# 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'9" for the top eight teams of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, while the bottom four teams were allowed to hire imports with no height limit.

## Format

Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the upcoming 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the opening of Governors' Cup was moved at the conclusion of the FIBA tournament.
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
* Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
* Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
* Quarterfinals:
** QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
** QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
** QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
** QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
* Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
** SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
** SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
* Finals (best-of-7 series)
** F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

## Elimination round
### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

### Schedule

| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Alaska Aces | BWE | TNT | ROS | PHX | BGSM | GP | SMB | MAH | SH | MER | NLEX |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | NLEX | GP | ROS | SH | MAH | ALA | BWE | PHX | TNT | SMB | MER |
| Blackwater Elite | TNT | MAH | ALA | SH | SMB | GP | BGSM | MER | NLEX | PHX | ROS |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | MAH | BGSM | TNT | SMB | MER | BWE | ALA | SH | NLEX | ROS | PHX |
| Mahindra Enforcer | GP | BWE | SMB | NLEX | BGSM | PHX | ROS | ALA | MER | TNT | SH |
| Meralco Bolts | SH | TNT | ROS | PHX | GP | SMB | NLEX | BWE | MAH | ALA | BGSM |
| NLEX Road Warriors | BGSM | PHX | SH | MAH | ROS | MER | TNT | BWE | GP | SMB | ALA |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | NLEX | MER | TNT | ALA | MAH | SH | BGSM | BWE | ROS | GP | SMB |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | SH | MER | BGSM | ALA | NLEX | SMB | MAH | TNT | PHX | GP | BWE |
| San Miguel Beermen | MAH | GP | BWE | MER | ROS | ALA | SH | BGSM | NLEX | PHX | TNT |
| Star Hotshots | MER | ROS | NLEX | BWE | BGSM | TNT | PHX | GP | SMB | ALA | MAH |
| Tropang TNT | BWE | MER | GP | ALA | PHX | SH | NLEX | ROS | BGSM | MAH | SMB |

### Results

| Team | ALA | BGSM | BWE | GP | MAH | MER | NLEX | PHX | ROS | SMB | SH | TNT |
| Alaska | | 86–80 | 101–107 | 103–101 | 94–102 | 101–107 | 104–98 | 105–89 | 128–102 | 96–116 | 100–92 | 108–100 |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | | 89–79 | 85–89 | 104–86 | 103–90 | 112–114* | 102–101 | 103–92 | 110–84 | 92–87 | 92–107 |
| Blackwater | — | — | | 115–103 | 110–102 | 83–106 | 75–88 | 120–124* | 107–118 | 96–108 | 103–122 | 102–108 |
| GlobalPort | — | — | — | | 98–111 | 88–96 | 105–110 | 125–118 | 94–116 | 109–120 | 100–127 | 108–101 |
| Mahindra | — | — | — | — | | 86–94 | 106–99 | 99–114 | 98–103 | 102–96 | 73–86 | 78–83 |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | | 99–104 | 90–87 | 98–95 | 86–94 | 90–86 | 88–84 |
| NLEX | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 106–118 | 94–121 | 127–131*** | 106–99 | 80–85 |
| Phoenix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 104–109 | 109–121 | 75–91 | 96–108 |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 108–105 | 95–86 | 103–114 |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 117–98 | 104–98 |
| Star | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 96–88 |
| TNT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

## 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 | San Miguel | 99 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Star | 108 | 99 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Star | 108 | 99 | 1 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 5 | Rain or Shine | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Rain or Shine | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 104 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | NLEX | NLEX | 97 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | NLEX | 97 | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 2 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | TNT | TNT | 1 | | | | | | |
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## Quarterfinals
### (1) San Miguel vs. (8) Star

* April 18
* Stats
San Miguel Beermen 99, Star Hotshots 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 27–22, 22–32, 24–34 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 24 Rebs: Wilkerson 14 Asts: Cabagnot 5 | Pts: Ratliffe 33 Rebs: Ratliffe 29 Asts: Barroca 3 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva
* April 20
* Stats
San Miguel Beermen 103, Star Hotshots 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 31–25, 26–33, 25–12 |||
| Pts: Wilkerson 46 Rebs: Wilkerson 17 Asts: Ross 5 | Pts: Ratliffe 24 Rebs: Ratliffe 16 Asts: Barroca 3 |
| San Miguel wins series in two games |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Guevarra, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

### (2) Meralco vs. (7) NLEX

* April 18
* Stats
Meralco Bolts 104, NLEX Road Warriors 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–21, 32–28, 34–26 |||
| Pts: Hugnatan 20 Rebs: Onuaku 11 Asts: Alapag, Newsome 4 | Pts: Thornton 38 Rebs: Thornton 14 Asts: Thornton 4 |
| Meralco wins series in one game |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

