2011–12 PBA season explained
The 2011–12 PBA season was the 37th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 2, 2011[1] at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and finished on August 5, 2012. The season used three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup featured unlimited height limit for imports. The Governors' Cup became the third and final conference for this season.
The first activity of the season was the 2011 PBA Draft held on August 28, 2011, at the Robinsons Place Manila in Ermita, Manila.[2]
Board of governors
Executive committee
- Chito Salud (Commissioner)
- Mamerto Mondragon (Chairman, representing Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
- Jose Bayani Baylon (Vice-Chairman, representing Powerade Tigers)
- Robert Non (Treasurer, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Teams
| Team | Company | Governor | Alternate Governor |
|---|
| Airfrieght 2100, Inc. | Lucia Jane Lina | Alfredo Pilladolid |
| | | |
| | Rene Pardo | |
| Energy Food and Drinks Inc. | Manuel Alvarez | |
| | Bernie Marquez | Robert Non |
| | Ramon Segismundo | Betty Siy-Yap |
| | Roberto Huang | Eliezer Capacio |
| | Jose Bayani Baylon | Kenneth Duremdes |
| Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. | Mamerto Mondragon | Andrew Jao |
| | | Patrick Gregorio / Victorino Vargas | |
Pre-season events
Player movement
Key transactions:
Trades:
Notable occurrences
- The PBA board approved the sale of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters team franchise from Photokina Marketing to the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the Air21 Express. The team will now be known as the Shopinas.com Clickers.[5]
- The Air21 Express will be renamed as Barako Bull Energy starting this season. The name change occurred after the Lina Group bought 49 percent stake of Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of Photokina Marketing and the exclusive distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink products in the Philippines. The "Energy Boosters" moniker will be dropped and instead the team will be known as "Energy", since there will be a conflict in using the "Boosters" moniker with the Petron Blaze Boosters.[6]
- The PBA board approved the 20% salary cap increase and the standardization of game bonuses on September 8. The player salary cap was increased from P350,000 to P420,000.[7] The proposals were approved at the heels of an outburst by Alaska Aces owner Fred Uytengsu during the press conference announcing Tim Cone's resignation as head coach of Alaska. Uytengsu commented that the league is not a level playing field, with some teams paying their players more than the monthly amount set by the PBA.[8]
Coaching changes
Opening ceremonies
The season began on October 2 with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 94–93.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[14]
2011–12 Philippine Cup
See main article: 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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2012 Blue vs. Green Dream Game
See also: Ateneo-La Salle rivalry.
Rosters
Blue
Coach: Norman Black
Green
Coach: Franz Pumaren
2012 Commissioner's Cup
See main article: 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
After the PBA Philippine Cup finals, the PBA is slated to return in the PBA Commissioner's Cup. This conference features imports for each team, with an unlimited height ceiling.
Notable events
- After a dismal finish in the Philippine Cup, the Lina Group of Companies announced that the Shopinas.com Clickers will be renamed as the Air21 Express starting in the Commissioner's Cup.
- On February 2, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines was rumored to sell its PBA team, the Powerade Tigers, to San Miguel Corporation, therefore allowing SMC to own and unprecedented 4 teams in the league. The rumors arose when it was revealed that certain factions in the Coca-Cola management have decided to sell the team. The next day, however, the trade rumors were debunked by Powerade manager JB Baylon.
- Due to being the Philippine national basketball team's naturalized player, Marcus Douthit's rights to be signed as an import (despite having naturalized Filipino status) were bidded on by the different PBA teams. The Air21 Express won the rights to sign Douthit after all the other teams passed. Douthit then agreed to play for Air21, with the rule that if he leaves Air21, he cannot play for any other team.
Player movement
Key transactions:
Trades:
- On January 27, 2012, sister teams Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, B-Meg Llamados and third team Barako Bull Energy completed a five – player blockbuster deal. In the deal, B-MEG received Gin Kings forward JC Intal and a 2012 2nd round pick from Barako Bull that originally belonged to Air 21, formerly Shopinas.com. Ginebra got Llamados forward Kerby Raymundo and Energy rookie Dylan Ababou. Barako Bull ended up with Gin Kings veteran swingman Ronald Tubid and rookie Reil Cervantes, as well as a second round draft pick in 2014 from Ginebra. This marks the second time that Barako Bull has traded its top draft picks.
- On the same day, Air21 completed a four-man trade with the Meralco Bolts. Air21 acquired Nelbert Omolon and Mark Isip from Meralco in exchange for Mark Canlas, Dennis Daa, and a 2012 first-round draft pick that belonged to Meralco originally.
