2011–12 Alaska Aces season

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season is the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011-12 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Joel Banal (October 2011 - May 2012) Luigi Trillo (May 2012 - present)
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–11 (.214)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–4 (.556)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (eliminated by Barako Bull, 1-2)
Governors Cup results
Record	2–7 (.222)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

• August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mac Baracael	SF/PF	Philippines	Far Eastern University
2	13	Eric Salamat	G	Philippines	Ateneo
2	14	Julius Pasculado	G	Philippines	Wilbur Wright
2	15	Ariel Mepaña	F	Philippines	UV

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 1 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) U of Mindanao G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST PG 5 Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Ateneo F/C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) James Cook G 8 Pasculado, Julius (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Wilbur Wright G/F 9 Gelig, Niño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST SF 10 Baracael, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) FEU F/C 11 Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE G 12 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran G 13 Custodio, Bonbon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE F/C 21 Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo SG 24 Cablay, Brandon  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Vanguard F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) PCU F/C 30 Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. Francis of Assisi G/F 34 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UC-Irvine	Head coach Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Jojo Lastimosa (Ateneo) Dickie Bachmann (De La Salle) Topex Robinson (SSC-R) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
						1	Talk 'N Text	3
	4	Alaska	1			5	Barako Bull	2
	5	Barako Bull	2								1	Talk 'N Text	3
											3	B-Meg	4
						2	Barangay Ginebra	1
	3	B-Meg	2			3	B-Meg	3
	6	Meralco	1

Alaska–Barako Bull series

April 1

Alaska Aces 90, Barako Bull Energy 103

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 4

Alaska Aces 99, Barako Bull Energy 92

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 8

Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106

Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Advance to semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
2. Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 110–80 Air21

Transactions

Pre-season

August 28, 2011[1]	To Alaska 2014 2nd round pick	To Meralco 2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)

Governors Cup

May 11, 2012	To Alaska Gabby Espinas	To Meralco Jay-R Reyes

May 29, 2012[2]	To Air21 Eric Salamat future second round pick	To Alaska RJ Jazul

Additions Player Signed Former team Gabby Espinas May 11, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts RJ Jazul May 29, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express

Subtractions Player Signed New team Jay-R Reyes May 11, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts Eric Salamat May 29, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express Julius Pasculado May 29, 2012 Waived

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adam Parada	February 10 (vs. Barako Bull)	April 8 (vs. Barako Bull)	6–6
Governors Cup	Jason Forte	May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 27 (vs. Air21)	2-7

References

1. CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011
2. Alaska acquires Jazul from Air21 for Salamat, 2nd round pick Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com