2018 PBA Governors' Cup explained
Year: | 2018 |
Conference Name: | Governors' Cup |
Pixels: | 220px |
Duration: | August 17 – December 19, 2018 |
Tv: | Local: ESPN 5 The 5 Network PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
Best Player: | Paul Lee
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Best Import: | Mike Harris
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Finals Mvp: | Mark Barroca
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Champion: | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |
Runner-Up: | Alaska Aces |
Prevconf Link: | 2017 PBA Governors' Cup |
Prevconf Year: | 2017 |
Nextconf Link: | 2019 PBA Governors' Cup |
Nextconf Year: | 2019 |
Prev Conf: | 2018 Commissioner's |
Prev Conf Link: | 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup |
Next Conf: | 2019 Philippine |
Next Conf Link: | 2019 PBA Philippine Cup |
The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2018 Honda Click–PBA Governor's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
- Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Results
Quarterfinals
(4) Magnolia vs. (5) Blackwater
Semifinals
(3) Alaska vs. (7) Meralco
Finals
See main article: 2018 PBA Governors' Cup Finals.
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference
Players of the Week
Week | Player | Ref. |
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August 17–19 | | [16] |
August 20–26 | | [17] |
August 27 – September 2 | | [18] |
September 17–23 | | [19] |
September 24–30 | | [20] |
October 1–7 | | [21] |
October 8–14 | | [22] |
October 15–21 | | [23] |
October 22–28 | | [24] |
October 29 – November 4 | | [25] |
November 5–11 | | [26] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Alaska taps NBA veteran Mike Harris to complete cast of PBA imports. Gerry. Ramos. August 13, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Columbian Dyip import Akeem Wright is in town. Gerry. Ramos. July 20, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Blackwater bringing back Henry Walker for Jarrid Famous as Elite prime up for season-ending conference. Gerry. Ramos. May 21, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Ex-Alaska import Romeo Travis returns, this time with Magnolia. Randolph. Leongson . July 20, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Ousted NLEX set to field Governors' Cup import Olu Ashaolu. Randolph. Leongson . June 27, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Fuller in as Olu undergoes rehab in rare import set-up for NLEX. Gerry. Ramos . August 22, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Globalport brings in Rashad Woods as import for Governors' Cup. Randolph. Leongson . August 4, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Phoenix activates Eugene Phelps in place of injured James White for game against Ginebra . Gerry. Ramos. May 19, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: J'Nathan Bullock back for another tour of duty with RoS . Gerry. Ramos . August 6, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Rain or Shine looking to turn things around with new import Terrence Watson. Gerry. Ramos . October 2, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: AZ Reid set for return as San Miguel's Governors' Cup import . Randolph. Leongson . July 15, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: San Miguel parting ways with AZ Reid as Kevin Murphy comes in. Gerry. Ramos . September 26, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Former GlobalPort import Mike Glover set to suit up for TNT . Randolph. Leongson . August 10, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: TnT taps former Pepperdine standout Stacy Davis as new import . Gerry. Ramos . August 22, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: TnT hoping third time's the charm with Marqus Blakely acquisition . Karlo. Sacamos . September 10, 2018. SPIN.ph.
- Web site: Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation.
- Web site: Simon Enciso steps up at the right time.
- Web site: Standhardinger named PBAPC Player of the week.
- Web site: John Pinto named Cignal-PBAPC Player of the week.
- Web site: Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia.
- Web site: Paul Zamar shows 'em what he's got.
- Web site: Magnolia's Jio Jalalon soars.
- Web site: Chris Banchero stands tall for Alaska as playoff race intensifies.
- Web site: Standhardinger continues to shine as SMB seals playoffs spot.
- Web site: Chris Tiu saves best for last.
- Web site: Baser Amer comes of age.