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2017–18 PBA season
DurationDecember 17, 2017 – December 19, 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
The 5 Network
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
2017 PBA draft
Top draft pickChristian Standhardinger
Picked bySan Miguel Beermen
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Top scorerStanley Pringle
(NorthPort Batang Pier)
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upMagnolia Hotshots
Commissioner's Cup championsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Governors' Cup championsMagnolia Hotshots
  Governors' Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Seasons

The 2017–18 PBA season was the 43rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.

The first event of the season was the 2017 PBA draft, held on October 29.[1]

Executive board[edit]

Teams[edit]

Team Company Governor Coach Captain
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann Alex Compton Jvee Casio
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone Sol Mercado
Blackwater Elite Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Bong Ramos Allein Maliksi
GlobalPort Batang Pier / NorthPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Eric Arejola Pido Jarencio Stanley Pringle
Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip Columbian Autocar Corporation Bobby Rosales Johnedel Cardel Glenn Khobuntin
Magnolia Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo Chito Victolero Mark Barroca
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Norman Black Chris Newsome
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ramoncito Fernandez Yeng Guiao Larry Fonacier
Phoenix Fuel Masters Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Dennis Uy Louie Alas RJ Jazul
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Caloy Garcia Gabe Norwood
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Leo Austria Arwind Santos
TNT KaTropa Smart Communications Victorico Vargas Bong Ravena Jayson Castro

Arenas[edit]

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, either the Smart Araneta Coliseum or the Mall of Asia Arena, and sometimes, in the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but a league may return within a season if the turnout is satisfactory.

Typically, all playoff games are held in Metro Manila arenas, although playoff and Finals games have been seldom played in the provinces.

Main arenas[edit]

6km
4miles
none
Filoil Flying V Arena
Ynares Center
Cuneta Astrodome
Mall of Asia Arena
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Smart Araneta Coliseum
Map
Main arenas of the PBA in Metro Manila and Rizal
Arena City
Cuneta Astrodome Pasay
Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Ynares Center Antipolo

Out-of-town arenas[edit]

2017–18 PBA season is located in Philippines
Antipolo
Antipolo
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro
Bocaue
Bocaue
Angeles
Angeles
Iloilo City
Iloilo City
Batangas City
Batangas City
Legazpi
Legazpi
Calasiao
Calasiao
Biñan
Biñan
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Dumaguete
Dumaguete
Passi
Passi
Lucena
Lucena
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Provincial venues of the PBA that hosted one game day (red), and two or more game days (blue).

Highlighted are playoff games.

Arena City Date Match-up
Philippine Arena Bocaue, Bulacan December 25, 2017 NLEX vs. GlobalPort
Barangay Ginebra vs. Magnolia
February 18, 2018 NLEX vs. Blackwater
Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra
University of San Agustin Gym Iloilo City January 13, 2018 San Miguel vs. TNT
Calasiao Sports Complex Calasiao, Pangasinan February 10, 2018 Rain or Shine vs. Magnolia
June 23, 2018 NLEX vs. San Miguel
October 20, 2018 TNT vs. San Miguel
Batangas City Sports Coliseum Batangas City February 17, 2018 Alaska vs. San Miguel
Xavier University Gym Cagayan de Oro February 24, 2018 Magnolia vs. Meralco
September 29, 2018 Phoenix vs. Barangay Ginebra
Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna May 11, 2018 NLEX vs. Phoenix
Barangay Ginebra vs. Blackwater
October 27, 2018 Blackwater vs. Columbian
Rain or Shine vs. San Miguel
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena & Cultural Center Angeles May 12, 2018 GlobalPort vs. Magnolia
Lambero Macias Sports Complex Dumaguete, Negros Oriental May 19, 2018 Alaska vs. San Miguel
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation Legazpi, Albay June 9, 2018 Barangay Ginebra vs. NLEX
City of Passi Arena Passi, Iloilo September 22, 2018 TNT vs. Rain or Shine
Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna October 7, 2018 Rain or Shine vs. Blackwater
Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra
Quezon Convention Center Lucena October 13, 2018 Barangay Ginebra vs. Rain or Shine

Transactions[edit]

For trades done on draft day, see 2017 PBA draft.
Main article: List of 2017–18 PBA season transactions

