2016–17 Alaska Aces season

Alaska Aces (PBA)
2016–17 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Alex Compton
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (.636)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-beat advantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (.364)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (.273)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

The 2016–17 Alaska Aces season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Carl Bryan Cruz	F	Philippines	Cafe France Bakers	FEU

Regular draft

Alaska passed in the regular draft. They originally owned one second round and two third round picks.

Roster

Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	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	2	Banchero, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
F	4	Manuel, Vic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1987–06–18	PSBA
C	7	Thoss, Sonny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1981–12–07	James Cook
F	8	Abueva, Calvin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04	San Sebastian
F/C	9	Baclao, Nonoy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–06–15	Ateneo
F/C	10	Magat, Marion	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–10–22	National-U
F	11	Pascual, Jake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
G	17	Exciminiano, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern
F	18	Mendoza, Jaypee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1990–11–09	San Beda
F	21	Cruz, Carl Bryan (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1991–08–21	Far Eastern
G	23	Galliguez, Abel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990–04–14	John Brown
G/F	25	Hontiveros, Dondon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1977–06–01	Cebu
F	35	dela Cruz, Tony (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1978–08–24	UC Irvine
G	42	Casio, JVee	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

Head coach

Alex Compton

Assistant coach(es)

Louie Alas (1st Assistant)
Topex Robinson
Monch Gavieres
Franco Atienza
Jeffrey Cariaso
Paulo Layug

Team manager

Richard Bachmann ^[a]

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

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4

November: 0–1

December : 3–2

January : 3–1

February : 1–0

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	San Miguel	98
8	Rain or Shine	91
				1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	GlobalPort	0
							1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						7	Barangay Ginebra	1
2	Alaska	81	97
7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
				7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(Best-of-3)			3	Star	3
3	Star	2
6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7

March: 3–0

April : 1–2

May : 0–5

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Barangay Ginebra	96
8	GlobalPort	85
			1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(Best-of-3)		4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	Meralco	1
						4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	115
7	Phoenix	96
			2	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)		3	Star	1
3	Star	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

8th seed playoff: 0–1

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–8

July: 0–3

August : 0–3

September: 3–2

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Cory Jefferson		34	March 18 (vs. GlobalPort)	June 4 (vs. GlobalPort)	4–8
Governors' Cup	LaDontae Henton		19	July 19 (vs. NLEX)	September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–8

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Vic Manuel	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 19, 2016	[1]
Sonny Thoss	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	April 3, 2017	[2]

References

"Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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[table_hth_ALA0.11091742064381-1] Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.11091742064381-2] TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.11091742064381-3] Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.

[table_hth_MAH0.11091742064381-4] Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.46720546598882-5] Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.

[table_hth_ALA0.46720546598882-6] Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.

[table_hth_BWE0.46720546598882-7] Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_TNT0.086369037202731-8] TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_SH0.086369037202731-9] Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.

[table_hth_ALA0.086369037202731-10] Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

[11] "Player of the Week: Vic Manuel provides muscle to Aces' surge". Inquirer.net. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[12] "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss". pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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