2014–15 Alaska Aces season

2014-15 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Alex Compton
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results Record 8–3 (.727) Place 3rd Playoff finish Runner-up vs. San Miguel 3-4 Commissioner's Cup results Record 5–6 (.455) Place 6th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to Purefoods Star in two games) Governors' Cup results Record 8–3 (.727) Place 1st Playoff finish Runner-up vs. San Miguel 0-4 Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons 2013–14 2015–16

The 2014–15 Alaska Aces season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2014

• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	5	Chris Banchero	G	United States	Boracay Rum Waves	SPU
2	1	Rome Dela Rosa	F	Philippines	NLEX (D-League)	SBC
2	4	Junjun Alas	C	Philippines	Café France Bakers	Letran

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Banchero, Chris (R) 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-01-24 Seattle Pacific G/F 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-08-19 UST F 4 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987-06-18 PSBA C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-12-07 James Cook F 8 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-02-04 San Sebastian F/C 9 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo G/F 11 dela Rosa, Rome (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-12-11 San Beda F 15 Vanlandingham, Josh (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-01-22 EvCC G 17 Exciminiano, Ping 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-11-17 FEU F/C 21 Bugia, Paolo (IN) 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-01-19 Ateneo G/F 25 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-06-01 UC C 26 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-03-12 Mindanao F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974-08-24 Lake Superior State G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-11 Letran F 35 dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1978-08-24 UC-Irvine G 42 Casio, JVee 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-09-01 La Salle	Head coach Alex Compton (Cornell) Assistant coach(es) Louie Alas (Adamson) Jeffrey Cariaso (Sonoma State) Topex Robinson (San Sebastian) Monch Gavieres (Letran) Franco Atienza Team manager Dickie Bachmann ^[a] (La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) 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

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

Game log

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October 2014 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 22 Purefoods 93–73 Abueva (21) Thoss (13) Hontiveros (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 28 Talk 'N Text 100–98 Abueva (26) Abueva (22) Abueva (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 October 31 Meralco 105–64 Manuel (17) three players (6) Banchero (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
November 2014 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 November 5 San Miguel 66–63 Baguio (13) Abueva (18) four players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 November 11 Kia 85–75 Abueva (23) Abueva (20) Casio (5) Cuneta Astrodome 5–0 6 November 14 Blackwater 69–56 Menk (14) Abueva (18) Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–0 7 November 19 Barako Bull Energy 78–85 Abueva (16) Abueva (12) Abueva (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 November 22 GlobalPort 87–84 Abueva (19) Thoss (8) Thoss, Casio (3) Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Gym, Cagayan de Oro City 7–1 9 November 28 NLEX 90–84 Hontiveros (21) Abueva (19) Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1
December 2014 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 10 December 2 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena 11 December 5 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum (tentative)
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Alaska		82
	10	NLEX		78
							3	Alaska	87
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	Meralco	69			3	Alaska	4
	6	Meralco		77								2	Rain or Shine	2
	7	Purefoods Star		65
																	3	Alaska	3
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	San Miguel	4
	4	Talk 'N Text		105
	9	Barako Bull		76								1	San Miguel	4
							4	Talk 'N Text	83			4	Talk 'N Text	0
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra		95
	8	GlobalPort		78

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	—	1.025
2	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727	—	1.010
3	x–Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727	—	0.969
4	x–NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	2	1.171
5	x–Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545	2	0.854
6	x–Alaska Aces	5	6	.455	3	1.021
7	w–Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455	3	1.019
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	0.960
9	e–San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364	4	1.011
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	4	0.995
11	e–Kia Carnival	4	7	.364	4	0.994
12	e–Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	92
	8	Barangay Ginebra	91
							1	Rain or Shine	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	Meralco	0
	4	NLEX	0
	5	Meralco	2
												1	Rain or Shine	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text	127
	7	Barako Bull	97
							2	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Purefoods Star	1
	3	Purefoods Star	2
	6	Alaska	0

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y- Alaska Aces	8	3	.727	—	1.065
2	y- San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727	—	0.939
3	y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636	1	1.063
4	y- GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636	1	0.941
5	w- Star Hotshots	6	5	.545	2	1.315
6	w- Barako Bull Energy	6	5	.545	2	0.761
7	w- Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455	3	1.125
8	w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	1.000
9	e- Kia Carnival	5	6	.455	3	0.954
10	e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	6	.455	3	0.929
11	e- NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273	5
12	e- Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	7

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Alaska	114
	8	Ginebra	108
							1	Alaska	3
		(#4 twice to beat)					5	Star	0
	4	GlobalPort	73	94
	5	Star	126	101
												1	Alaska	0
		(#2 twice to beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	99	102
	7	Meralco	106	86
							2	San Miguel	3
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Rain or Shine	134**
	6	Barako Bull	132

*Game went into overtime^[a]

^a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Trades

Pre-draft

August 11, 2014[1]	To Alaska Eric Menk	To GlobalPort 2014 second round picks (Prince Caperal, 17th overall) (John Pinto, 19th overall)

Commissioner's Cup

March 14, 2015[2]	To Alaska Nonoy Baclao Globalport's 2017 first round pick	To GlobalPort Gabby Espinas Alaska's 2017 first round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	D.J. Covington	February 3 (vs Purefoods)	February 17 (vs San Miguel)	2–2
	Damion James	February 20 (vs Rain or Shine)	March 27 (vs Purefoods, Semifinals)	3–6
Governors' Cup	Romeo Travis	May 5 (vs Blackwater)	July 17 (vs San Miguel, Finals)	12–7

References

1. Alaska acquires Eric Menk from GlobalPort for 2nd round picks, Solar Sports Desk, August 12, 2014 Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Alaska trades Gabby Espinas to GlobalPort for Noy Baclao, interaksyon.com, March 14, 2015