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The 2016 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the 2015-16 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 21, 2016 at the Filoil Flying V Center and competed by 9 teams and it was finished on April 14, 2016 where the Phoenix-FEU Accelerators defeated the Cafefrance Bakers-CEU in the best-of-5 finals showdown, 3 games to 2 and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.[1]
| 2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
|---|---|
| The 5th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | January 21-April 14, 2016 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Runners-up | Cafefrance-CEU Bakers |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Mac Belo |
| Finals MVP | Mac Belo |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
< 2015
| |
The draft was conducted on December 1, 2015 at the PBA Cafe in Pasig. 215 hopefuls were applied in the draft for the chance to play in the league.[2]
Draft Order:
First Round
- 1.) Jason Perkins (Racal/Keramix - DLSU)
- 2.) Julian Sargent (AMA University - DLSU)
- 3.) Von Pessumal (Tanduay Light - Ateneo)
- 4.) Taylor Statham (Cafe France)
- 5.) Avery Scharer (Wang's Basketball - Shoreline CC)
- 6.) Mikey Williams (Mindanao Aguilas - Cal State U)
- 7.) Agustini Amar (Jam Liner - UP)
- 8.) Richard Escoto (Phoenix Petroleum - FEU)
- 9.) BDO-NU - Passed
Second Round
- 1.) Jordan Rios (Racal/Keramix - St. Clare)
- 2.) Ryan Pascual (AMA University - Cal State-Long Beach)
- 3.) Alfonso Gotladera (Tanduay Light - Ateneo)
- 4.) John Karl Casiño (Cafe France - CEU)
- 5.) Anton Castro (Wang's Basketball - Adamson)
- 6.) Taylor Wetherell (Mindanao Aguilas)
- 7.) Alfrancis Tamsi (Phoenix Petroleum - FEU)
- 8.) Jam Liner - Passed
- 9.) BDO-NU - Passed
Conference format as it follows:[3]
- Teams will play in a single round-robin elimination round.
- Top 8 teams will advance to the quarterfinals while the 9th placer team will be eliminated.
- Top 4 teams will get a twice-to-beat quarterfinals incentive against lower-ranked teams to determine the semifinals placings. Semifinals is a best-of-three affair.
- The two teams who won the semifinals matches will battle in a best-of-5 championship series.
The elimination round will run from January 21 to March 7, 2016. Games will be held in Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan and Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig.
Team standings
Team standing at the end of the elimination round:
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | |
| 3 | UP-QRS Jam Liner | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | |
| 4 | Phoenix Petroleum-FEU | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Light Masters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | AMA University Titans | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | |
| 7 | BDO-NU | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | |
| 8 | Wangs Basketball | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6 | |
| 9 | Mindanao Aguilas | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6 | Eliminated |
Source: PBA D-League Archives
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head record, b.) Winning percentage c.)If necessary, use the quotient system.
Rules for classification: a.) Head-to-head record, b.) Winning percentage c.)If necessary, use the quotient system.
Schedule
| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Online Education | CAI | PNX | BDO | TAN | WNG | MIN | CFE | JAM |
| BDO — NU Bulldogs | JAM | CFE | AMA | MIN | PNX | WNG | TAN | CAI |
| Café France Bakers — CEU | MIN | BDO | JAM | CAI | WNG | TAN | AMA | PNX |
| Caida Tile Masters | TAN | AMA | WNG | CFE | PNX | JAM | MIN | BDO |
| Z.C. Mindanao Aguilas | CFE | WNG | TAN | JAM | BDO | AMA | CAI | PNX |
| Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators — FEU Tamaraws | WNG | AMA | JAM | CAI | BDO | TAN | CFE | MIN |
| QRS/JAM Liner — UP Fighting Maroons | BDO | TAN | CFE | PNX | MIN | CAI | WNG | AMA |
| Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | CAI | JAM | MIN | WNG | AMA | CFE | BDO | PNX |
| Wang's Basketball | PNX | MIN | CAI | TAN | CFE | AMA | JAM | BDO |
Results
| Team | AMA | BDO | CAF | CAI | JAM | MIN | PHO | TAN | WAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA | 87–93 | 78–97 | 103–84 | 100–84 | 91–85 | 102–114 | 92–83 | 97–90 | |
| BDO | 86–110 | 68–89 | 85–90 | 67–73 | 74–90 | 81–83 | 106–97 | ||
| Caféfrance | 90–87 | 94–73 | 89–65 | 83–74 | 74–79 | 106–73 | |||
| Caida | 118–86 | 95–87 | 108–91 | 90–79 | 110–106 | ||||
| JAM | 100–75 | 98–84 | 102–86 | 80–69 | |||||
| Mindanao | 80–90 | 56–95 | 97–88 | ||||||
| Phoenix Petroleum | 85–80 | 107–70 | |||||||
| Tanduay | 90–75 | ||||||||
| Wang's |
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds have twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (best-of-3 series) | Finals (best-of-5 series) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Wang's Basketball | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | UP-QRS/Jam Liner | 66 | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 68 | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cafefrance-CEU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 122 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | AMA University Titans | 97 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Caida Tile Masters | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 92 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | BDO-NU Bulldogs | 72 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
March 10 14:00 |
| Café France-CEU Bakers | 90–72 | Wang's Basketball |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 25–22, 22–20, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: de Leon 15 | Pts: Romero 12 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo City |
March 10 16:00 |
| Tanduay Rhum Masters | 68–66 | UP QRS/Jam Liner |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 10–13, 29–16, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Llagas 13 | Pts: Aguilar 17 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo City |
March 17 |
| UP QRS/Jam Liner | 89–99 | Tanduay Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 24–13, 11–25, 23–33 | ||
| Pts: Alolino 24 | Pts: Belencion 27 | |
| Tanduay wins series in two games | ||
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo |
March 15 16:00 |
| Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 92–72 | BDO-NU Team |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 30–13, 21–21, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Tolomia 19 Rebs: Belo 12 Asts: Tolomia 6 |
Pts: Aroga 21 Rebs: Aroga 15 Asts: Aroga 6 | |
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
This round is in a best-of-3 format. The winner advances to the finals.
