2010–11 PBA season
Encyclopedia
The 2010–11 PBA Season is the 36th season of the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

. It started on October 3, 2010 and ended on August 21, 2011. The season marked the return of the original three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup
PBA Philippine Cup
The Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup is the award given at PBA's all-Filipino conference. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. Prior to 2004-05 season, the tournament was then known as the PBA All-Filipino Cup...

, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The import-laden Commissioner's Cup
PBA Commissioner's Cup
The PBA Commissioner's Cup is a tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. The tournament allows team to hire a single import with a height limit of 6-6. The event was usually held during the league's second conference from 1993-2002...

 returned as the second tournament, while the Governors Cup
PBA Governor's Cup
The PBA Governors Cup is a tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. The tournament allows team to hire a single import with a height limit of 6-4. The event was usually held during the league's third conference from 1993-2002...

 also returned, serving as the third conference which also served as an import-laden tournament.

The first activity of the season is the 2010 PBA Draft
2010 PBA Draft
The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 29, 2010 that allowed PBA teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. Players who applied for the draft went through a rookie camp that lasted a week...

 held on August 29 at the Market! Market! in Taguig City
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...

.

Player movement

Key transactions:

Trades:
  • Air21
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     traded Doug Kramer
    Doug Kramer
    Douglas R. Kramer , better known as Doug Kramer, is a Filipino basketball player who will play for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association.-Player Profile:...

     to Rain or Shine for Marcy Arellano
    Marcy Arellano
    Marcelino Arellano also known as Marcy Arellano is a professional basketball player from Philippines. He is currently on the reserved list of the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association . From 2005-2009, he played in the Philippine Basketball League...

    .
  • Meralco
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

     delt Ali Peek
    Ali Peek
    Albert Henry Peek better known as Ali Peek is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays mostly at the Center position, although he is also used as a Power Forward occasionally...

     to Air21 for Beau Belga
    Beau Belga
    Beau Belga is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was the seventh overall draft pick by Purefoods in 2008 before being traded to Burger King. He played for the PCU Dolphins during his collegiate...

    . Peek was then traded to Talk 'N Text for J.R. Quiñahan
    J.R. Quiñahan
    Joseph Ronald Quiñahan or better known as J.R. Quiñahan is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was born on May 8, 1984 at Cebu City, Philippines. He currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters....

    .
  • Later on a separate transaction, Talk 'N Text traded Mark Cardona
    Mark Cardona
    Mark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     to Air21 in exchange of their 2010 first round pick. Air21 later traded Cardona to Meralco in exchange of Joshua Urbiztondo
    Joshua Urbiztondo
    Joshua Urbiztondo is a professional Filipino basketball player. He currently plays for B-Meg Llamados as a point guard. He was undrafted in 2009 but was signed by the defunct Sta. Lucia Realtors.- References :...

     and Meralco's 2010 1st round pick.
  • B-Meg Derby Ace traded Paul Artadi
    Paul Artadi
    Paul Anthony Dy Artadi is a professional Filipino basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....

     to San Miguel
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...

     in exchange of Jonas Villanueva
    Jonas Villanueva
    Jonas Villanueva is a Filipino professional basketball player currently on the inactive list of the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association due to an injury...

    . Air21
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

    , acting as a conduit team, will get B-Meg Derby Ace's 2014 1st draft pick in exchange of their 2013 2nd round pick.
  • Powerade traded Larry Rodriguez to Rain or Shine in exchange for Eddie Laure
    Eddie Laure
    Eddie B. Laure is a Filipino professional basketball player. He last played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Powerade Tigers. Known by many as The Dominator, he is a former MBA MVP...

     and Rain or Shine's 2011 1st round draft pick.
  • Meralco
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

     traded Jason Misolas
    Jason Misolas
    Jason Misolas is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association.- References :...

     and Khasim Mirza
    Khasim Mirza
    Khasim Mirza is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association....

     to Barako Bull for Rob Reyes
    Robert Reyes
    Robert "Rob" Reyes is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He spent his college years in the United States at Flagler College. He was drafted fourth overall in the 2008 PBA Draft by the Talk 'N Text...

    . Reyes was then traded, along with Meralco's 2011 and 2012 2nd round picks to Powerade in exchange for Asi Taulava
    Asi Taulava
    Pauliasi M. Taulava also known as Asi Taulava is a American-born Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association....

