2019 Alaska Aces season

The 2019 Alaska Aces season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Alex Compton (resigned on August 22) Jeffrey Cariaso
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces seasons
← 2017–18 2020 →

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	MJ Ayaay	G/F	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU	Lyceum
2	17	Gideon Babilonia	C	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino	Ateneo

Roster

2019 Alaska Aces roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Simon Enciso 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur G/F 1 Robbie Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 2 Abu Tratter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle C 5 Gideon Babilonia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995–06–12 Ateneo C 7 Sonny Thoss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–12–07 James Cook F/C 9 Nonoy Baclao  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo G/F 10 Jeron Teng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle F 11 Jake Pascual 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda G 13 Maverick Ahanmisi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota G 23 Abel Galliguez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown G/F 25 Jesper Ayaay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) –08–03 Lyceum F/C 32 Yutien Andrada 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 De La Salle G 42 JVee Casio (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle F 61 Kevin Racal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran F 87 Vic Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA F 91 Rodney Brondial 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Jeffrey Cariaso Assistant coach(es) Franco Atienza Tony dela Cruz Monch Gavieres Danny Ildefonso Team manager Richard Bachmann[a] 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

• ^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[b]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7
February: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 3 Rain or Shine L 72–85 Jeron Teng (15) Jake Pascual (9) Jeron Teng (3) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 February 6 Columbian W 94–72 Carl Bryan Cruz (20) Jake Pascual (13) Baclao, Banchero (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 February 13 Blackwater W 103–101 Cruz, Teng (18) Chris Exciminiano (9) Chris Banchero (16) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
March : 2–6 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 March 1 Phoenix L 80–94 Jeron Teng (23) Jeron Teng (9) Simon Enciso (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 March 3 Barangay Ginebra W 104–78 Simon Enciso (23) Ayaay, Teng (7) Chris Banchero (8) Ynares Center 3–2 6 March 9 Magnolia L 86–103 Chris Banchero (26) Jeron Teng (12) Simon Enciso (5) Ynares Center 3–3 7 March 13 NLEX L 70–91 Jeron Teng (23) Nonoy Baclao (10) Ayaay, Banchero, Potts, Teng (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 March 15 TNT L 78–92 Carl Bryan Cruz (19) Jake Pascual (10) Chris Banchero (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–5 9 March 20 Meralco W 92–77 Jeron Teng (16) Chris Banchero (11) Banchero, Enciso, Teng, Thoss (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 March 24 San Miguel L 96–114 Chris Banchero (22) Jeron Teng (10) Banchero, Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 March 27 NorthPort L 84–94 Carl Bryan Cruz (23) Sonny Thoss (10) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(Best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(Best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 5 NLEX W 88–80 Sonny Thoss (21) Jeron Teng (7) Simon Enciso (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 7 Phoenix L 76–91 JVee Casio (19) Nonoy Baclao (7) Baclao, Cruz, Teng (2) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[c]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273[d]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7
May: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 19 Columbian W 111–98 Chris Daniels (25) Chris Daniels (16) Simon Enciso (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 May 22 NorthPort L 81–103 Chris Daniels (21) Chris Daniels (13) Jeron Teng (4) Ynares Center 1–1 3 May 25 TNT L 85–99 Chris Daniels (23) Chris Daniels (19) Simon Enciso (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 May 29 NLEX L 87–100 Jeron Teng (20) Jeron Teng (15) Banchero, Daniels, Enciso (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
June : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 June 5 Magnolia W 103–80 Chris Daniels (23) Jeron Teng (12) Chris Banchero (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 June 9 Meralco W 93–89 Chris Banchero (23) Chris Banchero (9) Banchero, Enciso (4) Ynares Center 4–2 7 June 15 Phoenix L 76–78 Chris Banchero (18) Vic Manuel (7) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 June 21 San Miguel L 107–119 Chris Banchero (26) Chris Daniels (22) Chris Banchero (6) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 9 June 30 Barangay Ginebra L 106–118 Chris Banchero (29) Diamon Simpson (22) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
July : 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 6 Rain or Shine L 84–86 Chris Banchero (24) Diamon Simpson (23) Chris Banchero (9) Mall of Asia Arena 4–6 11 July 14 Blackwater L 104–112 Diamon Simpson (24) Diamon Simpson (16) Diamon Simpson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(Best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 21 TNT W 108–72 Simpson, Teng (15) Diamon Simpson (19) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 24 TNT L 93–104 Simon Enciso (24) Diamon Simpson (16) Chris Banchero (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]>
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6
September: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 20 Columbian L 110–117 Justin Watts (40) Justin Watts (14) Enciso, Watts (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 September 22 Barangay Ginebra L 83–102 Justin Watts (22) Justin Watts (12) Simon Enciso (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 September 29 San Miguel L 83–109 JVee Casio (16) Chris Banchero (11) Chris Banchero (5) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 0–3
October: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 October 4 Meralco L 75–101 Banchero, Enciso (12) Franko House (11) Franko House (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–4 5 October 6 Magnolia L 90–95 Vic Manuel (22) Franko House (13) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5 6 October 13 Rain or Shine W 78–71 Franko House (22) Franko House (23) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–5 7 October 18 TNT L 93–99 (OT) Casio, House (16) Franko House (13) Casio, Banchero (4) Ynares Center 1–6 8 October 26 Blackwater L 101–91 Jeron Teng (19) Franko House (11) Chris Banchero (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
November: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 3 NorthPort W 106–99 House, Manuel (23) Franko House (11) Simon Enciso (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6 10 November 13 Phoenix W 105–102 Vic Manuel (20) Franko House (18) Simon Enciso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 November 20 NLEX W 106–90 Franko House (24) Franko House (8) Franko House (5) Ynares Center 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

***Game went into triple overtime

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