# 2016–17 Alaska Aces season

The 2016–17 Alaska Aces season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2016

* October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks
### Special draft

| Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| Carl Bryan Cruz | F | Philippines | Cafe France Bakers | FEU |

### Regular draft

Alaska passed in the regular draft. They originally owned one second round and two third round picks.

## Roster

* $^a$ also serves as Alaska's board governor.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 25
NLEX
L 97–99 (OT)
Carl Bryan Cruz (20)
Carl Bryan Cruz (14)
RJ Jazul (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
December
: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
December 3
San Miguel
L 88–93
JVee Casio (20)
Carl Bryan Cruz (7)
Chris Banchero (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
December 7
GlobalPort
W 95–84
Calvin Abueva (22)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Chris Banchero (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
December 14
Meralco
W 81–79
Vic Manuel (22)
Vic Manuel (10)
Abueva, Banchero (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
December 18
Barangay Ginebra
W 101–86
RJ Jazul (16)
Jake Pascual (8)
Banchero, Galliguez (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
December 23
TNT
L 100–109
Calvin Abueva (18)
Calvin Abueva (12)
Calvin Abueva (4)
PhilSports Arena
3–3 :
January
: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 11
Star
W 97–90 (OT)
Vic Manuel (25)
Calvin Abueva (9)
Chris Banchero (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
January 15
Blackwater
L 100–103
Abueva, Casio (23)
Calvin Abueva (14)
Casio, Jazul (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
January 22
Mahindra
W 107–91
Vic Manuel (20)
Calvin Abueva (10)
JVee Casio (6)
PhilSports Arena
5–4
10
January 27
Phoenix
W 106–85
Vic Manuel (21)
Vic Manuel (7)
Casio, Jazul (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–4 :
February
: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
February 1
Rain or Shine
W 94–89
JVee Casio (25)
Vic Manuel (12)
five players (2)
Cuneta Astrodome
7–4 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 98 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Star | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 5
Barangay Ginebra
L 81–85
Calvin Abueva (20)
Calvin Abueva (10)
JVee Casio (5)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
February 7
Barangay Ginebra
L 97–108
Calvin Abueva (29)
Calvin Abueva (13)
JVee Casio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
March: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 18
GlobalPort
W 107–79
Cory Jefferson (28)
Cory Jefferson (14)
Simon Enciso (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–0
2
March 22
Blackwater
W 109–95
Cory Jefferson (28)
Cory Jefferson (15)
Simon Enciso (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
March 29
Mahindra
W 98–92
Cory Jefferson (30)
Cory Jefferson (11)
Simon Enciso (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–0 :
April
: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
April 2
Rain or Shine
W 105–102
Cory Jefferson (41)
Cory Jefferson (13)
JVee Casio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–0
5
April 8
Meralco
L 91–99
Cory Jefferson (32)
Cory Jefferson (13)
Simon Enciso (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–1
6
April 21
Phoenix
L 86–94
Cory Jefferson (31)
Cory Jefferson (13)
Simon Enciso (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
All-Star Break :
May
: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
May 7
Barangay Ginebra
L 102–103
Cory Jefferson (25)
Cory Jefferson (18)
Simon Enciso (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
May 20
TNT
L 110–119
Cory Jefferson (29)
Abueva, Jefferson (7)
Chris Banchero (5)
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation
4–4
9
May 24
NLEX
L 92–100
Cory Jefferson (36)
Cory Jefferson (20)
Banchero, Enciso (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
May 27
San Miguel
L 97–109
Cory Jefferson (23)
Cory Jefferson (13)
Chris Banchero (8)
Ynares Center
4–6
11
May 31
Star
L 98–102 (OT)
Calvin Abueva (22)
Cory Jefferson (13)
Chris Banchero (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–7 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | 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 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 115 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 4
GlobalPort
L 106–107
Cory Jefferson (32)
Cory Jefferson (16)
Chris Exciminiano (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8 :
July: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 19
NLEX
L 104–112
LaDontae Henton (27)
Calvin Abueva (14)
Chris Banchero (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 22
Phoenix
L 93–95
LaDontae Henton (30)
LaDontae Henton (10)
Abueva, Enciso (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
July 28
Star
L 92–101
LaDontae Henton (34)
Chris Banchero (7)
Chris Banchero (6)
Ynares Center
0–3 :
August
: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
August 4
TNT
L 106–107
LaDontae Henton (42)
LaDontae Henton (22)
four players (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
August 23
Blackwater
L 106–111 (2OT)
LaDontae Henton (31)
LaDontae Henton (10)
Casio, Mendoza (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5
6
August 26
Barangay Ginebra
L 80–94
Calvin Abueva (22)
Calvin Abueva (13)
JVee Casio (4)
Hoops Dome
0–6 :
September: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
September 2
San Miguel
W 90–79
LaDontae Henton (36)
LaDontae Henton (15)
JVee Casio (7)
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
1–6
8
September 8
GlobalPort
W 101–88
LaDontae Henton (36)
LaDontae Henton (21)
Casio, Enciso (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–6
9
September 10
Kia
W 102–94
Calvin Abueva (26)
Calvin Abueva (15)
Casio, Henton (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–6
10
September 15
Meralco
L 78–106
LaDontae Henton (23)
Calvin Abueva (11)
five players (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–7
11
September 20
Rain or Shine
L 82–112
LaDontae Henton (20)
LaDontae Henton (7)
Baclao, Enciso (4)
Ynares Center
3–8 :
2016–17 schedule :

## Transactions
### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Cory Jefferson | | 34 | March 18 (vs. GlobalPort) | June 4 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–8 |
| Governors' Cup | LaDontae Henton | | 19 | July 19 (vs. NLEX) | September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–8 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Vic Manuel | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | December 19, 2016 | |
| Sonny Thoss | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 3, 2017 | |