2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Second conference of the 2025–26 PBA season
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The 2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup, also referred to as the PBA season 50 Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 2025–26 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 23rd edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on March 11, 2026.[1] The tournament will allow teams to hire foreign players or imports with unlimited height limit. The Macau Black Knights joined the conference as a guest team.[2] A break was held from April 1 to 4 to make way for the observance of the Holy Week.
DurationMarch 11, 2026 – present
Streaming partner(s)Cignal Play
Pilipinas Live
One Sports YouTube Channel
Pilipinas Live
One Sports YouTube Channel
| 2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
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| Duration | March 11, 2026 – present |
| TV partner(s) | RPTV PBA Rush (HD) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Cignal Play Pilipinas Live One Sports YouTube Channel |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The TNT Tropang 5G are the defending Commissioner's Cup champions.
Format
- All participating teams played in a single round-robin elimination, with each team playing 12 games throughout the duration of the conference.
- Teams were ranked by win-loss records with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Any ties were broken using tiebreaker criteria.
- As previously said last conference, the 8th seed playoff was scrapped, and is instead replaced by tiebreakers.
- The playoff format is as follows:
- Quarterfinals: Before this change, 1 and 2 have twice to beat against 7 and 8. 3-6 seeds go head-to-head in best of 3 series. This was changed where it patterns the previous conference, where higher seeds (1-4) have twice-to-beat advantage against lower seeds (5-8):
- QF1: #1 vs #8
- QF2: #2 vs #7
- QF3: #3 vs #6
- QF4: #4 vs #5
- Semifinals (best-of-seven series):
- SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
- Finals (best-of-seven series)
- F1: SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 3 | .750[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 | 5 | .583[b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500[c] | 4 | |
| 8 | TNT Tropang 5G | 6 | 6 | .500[c] | 4 | |
| 9 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 11 | Macau Black Knights | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 12 | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 2 | 10 | .167[d] | 8 | |
| 13 | Blackwater Bossing | 2 | 10 | .167[d] | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Results table
| Team | Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Barangay Ginebra (BGSM) | MAC 110–93 | NLEX 113–118 | CON 99–93 | SMB 82–85 | MAG 91–89 | PHX 109–96 | TER 111–103 | BWB 115–108 | TGR 119–107 | MER 91–112 | ROS 114–90 | TNT 93–86 |
| Blackwater (BWB) | NLEX 81–84 | TER 88–99 | MAG 97–91 | ROS 95–151 | TGR 98–102 | TNT 94–99 | PHX 108–125 | SMB 126–120 | BGSM 108–115 | MAC 119–123 | MER 93–108 | CON 122–136 |
| Converge (CON) | MAC 102–94 | TER 100–111* | MER 88–109 | SMB 99–103 | BGSM 93–99 | ROS 111–120 | TGR 103–82 | MAG 94–106 | TNT 97–92 | PHX 130–103 | NLEX 81–100 | BWB 136–122 |
| Macau (MAC) | CON 94–102 | ROS 109–116 | BGSM 93–110 | MAG 109–121 | SMB 94–110 | MER 110–115 | NLEX 97–106 | TGR 119–107 | TNT 112–119 | BWB 123–119 | TER 84–102 | PHX 105–98 |
| Magnolia (MAG) | PHX 98–101 | NLEX 105–112 | BWB 91–97 | MAC 121–109 | TER 85–70 | BGSM 89–91 | SMB 120–101 | CON 106–94 | ROS 82–91 | TGR 135–98 | TNT 106–94 | MER 93–76 |
| Meralco (MER) | CON 109–88 | PHX 93–86 | ROS 102–109 | TGR 118–105 | TNT 110–106 | MAC 115–110 | NLEX 101–104* | SMB 92–103 | BGSM 112–91 | BWB 108–93 | TER 113–69 | MAG 76–93 |
| NLEX | BWB 84–81 | MAG 112–105 | TNT 97–103 | BGSM 118–113 | PHX 120–102 | MAC 106–97 | MER 104–101* | SMB 94–98 | TER 95–85 | ROS 92–90 | CON 100–81 | TGR 123–112* |
| Phoenix Super LPG (PHX) | MAG 101–98 | TGR 109–76 | MER 86–93 | TER 133–105 | NLEX 102–120 | BGSM 96–109 | BWB 125–108 | ROS 87–83 | CON 103–130 | TNT 100–97* | MAC 98–105 | SMB 104–116 |
| Rain or Shine (ROS) | MAC 116–109 | TNT 112–109 | MER 109–102 | BWB 151–95 | SMB 116–112 | CON 120–111 | TER 124–117 | PHX 83–87 | MAG 91–82 | NLEX 90–92 | BGSM 90–114 | TGR 142–131 |
| San Miguel (SMB) | TGR 112–119 | CON 103–99 | TNT 92–118 | MAC 110–94 | BGSM 85–82 | ROS 112–116 | MAG 101–120 | NLEX 98–94 | BWB 120–126 | MER 103–92 | TER 126–110 | PHX 116–104 |
| Terrafirma (TER) | TGR 112–82 | CON 111–100* | BWB 99–88 | PHX 105–133 | MAG 70–85 | TNT 89–101 | ROS 117–124 | BGSM 103–111 | NLEX 85–95 | MAC 102–84 | SMB 110–126 | MER 69–113 |
| Titan Ultra (TGR) | TER 82–112 | PHX 76–109 | SMB 119–112 | MER 105–118 | BWB 102–98 | CON 82–103 | TNT 92–97 | MAC 107–119 | BGSM 107–119 | MAG 98–135 | NLEX 112–123* | ROS 131–142 |
