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2015–16 PBA season
DurationOctober 21, 2015 – October 19, 2016
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
Fox Sports
Hyper (HD)
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
2015 PBA draft
Top draft pickMoala Tautuaa
Picked byTNT Tropang Texters
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Top scorerJune Mar Fajardo
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup championsRain or Shine Elasto Painters
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Governors' Cup championsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
  Governors' Cup runners-upMeralco Bolts
Seasons

The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. 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 of the season.

This season was also the first season of Chito Narvasa as the PBA commissioner when Chito Salud announced his resignation at the end of the 2014–15 season. Salud remained with the PBA as he was the new President and CEO of the league.[1] However, on December 1, 2015, Salud announced his resignation as president and CEO of the PBA that took effect at the end of December 2015, passing both President and CEO positions to Narvasa.[2][3]

The first event of the season was the 2015 PBA draft which was held on August 23.[4]

This season currently holds the record for most games played in a season, having 266 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 257 games, previously set during the previous season.

Executive board

  • Andres Narvasa, Jr. (Commissioner/President/CEO)
  • Robert Non (Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Eric Arejola (Vice-Chairman, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)
  • Ramoncito Fernandez, (Treasurer, representing NLEX Road Warriors)

Teams

Team Company Governor Coach Captain
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann Alex Compton Tony dela Cruz
Barako Bull Energy* Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Manny Alvarez Koy Banal JC Intal
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone Mark Caguioa
Blackwater Elite Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Leo Isaac Reil Cervantes
GlobalPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Eric Arejola Johnedel Cardel Billy Mamaril
Mahindra Enforcer Columbian Autocar Corporation Tomas Alvarez Manny Pacquiao Niño Canaleta
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Norman Black Jimmy Alapag
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ramoncito Fernandez Boyet Fernandez Asi Taulava
Phoenix Fuel Masters** Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Dennis Uy Ariel Vanguardia Willy Wilson
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Yeng Guiao Jireh Ibañes
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Leo Austria Arwind Santos
Star Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo Jason Webb Rafi Reavis
TNT KaTropa Smart Communications Victorico Vargas Jong Uichico Ranidel de Ocampo

* - Participated for the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup
** - Barako Bull was sold to Phoenix Petroleum in January 2016. Participated beginning the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Arenas

2015–16 PBA season is located in Metro Manila
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Mall of Asia Arena
Cuneta Astrodome
Cuneta Astrodome
Filoil Flying V Centre
Filoil Flying V Centre
PhilSports Arena
PhilSports Arena
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Metro Manila venues of the PBA.
2015–16 PBA season is located in Philippines
Quezon City
Quezon City
Antipolo
Antipolo
Angeles
Angeles
Davao City
Davao City
Panabo
Panabo
Lucena
Lucena
Legazpi
Legazpi
Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa
Batangas City
Batangas City
Biñan
Biñan
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Metro Manila (blue) and provincial venues of the PBA.

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.

Main arenas

Arena City
Cuneta Astrodome Pasay
Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
PhilSports Arena Pasig
Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Ynares Center Antipolo

Out-of-town arenas

Aside from games outside Metro Manila and Antipolo, the PBA played two games outside the Philippines, in Dubai. It was the third time the league held games in the United Arab Emirates.

Arena City Date Match-up
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym Davao City October 24, 2015 San Miguel vs. GlobalPort
April 2, 2016 Star vs. Alaska
Zabeel Stadium United Arab Emirates Dubai November 6, 2015 Mahindra vs. Alaska
November 7, 2015 Alaska vs. Barangay Ginebra
Quezon Convention Center Lucena November 14, 2015 TNT vs. Star
January 22, 2016 San Miguel vs. Alaska
July 30, 2016 Barangay Ginebra vs. Meralco
Angeles University Foundation Gym Angeles December 5, 2015 Barangay Ginebra vs. Blackwater
Alonte Sports Arena Biñan February 20, 2016 Mahindra vs. San Miguel
NLEX vs. Star
September 18, 2016 Blackwater vs. San Miguel
TNT vs. Barangay Ginebra
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation Legazpi March 5, 2016 San Miguel vs. Meralco
August 27, 2016 Rain or Shine vs. GlobalPort
Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center Panabo March 19, 2016 Barangay Ginebra vs. Phoenix
August 20, 2016 Alaska vs. Star
Puerto Princesa Coliseum Puerto Princesa April 9, 2016 TNT vs. Mahindra
Batangas City Coliseum Batangas City September 3, 2016 TNT vs. San Miguel

