they have to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) Magnolia vs. (8) TNT
January 17 8:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 109, TNT Tropang Giga 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 29–21, 27–25, 32–25 | ||
Pts: Bey 41 Rebs: Bey 13 Asts: Jalalon 5 |
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 27 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 11 | |
Magnolia wins series in one game |
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Rain or Shine
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) NorthPort
(4) Phoenix Super LPG vs. (5) Meralco
January 17 4:00 pm |
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 107, Meralco Bolts 116 (3OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 26–26, 15–14, 22–31, Overtime: 11–11, 8–8, 4–13 | ||
Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Williams 24 Asts: Williams 6 |
Pts: Hodge 20 Rebs: Miller 20 Asts: Newsome, Quinto 4 |
* If necessary
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Tony Bishop | November 17, 2023 (vs. Converge) | 8–3 | |
Blackwater Bossing | Chris Ortiz | November 8, 2023 (vs. Converge) | January 12, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–10 |
Converge FiberXers | Tom Vodanovich | November 8, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) | December 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 0–5 |
Jamil Wilson | December 6, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | January 14, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–5 | |
Magnolia Hotshots | Tyler Bey | November 5, 2023 (vs. TNT) | 10–2 | |
Meralco Bolts | Suleiman Braimoh | November 8, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine) | December 3, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | 4–1 |
Zach Lofton | December 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–1 | |
Shonn Miller | January 6, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | 3–1 | ||
NLEX Road Warriors | Thomas Robinson | November 10, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | November 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | 2–2 |
Stokley Chaffee Jr. | December 1, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–4 | |
DeAndre Williams-Baldwin | January 10, 2024 (vs. Converge) | January 13, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–1 | |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Venky Jois | November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) | 5–5 | |
No import | December 8, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–0 | ||
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Johnathan Williams | November 10, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | 8–4 | |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | DaJuan Summers | November 8, 2023 (vs. Meralco) | November 24, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–4 |
Demetrius Treadwell | November 29, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 6–1 | ||
San Miguel Beermen | Ivan Aska | November 15, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | December 17, 2023 (vs. TNT) | 5–3 |
Bennie Boatwright | December 25, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 3–0 | ||
Terrafirma Dyip | Thomas De Thaey | November 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | January 12, 2024 (vs. Meralco) | 2–8 |
No import | November 22, 2023 (vs. TNT) | 0–1 | ||
TNT Tropang Giga | Quincy Miller | November 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | 0–1 | |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | November 11, 2023 (vs. Converge) | December 17, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–3 | |
No import | December 25, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–1 | ||
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | January 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | January 17, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–2 | |
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] |
Awards
Players of the Week
Week | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|
November 8–12 | Arvin Tolentino (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [33] |
November 15–19 | Javi Gómez de Liaño (Terrafirma Dyip) | [34] |
November 22–26 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [35] |
November 29 – December 3 | Jason Perkins (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) | [36] |
December 6–10 | Arvin Tolentino (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [37] |
December 13–17 | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) | [38] |
December 20–25 | Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [39] |
January 5–7 | Andrei Caracut (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [40] |
January 10–14 | Kim Aurin (TNT Tropang Giga) | [41] |
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Arvin Tolentino | NorthPort Batang Pier | 22.4 |
Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 11.2 |
Assists per game | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 10.3 |
Steals per game | JL delos Santos | Converge FiberXers | 2.6 |
Blocks per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 2.6 |
Turnovers per game | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 3.5 |
Fouls per game | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | 4.6 |
Minutes per game | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 38.5 |
FG% | Jewel Ponferada | TNT Tropang Giga | 68.8% |
FT% | Rey Nambatac | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 96.2% |
3FG% | Kemark Cariño | Terrafirma Dyip | 58.8% |
Double-doubles | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 |
Import players
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Bennie Boatwright | San Miguel Beermen | 40.3 |
Rebounds per game | Demetrius Treadwell | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 18.1 |
Assists per game | Demetrius Treadwell | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5.9 |
Steals per game | Tony Bishop | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Venky Jois | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2.1 |
Turnovers per game | Venky Jois | NorthPort Batang Pier | 4.2 |
Fouls per game | Tony Bishop | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3.2 |
Minutes per game | Jamil Wilson | Converge FiberXers | 45.8 |
FG% | Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 61.1% |
FT% | Jamil Wilson | Converge FiberXers | 88.2% |
3FG% | Bennie Boatwright | San Miguel Beermen | 42.9% |
Double-doubles | Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 12 |
Individual game highs
Local players
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points | Calvin Oftana | TNT Tropang Giga | 37 |
Rebounds | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 |
June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | ||
Assists | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 15 |
Steals | five players | 5 | |
Blocks | Brandon Bates | Meralco Bolts | 5 |
Three point field goals | Calvin Oftana | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 |
Robbie Herndon | NLEX Road Warriors |
Import players
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points | Zach Lofton | Meralco Bolts | 54 |
Rebounds | Demetrius Treadwell | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 24 |
Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | ||
Assists | Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (twice) | TNT Tropang Giga | 11 |
Steals | Tony Bishop | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 |
Blocks | Venky Jois (twice) | NorthPort Batang Pier | 4 |
Three point field goals | Zach Lofton | Meralco Bolts | 9 |
Team statistical leaders
Category | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|
Points per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 109.4 |
Rebounds per game | Magnolia Hotshots | 48.7 |
Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 25.6 |
Steals per game | NorthPort Batang Pier | 10.3 |
Blocks per game | TNT Tropang Giga | 3.7 |
Turnovers per game | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 16.9 |
Fouls per game | Meralco Bolts | 25.5 |
FG% | San Miguel Beermen | 47.6% |
FT% | Terrafirma Dyip | 76.3% |
3FG% | TNT Tropang Giga | 36.1% |
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...a TNT side that led by as many as 13 points while playing without import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
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