| TNT | ROS 109–112 | NLEX 103–97 | SMB 118–92 | MER 106–110 | TER 101–89 | BWB 99–94 | TGR 97–92 | CON 92–97 | MAC 119–112 | PHX 97–100* | MAG 94–106 | BGSM 86–93 |
Source: PBA.ph
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss; Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss; Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NLEX | 93 | – | |||||||||||
| 8 | TNT | 96 | – | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 89 | – | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 95 | – | |||||||||||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 113 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 104 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Quarterfinals
- Note: Potential games are marked by an asterisk if necessary.
The top four seeds have the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) NLEX vs. (8) TNT
May 13, 2026 5:15 pm |
| NLEX Road Warriors 93, TNT Tropang 5G 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 26–24, 20–26, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Lalanne 17 Rebs: Lalanne 15 Asts: Gonzales 5 |
Pts: Bol 34 Rebs: Bol 14 Asts: Heading 4 | |
(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (7) Phoenix Super LPG
May 15, 2026 7:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 112, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 34–15, 26–10, 22–27 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 24 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Thompson 9 |
Pts: Rivero 15 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Williams 3 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
Ynares Center, Antipolo, Rizal Referees: Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Jeffrey Tantay, Charlie Amparado |
(3) Rain or Shine vs. (6) San Miguel
May 15, 2026 5:15 pm |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 113, San Miguel Beermen 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 30–29, 26–27, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Caracut 29 Rebs: Johnson 12 Asts: Tiongson 7 |
Pts: Boatwright 24 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Perez 5 | |
| Rain or Shine wins series in one game | ||
Ynares Center, Antipolo, Rizal Referees: Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Kenny Hallig, John Francis Mira |
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Magnolia
May 13, 2026 7:30 pm |
| Meralco Bolts 89, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–26, 17–23, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Newsome 23 Rebs: Jones 6 Asts: Newsome 3 |
Pts: Chapman 21 Rebs: Chapman 12 Asts: Barroca, Lee 5 | |
May 16, 2026 5:15 pm |
| Meralco Bolts vs. Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | ||
| Magnolia forces a do-or-die game |
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.
For guest team Macau Black Knights, players from Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) are considered as locals.[4] They cannot have Filipino players in their roster.[5]
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |  Justin Brownlee | March 20 (vs. Macau) | 10–3 | [6] | |
| Blackwater Bossing |  Daniel Ochefu | March 13 (vs. NLEX) | March 18 (vs. Terrafirma) | 0–2 | [7][8] |
| Robert Upshaw | March 22 (vs. Magnolia) | May 9 (vs. Converge) | 2–7 | [9] | |
| No import | April 28 (vs. Macau) | 0–1 | [10] | ||
| Converge FiberXers | Kylor Kelley | March 11 (vs. Macau) | April 22 (vs. TNT) | 3–6 | [11] |
| Donovan Smith | April 26 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | May 9 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–1 | [12] | |
| Macau Black Knights | Tony Mitchell | March 11 (vs. Converge) | May 6 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 3–9 | [13] |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |  Nuni Omot | March 13 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | March 22 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–3 | [14] |
| Clint Chapman | March 28 (vs. Macau) | 8–2 | [15] | ||
| Meralco Bolts | Marvin Jones | March 13 (vs. Converge) | 8–5 | [16] | |
| NLEX Road Warriors |  Cady Lalanne | March 18 (vs. Blackwater) | 10–3 | [17][6] | |
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | James Dickey III | March 13 (vs. Magnolia) | April 21 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 5–3 | [18][6] |
| No import | April 26 (vs. Converge) | 0–1 | [19] | ||
| Johnathan Williams | May 1 (vs. TNT) | May 15 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–3 | [20] | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Jaylen Johnson | March 14 (vs. Macau) | 9–3 | [21][7] | |
| No import | March 27 (vs. Meralco) | 1–0 | [22] | ||
| San Miguel Beermen | Marcus Lee | March 21 (vs. Titan Ultra) | March 28 (vs. TNT) | 1–2 | [23] |
| Justin Patton | March 31 (vs. Macau) | April 8 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–1 | [24] | |
| No import | April 12 (vs. Magnolia) | 0–1 | [25] | ||
| Bennie Boatwright | April 19 (vs. NLEX) | May 15 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 4–2 | [26] | |