Retirement[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Phoenix Fuel Masters Ariel Vanguardia Resigned Preseason Louie Alas October 26, 2017 [3]
GlobalPort Batang Pier Franz Pumaren On leave Preseason Pido Jarencio October 29, 2017 [4]
Kia Picanto Manny Pacquiao End of contract Preseason Chris Gavina November 4, 2017 [5]
Kia Picanto Chris Gavina Resigned Philippine Cup Ricky Dandan December 30, 2017 [6]
Blackwater Elite Leo Isaac Fired Commissioner's Cup Bong Ramos April 30, 2018 [7]
Columbian Dyip Ricky Dandan Resigned Commissioner's Cup Johnedel Cardel June 28, 2018 [8]

Rule changes[edit]

The PBA competition committee approved the rule changes for implementation starting in the Commissioner's Cup games:[9]

Rule changes (effective for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup)
  1. The number of 30-second timeouts were reduced from three (1 for 1st half, 2 for 2nd half) to two (1 for 1st half, 1 for second half)
  2. Tapping the backboard in an attempt to block a shot from an offensive player will not be considered as a goal-tending violation.
  3. Pulling of jerseys to impede the movement of an opponent will only be called as an ordinary foul unless there is a clear path to the basket for the offensive player

Notable events[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

  • November 2, 2017: The majority of the PBA Board of Governors passed a resolution stating that they will no longer support or endorse the renewal of Commissioner Chito Narvasa's tenure due to "loss of confidence". Representatives from Alaska, Blackwater, Meralco, NLEX, Rain or Shine, Phoenix and TNT attended a special board meeting on November 2 that passed this resolution. Deputy Commissioner and Technical Head Rickie Santos will be the league's officer-in-charge while the board will still tackle who will replace Narvasa as commissioner.[10][11] Later in the afternoon, the bloc that composes the three San Miguel Corporation (SMC) teams (San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra and Star) as well as independent teams GlobalPort and Kia stated their continued support with Narvasa. Former PBA chairman Robert Non criticized the move done by the seven board members for making a "whimsical" decision in ousting Narvasa and mentioned that the move was unauthorized and non binding as per the league's by-laws. According to the PBA by-laws, a two-thirds vote of its current membership is necessary to remove or appoint a commissioner. Non also criticized the timing of the meeting when the meeting notice was only sent to all board representatives on Monday, October 30. According to the rules, the board representatives should have been notified seven days before the date set for the meeting.[12] Narvasa later called a press conference at the PBA office in Libis and indicated that he will not resign as the commissioner.[13] He is also requesting the seven teams that will not endorse his term renewal to explain the grounds of their "loss of confidence" to the current commissioner. He also stated that he is willing to resign the commissioner post, but after consultation with his family and lawyers, he will hold on as commissioner, given that any move to oust him should follow the rules stated in the league's by-laws.[14]
  • November 27, 2017: The Star Hotshots changed their name to Magnolia Hotshots. The team's new logo debuted during the team's press launching.[15]
  • December 11, 2017: The NLEX Road Warriors adopted a new logo. The new logo debuted during the team's press launching.[16]
  • December 17, 2017: PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa officially tendered his resignation. The board of governors have advised Narvasa to stay as commissioner until December 31, 2017, to have a smooth transition to his eventual successor. The board also named Media Bureau chief Willie Marcial as the league's officer-in-charge.[17]

Philippine Cup[edit]

  • Mark Caguioa changed his jersey number from #47 to #13 to honor his recently retired teammate Jayjay Helterbrand. He will use the #13 jersey for the duration of the Philippine Cup.[18]
  • January 25, 2018: The PBA Board of Governors official appointed officer-in-charge Willie Marcial as the tenth commissioner of the league.[19]
  • March 27, 2018: The lifetime ban on Renaldo Balkman was lifted. The lifetime ban was imposed by former commissioner Chito Salud on March 13, 2013, due to an incident involving his former teammate Arwind Santos when Balkman grabbed Santos by the neck in the final minutes of their game against Alaska on March 8, 2013. Before lifting the ban, Commissioner Willie Marcial consulted Santos and former commissioner Salud and gave their approval.[20]

