2011–12 Alaska Aces season

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011–12 Alaska Aces season
Head coachJoel Banal (October 2011 – May 2012)
Luigi Trillo (May 2012 – present)
General ManagerJoaqui Trillo
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record3–11
(21.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Barako Bull, 1–2)
Governors Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Alaska Aces seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Mac Baracael SF/PF   Philippines Far Eastern University
2 13 Eric Salamat G   Philippines Ateneo
2 14 Julius Pasculado G   Philippines Wilbur Wright
2 15 Ariel Mepaña F   Philippines UV

Roster

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2011–12 Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 1   Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
G/F 3   Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
PG 5   Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Ateneo
F/C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) James Cook
G 8   Pasculado, Julius (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Wilbur Wright
G/F 9   Gelig, Niño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST
SF 10   Baracael, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Far Eastern
F/C 11   Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
G 12   Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran
G 13   Custodio, Bonbon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
F/C 21   Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo
SG 24   Cablay, Brandon   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Vanguard
F 27   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Philippine Christian
F/C 30   Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F 34   Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
F 35   dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UC Irvine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[a]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[b] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(best-of-3)
Semifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Talk 'N Text 3
4 Alaska 1 5 Barako Bull 2
5 Barako Bull 2 1 Talk 'N Text 3
3 B-Meg 4
2 Barangay Ginebra 1
3 B-Meg 2 3 B-Meg 3
6 Meralco 1

Quarterfinals

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Alaska–Barako Bull series

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April 8
Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Governors Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 Semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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August 28, 2011[1] To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick
To Meralco
2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)

Governors Cup

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May 11, 2012 To Alaska
Gabby Espinas
To Meralco
Jay-R Reyes
May 29, 2012[2] To Air21
Eric Salamat
future second round pick
To Alaska
RJ Jazul

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Adam Parada February 10 (vs. Barako Bull) April 8 (vs. Barako Bull) 6–6
Governors Cup Jason Forte May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) June 27 (vs. Air21) 2–7

References

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