### (3) Alaska vs. (6) TNT

* April 17
* Boxscore
Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 17–30, 28–24, 27–25 |||
| Pts: Dozier 22 Rebs: Abueva, Thoss 8 Asts: Abueva, Dozier 4 | Pts: Rosario 31 Rebs: Simon 14 Asts: Castro 12 |
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante
* April 19
* Boxscore
Alaska Aces 85, Tropang TNT 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–22, 27–25, 18–18 |||
| Pts: Dozier 18 Rebs: Dozier 10 Asts: Baguio 6 | Pts: Simon 31 Rebs: Simon 15 Asts: Castro 11 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
* April 22
* Boxscore
Alaska Aces 99, Tropang TNT 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 32–16, 24–20, 22–24 |||
| Pts: Dozier 20 Rebs: Dozier 14 Asts: Jazul 6 | Pts: Simon 20 Rebs: Simon 13 Asts: Castro 6 |
| Alaska wins series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, R. Dacanay

### (4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

* April 17
* Boxscore
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 14–28, 29–30, 14–18 |||
| Pts: Tenorio 20 Rebs: Aguilar 12 Asts: Aguilar, Jeffers 3 | Pts: Quiñahan 17 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 10 Asts: Tiu 4 |
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Referees: N. Quilingen, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, J. Narandan
* April 19
* Boxscore
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 23–19, 20–27, 25–25 |||
| Pts: Jeffers 27 Rebs: Jeffers 14 Asts: Jeffers 6 | Pts: Chan 22 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14 Asts: Ahanmisi, Belga 4 |
| Rain or Shine wins series, 2–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Montoya

## Semifinals
### (1) San Miguel vs. (5) Rain or Shine

* April 24
* Boxscore
San Miguel Beermen 94, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 17–23, 25–32, 19–26 |||
| Pts: Wilkerson 40 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Santos 4 | Pts: Ahanmisi 23 Rebs: Ahanmisi, Henderson-Niles 9 Asts: Ahanmisi 4 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay
* April 26
* Boxscore
San Miguel Beermen 96, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–24, 20–24, 30–29 |||
| Pts: Wilkerson 35 Rebs: Wilkerson 18 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Cruz 16 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 16 Asts: Ahanmisi 5 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya, G. Narandan
* April 28
* Boxscore
San Miguel Beermen 104, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 24–22, 29–17, 24–28 |||
| Pts: Lassiter 30 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Ross 12 | Pts: Cruz 25 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 11 Asts: Ahanmisi 6 |
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig Referees: E. Aquino, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, J. Narandan
* May 1
* Boxscore
San Miguel Beermen 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 124 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 20–38, 28–31, 29–32 |||
| Pts: Reid 25 Rebs: Reid 17 Asts: Cabagnot 8 | Pts: Lee 18 Rebs: Henderson-Niles 14 Asts: Lee 5 |
| Rain or Shine wins series, 3–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Marabe, J. Oliva, M. Montoya

### (2) Meralco vs. (3) Alaska

* April 25
* Boxscore
Meralco Bolts 94, Alaska Aces 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 25–17, 31–28, 15–26 |||
| Pts: Hugnatan 21 Rebs: Onuaku 18 Asts: Hugnatan 4 | Pts: Jazul 18 Rebs: Dozier 8 Asts: Abueva, Banchero 3 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion
* April 27
* Boxscore
Meralco Bolts 92, Alaska Aces 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–27, 24–26, 31–17 |||
| Pts: Onuaku 22 Rebs: Onuaku 14 Asts: Alapag 8 | Pts: Dozier 28 Rebs: Dozier 10 Asts: Baguio 4 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, E. Aquino, E. Tangkion
* April 29
* Boxscore
Meralco Bolts 72, Alaska Aces 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–23, 16–28, 18–26 |||
| Pts: Onuaku 16 Rebs: Onuaku 12 Asts: Alapag 4 | Pts: Dozier 25 Rebs: Dozier 14 Asts: Baguio 6 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Oliva, M. Montoya
* May 2
* Boxscore
Meralco Bolts 86, Alaska Aces 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–18, 26–18, 24–18 |||
| Pts: Dillinger 17 Rebs: Onuaku 16 Asts: Newsome 6 | Pts: Dozier 18 Rebs: Dozier 15 Asts: Jazul 3 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay
* May 4
* Boxscore
Meralco Bolts 70, Alaska Aces 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–15, 11–19, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Dillinger 18 Rebs: Onuaku 18 Asts: Hodge 5 | Pts: Abueva 19 Rebs: Dozier 18 Asts: Banchero 4 |
| Alaska wins series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva, M. Montoya