Coaching changes
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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2012 Governors' Cup
See main article: 2012 PBA Governors' Cup.
Notable events
- The Barangay Ginebra Kings announced the retirement of Robert Jaworski's #7 jersey. The ceremony was held on July 8 before the start of the semifinals game between Barangay Ginebra and Petron Blaze.[15]
- In commemoration of the jersey retirement of Robert Jaworski, the Barangay Ginebra Kings wore their throwback 1985 Ginebra San Miguel white jerseys (with slight modifications, specifically the replacement of the La Tondeña "G" logo with the current GSM yellow logo), on their semifinal game against Petron Blaze.
- PBA referee Peter Balao was suspended until the end of the season after a miss call of a three-second violation during the knockout game between the Barako Bull Energy and the Powerade Tigers.[16]
- Following the loss of Barako Bull Energy against the Powerade Tigers in their knockout game, Don Allado of Barako Bull posted on his Twitter account his frustrations and mentioned that the PBA games are fixed.[16] The Twitter posts were later deleted by Allado within a day and issued an apology to the league and the PBA officials.[17] PBA Commissioner Chito Salud called Allado to his office to explain his accusations. Allado was later fined Php 500,000; Php 300,000 will go the PBA players educational trust fund and Php 200,000 to a charitable institution of his choice. Allado is also banned for one conference from all PBA related activities.[18] [19] The fine became the largest penalty for a player since Wynne Arboleda's fine after a violent altercation with a fan during their game against Smart Gilas in 2009.[20]
Player movement
Key transactions:
Trades:
Coaching changes
Finals
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Individual awards
Leo Awards
See main article: The PBA Leo Awards.
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
Cumulative standings
Playoffs
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1151 GIN-ROS TIFF, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION USHER 37TH SEASON
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/07/12/11/pba-now-accepting-draft-applicants PBA now accepting draft applicants
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/powerade-acquires-kramer-vanlandingham Powerade acquires Kramer, Vanlandingham
- http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1128 B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/lina-firm-to-be-pbas-first-dot-com-company Lina firm to be PBA’s first dot-com company
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/air-21-franchise-renamed-to-barako-for-next-pba-season Air 21 franchise renamed to Barako for next PBA season
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-salary-cap-increase-sets-standard-bonus-scheme PBA approves salary cap increase, sets standard bonus scheme
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/uneven-playing-field-the-pba-is-a-league-of-haves-and-have-nots Uneven playing field: The PBA is a league of haves and have-nots
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tanquingcen-uichico-to-co-coach-ginebra-next-season Tanquingcen, Uichico to co-coach Ginebra next season
- https://archive.today/20120906151241/http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=722705&publicationSubCategoryId=200&keyword= It's official: Tim Cone leaves Alaska
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/231144/sports/cone-ends-22-year-partnership-with-alaska-banal-is-new-coach Cone ends 22-year partnership with Alaska, Banal is new coach
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/232355/sports/tim-cone-is-b-megs-new-head-coach Tim Cone is B-MEG's new head coach
- http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/del-rosario-chosen-as-new-b-meg-coach-gallent-slides-down-as-assistant Del Rosario chosen as new B-Meg coach; Gallent slides down as assistant
- http://www.pep.ph/celeb/celeb/25902/star-filled-pba-opening-ceremonies-at-smart-araneta-coliseum Star-filled PBA Opening Ceremonies at Smart Araneta Coliseum
- http://www.pep.ph/news/34660/ginebra-retires-robert-jaworksi39s-no-7-jersey Ginebra retires Robert Jaworksi's No. 7 jersey
- http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/264090/sports/basketball/pba-suspends-referee-as-allado-rips-league-after-barako-s-exit PBA suspends referee, as Allado rips league after Barako's exit
- http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/264161/sports/basketball/pba-game-fixing-accusations-come-from-sore-losers-salud PBA: Game-fixing accusations come from sore losers – Salud
- http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1691 ALLADO FINED P.5M, SACKED FOR 1 CONFERENCE
- http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/264264/sports/basketball/after-tweeting-game-fixing-charges-pba-player-slapped-with-record-setting-fine After tweeting game-fixing charges, PBA player slapped with record-setting fine
- http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/264292/sports/basketball/pba-how-does-allado-s-p500k-fine-stack-up-against-the-biggest-pba-penalties PBA: How does Allado's P500k fine stack up against the biggest PBA penalties?
