2013–14 Alaska Aces season

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2013-14 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
(Philippine and Commissioner's Cup)
Alex Compton
(Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(.357)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra in two games on a twice to beat series.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–3
(.667)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee 2-1.)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(.556)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (def. by Rain or Shine, 3-2)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

The 2013–14 Alaska Aces season is the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[]

2013[]

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • November 27: PBA fined Alaska Aces players (₱ 1,000 each), Gabby Espinas and Calvin Abueva, for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of both players in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)
  • December 12: PBA fined Alaska Aces head coach Luigi Trillo and Cyrus Baguio (₱ 1,000 each), for their respective technical fouls. (1st technical foul of the two in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup)

2014[]

  • May 25: Luigi Trillo resigned as head coach due to family reasons and was replaced by Alex Compton.[1]
  • June 4: Alaska Aces lost by 51 points (72-123) against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Making the game the fourth-most lopsided beating in PBA history, and the biggest margin of victory in 28 years, or since Shell annihilated Tanduay, 154-100, on November 16, 1986. Likewise, it’s the franchise’s biggest win, and the worst defeat for Alaska in their existence in the PBA. [2]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 8 Ryan Buenafe SG  Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Ateneo
2 5 JP Erram C  Philippines None Ateneo
2 8 Chris Exciminiano SG  Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns Far Eastern
3 8 St. Francis

Roster[]

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST
G 4 Philippines Reyes, Raffy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-1 UE
G 5 Philippines Exciminiano, Chris (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 FEU
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook
G/F 8 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-02-04 SSC-R
F 11 Philippines Laure, Eddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
C 12 Philippines Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 320 lb (145 kg) 1982-03-12 Umin
G/F 13 Philippines Buenafe, Ryan (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo
F/C 24 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA
G 25 Philippines Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1977-06-01 UC
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran
G/F 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1978-08-24 UC-Irvine
G 42 Philippines Casio, JV 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-09-01 DLSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

Roster

  • a also serves as Alaska's board governor.


Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Barangay Ginebra 97  108  
  8 Alaska 104  95  
            1 Barangay Ginebra 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 San Mig Coffee 4  
  4 Talk 'N Text 1  
  5 San Mig Coffee 2    
    5 San Mig Coffee 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Rain or Shine 2
  2 Rain or Shine 106    
  7 GlobalPort 96    
            2 Rain or Shine 4
    (Best-of-3)     3 Petron Blaze 1    
  3 Petron Blaze 2  
  6 Barako Bull 0    
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Commissioner's Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		    Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 97    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 84    
            1 Talk 'N Text 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4 Rain or Shine 0  
  4 Rain or Shine 2  
  5 Meralco 1    
    1 Talk 'N Text 1
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 San Mig Coffee 3
  2 San Miguel 79 95  
  7 Air21 92 101**  
            7 Air21 2
    (Best-of-3)     6 San Mig Coffee 3    
  3 Alaska 1  
  6 San Mig Coffee 2    

**double overtime

This box:

Governors' Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco


Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		    Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 99    
  8 Barako Bull 84    
            1 Talk 'N Text 2    
    (#4 twice to beat)       4 San Mig Coffee 3  
  4 San Mig Coffee 97  
  5 San Miguel 90    
    4 San Mig Coffee 3
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 Rain or Shine 2
  2 Rain or Shine 111    
  7 Air21 90    
            2 Rain or Shine 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Alaska 2    
  3 Alaska 92  
  6 Barangay Ginebra 81    


This box:

Game log[]

Transactions[]

Recruited imports[]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Robert Dozier March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) April 26 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) 7–5
Governors' Cup Henry Walker May 18 (vs. San Miguel) June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) 8–7

References[]

  1. ^ Alex Compton is new Alaska coach as Luigi Trillo steps down, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 25, 2014
  2. ^ AZ comes through, spin.ph, June 5, 2014
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