Transactions

Main article: List of 2015–16 PBA season transactions

Retirement

  • August 23, 2015: Danny Ildefonso officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA.[5]
  • August 25, 2015: T.Y. Tang officially announced his retirement after playing 7 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Rain or Shine franchise.[6]
  • October 14, 2015: Paul Artadi officially announced his retirement after playing 12 seasons in the PBA. His retirement was announced upon submitting his certificate of candidacy to run as councilor for San Juan in the 2016 elections.[7]
  • November 25, 2015: Don Allado officially announced his retirement after playing 16 seasons in the PBA.[8]

Coaching changes

Offseason

Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

Pre-season

  • July 16: Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they had changed their team name from Kia Carnival to Mahindra Enforcer.[14]
  • September 19: PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa officially banned sportswriter Snow Badua from covering the league's activities due to his personal "baseless" attacks against Barangay Ginebra board governor Alfrancis Chua.[15]
  • October 14: The PBA Board, unanimously approved the memo that supported the Gilas Pilipinas in their participation in the Olympic qualifying tournament, that was held in July 2016, in lieu of this, 17 PBA players constituted the player pool of the Tab Baldwin-mentored national squad.[16]
  • October 14: The board of governors approved to adjust the league calendar to accommodate the preparation of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Commissioner's Cup was extended until May 2016, then the league took a break for the duration of the qualifiers. The season's Governors' Cup will be held after the qualifiers and will finish around October 2016.[17]
  • The PBA launched their first 3x3 basketball tournament that catered for women's basketball players on October 23. Each active PBA team was represented by one women's team composed of four players. The women's 3x3 tournament games were to be played in between of the first and second games of the Wednesday and Friday gamedays.[18]