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

  • April 3, 2018: The Kia Picanto changed their name to Columbian Dyip. The team's new logo and uniforms will debut at the opening day of the Commissioner's Cup on April 22.[21]

Governors' Cup[edit]

  • August 10, 2018: The GlobalPort Batang Pier changed their name to NorthPort Batang Pier. The team's new logo debuted through their social media accounts.[22]
  • September 9, 2018: The Meralco Bolts will represent the Philippines in the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. This development came after FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann requested the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to have a PBA team participate in the club championship.[23]
  • November 11, 2018: Former PBA commissioner and Board of Governors chairman Rey Marquez died.[24]
  • Major adjustments in the league calendar, particularly in the upcoming season were made during the league's annual board planning session in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, primarily because of FIBA calendar changes. The start of the PBA's 44th season will be set on January 13. This will be the first time since 2002 that the league will open their season in January. The PBA Leo Awards will be held during the opening ceremonies of the 2019 season while the 2018 PBA draft is set on December 16.[25]
  • Starting the 2019 draft, trading the rights for the draft's number one pick will be banned.[26]
  • The term of Ricky Vargas as PBA chairman will be extended up to the 2019 season.[27]

Opening ceremonies[edit]

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on December 17, 2017. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Phoenix Fuel Masters and the San Miguel Beermen immediately followed.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Taki Saito
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Myrtle Sarrosa[28]
Blackwater Elite Ashley Ortega[28]
GlobalPort Batang Pier Hillarie Parungao[28]
Kia Picanto Phoemela Baranda[28]
Magnolia Hotshots Maureen Wroblewitz
Meralco Bolts Chanel Thomas
NLEX Road Warriors Rachel Anne Daquis[28]
Phoenix Fuel Masters Rhian Ramos[28]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Jannie Alipo-on
San Miguel Beermen Lindsay Stalzer
TNT KaTropa Laura Lehmann[28]

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

Elimination round[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 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[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Playoffs[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(Best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
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Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) San Miguel Beermen* 1–0 (8) TNT KaTropa 106–93 —
(2) Magnolia Hotshots* 1–0 (7) GlobalPort Batang Pier 86–79 —
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Alaska Aces 0–2 (6) NLEX Road Warriors 99–105 83–87 —
(4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2–0 (5) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88–80 99–91 —

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102–90 104–102 (OT) 87–95 102–81 100–94 — —
(2) Magnolia Hotshots 4–2 (6) NLEX Road Warriors 87–88 99–84 106–99 79–91 87–78 96–89 —

Finals[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (2) Magnolia Hotshots 103–105 92–77 111–87 84–80 108–99 (2OT) — —

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Playoffs[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(Best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(Best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
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Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* 1–1 (8) GlobalPort Batang Pier 113–114 103–97
(2) Alaska Aces* 1–0 (7) Magnolia Hotshots 89–78 —
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) TNT KaTropa 0–2 (6) San Miguel Beermen 110–121 102–106 —
(4) Meralco Bolts 0–2 (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81–88 90–104 —

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1–3 (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89–102 109–100 72–75 94–96 —
(2) Alaska Aces 1–3 (6) San Miguel Beermen 79–92 94–105 125–104 99–104 —

Finals[edit]

Main article: 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4–2 (6) San Miguel Beermen 127–99 109–134 94–132 130–100 87–83 93–77 —

2018 PBA Governors' Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Playoffs[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

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Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* 1–0 (8) NLEX Road Warriors 111–75 —
(2) Phoenix Fuel Masters* 0–2 (7) Meralco Bolts 74–90 103–108 (OT)
(3) Alaska Aces* 1–0 (6) San Miguel Beermen 96–85 —
(4) Magnolia Hotshots* 1–0 (5) Blackwater Elite 103–99 —

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1–3 (4) Magnolia Hotshots 98–106 97–101 107–103 108–112 —
(3) Alaska Aces 3–1 (7) Meralco Bolts 92–97 100–95 104–102 99–92 —

Finals[edit]

Main article: 2018 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(3) Alaska Aces 2–4 (4) Magnolia Hotshots 84–100 71–77 100–71 90–76 78–79 86–102 —

Awards[edit]

Leo Awards[edit]

Main article: The PBA Leo Awards

PBA Press Corps Annual Awards[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Individual statistical leaders[edit]

