# 2019 Alaska Aces season

The 2019 Alaska Aces season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2018

* December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 9 | | | | | |
| 2 | 17 | | | | | |

## Roster

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
February: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 3
Rain or Shine
L 72–85
Jeron Teng (15)
Jake Pascual (9)
Jeron Teng (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
February 6
Columbian
W 94–72
Carl Bryan Cruz (20)
Jake Pascual (13)
Baclao, Banchero (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
February 13
Blackwater
W 103–101
Cruz, Teng (18)
Chris Exciminiano (9)
Chris Banchero (16)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1 :
March
: 2–6
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
March 1
Phoenix
L 80–94
Jeron Teng (23)
Jeron Teng (9)
Simon Enciso (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
March 3
Barangay Ginebra
W 104–78
Simon Enciso (23)
Ayaay, Teng (7)
Chris Banchero (8)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
March 9
Magnolia
L 86–103
Chris Banchero (26)
Jeron Teng (12)
Simon Enciso (5)
Ynares Center
3–3
7
March 13
NLEX
L 70–91
Jeron Teng (23)
Nonoy Baclao (10)
Ayaay, Banchero, Potts, Teng (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
March 15
TNT
L 78–92
Carl Bryan Cruz (19)
Jake Pascual (10)
Chris Banchero (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–5
9
March 20
Meralco
W 92–77
Jeron Teng (16)
Chris Banchero (11)
Banchero, Enciso, Teng, Thoss (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
March 24
San Miguel
L 96–114
Chris Banchero (22)
Jeron Teng (10)
Banchero, Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
March 27
NorthPort
L 84–94
Carl Bryan Cruz (23)
Sonny Thoss (10)
Simon Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–7 :

### 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 | Phoenix | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 1 | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
8th seed playoff: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 5
NLEX
W 88–80
Sonny Thoss (21)
Jeron Teng (7)
Simon Enciso (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 7
Phoenix
L 76–91
JVee Casio (19)
Nonoy Baclao (7)
Baclao, Cruz, Teng (2)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
May: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 19
Columbian
W 111–98
Chris Daniels (25)
Chris Daniels (16)
Simon Enciso (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
May 22
NorthPort
L 81–103
Chris Daniels (21)
Chris Daniels (13)
Jeron Teng (4)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
May 25
TNT
L 85–99
Chris Daniels (23)
Chris Daniels (19)
Simon Enciso (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
May 29
NLEX
L 87–100
Jeron Teng (20)
Jeron Teng (15)
Banchero, Daniels, Enciso (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2 :
June
: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
June 5
Magnolia
W 103–80
Chris Daniels (23)
Jeron Teng (12)
Chris Banchero (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
June 9
Meralco
W 93–89
Chris Banchero (23)
Chris Banchero (9)
Banchero, Enciso (4)
Ynares Center
4–2
7
June 15
Phoenix
L 76–78
Chris Banchero (18)
Vic Manuel (7)
Chris Banchero (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
June 21
San Miguel
L 107–119
Chris Banchero (26)
Chris Daniels (22)
Chris Banchero (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–4
9
June 30
Barangay Ginebra
L 106–118
Chris Banchero (29)
Diamon Simpson (22)
Simon Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5 :
July
: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
July 6
Rain or Shine
L 84–86
Chris Banchero (24)
Diamon Simpson (23)
Chris Banchero (9)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–6
11
July 14
Blackwater
L 104–112
Diamon Simpson (24)
Diamon Simpson (16)
Diamon Simpson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–7 :

### 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 | TNT | 72 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 21
TNT
W 108–72
Simpson, Teng (15)
Diamon Simpson (19)
Simon Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 24
TNT
L 93–104
Simon Enciso (24)
Diamon Simpson (16)
Chris Banchero (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

#### Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
September: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 20
Columbian
L 110–117
Justin Watts (40)
Justin Watts (14)
Enciso, Watts (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
September 22
Barangay Ginebra
L 83–102
Justin Watts (22)
Justin Watts (12)
Simon Enciso (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
September 29
San Miguel
L 83–109
JVee Casio (16)
Chris Banchero (11)
Chris Banchero (5)
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex
0–3 :
October: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
October 4
Meralco
L 75–101
Banchero, Enciso (12)
Franko House (11)
Franko House (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–4
5
October 6
Magnolia
L 90–95
Vic Manuel (22)
Franko House (13)
Chris Banchero (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5
6
October 13
Rain or Shine
W 78–71
Franko House (22)
Franko House (23)
Chris Banchero (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–5
7
October 18
TNT
L 93–99 (OT)
Casio, House (16)
Franko House (13)
Casio, Banchero (4)
Ynares Center
1–6
8
October 26
Blackwater
L 101–91
Jeron Teng (19)
Franko House (11)
Chris Banchero (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–6 :
November: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 3
NorthPort
W 106–99
House, Manuel (23)
Franko House (11)
Simon Enciso (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–6
10
November 13
Phoenix
W 105–102
Vic Manuel (20)
Franko House (18)
Simon Enciso (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
November 20
NLEX
W 106–90
Franko House (24)
Franko House (8)
Franko House (5)
Ynares Center
5–6 :

### 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 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 94 | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 98 | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 97 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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