2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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DurationFebruary 10 – May 6, 2012
TV partner(s)Sports5 - AKTV on IBC (Local)
Aksyon TV International (International)
Aksyon TV International (International)
ChampionsB-Meg Llamados
Runners-upTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
| 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 10 – May 6, 2012 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports5 - AKTV on IBC (Local) Aksyon TV International (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | B-Meg Llamados |
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| Best Import | Denzel Bowles (B-Meg Llamados) |
| Finals MVP | James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament began on February 10 and ended on May 6, 2012. The tournament is an import-laden format, which means that a team may sign an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with no height limit.
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1]
- Single round-robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #6 seeds.
- The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
- The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are:
- QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team
- QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team
- The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are:
- SF1: #1 vs. QF2
- SF2: #2 vs. QF1
- The winners in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals.
Elimination round
Sixth seed playoff
Second seed playoff
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 1 | 5 | Barako Bull | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Barako Bull | 2 | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | B-Meg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | B-Meg | 2 | 3 | B-Meg | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(3) B-Meg vs. (6) Meralco
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barako Bull series
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barako Bull
(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) B-Meg
Finals
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- Best Import of the Conference: Denzel Bowles (B-Meg)
- Finals MVP: James Yap (B-Meg)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| February 13–19 | LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) | [2] |
| February 20–26 | Gary David (Powerade Tigers) | [3] |
| February 27 - March 4 | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) | [4] |
| March 5–11 | Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts) | [5] |
| March 12–18 | Rudy Hatfield (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | [6] |
| March 19–25 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | [7] |
| March 26 - April 1 | Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings) Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts) |
[8] |
| April 2–8 | Ronald Tubid (Barako Bull Energy) | [9] |
| April 9–15 | Danny Seigle (Barako Bull Energy) | [10] |
| April 16–22 | Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [11] |