2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
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2019 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
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The 8th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
Duration | February 14 - June 25, 2019 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | 5 Plus (ESPN 5) PBA Rush |
Finals | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | CEU |
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
The 2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is the first conference of the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League (PBA D-League) season. This will be the eighth Aspirants' Cup.
Format[]
Twenty teams were included in the tournament. The elimination round will be divided into two groups of ten teams each. Each team will play the teams in its group once. The top four teams per group qualify for the quarterfinals. The higher-seed team in the quarterfinals will have the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower-seeded team from the other group. The quarterfinals winners advance to the semifinals, which is a best-of-3 series. The semifinals winners advance to the Finals, which is a best-of-5 series.[1]
Venues[]
![2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is located in Metro Manila](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Metro_Manila_location_map.svg/200px-Metro_Manila_location_map.svg.png)
![Ynares Sports Arena Ynares Sports Arena](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Paco Arena Paco Arena](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![JCSGO Gym JCSGO Gym](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Trinity Gym Trinity Gym](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Most games will be played at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Other venues include the Paco Arena in Manila, JCSGO Gym and the Trinity University of Asia, both in Quezon City.
Teams[]
Returning teams from the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup:
Returning teams from previous conferences:
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New teams:
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On May 7, the Cha Dao–FEU Tamaraws dropped the sponsorship by Cha Dao Milk Tea for lack of payments. FEU team manager Richie Ticzon said Cha Dao owed them a "substantial amount of money."[2]
The Far Eastern University now plan to press charges against James Machate after FEU and Cha Dao owner James Marcaida convened following their split in the 2019 PBA D-League.[3]
Elimination round[]
Group A[]
Team standings[]
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals | |
2 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | ||
3 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals | |
4 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | ||
5 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | Eliminated | |
6 | Ironcon-UST Growling Tigers | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | |
7 | 2 | 7 | .222[b] | 6 | ||
8 | 2 | 7 | .222[b] | 6 | ||
9 | AMA Online Education Titans | 2 | 7 | .222[b] | 6 | |
10 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[4]
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Virtual Reality-St. Clare 1.05, Go for Gold-CSB 1.01, Che'Lu 1.00, Petron-Letran 0.98, Ironcon-UST 0.97
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head quotient: FamilyMart-Enderun 1.11, Batangas-EAC 0.99, AMA 0.92
Results[]
Group B[]
Team standings[]
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals | |
2 | CEU Scorpions | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | |
3 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals | |
4 | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 2 | ||
5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Eliminated | |
6 | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | ||
7 | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | ||
8 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | ||
9 | Perpetual Help Altas | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
10 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[4]
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Cha Dao-FEU 1–0 Metropac Movers-San Beda
- ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Diliman 1–0 SMDC-NU
Results[]
Playoff bracket[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-3 series) |
Finals (Best-of-5 series) | ||||||||||||
(A1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
A1 | 67 | |||||||||||||
B4 | 60 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
(B1 twice-to-beat) | B1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
B1 | 93 | |||||||||||||
A4 | 87 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
(B2 twice-to-beat) | B2 | CEU | 1 | |||||||||||
B2 | CEU | 81 | 84 | |||||||||||
A3 | 84 | 74 | ||||||||||||
B2 | CEU | 2 | ||||||||||||
(A2 twice-to-beat) | A2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
A2 | 65 | |||||||||||||
B3 | 60 |
Quarterfinals[]
Higher seeded teams has the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower seeded teams of the other group.
