2013–14 Alaska Aces season

The 2013–14 Alaska Aces season is the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013-14 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
(Philippine and Commissioner's Cup)
Alex Compton
(Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(.357)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra in two games on a twice to beat series.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–3
(.667)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee 2-1.)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(.556)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (def. by Rain or Shine, 3-2)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

2013
  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
    • Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters acquired the rights to Alaska’s 2013 second round draft pick (turned out to be John Paul Erram).
    • Alaska Aces acquired the rights to Talk ‘N Text’s 2015 second round draft pick.
  • November 27: PBA fined Alaska Aces players (₱ 1,000 each), Gabby Espinas and Calvin Abueva, for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of both players in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)
  • December 12: PBA fined Alaska Aces head coach Luigi Trillo and Cyrus Baguio (₱ 1,000 each), for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of the two in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)

2014
  • May 25: Luigi Trillo resigned as head coach due to family reasons and was replaced by Alex Compton.[1]
  • June 4: Alaska Aces lost by 51 points (72-123) against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Making the game the fourth-most lopsided beating in PBA history, and the biggest margin of victory in 28 years, or since Shell annihilated Tanduay, 154-100, on November 16, 1986. Likewise, it’s the franchise’s biggest win, and the worst defeat for Alaska in their existence in the PBA. [2]

Draft picks
Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 8 Ryan Buenafe SG  Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Ateneo
2 5 JP Erram C  Philippines None Ateneo
2 8 Chris Exciminiano SG  Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns Far Eastern
3 8 Raymond Ilagan St. Francis

Roster
Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
G 4 Reyes, Raffy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-1 UE
G 5 Exciminiano, Chris (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 FEU
C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
G/F 8 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 SSC-R
F 11 Laure, Eddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
C 12 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 320 lb (145 kg) 1982-03-12 Umin
G/F 13 Buenafe, Ryan (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo
F/C 24 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
G 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 UC
F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU
G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
G/F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC-Irvine
G 42 Casio, JV 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 DLSU
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

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Barangay Ginebra 97  108  
  8 Alaska 104  95  
            1 Barangay Ginebra 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 San Mig Coffee 4  
  4 Talk 'N Text 1  
  5 San Mig Coffee 2    
    5 San Mig Coffee 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Rain or Shine 2
  2 Rain or Shine 106    
  7 GlobalPort 96    
            2 Rain or Shine 4
    (Best-of-3)     3 Petron Blaze 1    
  3 Petron Blaze 2  
  6 Barako Bull 0    

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 96–79 Meralco
  2. Head-to-head record: Air21 97–95 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 97    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 84    
            1 Talk 'N Text 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4 Rain or Shine 0  
  4 Rain or Shine 2  
  5 Meralco 1    
    1 Talk 'N Text 1
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 San Mig Coffee 3
  2 San Miguel 79 95  
  7 Air21 92 101**  
            7 Air21 2
    (Best-of-3)     6 San Mig Coffee 3    
  3 Alaska 1  
  6 San Mig Coffee 2    

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 99    
  8 Barako Bull 84    
            1 Talk 'N Text 2    
    (#4 twice to beat)       4 San Mig Coffee 3  
  4 San Mig Coffee 97  
  5 San Miguel 90    
    4 San Mig Coffee 3
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 Rain or Shine 2
  2 Rain or Shine 111    
  7 Air21 90    
            2 Rain or Shine 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Alaska 2    
  3 Alaska 92  
  6 Barangay Ginebra 81    


Game log

Transactions

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupRobert DozierMarch 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text)April 26 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)7–5
Governors' CupHenry WalkerMay 18 (vs. San Miguel)June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine)8–7

References
  1. Alex Compton is new Alaska coach as Luigi Trillo steps down, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 25, 2014
  2. AZ comes through, spin.ph, June 5, 2014
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