2026 PBA Governors' Cup
Third conference of the 2025–26 PBA season
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The 2026 PBA Governors' Cup, also referred to as the PBA season 50 Governors' Cup, is the third and final conference of the 2025–26 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 23rd edition of the Governors' Cup started on July 10, 2026. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).[1] Due to the preparations for the upcoming both FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers and 2026 Asian Games, the conference will be extended for 5 months.[2] The TNT Tropang 5G are the defending Governors' Cup champions.
DurationJuly 10, 2026 – present
Streaming partner(s)Cignal Play
Pilipinas Live
One Sports YouTube Channel
Pilipinas Live
One Sports YouTube Channel
| 2026 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 10, 2026 – present |
| TV partner(s) | RPTV PBA Rush (HD) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Cignal Play Pilipinas Live One Sports YouTube Channel |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The Macau Giant Pandas, which last played as the Macau Black Knights in the previous conference, will return as a guest team.[3]
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[4]
- The teams were divided into 2 groups, based on the previous conference's conference finish on a weighted average, with 40% for the Commissioner's Cup, and 60% for the Philippine Cup. This was identically distributed to the reverse drafting order.
- Group A:
- TNT Tropang 5G (1st)
- San Miguel Beermen (4th)
- Converge FiberXers (5th)
- NLEX Road Warriors (8th)
- Titan Ultra Giant Risers (9th)
- Terrafirma Dyip (12th)
- Macau Giant Pandas (13th, Guest Team)
- Group B:
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2nd)
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (3rd)
- Meralco Bolts (6th)
- Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (7th)
- Blackwater Bossing (10th)
- Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (11th)
- Group A:
- Teams in a group will play each other twice (12 games per team in Group A and 10 games per team in Group B). Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records by basis of groups. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
- The top four teams per group will qualify to the crossover best-of-five quarterfinals.
- QF1: Group A #1 vs. Group B #4
- QF2: Group A #2 vs. Group B #3
- QF3: Group A #3 vs. Group B #2
- QF4: Group A #4 vs. Group B #1
- The two winners in each group will play in the best-of-five semifinals.
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF3
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF4
- The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series.
Elimination round
Group A
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | TNT Tropang 5G | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | |
| 5 | Macau Giant Pandas | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | |
| 7 | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.5 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 29, 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[5]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[5]
Results
| Team | Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Converge (CON) | TGR 105–74 | TER 105–103 | MAC 149–124 | SMB 122–128 | TNT 107–110 | NLEX Aug 1 | SMB Aug 5 | TER Aug 11 | NLEX Aug 14 | TGR Oct 11 | MAC Oct 16 | TNT Oct 18 |
| Macau (MAC) | NLEX 75–114 | SMB 109–123 | CON 124–149 | TNT 103–106 | TGR 132–126 | TER 96–92 | TGR Aug 4 | SMB Aug 8 | NLEX Oct 7 | TER Oct 10 | TNT Oct 13 | CON Oct 16 |
| NLEX | MAC 114–75 | TER 101–100 | TGR 135–100 | SMB 110–96 | CON Aug 1 | TNT Aug 5 | TER Aug 7 | TNT Aug 11 | CON Aug 14 | MAC Oct 7 | TGR Oct 14 | SMB Oct 21 |
| San Miguel (SMB) | MAC 123–109 | TER 109–104 | CON 128–122 | NLEX 96–110 | TGR July 29 | TNT Aug 1 | CON Aug 5 | MAC Aug 8 | TGR Aug 12 | TNT Oct 10 | TER Oct 14 | NLEX Oct 21 |
| Terrafirma (TER) | TGR 113–100 | NLEX 100–101 | CON 103–105 | SMB 104–109 | TNT 111–106* | MAC 92–96 | NLEX Aug 7 | CON Aug 11 | TNT Oct 7 | MAC Oct 10 | SMB Oct 14 | TGR Oct 17 |
| Titan Ultra (TGR) | TER 100–113 | CON 74–105 | NLEX 100–135 | TNT 103–87 | MAC 126–132 | SMB July 29 | MAC Aug 4 | TNT Aug 8 | SMB Aug 12 | CON Oct 11 | NLEX Oct 14 | TER Oct 17 |
| TNT | MAC 106–103 | TGR 87–103 | TER 106–111* | CON 110–107 | SMB Aug 1 | NLEX Aug 5 | TGR Aug 8 | NLEX Aug 11 | TER Oct 7 | SMB Oct 10 | MAC Oct 13 | CON Oct 18 |
Group B
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Blackwater Bossing | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 6 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 28, 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[5]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[5]
Results
| Team | Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Barangay Ginebra (BGSM) | PHX 78–81 | BWB 115–85 | ROS 99–110 | MER July 31 | MAG Aug 2 | BWB Aug 9 | MER Aug 14 | ROS Oct 9 | MAG Oct 11 | PHX Oct 18 |
| Blackwater (BWB) | ROS 131–108 | MAG 89–81 | MER 114–116 | BGSM 85–115 | PHX 93–102 | PHX Aug 5 | BGSM Aug 9 | MAG Oct 9 | MER Oct 13 | ROS Oct 17 |
| Magnolia (MAG) | PHX 86–98 | BWB 81–89 | MER 112–98 | ROS July 31 | BGSM Aug 2 | MER Aug 7 | PHX Aug 12 | BWB Oct 9 | BGSM Oct 11 | ROS Oct 21 |
| Meralco (MER) | PHX 97–98 | ROS 122–114 | BWB 116–114 | MAG 98–112 | BGSM July 31 | ROS Aug 2 | MAG Aug 7 | BGSM Aug 14 | BWB Oct 13 | PHX Oct 16 |
| Phoenix Super LPG (PHX) | MAG 98–86 | MER 98–97 | BGSM 81–78 | ROS 98–105 | BWB 102–93 | BWB Aug 5 | ROS Aug 9 | MAG Aug 12 | MER Oct 16 | BGSM Oct 18 |
| Rain or Shine (ROS) | BWB 108–131 | MER 114–122 | PHX 105–98 | BGSM 110–99 | MAG July 31 | MER Aug 2 | PHX Aug 9 | BWB Oct 9 | BGSM Oct 11 | MAG Oct 21 |
