2024 PBA Governors' Cup explained

Year:	2024
Conference Name:	Governors' Cup
Duration:	August 18, 2024 – present
Tv:	Local: RPTV PBA Rush International: Pilipinas Live Online: Pilipinas Live
Runner-Up:	-->
Prevconf Link:	2023 PBA Governors' Cup
Prevconf Year:	2023
Prev Conf:	2024 PBA Philippine Cup
Prev Conf Link:	2024 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2024 PBA Governors' Cup is the first conference of the 2024–25 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 22nd edition of the Governors' Cup started on August 18, 2024. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:^[1]

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

1. Converge FiberXers
2. Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
3. Meralco Bolts
4. NorthPort Batang Pier
5. Terrafirma Dyip
6. TNT Tropang Giga

Group B:

1. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2. Blackwater Bossing
3. NLEX Road Warriors
4. Phoenix Fuel Masters
5. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
6. San Miguel Beermen

• Teams in a group will play each other twice; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
• The top four teams per group will qualify to the crossover quarterfinal round.
  • Best-of-five quarterfinal pairings:
  • G1: #GA1 vs. #GB4 / #GB2 vs. #GA3
  • G2: #GB1 vs. #GA4 / #GA2 vs. #GB3
• The two winners in each group will play in the best-of-seven semifinals.
• The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series.

Elimination round

Results tables

Legend
	Won in regulation		Lost in regulation
	Won in overtime		Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

2024 Governors' Cup Group A results table

Team	Game
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Converge (CON)	TER	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	MAG
Magnolia (MAG)	MER	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	CON
Meralco (MER)	MAG	TNT	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	TER
NorthPort (NP)	TNT	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TNT
Terrafirma (TER)	CON	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	NP	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	TNT	bgcolor=	MER
TNT	NP	MER	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	CON	bgcolor=	MER	bgcolor=	MAG	bgcolor=	TER	bgcolor=	NP
Source: PBA.ph results

2024 Governors' Cup Group B results table

Team	Game
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Barangay Ginebra (BGSM)	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	NLEX
Blackwater (BWB)	ROS	NLEX	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	ROS
NLEX	BWB	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	BGSM
Phoenix (PHX)	SMB	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	NLEX
Rain or Shine (ROS)	BWB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	SMB	bgcolor=	BWB
San Miguel (SMB)	PHX	bgcolor=	BWB	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	NLEX	bgcolor=	PHX	bgcolor=	BGSM	bgcolor=	ROS	bgcolor=	BWB
Source: PBA.ph results

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.

Team	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
	Justin Brownlee				^[2]
		August 20		0–2	^[3]
		August 21		1–0	^[4]
		August 18		0–1
	Allen Durham	August 18		1–1	^[5]
		August 22		1–0	^[6]
		August 20	0–1	^[7]
	Venky Jois				^[8]
		August 21		0–1	^[9]
	Aaron Fuller	August 20		1–0	^[10]
		August 21		1–0	^[11]
	Antonio Hester	August 21		0–1	^[12]
	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	August 20		2–0	^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henson. Joaquin. PBA offers 6 days per week of games. The Philippine Star. July 24, 2024. July 24, 2024.
2. Web site: PBA Governors' Cup: A mix of old and new imports coming over . PBA.ph . July 17, 2024 . July 17, 2024 .
3. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Blackwater brings in former Maverick Ricky Ledo as import . Spin.ph . July 16, 2024 . July 17, 2024 .
4. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . NBA journeyman Scotty Hopson named Converge import . Spin.ph . July 18, 2024 . July 18, 2024 .
5. Web site: Reuben . Terrado . Meralco welcomes back Allen Durham for season-opening Govs' Cup . Spin.ph . July 17, 2024 . July 17, 2024 .
6. Web site: NLEX signs ex-Memphis Grizzlies player Myke Henry for PBA Govs’ Cup . Tiebreaker Times . July 17, 2024 . July 18, 2024 .
7. Web site: Justine . Bacnis . Northport taps journeyman Taylor Johns for PBA Govs’ Cup . Tiebreaker Times . July 19, 2024 . July 19, 2024 .
8. Web site: NorthPort gives Taylor Jones the pink slip; Venky Jois returns for another 'Tour of Duty' . PBA.ph . August 22, 2024 . August 22, 2024 .
9. Web site: Homer D. . Sayson . Phoenix taps McKinnis; TNT plan to bring back RHJ faces hitch . Spin.ph . July 12, 2024 . July 18, 2024 .
10. Web site: Reuben . Terrado . Aaron Fuller reunites with Guiao as Rain or Shine import . Spin.ph . July 16, 2024 . July 17, 2024 .
11. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . San Miguel bringing in Jordan Adams in early import switch . Spin.ph . August 8, 2024 . August 8, 2024 .
12. Web site: Hester excited to rejoin Terrafirma . PBA.ph . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024 .
13. Web site: Reuben . Terrado . RHJ return to TNT official for PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup . Spin.ph . August 14, 2024 . August 14, 2024 .