CafeFrance vs. Tanduay series
March 27 |
| CafeFrance Bakers - CEU | 65–58 | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 14-12, 17-16, 16-14 | ||
| Pts: Ebondo 14 Rebs: Ebondo 10 |
Pts: Llagas 13 Rebs: Cruz 5 | |
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 29 17:00 |
| CafeFrance Bakers - CEU | 72–63 | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 24-12, 8-16, 21-19 | ||
| Pts: De Leon, Ebondo 13 each Rebs: Abundo 7 |
Pts: Lingganay 17 Rebs: Lingganay 9 | |
| Cafefrance sweeps series, 2–0 | ||
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
Phoenix vs. Caida series
March 22 14:00 |
| Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 90–83 | Caida Tile Masters |
| Pts: Daquioag 32 Rebs: Ru. Escoto 10 |
Pts: Grey 14 Rebs: Grey 4 |
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 29 17:00 |
| Caida Tile Masters | 90–94 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-26, 18-28, 26-15, 22-21 | ||
| Pts: Grey 22 | Pts: Daquioag 22 | |
| Phoenix sweeps series, 2–0 | ||
San Juan Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila |
March 31 |
| Cafefrance Bakers-CEU | 78–82 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-12, 24-17, 24-21, 17-28 | ||
| Pts: Ebondo 16 Rebs: Ebondo 18 |
Pts: Pogoy 18 Rebs: Pogoy 9 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo |
April 5 |
| Cafefrance Bakers-CEU | 86–77 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 29-11, 20-17, 17-26 | ||
| Pts: Cruz 18 Rebs: Ebondo 20 |
Pts: Belo 22 Rebs: Belo 9 | |
April 7 |
| Phoenix-FEU Accelerators | 85–84 | Cafefrance Bakers-CEU |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 17-20, 26-31, 24-16 | ||
| Pts: Belo 22 Rebs: Pogoy 12 Asts: Pogoy 3 |
Pts: Ebondo 18 Rebs: Ebondo 18 | |
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo |
With only 2.3 seconds left in the final frame and the Bakers leading by 2, 84-82, Roger Pogoy made a game-winning 3 pointer where it was assisted by Achie Inigo to close the gap to an inch for winning the 2016 PBA Aspirant's Cup title.[4]
April 12 |
| Cafefrance Bakers-CEU | 100–94 | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–23, 28–20, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Zamar 25 Rebs: Ebondo 13 |
Pts: Tolomia 29 Rebs: Belo 15 | |
The Bakers led as much as 14, with a score of 82-68 in the final 6:47 of the game before the Mac Belo-led Phoenix-FEU drained down the lead to just a single point, 89-88 in the last 2:58 of the game. But Paul Zamar had answered the destruction to regain the six-point lead by the Bakers, 94-88 with 1:07 remaining.[5]
April 14 15:00 |
| Cafefrance Bakers-CEU | 81–88 (OT) | Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
| Pts: Zamar 20 Rebs: Ebondo 20 |
Pts: Belo 25 Rebs: Belo 13 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 3–2 | ||
Ynares Sports Arena, Antipolo |
Tolomia of the Phoenix-FEU started exchanging threes with Paul Zamar as the Accelerators clinch an 81-78 lead with 2:39 left, but Roger Pogoy joined the party by hitting his shot from the downtown to extend his team's lead to 6, 84-78 in the last 10 seconds before the 2-minute mark.[6]
2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions: Phoenix-FEU Accelerators (1st title)
Runners-up: Cafefrance Bakers-CEU
Finals MVP: Mac Belo (19.6 points/game)
Tournament Most Valuable Player:Mac Belo
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