Philippine Cup

  • The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters silently changed their name to TNT Tropang Texters. This is after their mother company, Talk 'N Text was rebranded as "TNT" last September 2015.
  • PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa imposed an indefinite ban to Mahindra team consultant Joe Lipa, after the latter accused Narvasa of issuing degrading remarks against Mahindra player-coach Manny Pacquiao during a press conference in Dubai.[19] Narvasa made a mandatory summon over Lipa's remarks, but Lipa did not honor it.[20]
  • December 1: PBA President and CEO Chito Salud resigned from his post effective December 31.[3] He was replaced by current PBA chairman Robert Non who took over as President and CEO until the board finds his replacement.[21]
  • During an out of town game between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Blackwater Elite at the AUF Gymnasium, Pampanga, Barangay Ginebra board governor Alfrancis Chua was seen using an e-cigarette while on the team's bench.[22] Since the game was broadcast live on national television, the Department of Health, the Philippine Sports Commission and Angeles University Foundation officials requested the PBA to take action on prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes on the team bench.[23] On December 13, 2015, PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa issued a reprimand against Alfrancis Chua for the vaping incident.[24]
  • In the final eight seconds of the overtime period of the knockout quarterfinal game between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and GlobalPort Batang Pier, review showed that Stanley Pringle held the ball for over 5 seconds, which would have resulted in a five-second violation, but no call was made. After the final buzzer, the Batang Pier already went to the dugout, but Ginebra stayed behind. Ginebra fans, which were more than half of the crowd, were left stunned along with players and the Ginebra coaching staff. Head coach Tim Cone immediately went to center court and pleaded with the referees for a call or a review of the final 8-second possession of Globalport.[25][26] He then went to the scorer's table and signed the official scorecard, signifying the team's intent to file a protest with the game's result. He stayed mum after coming out of the dugout on whether they would actually file a protest. Under the league's rules, Barangay Ginebra had until 12 noon of December 28, 2015 to file a letter of protest together with a bond, which requires a minimum of P20,000.[27][28]
  • Barangay Ginebra did not sent a formal protest to the PBA office as the 12 noon deadline lapsed on December 28. Commissioner Chito Narvasa said that the league summoned the four referees of the Ginebra-GlobalPort game, Edward Aquino, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya and Bing Oliva, on December 29 and re-evaluated their performance during the quarterfinal game.[29]
  • According to the findings of the PBA technical committee on December 29, two violations were not called: the five-second ball-hogging violation and the backcourt violation committed by Stanley Pringle. Referees Edward Aquino and Rommel Gruta were therefore suspended for the rest of the Philippine Cup.[30]
  • A total of 16 technical fouls were called during Game 2 of the semifinals series between the Alaska Aces and the GlobalPort Batang Pier on January 6, 2016. An in-game scuffle started when Alaska's Calvin Abueva helped to lift Dondon Hontiveros and bumped GlobalPort's Jay Washington who is helping Anthony Semerad to stand up. Team officials from both sides tried to pacify the players, including commissioner Chito Narvasa. Alaska was assessed with 8 technicals (Abueva, Hontiveros, Manuel, team manager/governor Dickie Bachmann, head coach Alex Compton, and assistant coaches Louie Alas, Monch Gavieres and Jeffrey Cariaso) while GlobalPort got 5 technical fouls (Washington, Semerad, team governor Erick Arejola, head coach Pido Jarencio and team manager Bonnie Tan).[31][32] Three more technical fouls were called against GlobalPort's Joseph Yeo, Dorian Peña, and Jay Washington on separate plays.[33] The number of technical fouls for this game tied the record of most number of technical fouls called in a single game, tying the record set during a game between the Alaska Milkmen and the Shell Turbo Chargers on October 25, 1997.[34]
  • On January 7, a total of P91,200 in fines were slapped to Alaska and GlobalPort players and officials after the scuffle that happened during Game 2 of their semifinals series. Calvin Abueva got the highest fine with P41,600.[35]
  • Blackwater Elite women's basketball team consisting of Allana Lim, Camille Sambile, France Mae Cabinbin and Camilla Denise Escoto clinched the inaugural title of the PBA Dickies Women's 3-in-3 tournament in Finals Game 2 against Brgy. Ginebra San Miguel held last January 9, 2016.[36]
  • The PBA Board of Governors unanimously approve the sale of Barako Bull Energy's franchise to oil firm Phoenix Petroleum on January 20. In addition, the board also got the green light to Phoenix to play in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup instead of waiting until the 2016–17 season. The new team was named Phoenix Fuel Masters.[37]

Commissioner's Cup

  • February 3: Tropang TNT's import Ivan Johnson was suspended for one game and fined P50,000 after an altercation with JP Erram and Frank Golla during their practice game against Blackwater on January 30.[38]
  • The TNT Tropang Texters silently changed their name to Tropang TNT. The team's new logo debuted on February 10 against Blackwater.
  • February 13: Ivan Johnson was again fined P250,000 and slapped with a lifetime ban after cursing PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa as he was leaving the playing court after being ejected for incurring his second flagrant foul penalty one at the 2nd quarter of their game against Meralco. The decision was announced during the game's halftime break.[39][40] The penalty was downgraded into a season ban and P150,000 after Johnson voluntarily appeared on February 17 before Commissioner Narvasa and personally apologized for the infraction during the TNT-Meralco game.[41]
  • February 23: Rhose Montreal, the league's Business Development Director since 2008 filed her resignation to the PBA Board of Governors effective immediately.[42] Her resignation came on the heels of an investigative report from PBA-banned sportswriter Snow Badua, that questions the authenticity of Montreal's AB Philosophy diploma from the University of the Philippines. On March 7, the PBA Board decided to rehire Montreal as the Business Development Director of the league, for humanitarian reasons, after a lengthy discussion.[43] PBA chairman Robert Non clarified in a press conference held on March 13 that Montreal was rehired on two conditions: she forfeited her benefits accumulated from 2008 until her resignation and was put on a 6-month probationary period.[44]
  • March 7: League commissioner Chito Narvasa appointed as the new CEO of the PBA, replacing officer-in-charge Robert Non.[45] The President/CEO position was eventually dissolved before the start of the Governors' Cup.
  • The league's Board of Governors through a board resolution requested the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate on who leaked the scholastic records of their marketing director, Rhose Montreal to the media. All rank-and-file employees including Commissioner Chito Narvasa was subjected for investigation.[46]
  • March 31: The PBA issued a memorandum order that prevent players who have boy-cut hairdos to play in the PBA Women's 3x3 Basketball tournament, the memorandum has received negative feedback from the players and the Gabriela's women's group for being "discriminatory".[47][48][49] Commissioner Narvasa defended the league's decision to ban boy-cut hairdos in the women's league.[50]