## Finals

* TV5
* May 6 7:00pm
* Boxscore
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* TV5
* May 8 5:00pm
* Boxscore
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* TV5
* May 11 7:00pm
* Boxscore
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* TV5
* May 13 7:00pm
* Boxscore
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* TV5
* May 15 5:00pm
* Boxscore
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* TV5
* May 18 7:00pm
* Boxscore
Alaska Aces 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109 :
* Rain or Shine wins series, 4–2 ||
* Smart 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 |
| Alaska Aces | No Import | February 19 (vs. Blackwater) | February 19 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–1 |
| Alaska Aces | Shane Edwards | February 24 (vs. TNT) | April 8 (vs. Meralco) | 6–3 |
| Alaska Aces | Robert Dozier | April 15 (vs. NLEX) | May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 8–7 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Othyus Jeffers | February 12 (vs. NLEX) | April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 7–6 |
| Blackwater Elite | M. J. Rhett | February 10 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–8 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Brian Williams | February 12 (vs. Mahindra) | February 14 (vs. Ginebra) | 1–1 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Calvin Warner | February 19 (vs. TNT) | March 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–3 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Shawn Taggart | March 12 (vs. Alaska) | April 8 (vs. Phoenix) | 1−4 |
| Mahindra Enforcer | Augustus Gilchrist | February 12 (vs. GlobalPort) | April 13 (vs. Star) | 4–7 |
| Meralco Bolts | Arinze Onuaku | February 10 (vs. Star) | May 4 (vs. Alaska) | 11–6 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Al Thornton | February 12 (vs. Ginebra) | April 18 (vs. Meralco) | 5–7 |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Kenny Adeleke | February 17 (vs. NLEX) | February 21 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Kevinn Pinkney | February 27 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. San Miguel) | 2−7 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Wayne Chism | February 13 (vs. Star) | February 17 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Antoine Wright | February 21 (vs. Ginebra) | March 4 (vs. NLEX) | 1–2 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Mo Charlo | March 11 (vs. San Miguel) | April 5 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4−1 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Pierre Henderson-Niles | April 10 (vs. Blackwater) | May 18 (vs. Alaska) | 10–3 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Tyler Wilkerson | February 20 (vs. Mahindra) | April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 9–6 |
| San Miguel Beermen | No Import | April 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | April 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–0 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Arizona Reid | May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 1 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–1 |
| Star Hotshots | Denzel Bowles | February 10 (vs. Meralco) | February 28 (vs. Ginebra) | 1–4 |
| Star Hotshots | Ricardo Ratliffe | March 6 (vs. TNT) | April 20 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–3 |
| Tropang TNT | No Import | February 10 (vs. Blackwater), February 19 (vs. GlobalPort) | February 10 (vs. Blackwater), February 19 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–1 |
| Tropang TNT | Ivan Johnson | February 13 (vs. Meralco) | February 13 (vs. Meralco) | 0–1 |
| Tropang TNT | David Simon | February 24 (vs. Alaska) | April 22 (vs. Alaska) | 6–5 |

### Import handicapping

| Team | Philippine Cup standings | Philippine Cup standings | Philippine Cup standings | Import height limit |
| Team | W | L | % | Import height limit |
| Alaska Aces | 9 | 2 | .818 | 6'9" |
| San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 6'9" |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6'9" |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6'9" |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6'9" |
| TNT Tropang Texters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6'9" |
| NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6'9" |
| Barako Bull / Phoenix | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6'9" |
| Star Hotshots | 4 | 7 | .364 | unlimited |
| Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | unlimited |
| Mahindra Enforcer | 2 | 9 | .182 | unlimited |
| Meralco Bolts | 1 | 10 | .091 | unlimited |

## Awards
### Conference

* Best Player of the Conference: Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces)
* Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Arinze Onuaku (Meralco Bolts)
* Finals MVP: Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| February 10–14 | Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort Batang Pier) |
| February 15–21 | Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) |
| February 22–28 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) |
| February 29 – March 6 | Allein Maliksi (Star Hotshots) |
| March 7–13 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) |
| March 14–20 | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) |
| March 21–27 | Aldrech Ramos (Mahindra Enforcer) |
| March 30 – April 3 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) |
| April 4–10 | Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| April 11–17 | Troy Rosario (Tropang TNT) |
| April 18–24 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| April 25 – May 2 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |