# 2012–13 Alaska Aces season

The 2012–13 Alaska Aces season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
* October 17: Calvin Abueva formally signed a contract with the Aces after his commitments with the San Sebastian Stags are finished following their elimination in the NCAA Final Four.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 2 | Calvin Abueva | F | Philippines | San Sebastian |
| 2 | 9 | Raphy Reyes | G | Philippines | East |
| 3 | 2 | Karl Dehesa | G/F | United States | Waldorf |

## Roster

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

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

#### Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
San Mig Coffee
83–103
Hontiveros (14)
dela Cruz (7)
Baguio, Casio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscores
2
October 10
Meralco
86–93
Baguio (19)
Thoss (11)
Casio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
Boxscores
3
October 14
Barako Bull
102–86
Casio (24)
Baguio (7)
Casio, Baguio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
Boxscores
4
October 19
Petron Blaze
88–86
Baguio (21)
Abueva (16)
Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
Boxscores
5
October 26
Air21
92–81
Casio (19)
Abueva (12)
Casio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
Boxscores
6
October 28
Barangay Ginebra
87–69
Abueva (19)
Abueva (9)
Casio, Baguio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
Boxscores :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
Talk 'N Text
94–92
Casio (25)
Hontiveros (9)
Thoss, Casio, Abueva (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–2
Boxscore
8
November 7
Rain or Shine
93–101
Baguio, Casio (16)
Thoss (7)
Baracael, Thoss (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
Boxscore
9
November 10
San Mig Coffee
68–77
Baguio (19)
Baguio (8)
Baguio (4)
Lapu-Lapu City
5–4
Boxscore
10
November 14
Air21
103–104
Baracael (24)
Abueva (10)
Thoss (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–5
Boxscore
11
November 18
Barangay Ginebra
93–96
Baracael (21)
Thoss (8)
Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6
Boxscore
12
November 28
Meralco
88–85
Abueva (20)
Abueva (18)
Abueva, Baracael, Baguio, Casio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–6
Boxscore :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
December 1
GlobalPort
101–95
Abueva (21)
Abueva (12)
Casio (5)
Dipolog
7–6
Boxscore
14
December 5
Petron Blaze
79–71
Baguio (20)
Abueva (9)
Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–6
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | 100 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | 100 | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Rain or Shine | 0 |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 92* | | | | 3 | Rain or Shine | 0 |
| 7 | Petron Blaze | 87 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petron Blaze | 87 | 2 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 12
Meralco
90–84
Baguio (26)
Baguio, 2 others (8)
Casio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
Boxscore
2
December 14
Meralco
88–70
Abueva, Baguio (18)
Abueva, dela Cruz (12)
Casio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
Boxscore :
Semifinals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 19
Talk 'N Text
65–66
Thoss (14)
Abueva (17)
Baguio, Espinas (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore
2
December 21
Talk 'N Text
100–88
Casio (22)
Abueva (14)
Hontiveros (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
Boxscore
3
December 26
Talk 'N Text
79–93
Thoss (17)
Thoss (14)
Jazul (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
Boxscore
4
December 28
Talk 'N Text
104–99
Casio (22)
Abueva (11)
Casio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
Boxscore
5
December 30
Talk 'N Text
95–99
Abueva (19)
Abueva (11)
Baguio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–3
Boxscore
6
January 4
Talk 'N Text
78–83
Abueva (23)
Abueva (13)
Casio (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–4
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

#### Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 9
Rain or Shine
83–81
Dozier (21)
Dozier (16)
Casio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
boxscore
2
February 13
Meralco
85–81
Dozier (27)
Dozier (14)
Casio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
boxscore
3
February 17
Barako Bull
77–73
Dozier (19)
Dozier (20)
Abueva, Thoss, Casio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
boxscore
4
February 23
Barangay Ginebra
84–69
Dozier (21)
Dozier (11)
Casio (7)
Tubod, Lanao del Norte
4–0
boxscore :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
March 1
Talk 'N Text
92–69
Dozier (23)
Dozier (18)
Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–0
boxscore
6
March 6
San Mig Coffee
75–68
Dozier (16)
Dozier (18)
Hontiveros (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
boxscore
7
March 8
Petron Blaze
83–73
Dozier (18)
Dozier (26)
Hontiveros (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1
boxscore
8
March 15
Air21
74–68
Dozier (17)
Dozier, Abueva (12)
Baguio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–2
boxscore
9
March 17
GlobalPort
93–85
Dozier (26)
Dozier (18)
five players (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
boxscore
10
March 23
San Mig Coffee
83–84
Abueva (27)
Dozier (20)
Abueva, Hontiveros (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
boxscore
11
March 27
Petron Blaze
92–84
Dozier (26)
Dozier (18)
Baguio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–3
boxscore :
April
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
April 5
Rain or Shine
89–84
Dozier (23)
Abueva (13)
Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–3
boxscore
13
April 10
Barangay Ginebra
102–93
Dozier (28)
Dozier (20)
Casio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
10–3
boxscore
14
April 12
GlobalPort
93–92
Dozier (18)
Abueva (14)
Casio (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
11–3 :
2012–13 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Alaska | Alaska | 87 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | Air21 | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | Air21 | 81 | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | San Mig Coffee | 1 | | | |
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | San Mig Coffee | 2 | 4 | San Mig Coffee | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | Meralco | 1 | | | | 1 | Alaska | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Alaska | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 83 | 79 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 90 | 81 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 90 | 81 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Petron | Petron | 0 | 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 20
Air21
90–84
Casio (19)
Dozier (22)
Baguio (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
Boxscore :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 27
San Mig Coffee
69–71
Dozier (21)
Dozier (15)
Dozier, Abueva, Thoss (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore
2
April 29
San Mig Coffee
86–67
Dozier (28)
Dozier (27)
Casio (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
Boxscore
3
May 8
San Mig Coffee
89–82
Abueva (24)
Dozier (19)
Baguio, Casio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
Boxscore
4
May 11
San Mig Coffee
83–78
Baguio (16)
Dozier (14)
Thoss (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
Boxscore :
Finals: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 15
Barangay Ginebra
87–70
Jazul (16)
Dozier (22)
Baguio, Casio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
Boxscore
2
May 17
Barangay Ginebra
104–90
Thoss (16)
Dozier (20)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
Recap
3
May 19
Barangay Ginebra
104–80
Dozier (27)
Dozier (20)
Dozier (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
Recap :
2012–13 schedule :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

#### Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log :
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 23
GlobalPort
88–91
McKines (28)
McKines (13)
Casio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore Recap
2
August 28
Rain or Shine
94–79
McKines (30)
McKines, Abueva (13)
Thoss (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
Boxscore :
September
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
September 1
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
102–99
McKines (27)
McKines (16)
McKines, Abueva, Baguio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
Boxscore
4
September 3
Meralco
74–84
McKines (13)
McKines (10)
Baguio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
Boxscore
5
September 6
Talk 'N Text
112–104
McKines (38)
McKines (16)
Jazul (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–2
Boxscore
6
September 10
San Mig Coffee
82–95
McKines (32)
McKines (15)
Abueva (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
Boxscore
7
September 13
Petron
100–103
McKines (33)
McKines (10)
Abueva, Baguio, Casio (5)
PhilSports Arena
3–4
Boxscore
8
September 18
Barako Bull
91–89
McKines (21)
McKines (15)
McKines (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–4
Recap
9
September 22
Air 21
107–121
McKines (43)
McKines (16)
Thoss (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–5
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

#### Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 25
San Mig Coffee
112–105
McKines (38)
McKines (13)
Casio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
Boxscore
2
September 27
San Mig Coffee
73–83
McKines (24)
McKines (20)
McKines, Casio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

| August 31, 2012 | To AlaskaJV Casio 2015 2nd round pick | To Barangay GinebraL.A. Tenorio |
| August 31, 2012 | To AlaskaDondon Hontiveros | To Petron BlazeWesley Gonzales Hans Thiele |
| September 20, 2012 | To Alaska2015 2nd round pick | To Air21Bonbon Custodio |

#### Commissioner's Cup

| January 22, 2013 | To AlaskaAldrech Ramos | To Barako BullMac Baracael |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Robert Dozier | February 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 19 (vs.Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | 18–4 |
| Governors' Cup | Wendell McKines | August 23 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 27 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 5–6 |