    . Powerade's Ken Bono
    Ken Bono
    Karl Kenneth O. Bono , better known as Ken Bono, is a Filipino basketball player, selected sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2007 PBA Draft...

     was also traded to Barako Bull for the team's 2013 2nd round draft pick.


Signing:
  • Rain or Shine signed John Ferriols
    John Ferriols
    Hubert John B. Ferriols , better known simply as John Ferriols, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association....

     and Paolo Bugia
    Paolo Bugia
    Ramon Paolo V. Bugia is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted seventeenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA Draft.In his rookie year, He averaged 4.0 points per game and 2.6 rebounds...

    .
  • Talk 'N Text signed Rich Alvarez
    Rich Alvarez
    Richard D. "Rich" Alvarez is a Filipino professional basketball player and currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association. Alvarez was the first overall pick of 2004 PBA Draft by the Shell Turbo Chargers...

    .

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:

Notable occurrences

  • Angelico "Chito" Salud
    Chito Salud
    Angelico T. Salud, better known as Chito Salud is the eight and current commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the son of Rudy Salud, who was also a commissioner of the PBA from 1988 to 1992....

     became the eight commissioner of the league after the incumbent Sonny Barrios
    Sonny Barrios
    Renauld N. Barrios, better known as Sonny Barrios, is the seventh commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. Before serving as the commissioner, he became the officer in charge of the league on August 2007 when his predecessor Noli Eala resigned from his office after being disbarred by...

     retired from his post.
  • The PBA board approved the sale of the Sta. Lucia
    Sta. Lucia Realtors
    The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...

     team franchise to Meralco
    Meralco
    The Manila Electric Company , also known as MERALCO or Meralco, is the Philippines' largest distributor of electrical power.The word MERALCO, is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad And Light COmpany, which was the company's original name from 1903 to 1919.MERALCO is the Metro Manila's only...

    . The team will now be known as the Meralco Bolts
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

    .
  • The league will return to a three-conference format starting this season.
  • Coca Cola Philippines announced that they will rechristen the Coca Cola Tigers as the Powerade Tigers.
  • The Alaska Aces
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

     retired the jerseys of Johnny Abarrientos
    Johnny Abarrientos
    Johnny Abarrientos is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA MVP, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.He is known by many...

     and Bong Hawkins in celebration of the 25th year of their franchise on September 28.

2010-11 Philippine Cup

The season began on October 3 with the Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

, 73-72.

Player movement

Key transactions:

Trades:
  • Barako Bull Energy Boosters trades Hans Thiele to the Meralco Bolts in exchange for Dennis Daa.
  • San Miguel Beermen trades Lordy Tugade and Chris Canta to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in exchange for Sunday Salvacion.
  • Meralco Bolts trades Marlou Aquino, Khasim Mirza, Pong Escobal and a future draft pick to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in exchange for Reed Juntilla and Mark Isip.

Notable events

  • Asi Taulava
    Asi Taulava
    Pauliasi M. Taulava also known as Asi Taulava is a American-born Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association....

     of Meralco, Solomon Mercado
    Solomon Mercado
    Solomon Jemuel Mercado is a Filipino-American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was originally drafted by the Alaska Aces as the fifth pick in the 2008 PBA Draft...

     of Rain or Shine and Kelly Williams
    Kelly Williams
    Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     of Talk 'N Text will be loaned to Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

     for the duration of the Asian Games
    2010 Asian Games
    The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...

     in Guangzhou, China.
  • PBA Commissioner Chito Salud proposed a "Developmental League" patterned after the NBA's D-League after the merger of Liga Pilipinas
    Liga Pilipinas
    Liga Pilipinas is a regional basketball league in the Philippines. It is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc....

     and the Philippine Basketball League
    Philippine Basketball League
    The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...

     (PBL) fell out. The D-League proposal was eventually approved by the board of governors on January 25 and it is set to be launch on March.
  • The board of governors approve the request of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters for a leave of absence for this season's Commissioner's Cup. The Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

     Philippine basketball team will temporarily take over its place. All of the players of the Barako Bull will be put in a dispersal draft and will return to their mother team after the conference ends.

Finals results

  • Philippine Cup Finals
    2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
    The 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup Finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the San Miguel Beermen will play for the 101st championship contested by the league...

