2020 Alaska Aces season

The 2020 Alaska Aces season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachJeffrey Cariaso
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons
← 2019
2021 →

Key dates edit

  • December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]

Draft edit

Special draft edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 4 Allyn Bulanadi Shooting Forward   Philippines San Sebastian

Regular draft edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 4 Barkley Eboña Power Forward   Philippines Far Eastern
2 16 Rey Publico Center   Philippines Letran
2 17 Jaycee Marcelino Point Guard   Philippines Lyceum

Roster edit

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 1   Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 2   Tratter, Abu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle
G 3   DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree
C 8   Eboña, Barkley (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995–11–25 Far Eastern
G/F 10   Teng, Jeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle
G 13   Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
G 19   Marcelino, Jaycee (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1995–10–19 Lyceum
G 23   Galliguez, Abel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown
F 24   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA
G 25   Ayaay, Jesper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum
F 31   Publico, Rey (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992–11–29 Letran
F/C 32   Andrada, Yutien 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 De La Salle
G 42   Casio, JVee (C) 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
F/C 91   Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  •   Richard Bachmann[a]



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

Roster


  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 7
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
November : 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 November 3 Barangay Ginebra L 81–87 Vic Manuel (17) Rodney Brondial (9) Vic Manuel (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 6 NorthPort W 102–94 Brondial, Tratter (16) Rodney Brondial (10) Jeron Teng (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 9 NLEX W 122–119 OT Maverick Ahanmisi (25) Brondial, Ahanmisi (12) Jeron Teng (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix Super LPG89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix Super LPG2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83

References edit

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.