(A1) Cignal-Ateneo vs. (B4) Cha Dao-FEU[]
May 27
2:00 p.m. |
67, 60 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 21–19, 16–10, 19–14 | ||
Pts: Ange Kouame 14 Rebs: Ange Kouame 14 |
Pts: Cade Flores 14 Rebs: Cade Flores 7 | |
Cignal-Ateneo wins series in one game |
(B1) Valencia City-San Sebastian vs. (A4) Che'Lu[]
May 27
4:00 p.m. |
93, 87 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 23–12, 17–23, 19–27, Overtime: 13-7 | ||
Pts: JM Calma 19 Rebs: JM Calma 11 |
Pts: Rey Suerte 18 Rebs: Rey Suerte 9 | |
Valencia City-San Sebastian wins series in one game |
(A2) Virtual Reality-St. Clare vs. (B3) Metropac Movers-San Beda[]
May 28
4:00 p.m. |
65, 60 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 19–15, 22–13, 14–22 | ||
Pts: Joshua Fontanilla 12 Rebs: Mohammad Pare 10 |
Pts: James Canlas 14 Rebs: Donald Tankoua 12 | |
Virtual Reality-St. Clare wins series in one game |
(B2) CEU vs. (A3) Go for Gold-CSB[]
May 28
2:00 p.m. |
CEU Scorpions 81, 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 14–24, 28–23, 20–11 | ||
Pts: Judel Fuentes 22 Rebs: Maodo Malick Diuof 17 |
Pts: Roosevelt Adams 26 Rebs: Roosevelt Adams 13 |
May 30
4:00 p.m. |
CEU Scorpions 84, 74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 20–16, 22–15, 18–23 | ||
Pts: Maodo Malick Diuof 25 Rebs: Maodo Malick Diuof 29 |
Pts: Roosevelt Adams 26 Rebs: Roosevelt Adams 11 | |
CEU wins series in two games |
Semifinals[]
This round is in a best-of-3 format. The winner advances to the finals.
(A1) Cignal-Ateneo vs. (B1) Valencia City-San Sebastian[]
June 3
4 p.m. |
105, 67 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 17-16, 32-19, 39-13 | ||
Pts: Ange Kouame 19 Rebs: Ange Kouame 20 |
Pts: RK Ilagan 14 Rebs: Allyn Bulanadi 7 |
, Manila
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June 6
2 p.m. |
100, 73 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 31-17, 28-7, 22-21 | ||
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 19 Rebs: Ange Kouame 18 |
Pts: RK Ilagan 22 Rebs: RK Ilagan 11 | |
Cignal-Ateneo wins series 2–0 |
(B2) CEU vs. (A2) Virtual Reality-St. Clare[]
June 3
2 p.m. |
CEU Scorpions 76, 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15-9, 17-22, 22-17, 22-27 | ||
Pts: Maodo Diouf 19 Rebs: Maodo Diouf 33 |
Pts: Irven Palencia 18 Rebs: Irven Palencia 8 |
, Manila
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June 6
4 p.m. |
CEU Scorpions 50, 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7-14, 12-22, 11-24, 20-24 | ||
Pts: Franz Diaz 17 Rebs: Maodo Diouf 22 |
Pts: Mohammed Pare 17 Rebs: Mohammed Pare 15 |
June 11
4 p.m. |
CEU Scorpions 89, 72 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-21, 22-18, 29-13, 22-20 | ||
Pts: Rich Guinitaran 23 Rebs: Dave Bernabe 14 |
Pts: Junjie Hallare 19 Rebs: Joshua Fontanilla 6 | |
CEU wins series 2–1 |
Finals: (A1) Cignal-Ateneo vs. (B2) CEU[]
This round is in a best-of-5 format. The winner wins the championship.
June 13
4 p.m. |
101, CEU Scorpions 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 29-15, 26-14, 21-21 | ||
Pts: Isaac Go 17 Rebs: Thirdy Ravena 7 |
Pts: Maodo Diouf 21 Rebs: Maodo Diouf 11 |
Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
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June 18
4 p.m. |
74, CEU Scorpions 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-16, 26- 18, 13-19, 22-24 | ||
Pts: Adrian Wong 17 Rebs: Ange Kouame 10 |
Pts: Jerome Santos 28 Rebs: Maodo Diouf 16 |
June 20
4 p.m. |
67, CEU Scorpions 52 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 15-14, 17-10, 18-15 | ||
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 12 Rebs: Thirdy Ravena 8 |
Pts: Maodo Diouf 19 Rebs: Maodo Diouf 20 |
June 25
4 p.m. |
98, CEU Scorpions 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 38-10, 10-17, 31-20, 19-19 | ||
Pts: Ange Kouame 18 Rebs: Ange Kouame 16 |
Pts: Rich Guinitaran 20 Rebs: Rich Guinitaran 4 | |
Cignal-Ateneo wins series 3-1 |
References[]
- ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin. "Ateneo, San Beda headline two groups in 2019 PBA D-League". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "FEU Tamaraws allege 'financial issues' behind break-up with D-League sponsor". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "FEU clears Cha Dao of any wrongdoing, to go after middleman". tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- 2019 PBA season
- PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
- 2018–19 in Philippine basketball leagues