2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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(2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(4) TNT KaTropa Nash Racela 2
Dates June 21 – July 2, 2017
MVP Alex Cabagnot
(San Miguel Beermen)
Television Local:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcers see Broadcast notes
Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Game 2: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva
Game 3: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
Game 4: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga
Game 5: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste
Game 6: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 17th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 120th overall championship contested by the league.

Background

Road to the finals

San Miguel BeermenTNT KaTropa
Finished 9–2 (.818): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and Star at 1st placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (.727): 4th place
1–1 (2nd place)Tiebreaker*bye
Def. Phoenix in one game, 115–96 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Meralco, 2–1
Def. Star, 3–1SemifinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

May 5
7:00 PM
TNT KaTropa 112, San Miguel Beermen 103
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–26, 26–28, 33–33
Pts: Greene 41
Rebs: Greene 21
Asts: Greene, Rosales 4
Pts: Rhodes 43
Rebs: Cabagnot, Rhodes 8
Asts: Ross 10
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, R. Yante

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1June 21Smart Araneta ColiseumTNT104–102
Game 2June 23San Miguel102–88
Game 3June 25San Miguel109–97
Game 4June 28TNT102–97
Game 5June 30San Miguel111–102
Game 6July 2San Miguel115–91

Game summaries

Game 1

June 21
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 104
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 20–32, 22–19, 29–29
Pts: Rhodes 31
Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 13
Asts: Ross 12
Pts: Pogoy 27
Rebs: Castro, Smith 9
Asts: Castro 10
TNT leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Game 2

June 23
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 88
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 28–11, 38–19, 12–26
Pts: Fajardo 22
Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 11
Asts: Ross 9
Pts: Castro 14
Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 7
Asts: Smith 5
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Game 3

June 25
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 109, TNT KaTropa 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 33–25, 30–25
Pts: Cabagnot 28
Rebs: Rhodes 20
Asts: Lassiter 7
Pts: Garcia 19
Rebs: Smith 14
Asts: Garcia 4
San Miguel leads, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

Game 4

June 28
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 23–22, 29–24, 21–29
Pts: Rhodes 22
Rebs: Fajardo 9
Asts: Cabagnot 5
Pts: Smith 20
Rebs: Smith 15
Asts: Reyes 4
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga

Game 5

June 30
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 111, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 17–35, 36–18, 29–23
Pts: Cabagnot 28
Rebs: Rhodes 14
Asts: Ross 11
Pts: de Ocampo 19
Rebs: Rosario, Smith 7
Asts: Castro 12
San Miguel leads, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste

Game 6

July 2
6:30pm
San Miguel Beermen 115, TNT KaTropa 91
Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 25–16, 32–27, 21–22
Pts: Rhodes 30
Rebs: Cabagnot 12
Asts: Cabagnot 11
Pts: Rosario 21
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: five players 2
San Miguel wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)College
F/C 0 United States Rhodes, Charles (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–25 Mississippi State
G 1 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G 2 United States McCarthy, Rashawn (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury
F/C 4 Philippines Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 Philippines-Diliman
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi-Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
C 7 Germany Van Opstal, Arnold (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–15 De La Salle
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23 Philippines Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 28 Philippines Mabulac, Michael (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–10–31 José Rizal
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 St. Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster



TNT KaTropa 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)College
G 1 United States Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International
F/C 2 Philippines Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson
F/C 7 United States Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G 8 Philippines Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9 Philippines Hernandez, Levi (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 14 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 25 Philippines Tamsi, Alfrancis (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
F 33 Philippines de Ocampo, Ranidel (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi
C 34 United States Smith, Joshua (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 350 lb (159 kg) 1992–05–14 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster


Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

Sports5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameSports5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Magoo MarjonAndy Jao and Yeng GuiaoRizza DiazJutt SulitAli PeekApple David
Game 2Anthony SuntayAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioSelina DagdagChiqui ReyesCharles TiuChino Lui Pio
Game 3Sev SarmentaRyan Gregorio and Dominic UySel GuevaraJames VelasquezDon AlladoCarla Lizardo
Game 4Charlie CunaEric Reyes and Jason WebbRizza DiazJutt SulitChuck AranetaMara Aquino
Game 5Sev SarmentaAndy Jao and Ryan GregorioSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanJong UichicoApple David
Game 6Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Yeng GuiaoRizza DiazChiqui ReyesJong UichicoChino Lui Pio
  • Additional Game 6 crew:

References

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