2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
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| 2019 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
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| The 8th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | February 14 - June 25, 2019 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | 5 Plus (ESPN 5) PBA Rush |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cignal-Ateneo |
| Runners-up | CEU |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
The 2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is the first conference of the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League (PBA D-League) season. This will be the eighth Aspirants' Cup.
Twenty teams were included in the tournament. The elimination round will be divided into two groups of ten teams each. Each team will play the teams in its group once. The top four teams per group qualify for the quarterfinals. The higher-seed team in the quarterfinals will have the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower-seeded team from the other group. The quarterfinals winners advance to the semifinals, which is a best-of-3 series. The semifinals winners advance to the Finals, which is a best-of-5 series.[1]
Venues
Most games will be played at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Other venues include the Paco Arena in Manila, JCSGO Gym and the Trinity University of Asia, both in Quezon City.
Teams
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Returning teams from the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup:
Returning teams from previous conferences:
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New teams:
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On May 7, the Cha Dao–FEU Tamaraws dropped the sponsorship by Cha Dao Milk Tea for lack of payments. FEU team manager Richie Ticzon said Cha Dao owed them a "substantial amount of money."[2]
The Far Eastern University now plan to press charges against James Machate after FEU and Cha Dao owner James Marcaida convened following their split in the 2019 PBA D-League.[3]
Elimination round
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-3 series) | Finals (Best-of-5 series) | ||||||||||||
| (A1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Cignal-Ateneo | 67 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Cha Dao-FEU | 60 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Cignal-Ateneo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (B1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Valencia City-San Sebastian | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Valencia City-San Sebastian | 93 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Che'Lu | 87 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Cignal-Ateneo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (B2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | CEU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | CEU | 81 | 84 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Go for Gold-CSB | 84 | 74 | |||||||||||
| B2 | CEU | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (A2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | Virtual Reality-St. Clare | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Virtual Reality-St. Clare | 65 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Metropac Movers-San Beda | 60 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Higher seeded teams has the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower seeded teams of the other group.
(A1) Cignal-Ateneo vs. (B4) Cha Dao-FEU
May 27 2:00 p.m. |
| Cignal-Ateneo Hawkeyes 67, Cha Dao-FEU Tamaraws 60 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 21–19, 16–10, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Ange Kouame 14 Rebs: Ange Kouame 14 |
Pts: Cade Flores 14 Rebs: Cade Flores 7 | |
| Cignal-Ateneo wins series in one game | ||
(B1) Valencia City-San Sebastian vs. (A4) Che'Lu
May 27 4:00 p.m. |
| Valencia City-San Sebastian Stags 93, Che'Lu Bar and Grill Revellers 87 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 23–12, 17–23, 19–27, Overtime: 13-7 | ||
| Pts: JM Calma 19 Rebs: JM Calma 11 |
Pts: Rey Suerte 18 Rebs: Rey Suerte 9 | |
| Valencia City-San Sebastian wins series in one game | ||
(A2) Virtual Reality-St. Clare vs. (B3) Metropac Movers-San Beda
May 28 4:00 p.m. |
| Virtual Reality-St. Clare Saints 65, Metropac Movers-San Beda Red Lions 60 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 19–15, 22–13, 14–22 | ||
| Pts: Joshua Fontanilla 12 Rebs: Mohammad Pare 10 |
Pts: James Canlas 14 Rebs: Donald Tankoua 12 | |
| Virtual Reality-St. Clare wins series in one game | ||
(B2) CEU vs. (A3) Go for Gold-CSB
May 28 2:00 p.m. |
| CEU Scorpions 81, Go for Gold-CSB Scratchers 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 14–24, 28–23, 20–11 | ||
| Pts: Judel Fuentes 22 Rebs: Maodo Malick Diuof 17 |
Pts: Roosevelt Adams 26 Rebs: Roosevelt Adams 13 | |
May 30 4:00 p.m. |
| CEU Scorpions 84, Go for Gold-CSB Scratchers 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 20–16, 22–15, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Maodo Malick Diuof 25 Rebs: Maodo Malick Diuof 29 |
Pts: Roosevelt Adams 26 Rebs: Roosevelt Adams 11 | |
| CEU wins series in two games | ||