2014–15 Alaska Aces season

2014–15 Alaska Aces season
Head coachAlex Compton
General ManagerDickie Bachmann
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishRunner-up vs. San Miguel 3–4
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(lost to Purefoods Star in two games)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up vs. San Miguel 0–4
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2014–15 Alaska Aces season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2014

  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 5 Chris Banchero G  United States Boracay Rum Waves SPU
2 1 Rome dela Rosa F  Philippines NLEX (D-League) SBC
2 4 Junjun Alas C  Philippines Café France Bakers Letran

Roster

2014–15 Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 United States Banchero, Chris (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific
G/F 3 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
F 4 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
F 8 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian
F/C 9 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
F 11 United States dela Rosa, Rome (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda
G/F 15 United States Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 Everett CC
G 17 Philippines Exciminiano, Ping 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 Far Eastern
F/C 21 Philippines Bugia, Paolo (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo
G/F 25 Philippines Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-06-01 Cebu
C 26 Philippines Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao
F/C 30 United States Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
F 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978-08-24 UC Irvine
G 42 Philippines Casio, JVee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 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 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

Game log

2015 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October 2014
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 Purefoods 93–73 Abueva (21) Thoss (13) Hontiveros (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 [1]
2 October 28 Talk 'N Text 100–98 Abueva (26) Abueva (22) Abueva (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 [2]
3 October 31 Meralco 105–64 Manuel (17) three players (6) Banchero (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 [3]
November 2014
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 5 San Miguel 66–63 Baguio (13) Abueva (18) four players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 [4]
5 November 11 Kia 85–75 Abueva (23) Abueva (20) Casio (5) Cuneta Astrodome 5–0 [5]
6 November 14 Blackwater 69–56 Menk (14) Abueva (18) Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–0 [6]
7 November 19 Barako Bull Energy 78–85 Abueva (16) Abueva (12) Abueva (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 [7]
8 November 22 GlobalPort 87–84 Abueva (19) Thoss (8) Thoss, Casio (3) Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Gym, Cagayan de Oro 7–1 [8]
9 November 28 NLEX 90–84 Hontiveros (21) Abueva (19) Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1 [9]
December 2014
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 December 2 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
11 December 5 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum (tentative)
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

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
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

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
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

Bracket

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.

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Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-draft

August 11, 2014[1]
 To Alaska
Eric Menk 		To GlobalPort
2014 second round picks (Prince Caperal, 17th overall)
(John Pinto, 19th overall)

Commissioner's Cup

March 14, 2015[2]
 To Alaska
Nonoy Baclao
Globalport's 2017 first round pick 		To GlobalPort
Gabby Espinas
Alaska's 2017 first round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup D.J. Covington February 3 (vs Purefoods) February 17 (vs San Miguel) 2–2
Damion James February 20 (vs Rain or Shine) March 27 (vs Purefoods, Semifinals) 3–6
Governors' Cup Romeo Travis May 5 (vs Blackwater) July 17 (vs San Miguel, Finals) 12–7

References

  1. ^ Alaska acquires Eric Menk from GlobalPort for 2nd round picks, Solar Sports Desk, August 12, 2014 Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Alaska trades Gabby Espinas to GlobalPort for Noy Baclao Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 14, 2015