# 2011–12 Alaska Aces season

The 2011–12 Alaska Aces season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 6 | Mac Baracael | SF/PF | Philippines | Far Eastern University |
| 2 | 13 | Eric Salamat | G | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 2 | 14 | Julius Pasculado | G | Philippines | Wilbur Wright |
| 2 | 15 | Ariel Mepaña | F | Philippines | UV |

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 9 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

### 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 | Alaska | 1 | 5 | Barako Bull | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Barako Bull | 2 | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | B-Meg | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 3 | B-Meg | 2 | 3 | B-Meg | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
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### Quarterfinals
#### Alaska–Barako Bull series

* April 1
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 4
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* April 8
Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106 :
* Barako Bull wins series, 2–1 ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Semifinal round |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

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

| August 28, 2011 | To Alaska2014 2nd round pick | To Meralco2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan) |

#### Governors Cup

| May 11, 2012 | To AlaskaGabby Espinas | To MeralcoJay-R Reyes |
| May 29, 2012 | To Air21Eric Salamat future second round pick | To AlaskaRJ Jazul |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Adam Parada | February 10 (vs. Barako Bull) | April 8 (vs. Barako Bull) | 6–6 |
| Governors Cup | Jason Forte | May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 27 (vs. Air21) | 2–7 |