2023 PBA Governors' Cup
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DurationJanuary 22 – April 21, 2023
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
iWantTFC[note 1]
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
iWantTFC[note 1]
ChampionsTNT Tropang Giga
Runners-upBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
| 2023 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | January 22 – April 21, 2023 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International iWantTFC[note 1] |
| Finals | |
| Champions | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Runners-up | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Best Import | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (TNT Tropang Giga) |
| Finals MVP | Mikey Williams (TNT Tropang Giga) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2023 PBA Governors' Cup was the third and final conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 21st edition of the Governors' Cup started on January 22 and ended on April 21, 2023. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). Sponsored by Japanese automotive company Honda, the conference is officially known as the 2023 Honda PBA Governors' Cup.
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- 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, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
- Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 vs #6 (#3 twice-to-beat)
- QF4: #4 vs #5 (#4 twice-to-beat)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- F1: SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
Elimination round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 132 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 105 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | |||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Quarterfinals
All match-ups had the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they had to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix Super LPG
March 22 3:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 132, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–41, 28–23, 34–19, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Pogoy 25 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 12 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 10 |
Pts: Maxwell 23 Rebs: Maxwell 10 Asts: Mocon 4 | |
| TNT wins series in one game | ||
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro, Charlie Amparado |
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Converge
March 19 4:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 121, Converge FiberXers 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 23–31, 37–24, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Clark 40 Rebs: Clark 13 Asts: Perez, Ross 5 |
Pts: Vodanovich 39 Rebs: Vodanovich 10 Asts: Ahanmisi, Stockton 4 | |
| San Miguel wins series in one game | ||
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) NLEX
March 19 6:45 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 127, NLEX Road Warriors 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 38–19, 37–26, 34–31 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 31 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Pinto, Thompson 7 |
Pts: Anthony 16 Rebs: Ganuelas-Rosser 10 Asts: Rosales 6 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilingen, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro, Kenny Hallig |
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Magnolia
March 22 5:45 pm |
| Meralco Bolts 113, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 107 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 25–28, 29–29, 20–18, Overtime: 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Newsome 33 Rebs: Black 12 Asts: Newsome 7 |
Pts: Lee 22 Rebs: Hester 19 Asts: Abueva 4 | |
| Meralco wins series in one game | ||
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mardy Montoya, Don Al de Dios |
Semifinals
All match-ups were best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco
March 24 5:45 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 110, Meralco Bolts 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 26–26, 35–21, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 22 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 13 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 12 |
Pts: McDaniels 12 Rebs: McDaniels 14 Asts: Black 5 | |
March 26 4:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 117, Meralco Bolts 124 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 19–24, 37–27, 26–26, Overtime: 5–12 | ||
| Pts: M. Williams 29 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 15 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 9 |
Pts: McDaniels 39 Rebs: McDaniels 20 Asts: Black 10 | |
March 29 5:45 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 99, Meralco Bolts 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 26–15, 19–29, 24–21 | ||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 40 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 13 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: McDaniels 30 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Newsome 5 | |
March 31 5:45 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 107, Meralco Bolts 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 31–27, 30–26, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 42 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 11 Asts: Pogoy 4 |
Pts: McDaniels 37 Rebs: McDaniels 12 Asts: Black 7 | |
| TNT wins series, 3–1 | ||
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
March 24 3:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 112, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 25–37, 33–33, 32–26 | ||
| Pts: Clark 26 Rebs: Tautuaa 10 Asts: Enciso 6 |
Pts: Standhardinger 33 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 7 | |
March 26 6:45 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 21–32, 27–31, 31–27 | ||
| Pts: Clark 23 Rebs: Clark 17 Asts: Ross 8 |
Pts: Brownlee, Standhardinger 32 Rebs: Thompson 11 Asts: Thompson 11 | |
March 29 3:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 85, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 34–21, 20–20, 15–29 | ||
| Pts: Clark 16 Rebs: Clark 10 Asts: Enciso 5 |
Pts: Brownlee 22 Rebs: Standhardinger 17 Asts: Standhardinger 7 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–0 | ||
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.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |  Justin Brownlee | February 5 (vs. Rain or Shine) | April 21 (vs. TNT) | 14–7 |