Governors' Cup

  • July 3: Gilbert Bulawan died after collapsing while on team practice with Blackwater Elite. He was declared dead on arrival at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City, Philippines. He is the youngest and very first active player to die in the PBA.[51][52][53]
  • July 13: The PBA announced the inclusion of female referees in the league's referees pool starting this Governor's Cup, the first in league's history. Edith Botecario and Janine Nicandro, who both graduated in the PBA Referees Academy and once officiated PBA D-League games, became part of the referees that officiated the games.[54] Nicandro was one of the three referees of the conference's first match-up between Meralco Bolts and Phoenix Fuel Masters on July 15, 2016,[55] while Botecario officiated the game between Blackwater Elite and NLEX Road Warriors the following day.
  • July 14: PBA-banned sportswriter Snow Badua reported that PBA Communications Director Willie Marcial-owned Chevrolet Trailblazer has illegally using a number 8 plate, a protocol license plate used only by members of the House of Representatives.[56]
  • The Phoenix Fuel Masters silently changed their team logo and color scheme. Their new uniforms and logo debuted on July 15.
  • July 16: The Blackwater Elite retired the jersey number of Gilbert Bulawan (#11) before their game against the NLEX Road Warriors. The glass-encased jersey was presented to his wife, Dr. Icey Bulawan by team governor Siliman Sy and Reil Cervantes. As part of their tribute, the Elite will wear a black #11 patch on their jerseys and will dedicate the whole conference to Bulawan.[57]
  • The Tropang TNT silently changed their name to TNT Katropa. The team's new logo debuted on July 20 against Rain or Shine.
  • August 21: Mark Cardona was rushed to the hospital after a suicide attempt.[58] Cardona, who was a reserve player for the NLEX Road Warriors during that time, apparently tried to take his life by consuming a huge amount of prescription pills.[59] A day prior on the incident, he made headlines in TV Patrol after his partner filed a complaint at a Quezon City police station for alleged domestic violence.[60]
  • October 6: PBA referee Edward Aquino was removed from the pool of referees as confirmed by the league's media bureau chief Willie Marcial. Two other referees, Rommel Gruta and Reynaldo Yante were relegated to the PBA D-League.[61]
  • October 9: During the game 2 of the finals series between the Meralco Bolts and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Jimmy Alapag of the Bolts sank a three-pointer during the second quarter to surpass the 17-year record of 1,242 career triples made by Allan Caidic and become the all-time leader for most three-pointers made in a career.

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:[62]

  1. Deliberate foul – Any player who commits a foul against an opponent by going after the man instead of the ball but without intent to hurt shall be assessed with a deliberate foul which shall result in awarding of two (2) free throws to the offended player plus ball possession to the offended player's team. No 3-minute sit out for the player who committed the deliberate foul. A deliberate foul committed in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s) shall be subject to automatic video review.
  2. Shot clock reset — The shot clock shall be reset to 14 seconds if the ball goes to the offensive team after a legal attempt.
  3. Free throw — During a free throw, a player can only enter the free-throw lane ("restricted area") after the ball has hit the rim.
  4. Landing spot rule
    1. Leaving a foot on the landing spot of a shooter – if without contact — Flagrant Foul Penalty 1 (FFP1) is called; two (2) Free Throws are awarded; ball possession is retained by the team of offended player; and the offender is sent to the penalty box for three (3) minutes for first offense. Second and subsequent offenses of players from the same team results in a five (5) minute penalty. A fine of at least Php 5,000.00 is assessed.
    2. Leaving a foot on the landing spot of a shooter – if with contact -Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 (FFP2) is called; two (2) Free Throws are awarded; ball possession is retained by the team of offended player; and the offender is ejected from the game. A fine of at least Php 20,000.00 is assessed, whatever is the consequence of the contact and an automatic, minimum one (1) game suspension is imposed to the offender.
  5. Review of goal tending violation under the last two minutes — Any goal tending violation called in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s) shall be subject to automatic video review. When a foul is called on a shot and a player touches the ball, basket or backboard and there is a chance to score, even if the referees do not call a goal tending violation, it shall likewise be subject to automatic review if it occurred in the last two (2) minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime period(s).

