2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
Philippine Basketball Association tournament
2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals Dates December 25, 2022 – January 15, 2023 MVP Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ) Television Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD ) International: AksyonTV International iWantTFC [ note 1] Announcers see Broadcast notes Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM )Announcers see Broadcast notes Game 1: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Niño Cortez Game 2: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago Game 3: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Barcenas Game 4: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Janine Nicandro , Niño Cortez Game 5: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla, Jeff Tantay Game 6: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago Game 7 :Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan
The 2022–23 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup , and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and guest team Bay Area Dragons competed for the 20th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 132nd overall championship contested by the league.[ 1]
The Bay Area Dragons are the first guest team since 1980 to appear in the PBA finals, while this is the second time in the past three Commissioner's Cup tournaments that Barangay Ginebra appeared in a Commissioner's Cup finals; they previously won the title in 2018 where they defeated the San Miguel Beermen in six games. Barangay Ginebra defeated Bay Area in seven games to claim their third Commissioner's Cup title in franchise history. Christian Standhardinger was named the finals MVP for this series.
Background
Road to the finals
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary
Game
Date
Venue
Winner
Result
Game 1
December 25, 2022
SM Mall of Asia Arena
Barangay Ginebra
96 –81
Game 2
December 28, 2022
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Bay Area
99 –82
Game 3
January 4, 2023
SM Mall of Asia Arena
Barangay Ginebra
89 –82
Game 4
January 6, 2023
Bay Area
94 –86
Game 5
January 8, 2023
Barangay Ginebra
101 –91
Game 6
January 11, 2023
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Bay Area
87 –84
Game 7
January 15, 2023
Philippine Arena
Barangay Ginebra
114 –99
Game summaries
Game 1
December 25, 2022 5:00 pm
Game 2
December 28, 2022 5:45 pm
Game 3
Game 4
Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson was awarded his second Best Player of the Conference award, and Barangay Ginebra import and Thompson's teammate Justin Brownlee was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award for the third time.[ 2]
Game 5
Game 6
A day before the game, Bay Area's second import Myles Powell was reactivated in lieu of Andrew Nicholson who missed both games 4 and 5 due to an injury sustained during game 3.[ 3]
Game 7
The game was initially scheduled on January 13, 2023, but was moved to January 15 due to 'popular demand'.[ 4]
On January 12, long-time Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee became a naturalized Filipino citizen.[ 5]
The game set the highest attendance ever in a PBA finals game with 54,589.[ 6]
Rosters
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
G/F
0
Gray, Jeremiah (R)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1996–08–16
Dominican (CA)
F
2
Dillinger, Jared
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1984–01–06
Hawaiʻi
F
3
Malonzo, Jamie
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1996–07–31
De La Salle
G
5
Tenorio, LA (C)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
151 lb (68 kg)
1984–07–09
Ateneo
G
9
Thompson, Scottie
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993–07–12
UPHSD
G
11
Pringle, Stanley
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1987–03–05
Penn State
G
17
Pinto, John
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1990–10–15
Arellano
G/F
19
Pessumal, Von
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1993–02–12
Ateneo
F/C
23
Aguilar, Raymond
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1985–07–27
National-U
G/F
24
David, Jayson (R)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1996–11–08
Lyceum
C
25
Aguilar, Japeth
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1987–01–25
Western Kentucky
F
27
Onwubere, Sidney
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
1993–08–01
Emilio Aguinaldo
F
31
Mariano, Aljon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1992–08–03
UST
F
32
Brownlee, Justin (I)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1988–04–23
St. John's
F/C
34
Standhardinger, Christian
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1989–07–04
Hawaiʻi
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
a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
Players
Coaches
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
Broadcast notes
The Commissioner Cup Finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush , SMART Sports on Facebook , SMART GigaPlay App, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM (both in standard and high definition).
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the Finals.
The SMART Sports Facebook broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.
Game
TV5 and One Sports
PBA Rush
ShootAround Pre-Game Show
SMART Sports Facebook
Play-by-play
Analyst (s)
Courtside Reporters
Play-by-play
Analyst (s)
Courtside Reporters
Hosts
Play-by-play
Analyst
Courtside Reporters
Game 1
Magoo Marjon
Joaquin Henson and Norman Black
Apple David
Carlo Pamintuan
Charles Tiu
Belle Gregorio
Paolo del Rosario , Ryan Gregorio and Topex Robinson
Miguel Dypiangco
Eric Altamirano
Apple David
Game 2
Sev Sarmenta
Joaquin Henson and Topex Robinson
Denise Tan
Carlo Pamintuan
Vince Hizon
Aiyana Perlas
Miguel Dypiangco, Ryan Gregorio, and Ronnie Magsanoc
Chiqui Reyes
Jude Roque
Denise Tan
Game 3
Charlie Cuna
Ronnie Magsanoc
Apple David
Carlo Pamintuan
Dominic Uy
Doreen Suaybaguio
Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, and Larry Fonacier
Jinno Rufino
Allan Gregorio
Apple David
Game 4
Jutt Sulit
Dominic Uy and Aldin Ayo
Denise Tan
Chiqui Reyes
Eric Reyes
Doreen Suaybaguio
Paolo del Rosario and Ronnie Magsanoc
Carlo Pamintuan
Larry Fonacier
Denise Tan
Game 5
Magoo Marjon
Andy Jao
Apple David
Carlo Pamintuan
Charles Tiu
Belle Gregorio
Paolo del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio
Mikee Reyes
Jolly Escobar
Apple David
Game 6
Sev Sarmenta
Dominic Uy and Yeng Guiao
Denise Tan
Carlo Pamintuan
Andy Jao
Aiyana Perlas
Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, and Gabe Norwood
Andre Co
Eric Reyes
Denise Tan
Game 7
Charlie Cuna
Joaquin Henson and Norman Black
Bea Escudero
Carlo Pamintuan
Ryan Gregorio
Belle Gregorio
Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, Dominic Uy, and Beau Belga
Mikee Reyes
Allan Gregorio
Bea Escudero
Additional Game 7 crew:
Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
Celebration interviewer: Bea Escudero and Belle Gregorio
Notes
^ Live on iWantTFC worldwide excluding Philippines and United States
References
^ Micaller, Bea (December 21, 2022). "Bay Area dethrones San Miguel, sets up title showdown with Ginebra" . GMANetwork.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Thompson named Davco-Best Player of the Conference, Brownlee wins coins.ph-Best Import award" . www.pba.ph . January 6, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
^ Ramos, Gerry (January 10, 2023). "Myles Powell reactivated as Bay Area tries to drag Ginebra to Game Seven" . spin.ph . Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ "PBA moves winner-take-all Game 7 to Jan. 15, Sunday" . ABS-CBNnews.com . January 11, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ Magallon, Reynald (January 12, 2023). "Justin Brownlee now a Filipino" . Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023 .
^ Ramos, Gerry (January 15, 2023). "Game 7 of Ginebra-Bay Area finals breaks PBA all-time attendance record" . Spin.ph . Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023 .
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