    :
    (1) Talk 'N Text (11-3) def. (2) San Miguel
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...

     (11-3), 4 games to 2.
    • Finals MVP: Jimmy Alapag
      Jimmy Alapag
      Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       and Jason Castro (Talk 'N Text)
  • Best Player of the Conference: Jay Washington
    Jay Washington
    Anthony Jay Washington, better known as Jay Washington is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Petron Blaze Boosters.-College:...

     (San Miguel
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...

    )

Notable events

  • The conditional dispersal draft of the Barako Bull players was held in the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City on February 7. Out of the 14 players, only Lordy Tugade
    Lordy Tugade
    Lordy Tugade is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays and recently signed by the Petron Blaze Boosters....

     and Pong Escobal
    Pong Escobal
    John Paul Escobal also known as Pong Escobal is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association, having played for Meralco Bolts. He played in San Beda's back-to-back-to-back titles in the NCAA...

     were drafted by San Miguel
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...

     and B-Meg Derby Ace respectively.
  • The Board of Governors approved Solar Entertainment's proposal to change its broadcast television partner from RPN
    Radio Philippines Network
    Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol...

     to ABS-CBN
    ABS-CBN
    ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

    's Studio 23
    Studio 23
    Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...

     for the remainder of its contract with the league, beginning with the 2011 Commissioner's Cup.
  • The PBA D-League will start on March 12 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. The league will be composed of 14 teams, with three teams (Powerade-UP, Metro Pacific, Maynilad) having affiliation with existing PBA teams. Four teams (Cobra Energy Drink, Agri-Nature Inc./FCA, Pharex, and Cafe France) that supposed to be part of the revival of the dormant Philippine Basketball League
    Philippine Basketball League
    The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...

     filed for application in the PBA D-League, hours after the PBL held its press conference regarding its revival.
  • The sale of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters' franchise to Phoenix Petroleum did not push through after they failed to get the required number of votes (seven out of ten) from the PBA Board of Governors. Due to this development, Barako Bull's leave of absence was extended up to the end of the Governors' Cup.

Player movement

Key transactions:

Trades:
  • On January 20, Rain or Shine, Meralco and Air21 were involved in a tree way trade. Rain or Shine was able to get Ronjay Buenafe
    Ronjay Buenafe
    Ron Jayson Buenafe , better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He had a successful rookie season earning All-Rookie first-five for the 2007-08 campaign...

    , Ronnie Matias
    Ronnie Matias
    Ronnie Matias is a Filipino Professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association.-External links:*...

    , the 2011 and 2013 1st round picks from Air21 and Beau Belga
    Beau Belga
    Beau Belga is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was the seventh overall draft pick by Purefoods in 2008 before being traded to Burger King. He played for the PCU Dolphins during his collegiate...

     from Meralco. Meralco will now have Solomon Mercado
    Solomon Mercado
    Solomon Jemuel Mercado is a Filipino-American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was originally drafted by the Alaska Aces as the fifth pick in the 2008 PBA Draft...

     and Paolo Bugia
    Paolo Bugia
    Ramon Paolo V. Bugia is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted seventeenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA Draft.In his rookie year, He averaged 4.0 points per game and 2.6 rebounds...

     from Rain or Shine and Erick Rodriguez of Air21. Air21 will now have Jay-R Reyes
    Jay-R Reyes
    Jay-R Reyes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces.-Rain or Shine:...

     from Rain or Shine, Reed Juntilla
    Reed Juntilla
    Reed Juntilla is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is currently on the inactive list of the Barako Bull Energy.-Player profile:...

     from Meralco and the 2011 and 2013 second round pics from Meralco.
  • On January 28, Air21 traded J.R. Quiñahan
    J.R. Quiñahan
    Joseph Ronald Quiñahan or better known as J.R. Quiñahan is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was born on May 8, 1984 at Cebu City, Philippines. He currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters....

     to Powerade in exchange for the team's 2014 1st round pick. The said trade was revised by Commissioner Chito Salud on January 31 and Air21 will instead get Powerade's 2012 second round and 2013 first round picks.
  • Alaska
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

     traded Reynel Hugnatan
    Reynel Hugnatan
    Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan is a Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association...

     to Meralco
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

     in exchange for Hans Thiele
    Hans Thiele
    Hans Paul Thiele is a Filipino professional basketball player who is currently placed on the inactive list of the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was signed by the Energy Boosters in 2010 as a free agent. He was then traded to the Meralco Bolts for Dennis Daa...

     and Paolo Bugia
    Paolo Bugia
    Ramon Paolo V. Bugia is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted seventeenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA Draft.In his rookie year, He averaged 4.0 points per game and 2.6 rebounds...