Local players[edit]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Stanley Pringle NorthPort Batang Pier 21.0
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12.3
Assists per game Chris Banchero Alaska Aces 5.9
Steals per game Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 2.0
Blocks per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 2.0
Turnovers per game Stanley Pringle NorthPort Batang Pier 3.4
Fouls per game Jason Perkins Phoenix Fuel Masters 3.6
Minutes per game Stanley Pringle NorthPort Batang Pier 39.0
FG% June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 59.7%
FT% JVee Casio Alaska Aces 92.2%
3FG% Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 43.3%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 32
Triple-doubles Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2

Import players[edit]

Category Player Team Statistic Conference played
Points per game Aaron Fuller NLEX Road Warriors 31.1 Governors'
Rebounds per game Mike Harris Alaska Aces 20.0 Governors'
Assists per game Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 7.2 Governors'
Steals per game Henry Walker Blackwater Elite 2.2 Commissioner's and Governors'
Blocks per game Eugene Phelps Phoenix Fuel Masters 2.5 Commissioner's and Governors'
Turnovers per game Akeem Wright Columbian Dyip 4.7 Governors'
Fouls per game Renaldo Balkman San Miguel Beermen 3.8 Commissioner's
Minutes per game Eugene Phelps Phoenix Fuel Masters 42.7 Commissioner's and Governors'
FG% Joshua Smith TNT KaTropa 68.7% Commissioner's
FT% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82.7% Commissioner's and Governors'
3FG% Kevin Murphy San Miguel Beermen 44.2% Governors'
Double-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 23 Commissioner's and Governors'
Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 Commissioner's and Governors'

Individual game highs[edit]

Local players[edit]

Category Player Team Statistic Conference
Points Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 50 Commissioner's
Rebounds Christian Standhardinger San Miguel Beermen 22 Governors'
Assists Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 16 Philippine
Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 8 Philippine
Blocks John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 7 Philippine
Arwind Santos San Miguel Beermen Governors'
Three point field goals Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 9 Commissioner's
Simon Enciso Alaska Aces Governors'

Import players[edit]

Category Player Team Statistic Conference
Points Eugene Phelps Phoenix Fuel Masters 51 Governors'
Rebounds Mike Harris Alaska Aces 27 Governors'
Assists Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 12

Commissioner's

Henry Walker Blackwater Elite Governors'
Romeo Travis Magnolia Hotshots
Allen Durham Meralco Bolts
Steals Romeo Travis Magnolia Hotshots 7 Governors'
Henry Walker Blackwater Elite
Blocks Eugene Phelps Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 Governors'
Three point field goals Antonio Campbell Alaska Aces 8 Commissioner's

Team statistical leaders[edit]

Category Team Statistic
Points per game San Miguel Beermen 103.0
Rebounds per game Phoenix Fuel Masters 52.7
Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 26.8
Steals per game Magnolia Hotshots 9.7
Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 5.5
Turnovers per game NorthPort Batang Pier 18.8
FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 46.2%
FT% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72.5%
3FG% Magnolia Hotshots 33.9%

PBA teams in Asian club competitions[edit]

Team Competition Progress
Meralco Bolts 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Fourth place
Blackwater Elite 2018 Asia League Summer Super 8 Group stage
NLEX Road Warriors Fourth place

Cumulative standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 57 36 21 .632[a] Champions
2 Magnolia Hotshots 57 36 21 .632[a]
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 57 35 22 .614
4 Alaska Aces 51 31 20 .608 Finalist
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 41 20 21 .488 Semifinalist
6 TNT KaTropa 37 18 19 .486 Quarterfinalist
7 Phoenix Fuel Masters 36 17 19 .472
8 Meralco Bolts 41 19 22 .463 Semifinalist
9 NLEX Road Warriors 42 17 25 .405
10 Blackwater Elite 34 13 21 .382 Quarterfinalist
11 GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier 36 13 23 .361
12 Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip 33 6 27 .182 Elimination round
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: San Miguel 5–3 Magnolia

