2012–13 PBA season

The 2012–13 PBA season was the 38th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on September 30, 2012, and finished October 25, 2013. This was the longest in PBA history with 13-month span. The season continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup will continue to feature unlimited height limit for imports. The last conference of the season, the Governors' Cup will have imports with a 6'5" height limit.

2012–13 PBA season
2012–13 PBA season
DurationSeptember 30, 2012 – October 25, 2013
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Sports5 on IBC/AksyonTV
AksyonTV International (International)
Draft
Top draft pickJune Mar Fajardo
Picked byPetron Blaze Boosters
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Runners-upRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Commissioner's Cup championsAlaska Aces
  Runners-upBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Governors' Cup championsSan Mig Coffee Mixers
  Runners-upPetron Blaze Boosters
Awards
Season MVPArwind Santos
(Petron Blaze Boosters)
Top scorerGary David
(GlobalPort Batang Pier)
Seasons

The first activity of the season was the 2012 PBA Draft held on August 19, 2012 at Robinsons Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila.[1]

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Angelico Salud (Commissioner)
  • Robert Non (Chairman, representing Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
  • Ramon Segismundo (Vice-Chairman, representing Meralco Bolts)
  • Eliezer Capacio (Treasurer, representing Petron Blaze Boosters)

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernorAlternate Governor
Air21 ExpressAirfrieght 2100, Inc.Angelito AlvarezJerry Jara
Alaska AcesAlaska Milk CorporationJoaquin TrilloRichard Bachmann
Barako Bull EnergyEnergy Food and Drinks Inc.Manuel Alvarez
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelGinebra San Miguel, Inc.Robert Non
GlobalPort Batang PierSultan 900 Capital, Inc.Michael RomeroNathaniel Romero / Erick Arejola
Meralco BoltsManila Electric CompanyRamon SegismundoAl Panlilio / Betty Siy-Yap
Petron Blaze BoostersPetron CorporationRoberto HuangEliezer Capacio
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersAsian Coatings Philippines, Inc.Mamerto MondragonEdison Orbania
San Mig Coffee MixersSan Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.Rene Pardo
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersSmart CommunicationsManuel V. PangilinanPatrick Gregorio / Victorino Vargas

Pre-season events

For trades done on draft day, see 2012 PBA Draft.

Player movement

Key transactions:

Notable occurrences

  • Mikee Romero of Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. is expected to file for an application for a PBA franchise and will debut this season. The new team will carry the name "GlobalPort", one of Romero's business entities.[4][5]
  • Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., owner of the Powerade Tigers sent a letter to the PBA Commissioner's Office informing that the franchise will be sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc., owned by businessman Mikee Romero for PHP 100 million, with additional PHP 10 million for franchise application fee payable to the PBA. Under league rules, the sale will need to get an approval of two-thirds vote by the board of governors to push through.[6][7][8] The Board of Governors unanimously approved the purchase on a special board meeting on August 17. The team is now known as the GlobalPort Batang Pier.[9][10]
  • The post eliminations format for this season's Governors' Cup will be changed. Instead of the round robin format that was used for the last two seasons, the conference will adapt a quarterfinal-semifinals playoff format.[11]
  • Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. announced that they will rechristen the Barangay Ginebra Kings as the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. The team will adopt a logo with similarities to the Ginebra San Miguel logo used from 1985 to 1988.[12]
  • San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc. announced that they will rename the B-Meg Llamados as the San Mig Coffee Mixers.[13]
  • Energy Food & Drinks, Inc., owners of the Barako Bull Energy franchise announced that they will rename their team as the Barako Bull Energy Cola starting this season.[14]
  • The Meralco Bolts will wear their retro 1971 MICAA Meralco Reddy Kilowatts uniform for this season.[15]

Coaching changes

  • Chot Reyes of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2011-12 season due to his appointment as head coach of Smart Gilas. Team consultant Norman Black has been appointed as head coach starting this season.[16]
  • After the approval of the sale of the Powerade franchise to GlobalPort, coach Bo Perasol requested to be released from his live contract.[17] Glenn Capacio has been appointed as interim coach for GlobalPort.[18]
  • On August 22, Ato Agustin was relieved as the head coach of the Petron Blaze Boosters and promoted assistant coach Olsen Racela to head coach. Team consultant Rajko Toroman was assigned as assistant coach.[19]

Opening ceremonies

The season began on September 30, with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeating GlobalPort Batang Pier, 110-90.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Air21 Express Stephany Stefanowitz[20]
Alaska Aces Rizzini Alexis Gomez[21]
Barako Bull Energy Cola Ciane Simones Xavier
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Georgina Wilson[22]
GlobalPort Batang Pier Sam Pinto
Meralco Bolts Sophie Albert
with Artista Academy female finalists[23]
Petron Blaze Boosters Isabelle Daza[22]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Camille Guevarra[20]
San Mig Coffee Mixers Anne Curtis[24]
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Alice Dixson[25]

2012–13 Philippine Cup

Notable events

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 12 2 .857 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 10 4 .714 2
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Alaska Aces 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 5
7 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 5 9 .357 7
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 10 .286 8
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 13 .071 11
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco; Meralco +4, Alaska 4

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 105    
  8 Air21 100    
            1 Talk 'N Text 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Alaska 2  
  4 Meralco 0  
  5 Alaska 2    
    1 Talk 'N Text 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Rain or Shine 0
  2 San Mig Coffee 92*    
  7 Petron Blaze 87    
            2 San Mig Coffee 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Rain or Shine 4    
  3 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Barangay Ginebra 1    

