2016 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
| 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
|---|---|
| The 5th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | January 21-April 14, 2016 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Runners-up | Cafefrance-CEU Bakers |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Mac Belo |
| Finals MVP | Mac Belo |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
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The 2016 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the
Filoil Flying V Center and competed by 9 teams and it was finished on April 14, 2016 where the Phoenix-FEU Accelerators defeated the Cafefrance Bakers-CEU in the best-of-5 finals showdown, 3 games to 2 and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.[1]
Draft
The draft was conducted on December 1, 2015 at the PBA Cafe in Pasig. 215 hopefuls were applied in the draft for the chance to play in the league.[2]
Draft Order:
First Round
- 1.) Jason Perkins (Racal/Keramix - DLSU)
- 2.) Julian Sargent (AMA University - DLSU)
- 3.) Von Pessumal (Tanduay Light - Ateneo)
- 4.) Taylor Statham (Cafe France)
- 5.) Avery Scharer (Wang's Basketball - Shoreline CC)
- 6.) Mikey Williams (Mindanao Aguilas - Cal State U)
- 7.) Agustini Amar (Jam Liner - UP)
- 8.) Richard Escoto (Phoenix Petroleum - FEU)
- 9.) BDO-NU - Passed
Second Round
- 1.) Jordan Rios (Racal/Keramix - St. Clare)
- 2.) Ryan Pascual (AMA University - Cal State-Long Beach)
- 3.) Alfonso Gotladera (Tanduay Light - Ateneo)
- 4.) John Karl Casiño (Cafe France - CEU)
- 5.) Anton Castro (Wang's Basketball - Adamson)
- 6.) Taylor Wetherell (Mindanao Aguilas)
- 7.) Alfrancis Tamsi (Phoenix Petroleum - FEU)
- 8.) Jam Liner - Passed
- 9.) BDO-NU - Passed
Format
Conference format as it follows:[3]
- Teams will play in a single round-robin elimination round.
- Top 8 teams will advance to the quarterfinals while the 9th placer team will be eliminated.
- Top 4 teams will get a twice-to-beat quarterfinals incentive against lower-ranked teams to determine the semifinals placings. Semifinals is a best-of-three affair.
- The two teams who won the semifinals matches will battle in a best-of-5 championship series.
Eliminations
The elimination round will run from January 21 to March 7, 2016. Games will be held in
.Team standings
Team standing at the end of the elimination round:
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | |
| 3 | UP-QRS Jam Liner | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | |
| 4 | Phoenix Petroleum-FEU | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Light Masters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | AMA University Titans | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | |
| 7 | BDO-NU | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | |
| 8 | Wangs Basketball | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6 | |
| 9 | Mindanao Aguilas | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6 | Eliminated |
Source: PBA D-League Archives
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head record, b.) Winning percentage c.)If necessary, use the quotient system.
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head record, b.) Winning percentage c.)If necessary, use the quotient system.
Schedule
Source: [citation needed
]= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Results
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds have twice-to-beat )
| Semifinals (Best-of-3 series) | Finals (Best-of-5 series) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU
| 90 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Wang's Basketball | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | UP-QRS/Jam Liner | 66 | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 68 | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 122 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | AMA University Titans | 97 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 92 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | BDO-NU Bulldogs | 72 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
March 10
14:00 |
Café France-CEU Bakers |
90–72 | Wang's Basketball |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 25–22, 22–20, 17–21 | ||
Pts : de Leon 15 |
Pts: Romero 12 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo City
|
March 10
16:00 |
| Tanduay Rhum Masters | 68–66 | UP QRS/Jam Liner |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 10–13, 29–16, 16–11 | ||
Pts : Llagas 13 |
Pts: Aguilar 17 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo City
|
March 17
|
| UP QRS/Jam Liner | 89–99 | Tanduay Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 24–13, 11–25, 23–33 | ||
Pts : Alolino 24 |
Pts: Belencion 27 | |
| Tanduay wins series in two games | ||
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo
|
March 15
16:00 |
Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
92–72 | BDO-NU Team |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 30–13, 21–21, 20–16 | ||
| : Tolomia 6 | Pts: Aroga 21 Rebs: Aroga 15 Asts: Aroga 6 | |
San Juan Arena , San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 15
14:00 |
| Caida Tile Masters | 122–97 | AMA University Titans |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 19–27, 42–23, 29–27 | ||
Pts: Perkins 17 : Jalalon 4Rebs |
Pts: McCarthy 20 Rebs: King 9 | |
San Juan Arena, San Juan City |
Semifinals
This round is in a best-of-3 format. The winner advances to the finals.
