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2014–15 PBA season
DurationOctober 19, 2014 – July 17, 2015
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
2014 PBA draft
Top draft pickStanley Pringle
Picked byGlobalPort Batang Pier
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
[scorer]June Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Governors' Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Governors' Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Seasons

The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 19, 2014 and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.

This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite.[1][2][3][4] Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.[5][6]

The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.

This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Angelico Salud (Commissioner/President/CEO)
  • Patrick Gregorio (Chairman, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Robert Non (Vice-Chairman, San Miguel Beermen)
  • Eric Arejola (Treasurer, GlobalPort Batang Pier)

Teams

Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann
Barako Bull Energy Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Manny Alvarez
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua
Blackwater Elite Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Wilbert Loa
GlobalPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Michael Romero Nathaniel Romero / Erick Arejola
Kia Carnival Columbian Autocar Corporation Jose Alvarez Ginia Domingo
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Ryan Gregorio / Betty Siy-Yap
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ramoncito Fernandez Rodrigo Franco / Christopher Lizo
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Edison Orbania
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Huang Robert Non
Star Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Smart Communications Manuel V. Pangilinan Victorino Vargas

Transactions

For trades done on draft day, see 2014 PBA draft.

Player movement

Retirement

Coaching changes

Notable events

Pre-season

Philippine Cup

Commissioner's Cup

  • The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the halftime of the All-Star Game in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan on March 5, 2015, where he was added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[25]
  • Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they will change the moniker of their PBA team to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[26]
  • On February 15, 2015, Commissioner Chito Salud announced during a press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena that he will resign as the commissioner of the league at the end of the 2014-15 season due to personal reasons.[27] The board of governors, led by chairman Patrick Gregorio told the media that a replacement will be named before the end of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup. The replacement will be assigned as the deputy commissioner at the start of the Governors' Cup.[28]
  • During the board of governors meeting on March 7, 2015, they have decided to restructure the league and create the president/chief executive officer position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business related matters. The commissioner position (which will also be the league's chief operating officer) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud has been named as the league's first president/CEO.[29]

Governors' Cup

  • The Purefoods Star Hotshots silently dropped the "Purefoods" brand on their team name. The team will now be known as the "Star Hotshots". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the NLEX Road Warriors last May 10.
  • On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach Chito Narvasa was named as the 9th commissioner of the league, replacing Chito Salud at the end of the 2014-15 season.[30]

Liga ng Bayan

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country.[31] The results of the games are as follows:

Opening ceremonies

The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014.[32] The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[33]

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Michele Gumabao
Barako Bull Energy Nathalie den Dekker
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ellen Adarna
Blackwater Elite Sunshine Cruz
Annalie Forbes
GlobalPort Batang Pier Rachel Anne Daquis
Cha Cruz
Kia Sorento Jinkee Pacquiao
Meralco Bolts Ritz Azul
NLEX Road Warriors Dianne Medina
Purefoods Star Hotshots Mary Jean Lastimosa
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Glennifer Perido
San Miguel Beermen Alice Dixson
Erica Adachi
Alaina Bergsma
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Megan Young

2014–15 Philippine Cup

Main article: 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(single elimination)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1Barangay Ginebra4
9Barako Bull76
4Barangay Ginebra974San Miguel0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Talk N' Text83
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78
This box:

Finals results

2015 Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0
This box:

Finals results

2015 Governors' Cup

Main article: 2015 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[c] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[d] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[d] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[d] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[d] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Alaska114
8Ginebra108
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
5Star0
4GlobalPort7394
5Star126101
1Alaska0
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel99102
7Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine1
3Rain or Shine134**
6Barako Bull132

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

This box:

Finals results

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Champion
Runners-up
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination round
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
San Miguel Beermen 54 37 17 .685 Champions
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 55 35 20 .636 Runners-up
Alaska Aces 58 35 23 .603 Runners-up
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 59 35 24 .593 Champions
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 47 27 20 .574 Semifinalist
Meralco Bolts 44 22 22 .500 Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 38 17 21 .447 Quarterfinalist
GlobalPort Batang Pier 38 16 22 .421 Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy 37 15 22 .405 Quarterfinalist
NLEX Road Warriors 36 13 23 .361 Quarterfinalist
Kia Sorento / Carnival 33 10 23 .303 Elimination round
Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121 Elimination round