    .
  • On March 2, Commissioner Chito Salud approves the trade between Air21 and San Miguel. Air21 traded top rookie picks Nonoy Baclao
    Nonoy Baclao
    Siverino A. Baclao, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

    , Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Ahmed Al-Hussaini is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

    , and Rey Guevarra
    Rey Guevarra
    Rey Francis Guevarra is Filipino basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters...

     in exchange for Danny Seigle
    Danny Seigle
    Daniel Charles Seigle is a Filipino American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barako Bull Energy. A 6'6", 205-lb. swingman, he is fondly called Dynamite Danny and Danny S. by many...

    , Dondon Hontiveros
    Dondon Hontiveros
    Donaldo "Dondon" Hontiveros is a Filipino professional basketball player actively playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has a son named Isaiah with singer and fellow Cebu native Gail Blanco.A devout Christian, Hontiveros studied and honed his basketball...

    , Dorian Peña
    Dorian Peña
    Dorian Alan Peña is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed the "Junkyard Dawg" for his consistent plays of putbacks and offensive rebounds...

     and Paul Artadi
    Paul Artadi
    Paul Anthony Dy Artadi is a professional Filipino basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....

    . The proposed trade was disapproved by Commissioner Salud when San Miguel initially offered Danny Seigle
    Danny Seigle
    Daniel Charles Seigle is a Filipino American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barako Bull Energy. A 6'6", 205-lb. swingman, he is fondly called Dynamite Danny and Danny S. by many...

    , Mick Pennisi
    Mick Pennisi
    Michael Alfio Pennisi , better known as Mick Pennisi, is a Filipino-Australian professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy. He was automatically hired by Red Bull in 2000...

    , Joseph Yeo
    Joseph Yeo
    Joseph Henry L. Yeo , better known as Joseph Yeo, is a Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters...

     and a 2011 first round pick in exchange for the three Air21 rookies.


Signing:
  • Meralco
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

     signs Marlou Aquino
    Marlou Aquino
    Marlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta...

     and will assume his Barako Bull contract until the end of the Commissioner's Cup.

  • Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas
    Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

     has listed Borgie Hermida
    Borgie Hermida
    John Carlos Hermida better known as "Borgie Hermida" is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 17th overall in 2010 by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters...

     in their line-up for the Commissioner's Cup and will return to Barako Bull after the tournament. However,Barako Bull announced that they will not play for the remainder of the season. Eventually,Hermida was released from Gilas.

  • San Miguel Beermen
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...

     has added Paolo Hubalde
    Paolo Hubalde
    Dean Paolo V. Hubalde , better known as Paolo Hubalde, is a Filipino professional basketball player who will play for the Shopinas.com Clickers. He is the son of one of the greatest shooters to ever play in the PBA, Freddie Hubalde...

     to their roster for the Commissioner's Cup and will return to Barako Bull after the tournament.However,Barako Bull announced that they will not play for the remainder of the season.

Coaching changes

  • On January 10, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters hired Air21 Express
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     coach Yeng Guiao
    Yeng Guiao
    Joseller "Yeng" Guiao is a Filipino professional basketball head coach for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association, and was also the head coach of the Philippine National Basketball Team. Guiao won four PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in...

     as head coach, after Guiao's contract with Air21 expired on December 31, 2010. Guiao will be replacing Caloy Garcia
    Caloy Garcia
    Carlos "Caloy" Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball assistant coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He once served as the head coach of Rain or Shine from 2008 to 2010.-Early life:...

    , who will slide down as assistant coach.
  • On January 19, the Air21 Express
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     hired Bong Ramos as head coach, replacing head Yeng Guiao whose contract expired on December 31, 2010.

Finals results

  • Commissioner's Cup Finals
    2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
    The 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the Philippine Basketball Association 2011 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs...

