2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals
2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals Dates March 23 – April 6, 2018 MVP June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen ) Television Local: ESPN5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD ) International: AksyonTV International Announcers see Broadcast notes Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM )Announcers see Broadcast notes Game 1: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya Game 2: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza Game 3: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion Game 4: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza Game 5: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.
Background
Road to the finals
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary
Game summaries
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Rosters
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
G
1
Heruela, Brian
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1989–04–13
Cebu
F/C
2
Mamaril, Billy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1980–06–25
Bakersfield
G/F
3
Pessumal, Von
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1993–02–12
Ateneo
G
5
Cabagnot, Alex
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1982–12–08
Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G
6
Ross, Chris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1985–03–09
Marshall
G/F
13
Lassiter, Marcio
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1987–05–16
Cal State Fullerton
C
15
Fajardo, June Mar
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
268 lb (122 kg)
1989–11–17
Cebu
G/F
18
Vigil, Louie (R)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
1991–09–26
UST
G/F
22
Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1990–06–13
Cal Poly Pomona
G/F
23
Agovida, Keith
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1990–02–14
Arellano
G
26
Lanete, Chico
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1979–08–01
Lyceum
F
27
Espinas, Gabby
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1982–01–03
Philippine Christian
F
29
Santos, Arwind (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1981–06–10
Far Eastern
F
33
Semerad, David
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1991–04–25
San Beda
C
95
de Ocampo, Yancy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1980–03–11
Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
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
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
G
2
Melton, Justin
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
1987–04–07
Mount Olive
G
3
Lee, Paul
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1989–02–14
UE
F/C
4
Reavis, Rafi (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1977–07–26
Coppin State
G
6
Jalalon, Jio
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
1992–08–02
Arellano
G
8
Simon, Peter June
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1980–06–01
Mindanao
G/F
9
Herndon, Robbie (R)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993–07–16
San Francisco State
F/C
10
Sangalang, Ian
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1991–12–20
San Sebastian
G/F
12
Gamalinda, Riego
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1986–05–25
San Beda
G/F
13
Mendoza, Gryann
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1990–09–09
Far Eastern
G
14
Barroca, Mark
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1986–04–25
Far Eastern
F
15
Pingris, Marc (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1981–10–16
PSBA
F
17
Ramos, Aldrech
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1988–04–03
Far Eastern
G/F
19
dela Rosa, Rome
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990–12–11
San Beda
F/C
32
Pascual, Kyle
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1990–04–13
San Beda
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
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
Roster
Broadcast notes
The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5 's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the 5 Network feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.
References
External links
Franchise Head coaches Retired numbers Championships (29) Runner-up finishes (16) Culture and lore
Founded in 1988
Owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. , a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
Formerly the Purefoods Hotdogs , Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs , Purefoods Oodles Flavor Noodles , Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys , Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies , Purefoods Chunkee Giants , Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants , Purefoods Star Hotshots , Coney Island Ice Cream Stars , B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados , B-Meg Llamados , San Mig Coffee Mixers , San Mig Super Coffee Mixers , Star Hotshots , Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok and Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
Franchise Administration Head coaches Retired numbers Championships (14) Runner-up finishes (18) Rivalries Culture and lore
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s No All-Filipino tournament were held for the
1981 and
1982 seasons.