2021 PBA season

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2021 PBA season
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2021 PBA season
DurationJuly 16 – August 3, 2021 (before first suspension)
September 1, 2021 – December 26, 2021 (first resumption, second suspension)
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5
One Sports
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Online:
Smart Sports Facebook Page
Puso Pilipinas Facebook Page
Draft
Top draft pickJoshua Munzon
Picked byTerrafirma Dyip
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsTNT Tropang Giga
  Runners-upMagnolia Hotshots
Seasons

The 2021 PBA season is the 46th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season's start, originally scheduled on April 11, 2021,[1] has been delayed until July 16, 2021.[2] The league's Board of Governors announced that the season will have two conferences: the Philippine Cup and the Governors' Cup.[3]

The first activity of the season was the PBA Season 46 draft held on March 14, 2021.[4]

Executive board[]

Teams[]

Team Company Governor Coach Captain
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann Jeffrey Cariaso Jeron Teng
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone LA Tenorio
Blackwater Bossing Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Ariel Vanguardia KG Canaleta
Magnolia Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo Chito Victolero Rafi Reavis
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Norman Black Cliff Hodge
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Rodrigo Franco Yeng Guiao Kevin Alas
NorthPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Eric Arejola Pido Jarencio Kevin Ferrer
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Raymond Zorrilla Topex Robinson Matthew Wright
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Chris Gavina Gabe Norwood
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Leo Austria Chris Ross
Terrafirma Dyip Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation Demosthenes Rosales Johnedel Cardel Eric Camson
TNT Tropang Giga Smart Communications Ricky Vargas Chot Reyes Jayson Castro

Player quotas[]

Filipino-foreigners[]

The PBA allows for each team to have up to five players classified as "Filipino-foreigners" in their roster. Filipino-foreigners are natural-born Filipinos who are born outside the Philippines. Natural-born Filipinos born inside the Philippines are not classified as such, and a team can as many of them as roster size permits.[n 1][5]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Replaced
Alaska Aces State of Palestine Yousef Taha United States Maverick Ahanmisi United States Michael DiGregorio United States Robbie Herndon United States Canada
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Germany Christian Standhardinger United States Joe Devance United States Jared Dillinger United States United States Stanley Pringle
Blackwater Bossing Australia David Semerad United States Simon Enciso United States Kelly Nabong United States Andre Paras United States
Magnolia Hotshots United States Jerrick Ahanmisi United States United States Rome dela Rosa Australia United States Rafi Reavis
Meralco Bolts United States Cliff Hodge United States Trevis Jackson United States Chris Newsome
NLEX Road Warriors Australia Anthony Semerad Tonga Asi Taulava
NorthPort Batang Pier United States United States United States Greg Slaughter
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Canada Matthew Wright United States Chris Banchero United States Jason Perkins United States Sean Manganti Canada Sean Anthony
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Canada Norbert Torres United States United States Gabe Norwood United States
San Miguel Beermen Hong Kong CJ Perez United States Marcio Lassiter United States Chris Ross United States Moala Tautuaa
Terrafirma Dyip United States Kyle Pascual Sweden United States Roosevelt Adams United States Rashawn McCarthy United States Joshua Munzon
TNT Tropang Giga United States Kelly Williams United States Mikey Williams

Imports[]

Naturalized Filipinos and foreigners can play as imports. They can only play in import-laced conferences, and usually a team is mandated to have at least one for the duration of the tournament.

A list of imports will be provided on that conferences' article.

Arenas[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila, the season started to be played at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig, in a closed-circuit format, with no spectators allowed for the meantime.[6] On August 6, Metro Manila (of which Pasig is included) was placed under enhanced community quarantine, the highest level of quarantine; the league originally planned to continue at Lipa, Batangas.[7] The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) allowed the PBA to resume in places which is under either modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) or regular general community quarantine (GCQ); with the placement of Batangas under GCQ with heightened restrictions, this removed it from the places the league can play at.[8] The PBA settled in their choice to play in Pampanga for the meantime, as they don't see the quarantine classification in Metro Manila from going to regular GCQ.[9] The PBA then got permission to play in the Don Honorio Ventura State University gym in Bacolor.[10]

For the first two weeks of the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup, the league returned to the Ynares Sports Arena. Quezon City then gave the permission for sports events to be held there with spectators; the PBA is expected to play at the Araneta Coliseum for the rest of the year starting December 15.[11] At the start of 2022, the PBA is expected to return at the Mall of Asia Arena.[12] However, with the rise of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, the IATF-EID placed Metro Manila under alert level 3, causing the league to postpone the games for the week starting January 3.[13]

Pasig
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Ynares Sports Arena Araneta Coliseum
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Bacolor, Pampanga Pasay
Don Honorio Ventura State University gym Mall of Asia Arena
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Transactions[]

For trades done on draft day, see PBA Season 46 draft.
Main article: List of 2021 PBA season transactions

Retirement[]

  • On January 24, Cyrus Baguio announced his retirement. Baguio played for 6 franchises in his 17 seasons in the association.[14]
  • On February 1, Harvey Carey announced his retirement. Carey played for TNT Tropang Giga for 17 seasons.[15]
  • On March 21, JC Intal announced his retirement. Intal played for 4 franchises in his 13 seasons in the association.[16]
  • On May 15, Jay-R Reyes announced his retirement. Reyes played for 8 franchises in his 14 seasons in the association.[17]
  • On May 25, Marc Pingris announced his retirement. Pingris played for 3 franchises in his 15 seasons in the association.[18]
  • On December 29, Garvo Lanete announced his retirement. Lanete played for 3 franchises in his 6 seasons in the association.[19]