    :
    (1) Talk 'N Text (8-1) def. (3) Barangay Ginebra
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

     (5-4), 4 games to 2.
    • Finals MVP: Jimmy Alapag
      Jimmy Alapag
      Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       and Jason Castro (Talk 'N Text)
  • Best Player of the Conference: Jimmy Alapag
    Jimmy Alapag
    Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text)
  • Best Import of the Conference: Nate Brumfield (Barangay Ginebra
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

    )

2011 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend
2011 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association 's 2010–11 PBA season. The events will be held from May 18 to 23, 2011 at the Boracay Convention Center, Boracay, Aklan.-Coca-Cola Obstacle Challenges:...

 were held from May 20 to 22 at the Boracay Convention Center
Boracay Convention Center
The Boracay Convention Center ', also known as Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, is the biggest convention center in Aklan, Philippines. It is a private ecotourism venue intended for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, concerts, and international exhibitions...

, Boracay
Boracay
Boracay is an island of the Philippines located approximately south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards numerous times. Boracay was awarded in the "Travelers' Choice...

, Aklan
Aklan
Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas. Its capital is Kalibo. It is located at the northwest portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique Province to the southwest, and Capiz Province to the east...

, Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...

. The winners were:
  • Obstacle Challenge: Jonas Villanueva
    Jonas Villanueva
    Jonas Villanueva is a Filipino professional basketball player currently on the inactive list of the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association due to an injury...

     (B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados)
  • Three-point Shootout: Mark Macapagal
    Mark Macapagal
    Mark Macapagal is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing with the Meralco Bolts. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions....

     (Powerade Tigers)
  • Slam Dunk Competition: Kelly Williams
    Kelly Williams
    Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Legends Shootout: Active players - Mark Macapagal
    Mark Macapagal
    Mark Macapagal is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing with the Meralco Bolts. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions....

     (Powerade), Ronald Tubid
    Ronald Tubid
    Ronald Tubid is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

     (Barangay Ginebra
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

    ) and Jimmy Alapag
    Jimmy Alapag
    Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text)

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game

All-Star Game

Player movement

Key transactions:

Trades:
  • On May 18, Air21
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     traded Wesley Gonzales
    Wesley Gonzales
    Wesley O. Gonzales is a Filipino professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.-Player Profile:...

     to Alaska
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

     for Elmer Espiritu
    Elmer Espiritu
    Elmer Torres Espiritu is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played five seasons for the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to...

    .
  • Alaska
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

     traded Joe Devance
    Joe Devance
    Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the B-Meg Llamados.-Welcoat Dragons:...

     to Air21
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     for Jay-R Reyes
    Jay-R Reyes
    Jay-R Reyes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces.-Rain or Shine:...

    . On May 30, Commissioner Chito Salud revised the trade and added Air21's 2011
    2011 PBA Draft
    The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event will be held at Robinson's Place Ermita in Manila on August 28, 2011...

     and 2012 2nd round picks. On June 3, Devance then traded to B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados for KG Canaleta and Jondan Salvador
    Jondan Salvador
    Jondan Salvador is a Filipino professional basketball who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy PBA Team in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays the Power Forward and Center positions. He was a former Mythical Five awardee with the St. Benilde Blazers during his NCAA years...

    .
  • On July 18, Barangay Ginebra
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

     traded Willie Miller to Air21 Express
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

     for KG Canaleta and a 2012 first round draft pick (acquired from the Powerade Tigers in a trade involving Sean Anthony
    Sean Anthony
    Sean Michael Anthony is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     and Renren Ritualo on September 13, 2010)

Notable occurrences

  • San Miguel Corporation announced that they will rename the San Miguel Beermen as the Petron Blaze Boosters.
  • B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados shorten their name into B-Meg Llamados.
  • Two elimination round games were held at the Al Shabab Al Arabi Sports Club in Dubai
    Dubai
    Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

    , United Arab Emirates
    United Arab Emirates
    The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

     from June 30 to July 1 featuring B-Meg, Talk 'N Text and Barangay Ginebra. B-Meg won against Talk 'N Text, 111-105, then Talk 'N Text beat Barangay Ginebra the next day, 123-113..
  • Players of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters got stranded in Dubai after their two game stint. The travel agency in charge reportedly cancelled their plane tickets to Manila after the non-payment of the organizers.
  • PBA announced that TV5
    Associated Broadcasting Company
    The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...

