2012–13 Alaska Aces season

The 2012–13 Alaska Aces season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012–13 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Luigi Trillo
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–6 (57.1%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (def by. Talk 'N Text, 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	10–3 (76.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–0)
Governors' Cup results
Record	4–5 (44.4%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (def. by San Mig Coffee in two games)
Alaska Aces seasons
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Key dates

• August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
• October 17: Calvin Abueva formally signed a contract with the Aces after his commitments with the San Sebastian Stags are finished following their elimination in the NCAA Final Four.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Calvin Abueva	F	Philippines	San Sebastian
2	9	Raphy Reyes	G	Philippines	East
3	2	Karl Dehesa	G/F	United States	Waldorf

Roster

2012–13 Alaska Aces roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 1 Samigue Eman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao G/F 3 Cyrus Baguio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST C 7 Sonny Thoss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook G/F 8 Calvin Abueva (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian F/C 17 Aldrech Ramos (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Far Eastern G 25 Dondon Hontiveros 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cebu F 27 Gabby Espinas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Philippine Christian G 31 RJ Jazul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran G/F 35 Tony dela Cruz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UC Irvine G 42 JVee Casio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle	Head coach Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Alex Compton (Cornell) Louie Alas (Adamson) Topex Robinson (San Sebastian) Team manager Joaqui Trillo Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured 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	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	12	2	.857	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Mig Coffee Mixers	10	4	.714	2
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571[a]	4
5	Alaska Aces	8	6	.571[a]	4
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500	5
7	Petron Blaze Boosters	6	8	.429	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Air21 Express	5	9	.357	7
9	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	10	.286	8
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	13	.071	11

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 San Mig Coffee 83–103 Hontiveros (14) dela Cruz (7) Baguio, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscores 2 October 10 Meralco 86–93 Baguio (19) Thoss (11) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 Boxscores 3 October 14 Barako Bull 102–86 Casio (24) Baguio (7) Casio, Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscores 4 October 19 Petron Blaze 88–86 Baguio (21) Abueva (16) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 Boxscores 5 October 26 Air21 92–81 Casio (19) Abueva (12) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 Boxscores 6 October 28 Barangay Ginebra 87–69 Abueva (19) Abueva (9) Casio, Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 Boxscores
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 Talk 'N Text 94–92 Casio (25) Hontiveros (9) Thoss, Casio, Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 Boxscore 8 November 7 Rain or Shine 93–101 Baguio, Casio (16) Thoss (7) Baracael, Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 Boxscore 9 November 10 San Mig Coffee 68–77 Baguio (19) Baguio (8) Baguio (4) Lapu-Lapu City 5–4 Boxscore 10 November 14 Air21 103–104 Baracael (24) Abueva (10) Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 Boxscore 11 November 18 Barangay Ginebra 93–96 Baracael (21) Thoss (8) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6 Boxscore 12 November 28 Meralco 88–85 Abueva (20) Abueva (18) Abueva, Baracael, Baguio, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–6 Boxscore
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1 GlobalPort 101–95 Abueva (21) Abueva (12) Casio (5) Dipolog 7–6 Boxscore 14 December 5 Petron Blaze 79–71 Baguio (20) Abueva (9) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–6 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	105
	8	Air21	100
						1	Talk 'N Text	4
	(Best-of-3)
						5	Alaska	2
	4	Meralco	0
	5	Alaska	2
											1	Talk 'N Text	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											3	Rain or Shine	0
	2	San Mig Coffee	92*
	7	Petron Blaze	87
						2	San Mig Coffee	2
	(Best-of-3)
						3	Rain or Shine	4
	3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	Barangay Ginebra	1