CafeFrance vs. Tanduay series
March 27
|
| CafeFrance Bakers - CEU | 65–58 | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 14-12, 17-16, 16-14 | ||
Pts: Ebondo 14 : Ebondo 10Rebs |
Pts: Llagas 13 Rebs: Cruz 5 | |
San Juan Arena , San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 29
17:00 |
| CafeFrance Bakers - CEU | 72–63 | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 24-12, 8-16, 21-19 | ||
Pts: De Leon, Ebondo 13 each : Abundo 7Rebs |
Pts: Lingganay 17 Rebs: Lingganay 9 | |
| Cafefrance sweeps series, 2–0 | ||
San Juan Arena , San Juan, Metro Manila |
Phoenix vs. Caida series
March 22
14:00 |
| Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 90–83 | Caida Tile Masters |
| : Ru. Escoto 10 | Pts: Grey 14 Rebs: Grey 4 |
San Juan Arena , San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 29
17:00 |
| Caida Tile Masters | 90–94 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-26, 18-28, 26-15, 22-21 | ||
Pts : Grey 22 |
Pts: Daquioag 22 | |
| Phoenix sweeps series, 2–0 | ||
San Juan Arena , San Juan, Metro Manila |
Finals
March 31
|
Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
78–82 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 24-17, 24-21, 17-28 | ||
Pts: Ebondo 16 : Ebondo 18Rebs |
Pts: Pogoy 18 Rebs: Pogoy 9 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo
|
April 5
|
Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
86–77 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 29-11, 20-17, 17-26 | ||
Pts: Cruz 18 : Ebondo 20Rebs |
Pts: Belo 22 Rebs: Belo 9 | |
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
April 7
|
| Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 85–84 | Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 17-20, 26-31, 24-16 | ||
| : Pogoy 3 | Pts: Ebondo 18 Rebs: Ebondo 18 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo
|
With only 2.3 seconds left in the final frame and the Bakers leading by 2, 84-82, Roger Pogoy made a game-winning 3 pointer where it was assisted by Achie Inigo to close the gap to an inch for winning the 2016 PBA Aspirant's Cup title.[4]
April 12
|
Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
100–94 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–23, 28–20, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Zamar 25 : Ebondo 13Rebs |
Pts: Tolomia 29 Rebs: Belo 15 | |
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
The Bakers led as much as 14, with a score of 82-68 in the final 6:47 of the game before the Mac Belo-led Phoenix-FEU drained down the lead to just a single point, 89-88 in the last 2:58 of the game. But Paul Zamar had answered the destruction to regain the six-point lead by the Bakers, 94-88 with 1:07 remaining.[5]
April 14
15:00 |
Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
81–88 (OT) | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
Pts: Zamar 20 : Ebondo 20Rebs |
Pts: Belo 25 Rebs: Belo 13 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 3–2 | ||
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo
|
Tolomia of the Phoenix-FEU started exchanging threes with Paul Zamar as the Accelerators clinch an 81-78 lead with 2:39 left, but Roger Pogoy joined the party by hitting his shot from the downtown to extend his team's lead to 6, 84-78 in the last 10 seconds before the 2-minute mark.[6]
Awards
2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions: Phoenix-FEU Accelerators (1st title)
Runners-up: Cafefrance Bakers-CEU
Finals MVP: Mac Belo (19.6 points/game)
Tournament Most Valuable Player:Mac Belo
References
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (4 January 2016). "Bakers open title bid vs Aguilas; D-League opens on Jan. 21". Inquirer.net. PBA. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Jason Perkins picked first overall by Racal-Keramix in PBA D-League rookie draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Jurado, Theodore (4 January 2016). "Caida meets Tanduay, Jam-UP battles BDO-NU in PBA D-League openers". People's Journal. Retrieved 5 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (7 April 2016). "Pogoy hits winner as Phoenix-FEU moves a win away from title". Inquirer.net. PBA. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (12 April 2016). "D-League Finals: Cafe France forces Game 5". Inquirer.net. PBA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (14 April 2016). "Phoenix rises in D-League; Claims title against Cafefrance". Inquirer.net. PBA. Retrieved 25 April 2016.