2021 Alaska Aces season | |
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Head coach | Jeffrey Cariaso |
General Manager | Dickie Bachmann |
Owner(s) | Alaska Milk Corporation |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 3–8 (27.3%) |
Place | 11th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to NLEX with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
Alaska Aces seasons | |
The 2021 Alaska Aces season was the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It was also the team's final season in the league, as they announced on February 16, 2022, that they would leave the league after the 2021 Governor's Cup.
Key dates
[edit]- March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.[1]
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 6 | Ben Adamos | C/F | ![]() |
Perpetual |
2 | 16 | Taylor Browne | G/F | ![]() |
UBC |
2 | 21 | Alec Stockton | G | ![]() |
FEU |
3 | 31 | RK Ilagan | G | ![]() |
San Sebastian |
Roster
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- a also served as Alaska's board governor.
Philippine Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 |
Source: PBA.ph
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[2]
Notes:
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[2]
Notes:
Game log
[edit]2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 2–3
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September: 1–5
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Governors' Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | |
10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
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[3]
Notes:
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[3]
Notes:
Game log
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December: 3–2
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February: 3–1
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March: 0–2
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Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 127 | ||||||||||||
8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | San Miguel | 85 | ||||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
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6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | NLEX | 79 | 96 | |||||||||||
7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | |||||||||||
2 | NLEX | 1 | ||||||||||||
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6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | TNT | 92 | 95 | |||||||||||
6 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 115 | |||||||||||
Game log
[edit]2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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Transactions
[edit]Free agency
[edit]Subtraction
[edit]Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
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Gab Banal[4] | 77 | Forward | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | TNT Tropang Giga |
Rodney Brondial[5] | 91 | Forward / center | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | San Miguel Beermen |
Trades
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]February | |||
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February 23, 2021[6] | To Alaska Brian Heruela 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16) 2021 Phoenix first-round pick |
To Phoenix Vic Manuel 2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7) 2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19) |
Philippine Cup
[edit]October | |||
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October 12, 2021[7] | To Alaska Mike Tolomia 2022 Blackwater second-round pick |
To Blackwater JVee Casio Barkley Eboña |
Recruited imports
[edit]Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Governors' Cup | Olu Ashaolu | December 8, 2021 (vs. NorthPort) | March 6, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) | 6–5 |
Mark St. Fort | March 16, 2022 (vs. NLEX) | March 19, 2022 (vs. NLEX) | 1–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "PBA: Tropang Giga boost roster, acquire Gab Banal". spin.ph. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Rodney Brondial turns unrestricted free agent after Alaska talks fail". spin.ph. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 12, 2021). "JVee Casio, Alaska part ways as PBA approves trade to Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 12, 2021.