2011–12 Alaska Aces season

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season was 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
Record3–11
(21.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Barako Bull, 1–2)
Governors Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 PBA Draft
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 Philippines Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
G/F 3 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
PG 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Ateneo
F/C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) James Cook
G 8 Philippines Pasculado, Julius (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Wilbur Wright
G/F 9 Philippines Gelig, Niño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST
SF 10 Philippines Baracael, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Far Eastern
F/C 11 Philippines Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
G 12 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran
G 13 Philippines Custodio, Bonbon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
F/C 21 Philippines Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo
SG 24 Philippines Cablay, Brandon Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Vanguard
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Philippine Christian
F/C 30 Philippines Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F 34 Philippines Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
F 35 United States 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
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

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

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

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 1–0 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
  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
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