| Terrafirma Dyip |  Mubashar Ali | March 11 (vs. Titan Ultra) | May 6 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–7 | [27][7] |
| No import | May 8 (vs. Meralco) | 0–1 | [28] | ||
| Titan Ultra Giant Risers |  Michael Gilmore | March 11 (vs. Terrafirma) | May 8 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–10 | [29] |
| TNT Tropang 5G | Bol Bol | March 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 7–6 | [30] | |
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| March 11–15 | Jerrick Ahanmisi (Terrafirma Dyip) | [31] |
| March 18–22 | Adrian Nocum (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [32] |
| March 25–29 | Robert Bolick (NLEX Road Warriors) | [33] |
| March 31 – April 5 | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | [34] |
| April 7–12 | Adrian Nocum (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [35] |
| April 14–19 | Schonny Winston (NLEX Road Warriors) | [36] |
| April 21–26 | Justin Arana (Converge FiberXers) | [37] |
| April 28 – May 3 | Robert Bolick (NLEX Road Warriors) | [38] |
| May 5–10 | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | [39] |
Statistics
- Statistics as of May 15, 2026.
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | RJ Abarrientos | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 21.5 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 14.8 |
| Assists per game | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 8.8 |
| Steals per game | Joshua Munzon | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 2.9 |
| Blocks per game | Zavier Lucero | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 1.9 |
| Turnovers per game | Juan Gómez de Liaño | Converge FiberXers | 3.1 |
| Fouls per game | Anthony Semerad | NLEX Road Warriors | 4.1 |
| Minutes per game | Jenning Leung | Macau Black Knights | 40.8 |
| FG% | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 69.8% |
| FT% | Jordan Heading | TNT Tropang 5G | 95.8% |
| 3FG% | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 53.3% |
| 4FG% | Jerrick Ahanmisi | Terrafirma Dyip | 24.5% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 10 |
| Triple-doubles | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 1 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Bol Bol | TNT Tropang 5G | 38.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 16.7 |
| Assists per game | Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6.0 |
| Steals per game | Michael Gilmore | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 2.1 |
| Blocks per game | Bol Bol | TNT Tropang 5G | 4.3 |
| Turnovers per game | Mubashar Ali | Terrafirma Dyip | 4.4 |
| Fouls per game | Donovan Smith | Converge FiberXers | 5.3 |
| Minutes per game | Johnathan Williams | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 43.3 |
| FG% | Robert Upshaw | Blackwater Bossing | 57.1% |
| FT% | Clint Chapman | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 82.4% |
| 3FG% | Clint Chapman | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 42.9% |
| 4FG% | Robert Upshaw | Blackwater Bossing | 40.9% |
| Double-doubles | Cady Lalanne | NLEX Road Warriors | 13 |
| Bol Bol | TNT Tropang 5G | ||
| Triple-doubles | Jaylen Johnson | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 1 |
Individual game highs
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ricci Rivero | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 40 |
| Rebounds | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 20 |
| Assists | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 14 |
| Steals | Alec Stockton | Converge FiberXers | 6 |
| Joshua Munzon | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | ||
| Blocks | Zavier Lucero | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 5 |
| Three point field goals | Lao Chong Pong | Macau Black Knights | 8 |
| Four point field goals | four players | 3 | |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Bol Bol | TNT Tropang 5G | 53 |
| Rebounds | Mubashar Ali | Terrafirma Dyip | 25 |
| Cady Lalanne | NLEX Road Warriors | ||
| Assists | Jaylen Johnson | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 |
| Steals | Michael Gilmore | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 5 |
| Blocks | Bol Bol | TNT Tropang 5G | 7 |
| Three point field goals | Mubashar Ali | Terrafirma Dyip | 7 |
| Four point field goals | Robert Upshaw | Blackwater Bossing | 4 |
Team statistical leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 112.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 58.0 |
| Assists per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 26.8 |
| Steals per game | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 9.1 |
| Blocks per game | TNT Tropang 5G | 6.1 |
| Turnovers per game | Blackwater Bossing | 15.9 |
| Fouls per game | Meralco Bolts | 26.8 |
| FG% | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 48.8% |
| FT% | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 79.9% |
| 3FG% | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 38.3% |
| 4FG% | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 37.9% |