2019 Alaska Aces season

2019 Alaska Aces season
2019 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Alex Compton (resigned on August 22); Jeffrey Cariaso
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces seasons
	← 2017–18 2020 →

Last updated April 26, 2025

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.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	MJ Ayaay	G/F	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU	Lyceum
2	17	Gideon Babilonia	C	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino	Ateneo

Roster

2019 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Simon Enciso	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–02–12	Notre Dame de Namur
G/F	1	Robbie Herndon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–16	San Francisco State
F/C	2	Abu Tratter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–01–09	De La Salle
C	5	Gideon Babilonia	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1995–06–12	Ateneo
C	7	Sonny Thoss	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1981–12–07	James Cook
F/C	9	Nonoy Baclao	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–06–15	Ateneo
G/F	10	Jeron Teng	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–03–21	De La Salle
F	11	Jake Pascual	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
G	13	Maverick Ahanmisi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–07–17	Minnesota
G	23	Abel Galliguez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990–04–14	John Brown
G/F	25	Jesper Ayaay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		–08–03	Lyceum
F/C	32	Yutien Andrada	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1990–11–18	De La Salle
G	42	JVee Casio (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986–09–01	De La Salle
F	61	Kevin Racal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–05–16	Letran
F	87	Vic Manuel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1987–06–18	PSBA
F	91	Rodney Brondial	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–11–20	Adamson

Head coach

Jeffrey Cariaso

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Richard Bachmann ^[a]

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	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 ^[2]
Notes:

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 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7

February: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Phoenix	91

8	Alaska	76
			1	Phoenix	1
(best-of-3)
			5	San Miguel	4
4	TNT	1

5	San Miguel	2
						5	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						6	Magnolia	3
2	Rain or Shine	91

7	NorthPort	85
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(best-of-3)
			6	Magnolia	4
3	Barangay Ginebra	1

6	Magnolia	2

Game log

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

8th seed playoff: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
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	Team v t e	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^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455^[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[c]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364^[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273^[d]	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 ^[2]
Notes:

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 108–103 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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT	72	104

8	Alaska	108	93
				1	TNT	3
(best-of-3)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra		2

5	Magnolia		0
							1	TNT	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							7	San Miguel	4
2	NorthPort	84	88

7	San Miguel	98	90
				7	San Miguel	3
(best-of-3)
				6	Rain or Shine	1
3	Blackwater		1

6	Rain or Shine		2

Game log

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

Quarterfinals: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
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	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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 ^[2]>
Notes:

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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	NLEX	90	123

8	NorthPort	115	126***
				8	NorthPort	1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		100

5	San Miguel		97
							4	Barangay Ginebra	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Meralco	1
2	Meralco		94

7	Alaska		84
				2	Meralco	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	TNT	2
3	TNT		98

6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

References

↑ Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018
1 2 3 "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

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[table_hth_BGSM0.49916298757268-2] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.49916298757268-3] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.23440509440117-5] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.23440509440117-6] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.23440509440117-7] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.23440509440117-8] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.68974481415457-9] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.68974481415457-10] 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.68974481415457-11] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.68974481415457-12] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[1] Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018

[pbaquotient-4] 1 2 3 "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

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2019 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Alex Compton (resigned on August 22) Jeffrey Cariaso
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces seasons
← 2017–18 2020 →

2019 Alaska Aces season

Contents

Key dates

2018

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

References