# 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2010–11 PBA season. The tournament began on February 18 and ended on May 8, 2011. The tournament was an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-4. Defending 2002 champions Barako Bull Energy Boosters took a leave of absence during this conference. Replacing them was the Smart Gilas Philippine national team.
The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters won their fourth and first back-to-back championship, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 4–2.

## Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
* Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams.
* The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
* The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are:
** QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team
** QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team
* The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are:
** SF1: #1 vs. QF2
** SF2: #2 vs. QF1
* The winners in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals.

## Elimination round
### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Smart Gilas (G) | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 9 | Powerade Tigers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

### Schedule

| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Air21 | SMB | DAL | TNT | SG | BGK | ROS | MER | POW | ALA |
| Alaska | POW | BGK | SG | SMB | DAL | TNT | MER | ROS | A21 |
| B-Meg Derby Ace | ROS | POW | A21 | BGK | ALA | MER | SG | SMB | TNT |
| Barangay Ginebra | MER | ALA | DAL | POW | A21 | SMB | ROS | SG | TNT |
| Meralco | BGK | ROS | SMB | TNT | DAL | POW | ALA | A21 | SG |
| Powerade | ALA | DAL | TNT | ROS | BGK | SMB | MER | SG | A21 |
| Rain or Shine | DAL | MER | PWT | TNT | SG | A21 | BGK | ALA | SMB |
| San Miguel | A21 | MER | ALA | SG | POW | BGK | TNT | DAL | ROS |
| Smart Gilas | TNT | ALA | A21 | SMB | ROS | DAL | PWT | BGK | MER |
| Talk 'N Text | SG | PWT | A21 | MER | ROS | ALA | SMB | DAL | BGK |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | 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 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Air21 | 2 | 4 | Air21 | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Alaska | 1 | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Smart Gilas | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | | | | |
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## Quarterfinals
### (3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Rain or Shine

* April 8
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* April 10
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* April 13
Barangay Ginebra Kings 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82 :
* Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (4) Air21 vs. (5) Alaska

* April 8
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* April 10
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* April 13
Air21 Express 97, Alaska Aces 94 :
* Air21 wins series, 2–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Semifinals
### (1) Talk 'N Text vs. (4) Air21

* April 15
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 17
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 20
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 118, Air21 Express 104 :
* Talk 'n Text wins series, 3–0 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (2) Smart Gilas vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

* April 15
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 17
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 20
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 24
Smart Gilas 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 92 :
* Brgy. Ginebra wins series, 3–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Finals

* April 27
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 29
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* May 1
* Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa
* May 4
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* May 6
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* May 8
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Barangay Ginebra Kings 96 (OT) :
* Talk 'n Text wins series, 4–2 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Air21 Express | Geremy Robinson | February 25 (vs. San Miguel) | March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 1-2 |
| Air21 Express | Alpha Bangura | March 9 (vs. Smart Gilas) | April 20 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 6-6 |
| Alaska Aces | LD Williams | February 23 (vs. Powerade) | April 13 (vs. Air21) | 6-6 |
| B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Rob Brown | February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0-1 |
| B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Shamari Spears | February 26 (vs. Powerade) | March 23 (vs. Smart Gilas) | 3-3 |
| B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Courtney Beasley | March 27 (vs. San Miguel) | April 1 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 1-1 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Nate Brumfield | February 18 (vs. Meralco) | May 8 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 12-10 |
| Meralco Bolts | Anthony Danridge | February 18 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 4 (vs. San Miguel) | 0-3 |
| Meralco Bolts | Chamberlain Oguchi | March 11 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | April 2 (vs. Smart Gilas) | 3-3 |
| Powerade Tigers | Russell Carter | February 23 (vs. Alaska) | March 11 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1-4 |
| Powerade Tigers | Martin Zeno | March 16 (vs. San Miguel) | April 3 (vs. Air21) | 1-3 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Hassan Adams | February 23 (vs. B-Meg Derby Ace) | April 13 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5-7 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Ira Brown | February 25 (vs. Air21) | March 4 (vs. Meralco) | 1-1 |
| San Miguel Beermen | David Young | March 9 (vs. Alaska) | April 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1-6 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Paul Harris | February 25 (vs. Smart Gilas) | May 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 15-3 |

## Awards
### Conference

* Best Player of the Conference: Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text)
* Best Import of the Conference: Nate Brumfield (Barangay Ginebra)
* Finals MVP: Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| February 21 - February 27 | LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) |
| February 28 - March 6 | James Yap (B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados) |
| March 7 - March 13 | Joe Devance (Alaska Aces) |
| March 14 - March 20 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| March 21 - March 27 | LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) Peter June Simon (B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados) |
| March 28 - April 3 | Danny Seigle (Air21 Express) |
| April 4 - April 10 | Larry Rodriguez (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| April 11 - April 17 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| April 18 - April 24 | Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |

## Statistical leaders
### Locals

| Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
| Points per game | Gary David | Powerade Tigers | 9 | 211 | 23.44 |
| Rebounds per game | Marc Pingris | Derby Ace Llamados | 9 | 99 | 11.00 |
| Assists per game | Chris Ross | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 53 | 5.89 |
| Steals per game | Ryan Reyes | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 17 | 1.89 |
| Blocks per game | Danny Seigle | Air21 Express | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| Field goal percentage | Ali Peek | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 37-58 | 0.638 |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Danny Seigle | Air21 Express | 6 | 7-12 | 0.636 |
| Free throw percentage | Joshua Urbiztondo | Air21 Express | 8 | 10-10 | 1.000 |
| Minutes per game | Marcio Lassiter | Smart Gilas | 9 | 360 | 40.00 |

### Imports

| Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
| Points per game | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 184 | 30.70 |
| Rebounds per game | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 146 | 18.30 |
| Assists per game | Russell Carter | Powerade Tigers | 5 | 27 | 5.40 |
| Steals per game | Nate Brumfield | Brgy. Ginebra Kings | 9 | 24 | 2.70 |
| Blocks per game | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 26 | 3.30 |
| Field goal percentage | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 69-126 | 0.548 |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 30-75 | 0.400 |
| Free throw percentage | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 38-46 | 0.826 |
| Minutes per game | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 256 | 42.70 |