     will become the new TV coveror of the PBA for the next five years.This was made by Commissioner Chito Salud
    Chito Salud
    Angelico T. Salud, better known as Chito Salud is the eight and current commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the son of Rudy Salud, who was also a commissioner of the PBA from 1988 to 1992....

     on July 8,2011 during the PBA Board of Governors meeting. TV5 will guaranteed the league P700 million in cash,P150 million for marketing and promotions, and P115 million worth of ad spots up to 2016. TV5 will also be handling the radio coverage of the PBA as well.
  • Barako Bull has sold their franchise to Linaheim Corp. following approval of the sale by the PBA Board of Governors on July 8,2011, thus making the PBA to have 10 teams next season.

Finals results

  • Governors Cup Finals
    2011 PBA Governors Cup Finals
    The 2011 PBA Governors Cup Finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the 2011 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Petron Blaze Boosters defeated the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in seven games to win their 19th Philippine Basketball Association championship...

    :
    (2) Petron Blaze (8-5) def. (1) Talk 'N Text (9-4), 4 games to 3.
    • Finals MVP: Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

       (Petron Blaze)
  • Best Player of the Conference: Arwind Santos
    Arwind Santos
    Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

     (Petron Blaze)
  • Best Import of the Conference: Arizona Reid
    Arizona Reid
    Arizona "AZ" Reid III is an American basketball player. He was the 2006-07 Big South Conference Player of the Year, 2007-08 Preseason Player of the Year, and the 2007-08 Big South Conference Player of the Year.-Family:...

     (Rain or Shine)

Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend

The Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend was held from July 23-24 at the newly renamed Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

. The all star weekend featured the Smart All-Stars, with Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...

 as its playing coach challenging the PBA All-Stars, with Chot Reyes
Chot Reyes
Vincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

 as the head coach and the Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

 Philippine national basketball team. The event was organized by Smart Communications
Smart Communications
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:...

 and the MVP Sports Foundation, headed by Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V Pangilinan , also known as Manny Pangilinan and MVP, is a Filipino businessman. He is the Chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, from 1998 up to the present....

, team owner of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 in the PBA.

Rosters

Note: Due to the ongoing NBA lockout
2011 NBA lockout
The 2011 NBA lockout is the fourth lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association . The owners began the work stoppage at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2011. The main issues dividing the owners and the players are revenue sharing and the structure of the salary cap...

, the Smart All-Stars cannot affiliate themselves with the NBA or their teams. The list below indicates the NBA teams where the player is associated before the lockout began.
Smart All-Stars:
  • Kevin Durant
    Kevin Durant
    Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...

     (Oklahoma City Thunder
    Oklahoma City Thunder
    The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....

    )
  • Tyreke Evans
    Tyreke Evans
    Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American professional basketball player with Virtus Roma in Italy. He is also under contract with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association , but is not currently playing with them because of the 2011 NBA lockout...

     (Sacramento Kings
    Sacramento Kings
    The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

    )
  • Derek Fisher
    Derek Fisher
    Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships...

     (Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

    )
  • James Harden
    James Harden (basketball)
    James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft...

     (Oklahoma City Thunder
    Oklahoma City Thunder
    The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....

    )
  • JaVale McGee
    JaVale McGee
    JaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player who was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA Draft. He is a center who is listed at 7'0" and 252 lb...

     (Washington Wizards
    Washington Wizards
    The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

    )
  • Chris Paul
    Chris Paul
    Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake...

     (New Orleans Hornets)
  • Derrick Rose
    Derrick Rose
    Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ....

     (Chicago Bulls
    Chicago Bulls
    The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

    )
  • Derrick Williams
    Derrick Williams (basketball)
    Derrick LeRon Williams , nicknamed D-Will, is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2011 NBA Draft and was selected as the second overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves...

     (Minnesota Timberwolves
    Minnesota Timberwolves
    The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

    )

  • Playing Coach: Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...

     (Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

    )


PBA All-Stars:
  • Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Ahmed Al-Hussaini is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Petron Blaze Boosters)
  • Alex Cabagnot
    Alex Cabagnot
    Alex Cabagnot is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa for of the Eagle Rock High School scoring record.-About the player:He was drafted by the Sta...

