2017 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup explained
| Year: | 2017 |
| Conference Name: | D-League Aspirant's Cup |
| Subheader: | The 6th PBA Aspirant's Cup |
| Pixels: | 300px |
| Duration: | January 19, 2017—April 6, 2017 |
| Tv: | AksyonTV and Youtube (Livestreams) |
| Champion: | Cignal-San Beda |
| Runner-Up: | Racal Ceramica |
| Best Player: | Robert Bolick[1] |
| Prevconf Year: | 2016 |
| Prevconf Link: | 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup |
| Nextconf Year: | 2018 |
| Nextconf Link: | 2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup |
The 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup is the first conference of the 2017 PBA Developmental League season. The tournament opened on January 19, 2017 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig.[2]
There are 10 teams in this season's Aspirant's Cup, 4 are holdovers from last year's Foundation Cup, 2 returnees after a short hiatus, and 3 new squads.[3] 5 of the teams were represented by players from various colleges and universities.
Draft
The annual draft of the PBA D-League will be conducted on December 20, 2016. 128 aspirants - 113 local players and 15 Filipino-foreigners - had already submitted their intention to participate in the draft.[3] AMA, Tanduay, Racal, Caféfrance and Wang's will picked the first five draft picks, while a lottery will decide the draft orders of 4 new teams, San Beda-Cignal,[4] JRU, MLQU and Batangas. As a guest team, Blustar Malaysia will be ineligible to join the drafting proceedings.[5] Jeron Teng of the De La Salle Green Archers was picked as the #1 draft pick by AMA Online Education.[6]
Draft Order
1st Round:
- 1. AMA Online Education: Jeron Teng (DLSU)
- 2. Tanduay: Jom Sollano (Letran)
- 3. Racal: Junjun Gabriel (CDSL)
- 4. Cafefrance: Patrick Aquino (CEU)
- 5. Wang's: G-Boy Babilonia (Ateneo)
- 6. Victoria Sports-MLQU: Jayson Grimaldo (MLQU)
- 7. Cignal-San Beda: Davon Potts (San Beda)
- 8. Batangas: Wilmar Anderson (UB)
- 9. JRU: PASS
- 10. Blustar Malaysia: PASS
Tournament Format
- Ten teams will play in a single round-robin elimination phase.
- Only the top six teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
- #1 & #2 seeds will head straight to the semifinals, where #3-#6 seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
- The Semifinals and the Championship will both be contested in a best-of-3 series.
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Finals
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Cignal's Bolick is 2017 Aspirants' Cup MVP. April 3, 2017.
- News: Teng's PBA D-League debut set on January 19. ABS-CBN Sports. January 8, 2017. January 13, 2017.
- News: Newly-crowned champion Teng headlines PBA D-League draft class. ABS-CBN Sports. Riego. Norman Lee Benjamin. December 8, 2016. December 12, 2016.
- News: Returning Fernandez to also handle San Beda-Cignal in PBA D-League. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Leongson. Randolph B.. December 19, 2016. December 19, 2016.
- News: AMA PICKS 1ST, TANDUAY 2ND IN 2016 PBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT. PBA D-League. Leongson. Randolph B.. December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016.
- News: King Archer Jeron Teng is AMA's top pick, Jason Brickman falls to fourth round in D-League draft. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Terrado. Reuben. December 20, 2016. December 21, 2016.
