2014–15 Alaska Aces season explained

Team2:Alaska Aces
Team:Alaska Aces (PBA)
Pbayear:2014–15
Coach:Alex Compton
1C-Name:Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:8
1C-Losses:3
1C-Place:3
1C-Playoffs:Runner-up vs. San Miguel 3–4
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:5
2C-Losses:6
2C-Place:6th
2C-Playoffs:Quarterfinalist
(lost to Purefoods Star in two games)
3C-Name:Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:8
3C-Losses:3
3C-Place:1st
3C-Playoffs:Runner-up vs. San Miguel 0–4
Owners:Alaska Milk Corporation
Manager:Dickie Bachmann
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Alaska Aces season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2014

Draft picks

See main article: 2014 PBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
15Chris BancheroGBoracay Rum WavesSPU
21Rome dela RosaFNLEX (D-League)SBC
24Junjun AlasCCafé France BakersLetran

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| October 22| Purefoods| 93–73| Abueva (21)| Thoss (13)| Hontiveros (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2014/10/102214-Purefoods-Alaska.pdf|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2| October 28| Talk 'N Text| 100–98| Abueva (26)| Abueva (22)| Abueva (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2014/10/102814-TNT-Alaska.pdf|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3| October 31| Meralco| 105–64| Manuel (17)| three players (6)| Banchero (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/50151/|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4| November 5| San Miguel| 66–63| Baguio (13)| Abueva (18)| four players (2)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/50397/|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5| November 11| Kia| 85–75| Abueva (23)| Abueva (20)| Casio (5)| Cuneta Astrodome| 5–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/50668/|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6| November 14| Blackwater| 69–56| Menk (14)| Abueva (18)| Abueva (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–0| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/50809/|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7| November 19| Barako Bull Energy| 78–85| Abueva (16)| Abueva (12)| Abueva (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–1| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/51047/|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8| November 22| GlobalPort| 87–84| Abueva (19)| Thoss (8)| Thoss, Casio (3)| Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Gym, Cagayan de Oro| 7–1| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/51169/|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9| November 28| NLEX| 90–84| Hontiveros (21)| Abueva (19)| Abueva (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 8–1| http://pba.inquirer.net/recap/51374/|- bgcolor= | 10| December 2| Ginebra| | | | | Mall of Asia Arena| | |- bgcolor= | 11| December 5| Rain or Shine| | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum (tentative)| |

Playoffs

Bracket

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-draft

August 11, 2014[1]
To Alaska
Eric Menk
To GlobalPort
2014 second round picks (Prince Caperal, 17th overall)
(John Pinto, 19th overall)
Commissioner's Cup
March 14, 2015[2]
To GlobalPort
Gabby Espinas
Alaska's 2017 first round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
February 3 (vs Purefoods) February 17 (vs San Miguel) 2–2
February 20 (vs Rain or Shine) March 27 (vs Purefoods, Semifinals) 3–6
May 5 (vs Blackwater) July 17 (vs San Miguel, Finals) 12–7

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportsdesk.ph/bk/bknews/2014/08/12/alaska-acquires-erik-menk-from-globalport-for-two-picks Alaska acquires Eric Menk from GlobalPort for 2nd round picks
  2. http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-trades-gabby-espinas-to-globaport-for-noy-baclao Alaska trades Gabby Espinas to GlobalPort for Noy Baclao