2019 Alaska Aces season
# 2019 Alaska Aces season

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

## Key dates

### 2018

* December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | | | | | |
| 2 | 17 | | | | | |

## Roster

* $^a$ also serves as Alaska's board governor.

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

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

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

**Game log**

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7 :

February: 2–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

February 3

Rain or Shine

L 72–85

Jeron Teng (15)

Jake Pascual (9)

Jeron Teng (3)

Mall of Asia Arena

0–1

2

February 6

Columbian

W 94–72

Carl Bryan Cruz (20)

Jake Pascual (13)

Baclao, Banchero (4)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–1

3

February 13

Blackwater

W 103–101

Cruz, Teng (18)

Chris Exciminiano (9)

Chris Banchero (16)

Mall of Asia Arena

2–1 :

March

: 2–6

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

4

March 1

Phoenix

L 80–94

Jeron Teng (23)

Jeron Teng (9)

Simon Enciso (8)

Mall of Asia Arena

2–2

5

March 3

Barangay Ginebra

W 104–78

Simon Enciso (23)

Ayaay, Teng (7)

Chris Banchero (8)

Ynares Center

3–2

6

March 9

Magnolia

L 86–103

Chris Banchero (26)

Jeron Teng (12)

Simon Enciso (5)

Ynares Center

3–3

7

March 13

NLEX

L 70–91

Jeron Teng (23)

Nonoy Baclao (10)

Ayaay, Banchero, Potts, Teng (2)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–4

8

March 15

TNT

L 78–92

Carl Bryan Cruz (19)

Jake Pascual (10)

Chris Banchero (4)

Cuneta Astrodome

3–5

9

March 20

Meralco

W 92–77

Jeron Teng (16)

Chris Banchero (11)

Banchero, Enciso, Teng, Thoss (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–5

10

March 24

San Miguel

L 96–114

Chris Banchero (22)

Jeron Teng (10)

Banchero, Enciso (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–6

11

March 27

NorthPort

L 84–94

Carl Bryan Cruz (23)

Sonny Thoss (10)

Simon Enciso (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–7 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

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

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**Game log**

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :

8th seed playoff: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

April 5

NLEX

W 88–80

Sonny Thoss (21)

Jeron Teng (7)

Simon Enciso (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–0 :

Quarterfinals: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

April 7

Phoenix

L 76–91

JVee Casio (19)

Nonoy Baclao (7)

Baclao, Cruz, Teng (2)

Mall of Asia Arena

0–1 :

## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

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

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

**Game log**

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :

May: 2–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

May 19

Columbian

W 111–98

Chris Daniels (25)

Chris Daniels (16)

Simon Enciso (8)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–0

2

May 22

NorthPort

L 81–103

Chris Daniels (21)

Chris Daniels (13)

Jeron Teng (4)

Ynares Center

1–1

3

May 25

TNT

L 85–99

Chris Daniels (23)

Chris Daniels (19)

Simon Enciso (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–2

4

May 29

NLEX

L 87–100

Jeron Teng (20)

Jeron Teng (15)

Banchero, Daniels, Enciso (5)

Mall of Asia Arena

2–2 :

June

: 2–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

5

June 5

Magnolia

W 103–80

Chris Daniels (23)

Jeron Teng (12)

Chris Banchero (11)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–2

6

June 9

Meralco

W 93–89

Chris Banchero (23)

Chris Banchero (9)

Banchero, Enciso (4)

Ynares Center

4–2

7

June 15

Phoenix

L 76–78

Chris Banchero (18)

Vic Manuel (7)

Chris Banchero (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–3

8

June 21

San Miguel

L 107–119

Chris Banchero (26)

Chris Daniels (22)

Chris Banchero (6)

Cuneta Astrodome

4–4

9

June 30

Barangay Ginebra

L 106–118

Chris Banchero (29)

Diamon Simpson (22)

Simon Enciso (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–5 :

July

: 0–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

10

July 6

Rain or Shine

L 84–86

Chris Banchero (24)

Diamon Simpson (23)

Chris Banchero (9)

Mall of Asia Arena

4–6

11

July 14

Blackwater

L 104–112

Diamon Simpson (24)

Diamon Simpson (16)

Diamon Simpson (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–7 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

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

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**Game log**

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :

Quarterfinals: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

July 21

TNT

W 108–72

Simpson, Teng (15)

Diamon Simpson (19)

Simon Enciso (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0

2

July 24

TNT

L 93–104

Simon Enciso (24)

Diamon Simpson (16)

Chris Banchero (9)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–1 :

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |

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

**Game log**

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6 :

September: 0–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

September 20

Columbian

L 110–117

Justin Watts (40)

Justin Watts (14)

Enciso, Watts (4)

Mall of Asia Arena

0–1

2

September 22

Barangay Ginebra

L 83–102

Justin Watts (22)

Justin Watts (12)

Simon Enciso (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–2

3

September 29

San Miguel

L 83–109

JVee Casio (16)

Chris Banchero (11)

Chris Banchero (5)

Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

0–3 :

October: 2–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

4

October 4

Meralco

L 75–101

Banchero, Enciso (12)

Franko House (11)

Franko House (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

0–4

5

October 6

Magnolia

L 90–95

Vic Manuel (22)

Franko House (13)

Chris Banchero (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–5

6

October 13

Rain or Shine

W 78–71

Franko House (22)

Franko House (23)

Chris Banchero (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–5

7

October 18

TNT

L 93–99 (OT)

Casio, House (16)

Franko House (13)

Casio, Banchero (4)

Ynares Center

1–6

8

October 26

Blackwater

L 101–91

Jeron Teng (19)

Franko House (11)

Chris Banchero (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–6 :

November: 3–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

9

November 3

NorthPort

W 106–99

House, Manuel (23)

Franko House (11)

Simon Enciso (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–6

10

November 13

Phoenix

W 105–102

Vic Manuel (20)

Franko House (18)

Simon Enciso (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–6

11

November 20

NLEX

W 106–90

Franko House (24)

Franko House (8)

Franko House (5)

Ynares Center

5–6 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

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

*Game went into overtime

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