     (Petron Blaze Boosters)
  • Mark Caguioa
    Mark Caguioa
    Mark Anthony Abaño Caguioa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

     (Barangay Ginebra Kings
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

    )
  • Jason Castro
    Jason Castro
    Jason René Castro is an American acoustic/folk-pop/contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol...

     (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Gary David
    Gary David
    Gary David is a Filipino Professional basketball player currently playing for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is widely perceived as one of the most prolific scorers in the PBA today....

     (Powerade Tigers)
  • Larry Fonacier
    Larry Fonacier
    Larry Alexander N. Fonacier is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters...

     (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • JC Intal
    JC Intal
    John Christopher A. Intal , better known as J.C. Intal, is a Filipino professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippine Basketball Association. He previously played for the Air21 Express and amateur basketball for the Harbour Centre Batang Pier of...

     (Barangay Ginebra Kings
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

    )
  • Sol Mercado (Meralco Bolts
    Meralco Bolts
    The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

    )
  • Gabe Norwood
    Gabe Norwood
    Gabriel Daniel Norwood also known as Gabe Norwood is a Filipino-American professional basketball player and a former NCAA basketball player at George Mason University. Norwood is currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
  • Marc Pingris
    Marc Pingris
    Jean Marc Pingris, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the B-Meg Llamados. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward-center that can post up and shoot mid-range jumpshots. He is half-French and half-Filipino...

     (B-Meg Llamados)
  • Ryan Reyes
    Ryan Reyes
    Ryan Jay Reyes is a professional Filipino / American basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and is a shooting guard for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Nicknamed "D-Energizer" for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by the Sta...

     (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Arwind Santos
    Arwind Santos
    Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

     (Petron Blaze Boosters)
  • Danny Seigle
    Danny Seigle
    Daniel Charles Seigle is a Filipino American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barako Bull Energy. A 6'6", 205-lb. swingman, he is fondly called Dynamite Danny and Danny S. by many...

     (Air21 Express
    Air21 Express
    The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

    )
  • L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

    )
  • Sonny Thoss
    Sonny Thoss
    Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino-Papua New Guinean professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines playing for the Alaska Aces...

     (Alaska Aces
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

    )
  • James Yap
    James Yap
    James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (B-Meg Llamados)

  • Coach: Chot Reyes
    Chot Reyes
    Vincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)


Results

Most Valuable Player race

This how the MVP award was determined:
Player |Statistics |Media |Players |TV coveror |Commissioner's
Office
|Total
Jimmy Alapag
Jimmy Alapag
Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

 
335 1,030 173 300 50 1,888
Arwind Santos
Arwind Santos
Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

 
408 646 233 100 300 1,687
Mark Caguioa
Mark Caguioa
Mark Anthony Abaño Caguioa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

 
364 162 41 600 150 1,317

List

  • Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Alapag
    Jimmy Alapag
    Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text)
  • Rookie of the Year: Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Al-Hussaini
    Rabeh Ahmed Al-Hussaini is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Petron Blaze)
  • First Mythical Team:
    • Jimmy Alapag
      Jimmy Alapag
      Jim Olmedo Alapag , better known as Jimmy Alapag, is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (Talk 'N Text)
    • Mark Caguioa
      Mark Caguioa
      Mark Anthony Abaño Caguioa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

       (Barangay Ginebra)
    • Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

       (Petron Blaze)
    • Sonny Thoss
      Sonny Thoss
      Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino-Papua New Guinean professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines playing for the Alaska Aces...

       (Alaska)
    • Kelly Williams
      Kelly Williams
      Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (Talk 'N Text)
  • Second Mythical Team:
    • Jason Castro
      Jason Castro
      Jason René Castro is an American acoustic/folk-pop/contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol...

       (Talk 'N Text)
    • Joe Devance
      Joe Devance
      Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the B-Meg Llamados.-Welcoat Dragons:...

       (B-Meg)
    • Ali Peek
      Ali Peek
      Albert Henry Peek better known as Ali Peek is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays mostly at the Center position, although he is also used as a Power Forward occasionally...

       (Talk 'N Text)
    • Jay Washington
      Jay Washington
      Anthony Jay Washington, better known as Jay Washington is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Petron Blaze Boosters.-College:...

       (Petron Blaze)
    • James Yap
      James Yap
      James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (B-Meg)
  • All-Defensive Team:
    • John Wilson
      John Wilson (PBA player)
      John Wilson is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association.-External links:...

