# 2017–18 Alaska Aces season

The 2017–18 Alaska Aces season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 5 | Jeron Teng | F/G | | Flying V Thunder | La Salle |
| 2 | 6 | Davon Potts | G | | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | San Beda |

## Roster

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
December: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 20
Magnolia
L 95–108
Abueva, Manuel (20)
Calvin Abueva (15)
Chris Banchero (8)
Filoil Flying V Centre
0–1
2
December 29
TNT
L 98–106
Jeron Teng (28)
Jeron Teng (10)
Jeron Teng (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–2 :
January
: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 10
Meralco
W 103–98
Abueva, Manuel (19)
Abueva, J. Pascual (9)
JVee Casio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
January 14
Kia
W 102–65
Jeron Teng (23)
J. Pascual (11)
Banchero, Potts (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 21
Barangay Ginebra
W 97–83
Vic Manuel (18)
Calvin Abueva (9)
Banchero, Enciso (6)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
January 27
Blackwater
W 88–84
Banchero, Manuel (16)
Banchero, Cruz (7)
Simon Enciso (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
7
January 31
Phoenix
W 93–75
Chris Banchero (22)
Calvin Abueva (14)
Kevin Racal (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–2 :
February
: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
February 4
GlobalPort
W 105–98 (OT)
Vic Manuel (21)
Calvin Abueva (12)
JVee Casio (5)
Ynares Center
6–2
9
February 11
NLEX
L 89–96
three players (12)
Carl Bryan Cruz (8)
Enciso, Exciminiano (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3
10
February 17
San Miguel
L 96–109
JVee Casio (20)
Carl Bryan Cruz (12)
JVee Casio (6)
Batangas City Coliseum
6–4
11
February 23
Rain or Shine
W 99–95
JVee Casio (22)
Casio, Thoss (10)
JVee Casio (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#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 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 5
NLEX
L 99–105
Chris Banchero (20)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Abueva, Casio, Thoss (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
March 7
NLEX
L 83–87
Calvin Abueva (17)
Calvin Abueva (16)
JVee Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
April: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 27
Rain or Shine
L 103–109 (OT)
Antonio Campbell (40)
Antonio Campbell (20)
Jvee Casio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
April 29
Blackwater
W 93–74
Vic Manuel (27)
Antonio Campbell (19)
Simon Enciso (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
May
: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
May 4
Columbian
W 134–103
Vic Manuel (26)
Antonio Campbell (13)
Chris Banchero (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
May 13
TNT
W 110–100
Vic Manuel (29)
Antonio Campbell (20)
Chris Banchero (8)
Ynares Center
3–1
5
May 19
San Miguel
W 105–103
Vic Manuel (23)
Antonio Campbell (13)
Chris Banchero (9)
Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center
4–1
All-Star Break :
June
: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
June 2
GlobalPort
W 109–103
Vic Manuel (22)
Antonio Campbell (18)
Chris Banchero (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
June 10
Magnolia
W 103–99
Vic Manuel (35)
Antonio Campbell (15)
Chris Banchero (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1
8
June 15
NLEX
W 120–111
Antonio Campbell (28)
Vic Manuel (11)
Chris Banchero (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
7–1
9
June 17
Meralco
L 74–89
Antonio Campbell (25)
Antonio Campbell (14)
Chris Banchero (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
June 24
Barangay Ginebra
L 86–105
Vic Manuel (20)
Campbell, Magat (8)
Chris Banchero (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3 :
July
: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
July 6
Phoenix
W 114–91
Vic Manuel (28)
Diamon Simpson (19)
Banchero, Enciso (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
8–3 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 2 | Alaska | Alaska | 89 | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 0 | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 10
Magnolia
W 89–78
Vic Manuel (22)
Diamon Simpson (15)
Enciso, Simpson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 14
San Miguel
L 79–92
Diamon Simpson (31)
Diamon Simpson (24)
JVee Casio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
July 16
San Miguel
L 94–105
Enciso, Simpson (19)
Diamon Simpson (15)
Simon Enciso (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
July 20
San Miguel
W 125–104
Vic Manuel (24)
Diamon Simpson (13)
Simon Enciso (8)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
July 22
San Miguel
L 99–104
Diamon Simpson (24)
Diamon Simpson (21)
Simon Enciso (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
August: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 24
Meralco
W 80–72
Mike Harris (23)
Mike Harris (15)
Chris Banchero (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
August 26
TNT
W 125–96
Simon Enciso (30)
Mike Harris (24)
Chris Banchero (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
August 29
Phoenix
W 108–97
Mike Harris (23)
Mike Harris (11)
Chris Banchero (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0 :
September: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
September 2
Barangay Ginebra
L 101–109
Vic Manuel (28)
Mike Harris (19)
Chris Banchero (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
October: 5–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
October 3
Rain or Shine
W 106–89
Mike Harris (39)
Mike Harris (25)
Chris Banchero (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
October 6
San Miguel
W 127–119
Mike Harris (36)
Mike Harris (23)
Chris Banchero (12)
Ynares Center
5–1
7
October 14
Magnolia
L 73–83
Mike Harris (24)
Mike Harris (25)
Chris Banchero (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–2
8
October 17
Columbian
W 104–94
Mike Harris (44)
Mike Harris (27)
Chris Banchero (11)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–2
9
October 21
Blackwater
W 116–109
Mike Harris (38)
Mike Harris (19)
JVee Casio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
October 26
NLEX
L 110–116 (OT)
Mike Harris (35)
Mike Harris (26)
Chris Banchero (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
11
October 26
NorthPort
W 95–85
Mike Harris (27)
Mike Harris (25)
Banchero, Harris (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–3 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime.
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–1 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 7
San Miguel
W 96–85
Mike Harris (25)
Mike Harris (17)
Baclao, Casio, Enciso, Teng (3)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 11
Meralco
L 92–97
Mike Harris (37)
Mike Harris (18)
Chris Banchero (4)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
November 13
Meralco
W 100–95
Mike Harris (37)
Mike Harris (19)
Chris Banchero (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
November 15
Meralco
W 104–102
Mike Harris (31)
Mike Harris (24)
Mike Harris (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–1
4
November 17
Meralco
W 99–92
Mike Harris (27)
Mike Harris (14)
Banchero, Enciso, Harris, Teng (3)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–1 :
Finals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 5
Magnolia
Mall of Asia Arena
2
December 7
Magnolia
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3
December 9
Magnolia
Ynares Center
4
December 12
Magnolia
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5*
December 14
Magnolia
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6*
December 16
Magnolia
7*
December 19
Magnolia

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

December :
| December 15, 2017 | To Alaska2019 2nd round pick | To PhoenixJaypee Mendoza |

#### Governor's Cup

August :
| August 7, 2018 | To Alaska Karl Dehesa 2019 first round draft pick | To Phoenix Calvin Abueva |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Antonio Campbell | 30 | April 27 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 7–3 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Diamon Simpson | 34 | July 6 (vs. Phoenix) | July 22 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Mike Harris | 52 | August 24 (vs. Meralco) | | 12–4 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Vic Manuel | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | February 5, 2018 |
| JVee Casio | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | February 27, 2018 |
| Vic Manuel | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 14, 2018 |
| Vic Manuel | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 12, 2018 |
| Simon Enciso | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | August 27, 2018 |
| Chris Banchero | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | October 22, 2018 |
| Mike Harris | Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference | December 12, 2018 |