2017 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19 and ended on October 27, 2017. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).

2017 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationJuly 19 – October 27, 2017
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upMeralco Bolts
Awards
Best PlayerGreg Slaughter
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Best ImportAllen Durham
(Meralco Bolts)
Finals MVPLA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Due to the FIBA Asia Cup, the league decided to temporarily shelve signing up Asian imports.[1]

Format

The tournament format for this conference is as follows:

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
    • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
    • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
    • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
    • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
  • Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 3] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 3] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaNLEXPHXSHTNTBWEBGSMSMBGPKIAMERROS
Barangay GinebraMERGPKIANLEXALAPHXSHBWESMBROSTNT
BlackwaterMERSHSMBPHXNLEXALATNTKIABGSMGPROS
GlobalPortROSPHXBGSMKIASMBTNTNLEXALASHBWEMER
KiaPHXNLEXTNTBGSMMERROSGPBWEALASMBSH
MeralcoBWEBGSMROSKIANLEXPHXTNTSHALAGPSMB
NLEXALAKIAROSPHXBGSMMERBWESMBGPTNTSH
PhoenixKIAALAGPNLEXBWEMERSHTNTBGSMROSSMB
Rain or ShineGPNLEXMERKIATNTSHSMBPHXBGSMALABWE
San MiguelBWETNTSHGPNLEXALAROSBGSMKIAPHXMER
StarBWEALASMBPHXROSBGSMMERGPTNTKIANLEX
TNTKIASMBALAROSPHXBWEGPMERNLEXSHBGSM
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team ALA BGSM BWE GP KIA MER NLEX PHX ROS SMB SH TNT
Alaska 80–94 106–111** 101–88 102–94 78–106 104–112 93–95 82–112 90–79 92–101 106–107
Brgy. Ginebra — 98–81 124–108 120–99 78–93 110–97 105–92 89–82 103–107 105–101* 92–121
Blackwater — — 118–107 118–97 78–107 107–106 92–86 98–122 93–118 86–103 96–117
GlobalPort — — — 102–90 93–100 99–109 100–91 96–98 112–115 83–109 119–112
Kia — — — — 97–112 93–100 105–118 86–94 112–118 81–128 96–106
Meralco — — — — — 94–100 107–104 89–73 104–101 96–90 107–113
NLEX — — — — — — 95–91 122–114** 103–100 93–101 107–112
Phoenix — — — — — — — 111–116 107–109 81–100 103–110
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — 96–103 92–88 105–73
San Miguel — — — — — — — — — 98–104 97–91
Star — — — — — — — — — — 99–104
TNT — — — — — — — — — — —
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Meralco 91 104  
  8 Blackwater 92 96  
            1 Meralco 3    
    (#4 twice-to-beat)       4 Star 0  
  4 Star 89  
  5 NLEX 77    
    1 Meralco 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Barangay Ginebra 4
  2 TNT 102 118  
  7 Rain or Shine 106 114  
            2 TNT 1
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     3 Barangay Ginebra 3    
  3 Barangay Ginebra 104  
  6 San Miguel 84    

Quarterfinals

(1) Meralco vs. (8) Blackwater
September 26
Meralco Bolts 91, Blackwater Elite 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 23–18, 22–21, 29–29
Pts: Newsome 19
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham 7		 Pts: Walker 30
Rebs: Walker 18
Asts: Walker 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro
September 28
Meralco Bolts 104, Blackwater Elite 96
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 18–30, 33–25, 31–19
Pts: Amer 31
Rebs: Durham 20
Asts: Durham 9		 Pts: Walker 34
Rebs: Walker 16
Asts: Sumang 8
Meralco wins series in two games
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, M. Orioste

(2) TNT vs. (7) Rain or Shine
September 27
TNT KaTropa 102, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 19–26, 28–32, 27–22
Pts: Williams 23
Rebs: Rosario 16
Asts: Castro, Rice Jr. 6		 Pts: Bullock 31
Rebs: Bullock 15
Asts: Norwood 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza
September 29
TNT KaTropa 118, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 114
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 32–32, 26–27, 33–28
Pts: Rice Jr. 34
Rebs: Rice Jr. 16
Asts: Castro 12		 Pts: Bullock 30
Rebs: Ahanmisi 12
Asts: Ahanmisi 8
TNT wins series in two games
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel
September 27
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104, San Miguel Beermen 84
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 22–9, 29–29, 30–23
Pts: Brownlee 37
Rebs: Thompson 13
Asts: Tenorio 10		 Pts: Watson 30
Rebs: Fajardo 22
Asts: Ross 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Yante, E. Botecario

(4) Star vs. (5) NLEX
September 26
Star Hotshots 89, NLEX Road Warriors 77
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 22–23, 16–18, 28–14
Pts: Acox 21
Rebs: Acox 12
Asts: Pingris 5		 Pts: Fuller 16
Rebs: Fuller 9
Asts: Fonacier 4
Star wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, M. Orioste