*Game went into overtime

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2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 December 12 Meralco 90–84 Baguio (26) Baguio, 2 others (8) Casio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 December 14 Meralco 88–70 Abueva, Baguio (18) Abueva, dela Cruz (12) Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 Boxscore
Semifinals: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 December 19 Talk 'N Text 65–66 Thoss (14) Abueva (17) Baguio, Espinas (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore 2 December 21 Talk 'N Text 100–88 Casio (22) Abueva (14) Hontiveros (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore 3 December 26 Talk 'N Text 79–93 Thoss (17) Thoss (14) Jazul (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 Boxscore 4 December 28 Talk 'N Text 104–99 Casio (22) Abueva (11) Casio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 Boxscore 5 December 30 Talk 'N Text 95–99 Abueva (19) Abueva (11) Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 Boxscore 6 January 4 Talk 'N Text 78–83 Abueva (23) Abueva (13) Casio (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	11	3	.786	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643	2
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	6	.571[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Mig Coffee Mixers	8	6	.571[a]	3
5	Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500[b]	4
6	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5
9	Barako Bull Energy Cola	5	9	.357	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	2	12	.143	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 9 Rain or Shine 83–81 Dozier (21) Dozier (16) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 boxscore 2 February 13 Meralco 85–81 Dozier (27) Dozier (14) Casio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 boxscore 3 February 17 Barako Bull 77–73 Dozier (19) Dozier (20) Abueva, Thoss, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 boxscore 4 February 23 Barangay Ginebra 84–69 Dozier (21) Dozier (11) Casio (7) Tubod, Lanao del Norte 4–0 boxscore
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 March 1 Talk 'N Text 92–69 Dozier (23) Dozier (18) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0 boxscore 6 March 6 San Mig Coffee 75–68 Dozier (16) Dozier (18) Hontiveros (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 boxscore 7 March 8 Petron Blaze 83–73 Dozier (18) Dozier (26) Hontiveros (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 boxscore 8 March 15 Air21 74–68 Dozier (17) Dozier, Abueva (12) Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2 boxscore 9 March 17 GlobalPort 93–85 Dozier (26) Dozier (18) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 boxscore 10 March 23 San Mig Coffee 83–84 Abueva (27) Dozier (20) Abueva, Hontiveros (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 boxscore 11 March 27 Petron Blaze 92–84 Dozier (26) Dozier (18) Baguio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3 boxscore
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 April 5 Rain or Shine 89–84 Dozier (23) Abueva (13) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–3 boxscore 13 April 10 Barangay Ginebra 102–93 Dozier (28) Dozier (20) Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10–3 boxscore 14 April 12 GlobalPort 93–92 Dozier (18) Abueva (14) Casio (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11–3
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Alaska		87
	8	Air21		81
							1	Alaska	3
	(Best-of-3)
							4	San Mig Coffee	1
	4	San Mig Coffee		2
	5	Meralco		1
												1	Alaska	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	Barangay Ginebra	0
	2	Rain or Shine	83	79
	7	Barangay Ginebra	90	81
							7	Barangay Ginebra	3
	(Best-of-3)
							6	Talk 'N Text	2
	3	Petron		0
	6	Talk 'N Text		2

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2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 Air21 90–84 Casio (19) Dozier (22) Baguio (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 Boxscore
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 San Mig Coffee 69–71 Dozier (21) Dozier (15) Dozier, Abueva, Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore 2 April 29 San Mig Coffee 86–67 Dozier (28) Dozier (27) Casio (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore 3 May 8 San Mig Coffee 89–82 Abueva (24) Dozier (19) Baguio, Casio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 Boxscore 4 May 11 San Mig Coffee 83–78 Baguio (16) Dozier (14) Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 Boxscore
Finals: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 15 Barangay Ginebra 87–70 Jazul (16) Dozier (22) Baguio, Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 May 17 Barangay Ginebra 104–90 Thoss (16) Dozier (20) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 Recap 3 May 19 Barangay Ginebra 104–80 Dozier (27) Dozier (20) Dozier (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 Recap
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	1	.889	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Mig Coffee Mixers	6	3	.667	2
3	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556[a]	3
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556[a]	3
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	5	.444[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	4	5	.444[b]	4
7	Alaska Aces	4	5	.444[b]	4
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333[c]	5
9	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	3	6	.333[c]	5
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[c]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 August 23 GlobalPort 88–91 McKines (28) McKines (13) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore Recap 2 August 28 Rain or Shine 94–79 McKines (30) McKines, Abueva (13) Thoss (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
September Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 September 1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102–99 McKines (27) McKines (16) McKines, Abueva, Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 Boxscore 4 September 3 Meralco 74–84 McKines (13) McKines (10) Baguio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 Boxscore 5 September 6 Talk 'N Text 112–104 McKines (38) McKines (16) Jazul (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–2 Boxscore 6 September 10 San Mig Coffee 82–95 McKines (32) McKines (15) Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 Boxscore 7 September 13 Petron 100–103 McKines (33) McKines (10) Abueva, Baguio, Casio (5) PhilSports Arena 3–4 Boxscore 8 September 18 Barako Bull 91–89 McKines (21) McKines (15) McKines (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 Recap 9 September 22 Air 21 107–121 McKines (43) McKines (16) Thoss (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 25 San Mig Coffee 112–105 McKines (38) McKines (13) Casio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 September 27 San Mig Coffee 73–83 McKines (24) McKines (20) McKines, Casio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 31, 2012[2]	To Alaska JV Casio 2015 2nd round pick	To Barangay Ginebra L.A. Tenorio
August 31, 2012[2]	To Alaska Dondon Hontiveros	To Petron Blaze Wesley Gonzales Hans Thiele
September 20, 2012[3]	To Alaska 2015 2nd round pick	To Air21 Bonbon Custodio

Commissioner's Cup

January 22, 2013[4]	To Alaska Aldrech Ramos	To Barako Bull Mac Baracael

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Robert Dozier	February 9 (vs. Rain or Shine)	May 19 (vs.Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)	18–4
Governors' Cup	Wendell McKines	August 23 (vs. GlobalPort)	September 27 (vs. San Mig Coffee)	5–6