2013–14 Alaska Aces season

2013–14 Alaska Aces season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
(Philippine and Commissioner's Cup)
Alex Compton
(Governors' Cup)
General ManagerDickie Bachmann
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(35.7%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra in two games on a twice to beat series.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–3
(66.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee 2-1.)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (def. by Rain or Shine, 3-2)
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2013–14 Alaska Aces season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2013

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • November 27: PBA fined Alaska Aces players (₱ 1,000 each), Gabby Espinas and Calvin Abueva, for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of both players in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)
  • December 12: PBA fined Alaska Aces head coach Luigi Trillo and Cyrus Baguio (₱ 1,000 each), for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of the two in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)

2014

  • May 25: Luigi Trillo resigned as head coach due to family reasons and was replaced by Alex Compton.[1]
  • June 4: Alaska Aces lost by 51 points (72–123) against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Making the game the fourth-most lopsided beating in PBA history, and the biggest margin of victory in 28 years, or since Shell annihilated Tanduay, 154-100, on November 16, 1986. Likewise, it’s the franchise’s biggest win, and the worst defeat for Alaska in their existence in the PBA. [2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 8 Ryan Buenafe SG  Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Ateneo
2 5 JP Erram C  Philippines None Ateneo
2 8 Chris Exciminiano SG  Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns Far Eastern
3 8 Raymond Ilagan St. Francis

Roster

2013–14 Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
G 4 Philippines Reyes, Raffy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-1 UE
G 5 Philippines Exciminiano, Chris (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 Far Eastern
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
G/F 8 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F 11 Philippines Laure, Eddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
C 12 Philippines Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 320 lb (145 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
G/F 13 Philippines Buenafe, Ryan (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo
F/C 24 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
G 25 Philippines Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 Cebu
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
G/F 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC Irvine
G 42 Philippines Casio, JV 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 De La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Dickie Bachmann[a] (De La Salle)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0
This box:

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

This box:

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Talk 'N Text99
8Barako Bull84
1Talk 'N Text2
(#4 twice to beat)
4San Mig Coffee3
4San Mig Coffee97
5San Miguel90
4San Mig Coffee3
(#2 twice to beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine111
7Air2190
2Rain or Shine3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska2
3Alaska92
6Barangay Ginebra81
This box:

Game log

Transactions

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Robert Dozier March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) April 26 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) 7–5
Governors' Cup Henry Walker May 18 (vs. San Miguel) June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) 8–7

References

  1. ^ Alex Compton is new Alaska coach as Luigi Trillo steps down, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 25, 2014
  2. ^ AZ comes through, spin.ph, June 5, 2014