Semifinals

(1) Meralco vs. (4) Star
October 1
Meralco Bolts 72, Star Hotshots 66
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 25–15, 15–17, 25–13
Pts: Durham 23
Rebs: Durham 23
Asts: Dillinger 5		 Pts: Jalalon 15
Rebs: Acox 16
Asts: Jalalon, Pingris 3
Alonte Sports Arena, Biñan, Laguna
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Narandan, M. Orioste
October 3
Meralco Bolts 98, Star Hotshots 74
Scoring by quarter: 30–11, 23–21, 25–16, 20–26
Pts: three players 18 each
Rebs: Durham 25
Asts: Amer 8		 Pts: Barroca 16
Rebs: Acox 12
Asts: Jalalon 3
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa, Laguna
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya
October 5
Meralco Bolts 91, Star Hotshots 88 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 24–16, 15–25, 14–15, Overtime: 8–5
Pts: Durham 24
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Durham 6		 Pts: Barroca 21
Rebs: Barroca 12
Asts: Barroca 8
Meralco wins series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, R. Yante, J. Narandan

(2) TNT vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
October 2
TNT KaTropa 94, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 121
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 26–29, 27–35, 19–26
Pts: Rice Jr. 26
Rebs: Rice Jr. 10
Asts: Castro 7		 Pts: Brownlee 21
Rebs: Brownlee, Mariano 8
Asts: Tenorio 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, D. Dacanay
October 4
TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–33, 27–22, 27–27
Pts: Rice Jr. 21
Rebs: Williams 11
Asts: Castro 10		 Pts: Brownlee 25
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Tenorio 6
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City, Batangas
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza
October 6
TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106
Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 23–29, 31–25, 23–21
Pts: Rice Jr. 44
Rebs: Rice Jr. 20
Asts: Castro 9		 Pts: Devance 20
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts: Tenorio 8
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste
October 8
TNT KaTropa 105, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115
Scoring by quarter: 41–32, 25–20, 20–28, 19–35
Pts: Rosario 28
Rebs: Rosario 10
Asts: Castro 9		 Pts: Brownlee 46
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Tenorio 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Gruta, M. Montoya

Finals
Main article: 2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
October 27
7:00pm
Meralco Bolts 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3

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 in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Alaska AcesLaDontae Henton[2]July 19 (vs. NLEX)September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)3–8
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelJustin Brownlee[3]July 23 (vs. Meralco)October 27 (vs. Meralco)16–7
Blackwater EliteTrevis Simpson[4]July 21 (vs. Meralco)July 29 (vs. San Miguel)0–3
Henry Walker[5]August 6 (vs. Phoenix)September 28 (vs. Meralco)6–4
GlobalPort Batang PierJabril Trawick[2]July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)0–1
Murphy Holloway[6]July 26 (vs. Phoenix)September 17 (vs. Blackwater)3–6
No ImportSeptember 22 (vs. Meralco)0–1
Kia PicantoMarkeith Cummings[7]July 19 (vs. Phoenix)August 20 (vs. GlobalPort)0–7
Geron Johnson[8]September 1 (vs. Blackwater)September 22 (vs. Star)0–4
Meralco BoltsAllen Durham[2]July 21 (vs. Blackwater)October 27 (vs. Baarangay Ginebra)16–7
NLEX Road WarriorsAaron Fuller[9]July 19 (vs. Alaska)September 26 (vs. Star)7–5
Phoenix Fuel MastersEugene Phelps[2]July 19 (vs. Kia)August 6 (vs. Blackwater)2–3
Brandon Brown[10]August 18 (vs. Meralco)September 20 (vs. San Miguel)0–6
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersJ.D. Weatherspoon[2]July 21 (vs. GlobalPort)July 29 (vs. Meralco)1–2
J'Nathan Bullock[11]August 13 (vs. Kia)September 29 (vs. TNT)7–3
San Miguel BeermenWendell McKines[12]July 29 (vs. Blackwater)August 27 (vs. NLEX)3–2
Terik Bridgeman[13]September 2 (vs. Alaska)September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)1–1
Terrence Watson[14]September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)3–2
Star HotshotsCinmeon Bowers[15]July 23 (vs. Blackwater)July 23 (vs. Blackwater)1–0
Malcolm Hill[16]July 28 (vs. Alaska)September 15 (vs. GlobalPort)4–3
Kristófer Acox[17]September 17 (vs. TNT)October 5 (vs. Meralco)3–4
TNT KaTropaMichael Craig[18]July 28 (vs. Kia)August 4 (vs. Alaska)2–1
Glen Rice Jr.[19]August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)October 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)8–6

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
July 19–23 Kevin Alas (NLEX Road Warriors) [20]
July 24–30 LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [21]
July 31 – August 6 Joe Devance (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [22]
August 13–20 Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [23]
August 21–27 Larry Fonacier (NLEX Road Warriors) [24]
August 28 – September 3 Juami Tiongson (NLEX Road Warriors) [25]
September 4–10 Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) [26]
September 18–24 Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) [27]
September 25 – October 1 Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) [28]
October 2–8 Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) [29]

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