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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |  Riley Grigsby | July 19 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 1–2 | [6] | |
| Blackwater Bossing | Kentrell Barkley | July 11 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–3 | [7][8] | |
| Converge FiberXers | Jalen Hudson | July 12 (vs. Titan Ultra) | July 22 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–1 | [9] |
| Jamaal Franklin | July 28 (vs. TNT) | 0–1 | [10] | ||
| Macau Giant Pandas | De’Vondre Perry | July 10 (vs. NLEX) | 2–4 | [11] | |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | KJ Buffen | July 11 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 1–2 | [12][8] | |
| Meralco Bolts | Antonio Hester | July 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–1 | [13] | |
| No import | July 15 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 0–1 | |||
| NLEX Road Warriors | DeQuan Jones | July 10 (vs. Macau) | 4–0 | [14][8] | |
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | B. J. Johnson | July 11 (vs. Magnolia) | 4–1 | [15][8] | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Aaron Fuller | July 11 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–2 | [16][8] | |
| San Miguel Beermen | George King | July 14 (vs. Macau) | 3–1 | [17][8] | |
| Terrafirma Dyip | Justin Strings | July 10 (vs. Titan Ultra) | 2–4 | [11] | |
| Titan Ultra Giant Risers | Tirrell Brown | July 14 (vs. NLEX) | 1–2 | [18] | |
| No import | July 10 (vs. Terrafirma), July 12 (vs. Converge) | 0–2 | [19] | ||
| TNT Tropang 5G | Darius Days | July 19 (vs. Macau) | July 28 (vs. Converge) | 2–2 | [20][8] |
| Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | [21] | ||||
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 10–12 | RK Ilagan (Blackwater Bossing) | [22] |
| July 14–19 | Justin Arana (Converge FiberXers) | [23] |
| July 21–26 | Adrian Nocum (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [24] |
Statistics
- Statistics as of July 29, 2026.
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Justin Arana | Converge FiberXers | 28.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Rodney Brondial | San Miguel Beermen | 12.5 |
| Assists per game | Fran Yu | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 9.2 |
| Steals per game | RK Ilagan | Blackwater Bossing | 2.8 |
| Blocks per game | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2.3 |
| Turnovers per game | Ricci Rivero | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4.0 |
| Fouls per game | Brent Paraiso | Terrafirma Dyip | 4.2 |
| Minutes per game | Sedrick Barefield | Blackwater Bossing | 39.3 |
| FG% | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 85.7% |
| FT% | RJ Abarrientos | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 100.0% |
| 3FG% | Allein Maliksi | Meralco Bolts | 75.0% |
| 4FG% | Chris Banchero | Meralco Bolts | 54.5% |
| Double-doubles | Justine Baltazar | Converge FiberXers | 3 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | George King | San Miguel Beermen | 34.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 16.2 |
| Assists per game | Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | 5.2 |
| Steals per game | Tirrell Brown | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | DeQuan Jones | NLEX Road Warriors | 1.3 |
| Turnovers per game | George King | San Miguel Beermen | 6.3 |
| Fouls per game | Darius Days | TNT Tropang 5G | 4.0 |
| Minutes per game | Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | 44.1 |
| FG% | Aaron Fuller | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 67.1% |
| FT% | Antonio Hester | Meralco Bolts | 92.3% |
| 3FG% | KJ Buffen | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 62.5% |
| 4FG% | Riley Grigsby | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 46.2% |
| Double-doubles | De’Vondre Perry | Macau Giant Pandas | 5 |
| Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | ||
| Triple-doubles | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 1 |
Individual game highs
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ramon Cao | Macau Giant Pandas | 41 |
| Rebounds | Rodney Brondial | San Miguel Beermen | 25 |
| Assists | Fran Yu | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 14 |
| Steals | RK Ilagan | Blackwater Bossing | 6 |
| Blocks | Geo Chiu | Terrafirma Dyip | 6 |
| Three point field goals | Damian Chong Qui | Macau Giant Pandas | 7 |
| Four point field goals | Ramon Cao | Macau Giant Pandas | 5 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Riley Grigsby | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 42 |
| Rebounds | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 25 |
| Assists | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 10 |
| Steals | B. J. Johnson | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 |
| Blocks | DeQuan Jones | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 |
| Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | ||
| Three point field goals | KJ Buffen | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 |
| Four point field goals | Riley Grigsby | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 |
Team statistical leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Converge FiberXers | 117.6 |
| Rebounds per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 62.0 |
| Assists per game | Converge FiberXers | 30.4 |
| Steals per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 10.3 |
| San Miguel Beermen | ||
| Blocks per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5.3 |
| Turnovers per game | San Miguel Beermen | 17.8 |
| Fouls per game | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 23.8 |
| FG% | Converge FiberXers | 49.9% |
| FT% | Meralco Bolts | 87.7% |
| 3FG% | Meralco Bolts | 39.1% |
| 4FG% | Meralco Bolts | 40.0% |