       (Barangay Ginebra)
    • Willy Wilson
      Willy Wilson
      William Wilson , also known as Willy Wilson and Willie Wilson, is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

       (Barangay Ginebra)
    • Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos
      Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League...

       (Petron Blaze)
    • Marc Pingris
      Marc Pingris
      Jean Marc Pingris, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the B-Meg Llamados. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward-center that can post up and shoot mid-range jumpshots. He is half-French and half-Filipino...

       (B-Meg)
    • Ryan Reyes
      Ryan Reyes
      Ryan Jay Reyes is a professional Filipino / American basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and is a shooting guard for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Nicknamed "D-Energizer" for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by the Sta...

       (Talk 'N Text)
  • Most Improved Player: Jason Castro
    Jason Castro
    Jason René Castro is an American acoustic/folk-pop/contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol...

     (Talk 'N Text)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Sonny Thoss
    Sonny Thoss
    Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino-Papua New Guinean professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines playing for the Alaska Aces...

     (Alaska)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Chot Reyes
    Chot Reyes
    Vincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

     (Talk 'N Text)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Jason Castro
    Jason Castro
    Jason René Castro is an American acoustic/folk-pop/contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol...

     (Talk 'N Text)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Danny Ildefonso
    Danny Ildefonso
    Danilo Ildefonso is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed Danny I and The Demolition Man, Ildefonso is a two-time PBA Most Valuable Player in 2000 and 2001...

     (Petron Blaze)
  • Executive of the Year: Manny Pangilinan (Talk 'N Text)
  • Referee of the Year: Jimmy Mariano
  • Player of the Week Order of Merit: Mark Caguioa
    Mark Caguioa
    Mark Anthony Abaño Caguioa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings...

     (Barangay Ginebra)
  • All-Rookie Team
    • Rabeh Al-Hussaini
      Rabeh Al-Hussaini
      Rabeh Ahmed Al-Hussaini is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (Air21/Petron Blaze)
    • Nonoy Baclao
      Nonoy Baclao
      Siverino A. Baclao, Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (Air21/Petron Blaze)
    • John Wilson (Barangay Ginebra)
    • Robert Labagala
      Robert Labagala
      Robert Labagala is a Filipino professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association .-Career highlights:*2011 PBA Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game Participant...

       (Barangay Ginebra)
    • Sean Anthony
      Sean Anthony
      Sean Michael Anthony is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association...

       (Powerade)

Cumulative standings

Champion
Second place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination round
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters  64 47 17 .734 Champions
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

 
13 8 5 .615 Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

 
58 34 24 .586 Finalist
Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen  56 32 24 .571 Champions
Alaska Aces
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

 
44 22 20 .524 Semifinalist
B-Meg Llamados/B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados  44 20 24 .455 Semifinalist
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters  40 16 24 .400 Semifinalist
Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 
33 13 20 .394 Quarterfinalist
Air21 Express
Air21 Express
The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

 
38 13 25 .342 Semifinalist
Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...

 
31 9 22 .290 Elimination round
Barako Bull Energy Boosters  14 3 11 .214 Elimination round

Elimination rounds

Team GP W L PCT
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters  31 25 6 .806
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

 
9 7 2 .778
Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

 
31 20 11 .645
Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen  31 18 13 .581
Alaska Aces
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

 
31 17 14 .548
B-Meg Llamados/B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados  31 15 16 .484
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters  31 13 18 .419
Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 
31 13 18 .419
Air21 Express
Air21 Express
The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

 
31 11 20 .355
Powerade Tigers/Coca-Cola Tigers  31 9 22 .290
Barako Bull Energy Boosters  14 3 11 .214

Playoffs

Team GP W L PCT
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters  33 22 11 .667
Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen  25 14 11 .560
Barangay Ginebra Kings
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...

 
27 14 13 .519
Alaska Aces
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

 
11 5 6 .455
B-Meg Llamados/B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados  13 5 8 .385
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters  9 3 6 .333
Air21 Express
Air21 Express
The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...

 
7 2 5 .286
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

 
4 1 3 .250
Meralco Bolts
Meralco Bolts
The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

 
2 0 2 .000
Powerade Tigers/Coca-Cola Tigers  0 0 0 NA
Barako Bull Energy Boosters 0 0 0 NA

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