2014–15 PBA season

The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 19, 2014 and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.

2014–15 PBA season
2014–15 PBA season
DurationOctober 19, 2014 – July 17, 2015
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Draft
Top draft pickStanley Pringle
Picked byGlobalPort Batang Pier
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Runners-upAlaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Runners-upRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Governors' Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Top scorerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Seasons

This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite.[1][2][3][4] Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.[5][6]

The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.

This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Angelico Salud (Commissioner)
  • Patrick Gregorio (Chairman, representing Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Robert Non (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Eric Arejola (Treasurer, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernorAlternate Governor
Alaska AcesAlaska Milk CorporationRichard Bachmann
Barako Bull EnergyEnergy Food and Drinks Inc.Manny Alvarez
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelGinebra San Miguel, Inc.Alfrancis Chua
Blackwater EliteEver Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.Silliman SyWilbert Loa
GlobalPort Batang PierSultan 900 Capital, Inc.Michael RomeroNathaniel Romero / Erick Arejola
Kia CarnivalColumbian Autocar CorporationJose AlvarezGinia Domingo
Meralco BoltsManila Electric CompanyAl PanlilioRyan Gregorio / Betty Siy-Yap
NLEX Road WarriorsMetro Pacific Investments CorporationRamoncito FernandezRodrigo Franco / Christopher Lizo
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersAsian Coatings Philippines, Inc.Mamerto MondragonEdison Orbania
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel Brewery, Inc.Robert HuangRobert Non
Star HotshotsSan Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.Rene Pardo
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersSmart CommunicationsManuel V. PangilinanVictorico Vargas

Transactions

Player movement

Retirement

Coaching changes

Notable events

Pre-season

Philippine Cup

Commissioner's Cup

  • The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the halftime of the All-Star Game in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan on March 5, 2015, where he was added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[25]
  • Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they will change the moniker of their PBA team to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[26]
  • On February 15, 2015, Commissioner Chito Salud announced during a press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena that he will resign as the commissioner of the league at the end of the 2014-15 season due to personal reasons.[27] The board of governors, led by chairman Patrick Gregorio told the media that a replacement will be named before the end of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup. The replacement will be assigned as the deputy commissioner at the start of the Governors' Cup.[28]
  • During the board of governors meeting on March 7, 2015, they have decided to restructure the league and create the president/chief executive officer position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business related matters. The commissioner position (which will also be the league's chief operating officer) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud has been named as the league's first president/CEO.[29]

Governors' Cup

  • The Purefoods Star Hotshots silently dropped the "Purefoods" brand on their team name. The team will now be known as the "Star Hotshots". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the NLEX Road Warriors last May 10.
  • On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach Chito Narvasa was named as the 9th commissioner of the league, replacing Chito Salud at the end of the 2014-15 season.[30]

Liga ng Bayan

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country.[31] The results of the games are as follows:

September 12
San Miguel Beermen 78, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 77
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena, Angeles
October 5
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 79, Meralco Bolts 91
Panabo City Tourism, Cultural and Sports Center, Panabo, Davao del Norte
October 10
Alaska Aces 109, Barako Bull Energy 82
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa
October 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 78, GlobalPort Batang Pier 88
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation, Legazpi Albay

Opening ceremonies

The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014.[32] The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[33]

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Michele Gumabao
Barako Bull Energy Nathalie den Dekker
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ellen Adarna
Blackwater Elite Sunshine Cruz
Annalie Forbes
GlobalPort Batang Pier Rachel Anne Daquis
Cha Cruz
Kia Sorento Jinkee Pacquiao
Meralco Bolts Ritz Azul
NLEX Road Warriors Dianne Medina
Purefoods Star Hotshots Mary Jean Lastimosa
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Glennifer Perido
San Miguel Beermen Alice Dixson
Erica Adachi
Alaina Bergsma
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Megan Young

2014–15 Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 87–79 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 100–98 Talk 'N Text
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 98–87 NLEX

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)
    Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Finals results

2015 Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    

Finals results

2015 Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Alaska 114    
  8 Ginebra 108    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       5 Star 0  
  4 GlobalPort 73 94
  5 Star 126 101  
    1 Alaska 0
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 San Miguel 4
  2 San Miguel 99 102  
  7 Meralco 106 86  
            2 San Miguel 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Rain or Shine 1    
  3 Rain or Shine 134**  
  6 Barako Bull 132    

*Game went into overtime[a] a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Finals results

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Champion
Runners-up
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination round
TeamGPWLPCTBest finish
San Miguel Beermen543717.685Champions
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters553520.636Runners-up
Alaska Aces583523.603Runners-up
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters593524.593Champions
Purefoods / Star Hotshots452421.533Semifinalist
Meralco Bolts422121.500Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel371720.459Quarterfinalist
GlobalPort Batang Pier381622.421Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy371522.405Quarterfinalist
NLEX Road Warriors361323.361Quarterfinalist
Kia Sorento / Carnival331023.303Elimination round
Blackwater Elite33429.121Elimination round

Elimination rounds

TeamGPWLPCT
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters33249.727
San Miguel Beermen332112.636
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters332112.636
Alaska Aces332112.636
Purefoods / Star Hotshots331914.575
Meralco Bolts331716.515
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel331617.485
GlobalPort Batang Pier331617.485
Barako Bull Energy331518.455
NLEX Road Warriors331320.394
Kia Sorento / Carnival331023.303
Blackwater Elite33429.121

Playoffs

TeamGPWLPCT
San Miguel Beermen21165.762
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters251411.560
Alaska Aces251312.520
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters221111.500
Meralco Bolts945.444
Purefoods / Star Hotshots1257.416
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel413.250
NLEX Road Warriors303.000
Barako Bull Energy404.000
GlobalPort Batang Pier 505.000

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