Elimination rounds

Team GP W L PCT
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 33 24 9 .727
San Miguel Beermen 33 21 12 .636
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 33 21 12 .636
Alaska Aces 33 21 12 .636
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 33 20 13 .606
Meralco Bolts 33 17 16 .515
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 33 16 17 .485
GlobalPort Batang Pier 33 16 17 .485
Barako Bull Energy 33 15 18 .455
NLEX Road Warriors 33 13 20 .394
Kia Sorento / Carnival 33 10 23 .303
Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121

Playoffs

Team GP W L PCT
San Miguel Beermen 21 16 5 .762
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 25 14 11 .560
Alaska Aces 25 14 12 .538
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 25 15 15 .500
Purefoods / Star Hotshots 14 7 7 .500
Meralco Bolts 11 5 6 .455
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 1 4 .200
NLEX Road Warriors 3 0 3 .000
Barako Bull Energy 4 0 4 .000
GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 0 5 .000

References

  1. ^ Joble, Rey (April 10, 2014). "PBA approves entry of new teams NLEX, Kia, Blackwater for next season". InterAksyon. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Dy, Richard (April 10, 2014). "Historic day as PBA welcomes three new teams to take league membership to an all-time high 13 ballclubs". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Bracher, Jane (April 10, 2014). "KIA, NLEX, Blackwater approved as new PBA teams". Rappler. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Pamintuan, Carlo (April 10, 2014). "PBA to add NLEX, Blackwater Sports, and Team KIA next season". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ NLEX opts to buy existing club instead of entering as expansion team, GMA News Online, June 16, 2014
  6. ^ PBA approval of Air21's sale to NLEX clears way for Joseph Yeo trade to Ginebra for draft pick, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 26, 2014
  7. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  8. ^ "Jimmy Alapag retires". Rappler. January 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Badua, Snow (January 9, 2015). "Jimmy Alapag retires, takes on new role as Talk 'N Text manager, Gilas assistant coach". spin.ph.
  10. ^ Lozada, Bong (January 9, 2015). "'For me it's time', Alapag says as he retires". INQUIRER.net.
  11. ^ KERBY RETIRES: Raymundo given clean bill of health, but admits passion no longer there SPIN.ph, May 18, 2015
  12. ^ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
  13. ^ Leo Austria named new San Miguel Beermen head coach, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, August 2, 2014
  14. ^ Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 18, 2014
  15. ^ Eric Gonzales appointed interim coach of GlobalPort; Pido Jarencio remains as consultant, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 27, 2014
  16. ^ "Agustin back as Ginebra coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
  17. ^ "Future uncertain for former Ginebra coaches Cariaso, Racela with team making changes for Commissioner’s Cup", January 5, 2015, Sports5
  18. ^ SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
  19. ^ Pido Jarencio reappointed as GlobalPort head coach; Eric Gonzales back as deputy, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, March 31, 2015
  20. ^ Fil-Tongan prospect Moala Tautuaa made No. 1 pick overall in PBA D-League draft, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, September 15, 2014
  21. ^ After winning Grand Slam, San Mig Coffee back to being Purefoods, Jessica Bartolome, GMA News Online, October 15, 2014
  22. ^ "PHOTO: 52k-strong fans watch PBA opener at Philippine Arena". Interaksyon.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  23. ^ a b Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 11, 2014
  24. ^ Purefoods retires jerseys of Jerry Codiñera, Rey Evangelista, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 9, 2014
  25. ^ Fitting curtain call as Salud names Jimmy Alapag '13th man' of South team in PBA All-Stars, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 30, 2015
  26. ^ KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival - seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015
  27. ^ "PBA commissioner Chito Salud announces plan to step down at end of season". interaksyon.com. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ Gerry Ramos (February 13, 2015). "PBA board to name successor to Commissioner Salud before end of conference, assures Gregorio". spin.ph. Retrieved February 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud named president and CEO in PBA reorganization, Richard Dy, spin.ph, March 7, 2015
  30. ^ Former coach Chito Narvasa named new PBA commissioner via 12-0 vote by board, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 14, 2015
  31. ^ 'Liga ng Bayan' preseason games to give fans first glimpse of PBA newcomers Kia, Blackwater, Richard Dy, spin.ph, August 6, 2014
  32. ^ Salud says it's 'all systems go' for staging of PBA opening games at Philippine Arena, Snow Badua, spin.ph, September 18, 2014
  33. ^ Maegan Young, Alice Dixson, Ellen Adarna, Rachelle Ann Daquis, Ritz Azul lead PBA muses, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 16, 2014
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