2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 17th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 120th overall championship contested by the league.

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4 (4) TNT KaTropa Nash Racela 2
Dates	June 21 – July 2, 2017
MVP	Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya Game 2: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva Game 3: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza Game 4: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga Game 5: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste Game 6: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Background

Further information: 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season § Commissioner's Cup, and 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season § Commissioner's Cup

Road to the finals

Main article: 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup

San Miguel Beermen		TNT KaTropa
Finished 9–2 (.818): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and Star at 1st place	Elimination round		Finished 8–3 (.727): 4th place
1–1 (2nd place)	Tiebreaker*		bye
Def. Phoenix in one game, 115–96 (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals		Def. Meralco, 2–1
Def. Star, 3–1	Semifinals		Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

May 5 7:00 PM

Box score

TNT KaTropa 112, San Miguel Beermen 103
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–26, 26–28, 33–33
Pts: Greene 41 Rebs: Greene 21 Asts: Greene, Rosales 4		Pts: Rhodes 43 Rebs: Cabagnot, Rhodes 8 Asts: Ross 10

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, R. Yante

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	June 21	Smart Araneta Coliseum	TNT	104–102
Game 2	June 23		San Miguel	102–88
Game 3	June 25		San Miguel	109–97
Game 4	June 28		TNT	102–97
Game 5	June 30		San Miguel	111–102
Game 6	July 2		San Miguel	115–91

Game summaries

Game 1

June 21 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 104
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 20–32, 22–19, 29–29
Pts: Rhodes 31 Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 13 Asts: Ross 12		Pts: Pogoy 27 Rebs: Castro, Smith 9 Asts: Castro 10
TNT leads series, 1–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

Game 2

June 23 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 88
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 28–11, 38–19, 12–26
Pts: Fajardo 22 Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 11 Asts: Ross 9		Pts: Castro 14 Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 7 Asts: Smith 5
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Game 3

June 25 6:30pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 109, TNT KaTropa 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 33–25, 30–25
Pts: Cabagnot 28 Rebs: Rhodes 20 Asts: Lassiter 7		Pts: Garcia 19 Rebs: Smith 14 Asts: Garcia 4
San Miguel leads, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

Game 4

June 28 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 23–22, 29–24, 21–29
Pts: Rhodes 22 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Cabagnot 5		Pts: Smith 20 Rebs: Smith 15 Asts: Reyes 4
Series tied, 2–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga

Prior to the game, San Miguel's Chris Ross was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award, beating his teammate Alex Cabagnot and TNT's Jayson Castro, to the award.^[1]

Game 5

June 30 7:00pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 111, TNT KaTropa 102
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 17–35, 36–18, 29–23
Pts: Cabagnot 28 Rebs: Rhodes 14 Asts: Ross 11		Pts: de Ocampo 19 Rebs: Rosario, Smith 7 Asts: Castro 12
San Miguel leads, 3–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste

Game 6

July 2 6:30pm

Box score

San Miguel Beermen 115, TNT KaTropa 91
Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 25–16, 32–27, 21–22
Pts: Rhodes 30 Rebs: Cabagnot 12 Asts: Cabagnot 11		Pts: Rosario 21 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: five players 2
San Miguel wins series, 4–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 0 Charles Rhodes (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–25 Mississippi State G 1 Brian Heruela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu G 2 Rashawn McCarthy (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury F/C 4 Jay-R Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 UP Diliman G 5 Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo G 6 Chris Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall C 7 Arnold Van Opstal (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–15 De La Salle G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton C 15 June Mar Fajardo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu G/F 22 Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona G/F 23 Keith Agovida 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano F 27 Gabby Espinas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian F 28 Michael Mabulac (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–10–31 José Rizal F 29 Arwind Santos (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern F 33 David Semerad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda G/F 71 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE C 95 Yancy de Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st Assistant) Biboy Ravanes Dayong Mendoza Boyzie Zamar Renato Agustin Jorge Gallent Team manager Gelacio Abanilla Daniel Henares (Assistant) 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

TNT KaTropa roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Kris Rosales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International F/C 2 Frank Golla 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo F 4 Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State G/F 6 Alex Nuyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson F/C 7 Moala Tautuaa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G 8 RR Garcia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern G 9 Levi Hernandez (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano G 10 Ryan Reyes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton F 14 Anthony Semerad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda G/F 16 Roger Pogoy (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern G 17 Jayson Castro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian F/C 18 Troy Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U F/C 21 Kelly Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland G 25 Alfrancis Tamsi (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern F 33 Ranidel de Ocampo (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi C 34 Joshua Smith (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 350 lb (159 kg) 1992–05–14 Georgetown	Head coach Nash Racela Assistant coach(es) Joshua Reyes (1st Assistant) Bong Ravena Gilbert Lao Alton Lister Team manager Virgil Villavicencio Magnum Membrere (Assistant) 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

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

Sports5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

Game	Sports5			PBA Rush (English)
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao	Rizza Diaz	Jutt Sulit	Ali Peek	Apple David
Game 2	Anthony Suntay	Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio	Selina Dagdag	Chiqui Reyes	Charles Tiu	Chino Lui Pio
Game 3	Sev Sarmenta	Ryan Gregorio and Dominic Uy	Sel Guevara	James Velasquez	Don Allado	Carla Lizardo
Game 4	Charlie Cuna	Eric Reyes and Jason Webb	Rizza Diaz	Jutt Sulit	Chuck Araneta	Mara Aquino
Game 5	Sev Sarmenta	Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio	Selina Dagdag	Carlo Pamintuan	Jong Uichico	Apple David
Game 6	Magoo Marjon	Dominic Uy and Yeng Guiao	Rizza Diaz	Chiqui Reyes	Jong Uichico	Chino Lui Pio

• Additional Game 6 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Sel Guevara