In addition, the league modified its shot clock rules, adopting a procedure similar to the NBA and Euroleague, featuring tenths of a second. The shot clock should also display the time remaining in the game. A portable shot clock that is capable of displaying tenths of a second and the time remaining in the game is temporarily installed if the in-venue shot clock is not capable to adopt the new shot clock rule or if the shot clock does not also display the game clock. The time the shot clock changes to tenths is determined by the venue and the brand of clock used. The Mall of Asia Arena uses the NBA and Euroleague rule (final five seconds) since its opening, as its Daktronics unit is the same model used by NBA (most venues, 2011–16) and Euroleague venues (Gran Canaria Arena). The Smart Araneta Coliseum's clock registers tenths in the final ten seconds.

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on October 21, 2015. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Star Hotshots and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters immediately followed.[63][64] The opening was supposed to be held on October 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City[65] but was suspended due to the onslaught of Typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu). This was the first time that the league cancelled its opening ceremonies due to bad weather.[63]

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Tara, Samantha, and Franchezka Borlain[66]
Barako Bull Energy Mika Reyes[67]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Arci Muñoz[68]
Blackwater Elite Max Collins[69]
GlobalPort Batang Pier Karylle[69]
Mahindra Enforcer Jasmine Fitzgerald[70]
Meralco Bolts Eula Caballero[71]
NLEX Road Warriors Ann Lorraine Colis[70]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Julee Ann Bourgoin[72]
San Miguel Beermen Alexa Micek[69][73] and Rachel Anne Daquis[73]
Star Hotshots Miss Global International 2015 candidates[74]
TNT Tropang Texters Alyssa Valdez[71]

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup

Main article: 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[b] 2
6 TNT Tropang Texters 6 5 .545 3
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 Star Hotshots 4 7 .364 5
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 6
11 Mahindra Enforcer 2 9 .182 7
12 Meralco Bolts 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(single elimination)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine95
2San Miguel4
10Blackwater90
3Rain or Shine1043Rain or Shine2
(#6 twice to beat)
6TNT89
6TNT90
2San Miguel4
7NLEX88
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
4Barangay Ginebra92*
1Alaska4
9Star89
4Barangay Ginebra835GlobalPort1
(#5 twice to beat)
5GlobalPort84*
5GlobalPort94
8Barako Bull85

*Game went into overtime

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Finals results

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[d] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[d] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[d] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel99103
8Star10899
1San Miguel1
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
5Rain or Shine4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Meralco104
7NLEX97
2Meralco2
(best-of-3)
3Alaska3
3Alaska2
6TNT1
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Finals results

2016 PBA Governors' Cup

Main article: 2016 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 2
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 Mahindra Enforcer 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 5
8 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 6
11 Star Hotshots 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

Playoffs

Template:2016 PBA Governors' Cup Playoffs bracket

Finals results

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 25.4
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12.2
Assists per game Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 6.0
Steals per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 1.9
Blocks per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 1.9
Turnovers per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 3.7
Fouls per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 4.3
Minutes per game Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 38.9
FG% Bradwyn Guinto Mahindra Enforcer 60.0%
FT% Garvo Lanete NLEX Road Warriors 97.1%
3FG% Aldrech Ramos Mahindra Enforcer 47.5%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 37
Triple-doubles Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1