Coaching changes[]

Coaching changes
Team 2020 season 2021 season Ref.
Off-season
TNT Tropang Giga Bong Ravena Chot Reyes [20]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Caloy Garcia Chris Gavina [21]
In-season
Blackwater Bossing Nash Racela Ariel Vanguardia [22]

Notable events[]

Pre-season[]

  • The PBA Board of Governors approved a two-conference format this season. One All-Filipino tournament (Philippine Cup) to be held for four months and one import-laced tournament (Governors' Cup) to be held for six months.[3]
  • On March 12, Ricky Vargas of TNT KaTropa was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term as the Chairman of the PBA Board of Governors. Bobby Rosales of Terrafirma Dyip was re-elected as Vice Chairman, while Richard "Dickie" Bachmann of the Alaska Aces was elected as treasurer. Bachmann was also appointed as the chairman of the PBA 3×3 tournament. Vargas became the longest-serving head of the PBA Board of Governors since the presidency of Ginebra San Miguel's Carlos "Honeyboy" Palanca III (1983 to 1986) and the chairmanship of Formula Shell's Reynaldo Marquez (1987 to 1990).[23]
  • July 9: The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) have approved the proposal from the league to open its 46th season on July 16. The announcement came from the monthly Games and Amusements Board press conference.[24]

Philippine Cup[]

  • July 18: Barangay Ginebra San Miguel started wearing their "Bagong Tapang" jerseys. The jerseys replace their light uniforms. The said jerseys were launched in April and were made available to fans beginning on May 1.[25]
  • July 21: Four games involving the TNT Tropang Giga and the Terrafirma Dyip were postponed due to TNT players' inconclusive COVID-19 test results. [26]
  • August 3: The league suspends their games beginning August 4 after the government declared that Metro Manila will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. The league have appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) if they can continue their tournament in Batangas, which is under a more relaxed quarantine restrictions.[27]
  • August 23: The league announced that they have got the approval of Pampanga governor Dennis Pineda to resume their games at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor starting September 1. [28]

Off-season[]

  • The league announced that the inaugural 3x3 season will start on November 20.[29]
  • November 9: The PBA board of governors have approved to revise the league's policy for Fil-foreigner to be eligible for the PBA draft. Fil-foreigners are only required to submit a Philippine passport upon application to the draft.[30] The board also increased the number of Fil-foreigner players per team from five to seven.[31]

Governors' Cup[]

A view of the Smart Araneta Coliseum during the halftime break of the game between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and NorthPort Batang Pier.
  • December 10: The Quezon City government have approved the PBA's request to play their games with spectators. The games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum starting December 15.[32]
  • January 3, 2022: The league postpones its scheduled games for the first week of January after Metro Manila was put on Alert Level 3 due to the rising COVID-19 cases.[33]
  • January 6: The league postpones the Governors' Cup indefinitely. Team scrimmages are also suspended.[34]
  • January 30: The league announced that the Governors' Cup will resume on February 11. [35]

Opening ceremonies[]

The opening ceremony for this season was held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on July 16, 2021. Due to COVID-19 related restrictions, the traditional parade of teams with muses was not done and a “simple” opening ceremonies were held instead.[36]

The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Alaska Aces and the Blackwater Bossing was played after the opening ceremonies.

Philippine Cup[]

Main article: 2021 PBA Philippine Cup

The Philippine Cup started on July 16, was suspended starting August 3, restarted on September 1, and ended on October 29, 2021.

Elimination round[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[37]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Playoffs[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 TNT 84    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 71    
            1 TNT 4    
    (Best-of-3)       4 San Miguel 3  
  4 San Miguel 2  
  5 NorthPort 0    
    1 TNT 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Magnolia 1
  2 Meralco 80 97  
  7 NLEX 81 86  
            2 Meralco 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Magnolia 4    
  3 Magnolia 2  
  6 Rain or Shine 0    
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Quarterfinals[]

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TNT Tropang Giga* 1–0 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84–71 —
Meralco Bolts* 1–1 NLEX Road Warriors 80–81 97–86
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Magnolia Hotshots 2–0 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81–70 96–86 —
San Miguel Beermen 2–0 NorthPort Batang Pier 88–87 100–95 —

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

Semifinals[]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
TNT Tropang Giga 4–3 San Miguel Beermen 89–88 96–98 115–98 90–116 110–90 90–103 97–79
Meralco Bolts 2–4 Magnolia Hotshots 79–88 78–92 91–86 69–81 102–98 85–93 —

Finals[]

Main article: 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
TNT Tropang Giga 4–1 Magnolia Hotshots 88–70 105–93 98–106 106–89 94–79 — —

Governors' Cup[]

Main article: 2021 PBA Governors' Cup

The Governors' Cup started on December 6, 2021.

Elimination round[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 3 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 2 0 1.000 0.5
3 NLEX Road Warriors 4 1 .800 —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 1 .750 0.5
5 Alaska Aces 3 2 .600 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3 2 .600 1
7 San Miguel Beermen 3 2 .600 1
8 TNT Tropang Giga 2 2 .500 1.5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 3 .400 2
10 Terrafirma Dyip 1 4 .200 3
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 0 4 .000 3.5
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 5 .000 4
Updated to match(es) played on December 26, 2021. Source: PBA.ph
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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[38]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's place of birth, and may not necessarily hold the associated foreign citizenship. All players have Filipino citizenship.

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