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 coachJoel Banal (October 2011 - May 2012)
Luigi Trillo (May 2012 - present)
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record311
(.214)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record54
(.556)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Barako Bull, 1-2)
Governors Cup results
Record27
(.222)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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
Assistant coach(es)



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

{{201112 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 8
Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

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

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupAdam ParadaFebruary 10 (vs. Barako Bull)April 8 (vs. Barako Bull)6–6
Governors CupJason ForteMay 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 27 (vs. Air21)2-7

References

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