Import players

Category Player Team Statistic Conference played
Points per game Tyler Wilkerson San Miguel Beermen 36.6 Commissioner's
Rebounds per game Kenny Adeleke Phoenix Fuel Masters 20.5 Commissioner's
Assists per game Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 5.0 Governors'
Steals per game Marqus Blakely Star Hotshots 2.5 Governors'
Dominique Sutton GlobalPort Batang Pier
Blocks per game David Simon TNT KaTropa 2.7 Commissioner's
Turnovers per game Josh Dollard Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5.7 Governors'
Fouls per game Marqus Blakely Star Hotshots 2.5 Governors'
Marcus Simmons Phoenix Fuel Masters
Minutes per game Tyler Wilkerson San Miguel Beermen 43.0 Commissioner's
FG% Brian Williams GlobalPort Batang Pier 66.7% Commissioner's
FT% Arizona Reid San Miguel Beermen 88.9% Commissioner's and Governors'
3FG% Robert Dozier Alaska Aces 50.0% Commissioner's
Double-doubles Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 22 Governors'
Triple-doubles M. J. Rhett Blackwater Elite 1 Commissioner's
Elijah Millsap San Miguel Beermen Governors'

Individual game highs

Local players

Category Player Team Statistic Conference
Points June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 43 Philippine
Rebounds Greg Slaughter Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 26 Philippine
Assists Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 13 Governors'
Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 7 Philippine
Blocks John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 7 Philippine
Three point field goals Joseph Yeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 9 Governors'

Import players

Category Player Team Statistic Conference
Points Al Thornton NLEX Road Warrios 69 Commissioner's
Rebounds Arinze Onuaku Meralco Bolts 30 Commissioner's
Assists Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 13 Governors'
Steals Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 Governors'
Blocks David Simon TNT KaTropa 5 Commissioner's
Arinze Onuaku Meralco Bolts
Eric Dawson Blackwater Elite Governors'
Three point field goals Tyler Wilkerson San Miguel Beermen 8 Commissioner's
Michael Madanly TNT KaTropa Governors'
Henry Walker NLEX Road Warriors

Team statistical leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Phoenix Fuel Masters 102.9
Rebounds per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 49.8
Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 22.3
Steals per game Alaska Aces 7.3
Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 4.9
Turnovers per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 17.5
FG% Meralco Bolts 45.3%
FT% Mahindra Enforcer 74.8%
3FG% Alaska Aces 35.2%

Cumulative standings

Note: Barako Bull Energy only competed during the Philippine Cup. The franchise was then bought and a new franchise, the Phoenix Fuel Masters, participated in the import-laden conferences. Their records are not combined since they are different franchises.
Champion
Runners-up
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
San Miguel Beermen 58 38 20 .655 Champions
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 49 31 18 .633 Champions
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 54 33 21 .611 Champions
TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa 43 26 17 .605 Semifinalist
Alaska Aces 60 36 24 .600 Runners-up
Meralco Bolts 51 25 26 .490 Runners-up
GlobalPort Batang Pier 40 17 23 .425 Semifinalist
NLEX Road Warriors 36 15 21 .417 Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy 12 5 7 .417 Quarterfinalist
Phoenix Fuel Masters 24 9 15 .375 Quarterfinalist
Mahindra Enforcer 35 12 23 .343 Quarterfinalist
Star Hotshots 36 12 24 .333 Quarterfinalist
Blackwater Elite 34 7 27 .206 Quarterfinalist

Elimination rounds

Team GP W L PCT
San Miguel Beermen 33 25 8 .758
Alaska Aces 33 22 11 .667
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 33 22 11 .667
TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa 33 22 11 .667
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 33 20 13 .606
Meralco Bolts 33 15 18 .455
NLEX Road Warriors 33 15 18 .455
Barako Bull Energy 11 5 6 .455
GlobalPort Batang Pier 33 14 19 .424
Phoenix Fuel Masters 22 8 14 .364
Mahindra Enforcer 33 12 21 .364
Star Hotshots 33 11 22 .333
Blackwater Elite 33 7 26 .212

Playoffs

Team GP W L PCT
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 21 13 8 .619
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 16 9 7 .563
Meralco Bolts 18 10 8 .556
San Miguel Beermen 25 13 12 .520
Alaska Aces 27 14 13 .519
Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 1 1 .500
GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 3 4 .429
TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa 10 4 6 .400
Star Hotshots 3 1 2 .333
Barako Bull Energy 1 0 1 .000
Blackwater Elite 1 0 1 .000
Mahindra Enforcer 2 0 2 .000
NLEX Road Warriors 3 0 3 .000

See also

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