| Blackwater Bossing | Shawn Glover | January 25 (vs. NLEX) | March 8 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–7 |
| Troy Williams | February 9 (vs. Terrafirma) | February 15 (vs. TNT) | 0–3 | |
| Converge FiberXers |  Ethan Rusbatch | January 22 (vs. NorthPort) | 1–0 | |
| Jamaal Franklin | January 26 (vs. Terrafirma) | March 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5–5 | |
| Tom Vodanovich | March 19 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 | ||
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Erik McCree | January 29 (vs. Converge) | February 5 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
| Antonio Hester | February 10 (vs. Phoenix) | March 22 (vs. Meralco) | 7–2 | |
| Meralco Bolts | K. J. McDaniels | January 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | March 31 (vs. TNT) | 9–7 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Jonathon Simmons | January 25 (vs. Blackwater) | February 4 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–0 |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | February 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 15 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–4 | |
| No import | March 19 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–1 | ||
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Marcus Weathers | January 22 (vs. Converge) | February 2 (vs. Phoenix) | 0–4 |
| Kevin Murphy | February 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 15 (vs. TNT) | 3–4 | |
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | January 25 (vs. TNT) | March 22 (vs. TNT) | 4–8 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Michael Qualls | January 22 (vs. Meralco) | February 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–4 |
| Greg Smith II | February 12 (vs. Blackwater) | February 25 (vs. NLEX) | 1–2 | |
| No import | February 16 (vs. Terrafirma), March 1 (vs. Phoenix), March 4 (vs. NorthPort), March 17 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–3 | ||
| San Miguel Beermen | Cameron Clark | January 29 (vs. Phoenix) | March 29 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 10–5 |
| Terrafirma Dyip | Jordan Williams | January 26 (vs. Converge) | March 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–9 |
| TNT Tropang Giga | Jalen Hudson | January 25 (vs. Phoenix) | February 11 (vs. Terrafirma) | 5–1 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | February 15 (vs. Blackwater) | April 21 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 13–3 | |
| Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] | ||||
Awards
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| January 22–29 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Converge FiberXers) | [22] |
| February 1–5 | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | [23] |
| February 8–12 | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | [24] |
| February 15–19 | Calvin Oftana (TNT Tropang Giga) | [25] |
| February 22–26 | Encho Serrano (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) | [26] |
| March 1–5 | Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [27] |
| March 8 & 15–19 | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | [28] |
| March 22–26 | Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [29] |
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Juami Tiongson | Terrafirma Dyip | 23.3 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12.8 |
| Assists per game | Simon Enciso | San Miguel Beermen | 7.7 |
| Steals per game | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | 2.1 |
| Turnovers per game | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3.3 |
| Fouls per game | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4.4 |
| Minutes per game | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 37.1 |
| FG% | Tyrus Hill | Blackwater Bossing | 75.0% |
| FT% | Allein Maliksi | Meralco Bolts | 94.6% |
| 3FG% | Anjo Caram | Meralco Bolts | 56.3% |
| Double-doubles | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 13 |
| Triple-doubles | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Kevin Murphy | NorthPort Batang Pier | 36.7 |
| Rebounds per game | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 16.6 |
| Assists per game | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7.4 |
| Steals per game | Jordan Williams | Terrafirma Dyip | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3.2 |
| Turnovers per game | Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | 5.2 |
| Fouls per game | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 3.7 |
| Minutes per game | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 44.6 |
| FG% | Antonio Hester | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 64.0% |
| FT% | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 91.7% |
| 3FG% | Kevin Murphy | NorthPort Batang Pier | 41.3% |
| Double-doubles | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 16 |
| Triple-doubles | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | TNT Tropang Giga | 3 |
Individual game highs
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Don Trollano | NLEX Road Warriors | 44 |
| Rebounds | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 18 |
| Assists | Simon Enciso | San Miguel Beermen | 13 |
| Steals | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 |
| Blocks | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 |
| Three point field goals | Don Trollano | NLEX Road Warriors | 9 |
| Mikey Williams | TNT Tropang Giga |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Jordan Williams | Terrafirma Dyip | 57 |
| Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | ||
| Rebounds | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 23 |
| Assists | Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | 15 |
| Steals | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 |
| Blocks | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 |
| Three point field goals | Jamaal Franklin (twice) | Converge FiberXers | 9 |
Team statistical leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | TNT Tropang Giga | 117.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 49.2 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 29.8 |
| Steals per game | Terrafirma Dyip | 8.5 |
| Blocks per game | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4.6 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||
| Turnovers per game | Converge FiberXers | 18.6 |
| Fouls per game | Converge FiberXers | 28.5 |
| FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 50.7% |
| FT% | Converge FiberXers | 77.9% |
| 3FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 39.0% |
| TNT Tropang Giga |