*Game went into overtime

Finals results

2013 Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

  • To accommodate the training of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship, the league's board of governors decided to move the season-ending Governors' Cup until August. The Commissioner's Cup will be extended until the last week of May and will adapt the tournament format of the Philippine Cup, with a shorter playoff series for the semifinal and final round. The changes in the league calendar was formally approved on February 7, during the board of governors' special meeting.[29][30]
  • The format of the upcoming All-Star Game will be modified to feature the Philippines men's national basketball team. Instead of last year's Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors (RSJ) vs. Veterans format, the national team will go up against a selection of PBA players, a similar format used during the 2009 edition of the all-star game.[31]
  • On March 8, 2013, in a game against the Alaska Aces for a battle to earn the top spot, Renaldo Balkman of the Petron Blaze Boosters had a major outburst when he claimed he was fouled after shooting an air ball inside the paint. Balkman argued with the referees, but when his argument was ignored, he shoved referees and pushed coaches and teammates that tried to calm him. After physically confronting the first referee, assistant coach Biboy Ravanes tried to calm him down but Balkman shoved Ravanes out of the way. After this, he moved to the second referee and again argued and initiated contact. At this point, Ronald Tubid, a teammate of Balkman, tried to get between him and the second referee. Balkman then moved to the third official, while being shadowed by Tubid, until he shoved Tubid out of the way. This is when another teammate, Arwind Santos, tried to intervene by putting himself between the third referee and Balkman. However, Balkman continued with his aggressive behavior, slapping Santos' arm and eventually shoving him. When Santos pushed him back, Balkman pushed him once again and then grabbed Santos' neck as their teammates tried to separate them. Balkman later apologized via his Twitter account. He said he apologized to his teammates, Santos and Santos' family as well as the team's management, and added, "Everybody does something once in a life, they’re not supposed to do. At the time I blanked out and went at it. [...] It's my first time ever in my entire life to do that."[32] On March 11, 2013, Balkman was banned for life from the PBA. He was also fined for P250,000 or $6,150.[33][34]

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Alaska 87    
  8 Air21 81    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4 San Mig Coffee 1  
  4 San Mig Coffee 2  
  5 Meralco 1    
    1 Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     7 Barangay Ginebra 0
  2 Rain or Shine 83 79  
  7 Barangay Ginebra 90 81  
            7 Barangay Ginebra 3
    (Best-of-3)     6 Talk 'N Text 2    
  3 Petron 0  
  6 Talk 'N Text 2    

Finals results

2013 Governors' Cup

Notable events

Player movement

Key transactions:

Coaching changes

  • Gee Abanilla was appointed as head coach of Petron Blaze Boosters. Olsen Racela was reassigned as assistant coach for the San Mig Coffee Mixers.
  • Ato Agustin was appointed as interim head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel after Alfrancis Chua resigned from his post. He was later assigned as team manager, taking over Robert Non, who also serves as the board governor of the team.

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 82–76 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; 8th-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Petron Blaze 101    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 94    
            1 Petron Blaze 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       4 Rain or Shine 1  
  4 Rain or Shine 108  
  5 GlobalPort 106    
    1 Petron Blaze 3
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 San Mig Coffee 4
  2 San Mig Coffee 105 83  
  7 Alaska 112 73  
            2 San Mig Coffee 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Meralco 1    
  3 Meralco 86  
  6 Barako Bull 68    


Finals results

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Champion
Second place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination round
TeamGPWLPCTBest finish
Alaska Aces553520.636Champions
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters563521.625Champions
San Mig Coffee Mixers643826.594Champions
Petron Blaze Boosters522923.557Runner-up
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters573126.544Runner-up
Meralco Bolts472324.489Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel522428.462Runner-up
Air21 Express391425.359Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy Cola381325.342Quarterfinalist
GlobalPort Batang Pier38731.184Quarterfinalist

Elimination rounds

TeamGPWLPCT
San Mig Coffee Mixers372413.649
Alaska Aces372314.622
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters372314.622
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters372215.595
Petron Blaze Boosters372215.595
Meralco Bolts372017.541
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel371720.459
Air21 Express371423.378
Barako Bull Energy Cola371324.351
GlobalPort Batang Pier37730.189

Playoffs

TeamGPWLPCT
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters19127.684
Alaska Aces18126.667
San Mig Coffee Mixers271413.519
Petron Blaze Boosters1578.467
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel1578.467
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters20812.400
Meralco Bolts1037.300
Air21 Express202.000
Barako Bull Energy Cola101.000
GlobalPort Batang Pier101.000

References

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  2. PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  3. PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  4. Salud reveals Romero’s desire to join PBA next season Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 26, 2012
  5. Salud says Romero still interested in PBA, may apply formally after season Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, July 14, 2012
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  8. Mikee takes over Powerade, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, July 31, 2012
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  11. PBA keeps unlimited height format for Commissioner’s Cup Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 10, 2012
  12. FIRST LOOK | Ginebra debuts new logo with old school feel, Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
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  14. ‘Manong Brigade’ no more, Beth Celis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2012
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  16. Reyes to move to SMART-Gilas, Black to coach Talk ‘N Text next year Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, February 19, 2012
  17. Perasol confirms release from live contract, thanks Powerade, GlobalPort Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
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  23. TV5′s Artista Academy girls to parade as Meralco muses in PBA opening Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 22, 2012
  24. Anne Curtis is San Mig Coffee’s muse for PBA opening ceremonies Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 19, 2012
  25. Ageless beauty Alice Dixson returns as PBA muse for Talk ‘N Text Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 23, 2012
  26. Ramos new Barako Bull head coach; Baculi headed for Globalport?, PBA.ph, November 14, 2012
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  29. National cause: PBA agrees to move Governors’ Cup to after FIBA Asia, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, February 5, 2013
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