Elimination round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Alaska Aces 33 23 10 .697
2 Magnolia Hotshots 33 22 11 .667
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 33 21 12 .636
4 San Miguel Beermen 33 20 13 .606
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 33 18 15 .545
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 33 17 16 .515[a]
7 TNT KaTropa 33 17 16 .515[a]
8 Meralco Bolts 33 16 17 .485
9 NLEX Road Warriors 33 13 20 .394[b]
10 Blackwater Elite 33 13 20 .394[b]
11 GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier 33 12 21 .364
12 Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip 33 6 27 .182
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head: Phoenix 2–1 TNT
  2. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head: Blackwater 3–0 NLEX

Playoffs[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L
1 San Miguel Beermen 24 16 8
2 Magnolia Hotshots 24 14[a] 10
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 24 14[a] 10
4 Alaska Aces 18 8 10
5 NLEX Road Warriors 9 4 5
6 Meralco Bolts 8 3 5
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 2 6
8 GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier 3 1 2
9 TNT KaTropa 4 1 3
10 Blackwater Elite 1 0 1
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 0 3
12 Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Playoffs head-to-head: Magnolia 3–1 Barangay Ginebra

References[edit]

  1. ^ Standhardinger, Kiefer, Jeron headline 2017 PBA draft prospects, ABS-CBN Sports, October 12, 2017
  2. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Former MVP Helterbrand retires after 17-year PBA career Archived November 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Paolo del Rosario, CNN Philippines, October 30, 2017
  3. ^ PBA: Louie Alas named Phoenix head coach, ABS-CBN Sports, October 26, 2017
  4. ^ Pido Jarencio back as GlobalPort coach for a third time as Pumaren takes leave, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 29, 2017
  5. ^ Kia signs up little known but ‘hungry’ players as part of ‘unconventional mentality’, Randolph Leongson, Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 4, 2017
  6. ^ Chris Gavina steps down as Ricky Dandan set to take over as new coach of KIA, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 30, 2017
  7. ^ Bong Ramos gives up Indonesia job to take over from Isaac as Blackwater coach, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph April 30, 2018
  8. ^ "Ricky Dandan resigns as coach of Columbian Dyip".
  9. ^ Sacamos, Karlo. "PBA lessens timeouts, changes goal-tending rule to make game closer to Fiba style". spin.ph. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  10. ^ PBA board declines to extend Chito Narvasa term as commissioner, appoints Rickie Santos as OIC, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, November 2, 2017
  11. ^ Majority of PBA board vote against extending Narvasa’s term as commissioner, JC Ansis, Sports5.ph, November 2, 2017
  12. ^ SMC bloc, allies stand behind Narvasa, contest 'whimsical' ouster of commissioner, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 2, 2017
  13. ^ Narvasa: 'I have always ensured parity in all decisions I made as commissioner', Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, November 2, 2017
  14. ^ Under-fire Narvasa explains why he's hanging on to post amid PBA board power play, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, November 2, 2017
  15. ^ Hotshots open new chapter under Magnolia banner, Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News, November 27, 2017
  16. ^ NLEX unveils new logo ahead of 2018 PBA Season, Randolph Leongson, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 11, 2017
  17. ^ PBA confirms Chito Narvasa has resigned as commissioner; Willie Marcial is OIC, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 17, 2017
  18. ^ LOOK: Mark Caguioa honors pal Helterbrand by wearing Ginebra jersey No. 13, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, December 25, 2017
  19. ^ "Erstwhile OIC Willie Marcial named PBA commissioner, given three-year term".
  20. ^ "Ban on Balkman lifted". PBA.ph. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "Newly-renamed Columbian battles Blackwater in Comm Cup opener". Dugout Philippines. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  22. ^ GlobalPort hits reboot button by changing name to NorthPort, Randolph Leongson, spin.ph, August 10, 2018
  23. ^ PBA goes all out in support of SBP, PBA.ph, September 9, 2018
  24. ^ PBA to sound 'Final Buzzer' for Rey Marquez, the league's first chairman and former commissioner, PBA.ph, November 15, 2018
  25. ^ Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018
  26. ^ PBA Board approves no trade of no.1 pick, PBA.ph, October 12, 2018
  27. ^ PBA extends Vargas term for another year, Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, October 27, 2018
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Laura Lehmann, Myrtle Sarrosa banner bevy of stunners as PBA muses for 43rd season, Jan Ballesteros, spin.ph, December 13, 2017
  29. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

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