2016 PBA Governors' Cup
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DurationJuly 15 – October 19, 2016
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upMeralco Bolts
| 2016 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | July 15 – October 19, 2016 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Runners-up | Meralco Bolts |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) |
| Best Import | Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts) |
| Finals MVP | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which was held in Manila, the tournament started on July 15 and ended on October 19, 2016.[1] The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) for the top eight teams of combined results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup, while the bottom four teams are allowed to hire imports with a height limit of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m). The teams are allowed to hire an additional Asian import with a height limit of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #4 and #8 seeds.
- Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Fourth seed playoff
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 136 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 105 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 114 | |||||||||||
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 109 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 104 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix
September 24 |
| TNT KaTropa 136, Phoenix Fuel Masters 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 38–33, 37–26, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Castro 42 Rebs: Ammons 13 Asts: Rosales 4 |
Pts: Phelps 39 Rebs: Phelps 17 Asts: Baguio 4 | |
| TNT wins series in one game | ||
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) NLEX
September 23 |
| San Miguel Beermen 114, NLEX Road Warriors 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 39–25, 23–34, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 39 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Fajardo 5 |
Pts: Walker 45 Rebs: Walker 17 Asts: Taulava 5 | |
| San Miguel wins series in one game | ||
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Alaska
September 23 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 109, Alaska Aces 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 30–18, 33–25, 23–38 | ||
| Pts: Tenorio 32 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 9 |
Pts: Henton 27 Rebs: Henton 15 Asts: Banchero, Jazul 5 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Mahindra
Semifinals
(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco
September 27 |
| TNT KaTropa 113, Meralco Bolts 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 21–20, 39–24, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Madanly 22 Rebs: Ammons 11 Asts: Castro 9 |
Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 7 | |
September 29 |
| TNT KaTropa 91, Meralco Bolts 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 25–25, 20–26, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Castro 24 Rebs: Ammons, Carey 7 Asts: Castro, de Ocampo 4 |
Pts: Durham 31 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Hugnatan, Newsome 5 | |
October 1 |
| TNT KaTropa 113, Meralco Bolts 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 24–22, 37–32, 29–37 | ||
| Pts: Castro 28 Rebs: Ammons 9 Asts: Castro 10 |
Pts: Durham 23 Rebs: Durham 13 Asts: Newsome 8 | |
October 3 |
| TNT KaTropa 88, Meralco Bolts 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–22, 17–24, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Castro 25 Rebs: Ammons 9 Asts: Castro 6 |
Pts: Hodge 32 Rebs: Durham 16 Asts: Hugnatan, Newsome 4 | |
| Meralco wins series, 3–1 | ||
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
September 26 |
| San Miguel Beermen 108, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–24, 21–22, 19–33, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 29 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Millsap 11 |
Pts: Brownlee 39 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Thompson 6 | |
September 28 |
| San Miguel Beermen 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 27–22, 21–31, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 25 Rebs: Fajardo 23 Asts: Cabagnot 8 |
Pts: Tenorio 22 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Tenorio 7 | |
September 30 |
| San Miguel Beermen 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 27–22, 22–27, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 24 Rebs: Fajardo, Millsap 12 Asts: Cabagnot 6 |
Pts: Brownlee 25 Rebs: Thompson 11 Asts: Thompson 10 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,253 Referees: S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Flordeliza, E. Boticario |
October 2 |
| San Miguel Beermen 101, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 25–7, 27–23, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter 25 Rebs: Millsap 17 Asts: Ross 5 |
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Cruz 8 Asts: Mercado 5 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 22,196 Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Nicandro |
October 4 |
| San Miguel Beermen 92, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 26–12, 15–36, 39–36 | ||
| Pts: Santos 24 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Cabagnot 6 |
Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Tenorio 10 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,374 Referees: N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan |
Finals
October 19 7:00pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 88 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2 |
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 in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Players with an asterisk indicates the Asian imports.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  LaDontae Henton[2] | July 17 (vs. Meralco) | September 23 (vs. Ginebra) | 6–6 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Paul Harris | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–0 |
| Justin Brownlee[3] | July 24 (vs. Alaska) | October 19 (vs. Meralco) | 15–7 | |
| Blackwater Elite | Eric Dawson[4] | July 16 (vs. NLEX) | August 21 (vs. Mahindra) | 1–5 |
| No regular import | August 17 (vs. Meralco), August 28 (vs. Alaska) | 0–2 | ||
| Keala King[5] | September 7 (vs. Phoenix) | September 18 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 | |
 Imad Qahwash*[6] | July 29 (vs. Rain or Shine) | August 28 (vs. Alaska) | 0–6 | |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Dominique Sutton[7] | July 16 (vs. Ginebra) | July 20 (vs. Mahindra) | 0–2 |
| Mike Glover[8] | July 24 (vs. Star) | September 14 (vs. Blackwater) | 4–5 | |
| Mahindra Enforcer | James White[9] | July 15 (vs. Star) | September 24 (vs. Meralco) | 6–7 |
 Iman Zandi* | July 15 (vs. Star) | August 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–1 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[10] | July 15 (vs. Phoenix) | October 19 (vs. Ginebra) | 13–10 |
| Mohammad Jamshidi*[11] | July 15 (vs. Phoenix) | August 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–2 | |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Henry Walker | July 16 (vs. Blackwater) | September 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–7 |
 Rodrigue Akl*[12] | July 16 (vs. Blackwater) | September 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–7 | |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Marcus Simmons[13] | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | July 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–3 |
| Eugene Phelps[14] | July 31 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–4 | |
 Lee Gwan-hee*[15] | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–7 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Dior Lowhorn[16] | July 20 (vs. TNT) | August 27 (vs. GlobalPort) | 3–4 |
| Jason Forte[17] | September 2 (vs. Mahindra) | September 4 (vs. NLEX) | 1–1 | |
| Josh Dollard[18] | September 10 (vs. San Miguel) | September 21 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–2 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Arizona Reid[19] | July 17 (vs. Phoenix) | August 19 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–2 |
| No regular and Asian import | August 24 (vs. Alaska) | 1–0 | ||
| Mike Singletary[20] | August 31 (vs. Meralco) | September 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–1 | |
| Elijah Millsap[21] | September 18 (vs. Blackwater) | October 4 (vs. Ginebra) | 4–3 | |
 Mahmoud Abdeen*[22] | September 3 (vs. TNT) | September 18 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–1 | |
| Star Hotshots | Marqus Blakely[23] | July 15 (vs. Mahindra) | July 31 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–3 |
| Joel Wright[24] | August 12 (vs. NLEX) | September 16 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–6 | |
| TNT KaTropa | Mario Little[13] | July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | August 3 (vs. NLEX) | 4–0 |
| Mychal Ammons[25] | August 13 (vs. Blackwater) | October 3 (vs. Meralco) | 8–4 | |
 Michael Madanly*[26] | July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 3 (vs. Meralco) | 12–4 | |
Import handicapping
| # | Team | Philippine Cup | Commissioner's Cup | Total | Import height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 6'5" |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | TNT KaTropa | 3.6 | 2.4 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5.4 | 3.2 | 8.6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 7.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 6'9" |
| 10 | Barako Bull/Phoenix | 4.8 | 4.4 | 9.2 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | |
| 12 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
- Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 60% of the points, while the elimination round ranking in the Commissioner's Cup is 40%. The four teams with most points gets to have an import of unlimited height.