2021 Alaska Aces season

2021   Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Jeffrey Cariaso
General Manager	Dickie Bachmann
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to NLEX with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces seasons
←  2020

The 2021 Alaska Aces season was the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It was also the team's final season in the league, as they announced on February 16, 2022, that they would leave the league after the 2021 Governor's Cup.

Key dates

• March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong. ^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 46 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	6	Ben Adamos	C/F	Philippines	Perpetual
2	16	Taylor Browne	G/F	Canada	UBC
2	21	Alec Stockton	G	USA	FEU
3	31	RK Ilagan	G	Philippines	San Sebastian

Roster

2021 Alaska Aces roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Ilagan, RK  (R) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–04–03 San Sebastian G/F 1 Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 2 Tratter, Abu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle G 3 DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–12–12 McKendree G/F 5 Browne, Taylor  (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–01–30 UBC G 12 Stockton, Alec  (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern G 13 Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota F/C 18 Adamos, Ben  (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD G 19 Marcelino, Jaycee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1995–10–19 Lyceum G/F 21 Teng, Jeron  (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle G 24 Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern G/F 28 Bulanadi, Allyn  (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian F 31 Publico, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1992–11–29 Letran C 55 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa G/F 61 Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran F 96 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran	Head coach Jeffrey Cariaso Assistant coach(es) Joe Silva (1st assistant) Danny Ildefonso Franco Atienza Monch Gavieres Team manager Richard Bachmann [a] Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team Injured Roster

• ^a also served as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1
3	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

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. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8
July: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 16 Blackwater W 103–77 Michael DiGregorio (20) Rodney Brondial (10) JVee Casio (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0 2 July 21 Magnolia L 82–84 Yousef Taha (20) Jeron Teng (12) Ahanmisi, DiGregorio, Teng (3) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1 3 July 24 Phoenix Super LPG L 93–101 Gab Banal (17) Yousef Taha (12) Michael DiGregorio (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2 4 July 28 Rain or Shine W 74–48 Rodney Brondial (13) Abu Tratter (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2 5 July 31 Meralco L 80–89 Gab Banal (20) Yousef Taha (9) Jeron Teng (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–3
September: 1–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 September 2 NLEX L 74–84 Maverick Ahanmisi (17) Rodney Brondial (10) Jeron Teng (3) DHVSU Gym 2–4 7 September 17 Barangay Ginebra W 89–75 Abu Tratter (13) Rodney Brondial (10) Ahamnisi, Marcelino (3) DHVSU Gym 3–4 8 September 18 TNT L 85–103 Abu Tratter (12) Brondial, Tratter (9) Alec Stockton (4) DHVSU Gym 3–5 9 September 19 Terrafirma L 89–105 Abu Tratter (18) Rodney Brondial (14) JVee Casio (6) DHVSU Gym 3–6 10 September 22 San Miguel L 100–101 Abu Tratter (24) Rodney Brondial (12) JVee Casio (4) DHVSU Gym 3–7 11 September 23 NorthPort L 94–122 Jeron Teng (18) Brondial, Tratter (8) Adamos, Casio (3) DHVSU Gym 3–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
3. Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–5
December: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 8 NorthPort W 87–85 Olu Ashaolu (20) Olu Ashaolu (14) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0 2 December 10 San Miguel W 99–94 Olu Ashaolu (23) Olu Ashaolu (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0 3 December 12 Barangay Ginebra L 77–80 Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (18) Jeron Teng (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1 4 December 17 TNT L 77–81 Olu Ashaolu (29) Olu Ashaolu (18) Jeron Teng (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 December 22 Blackwater W 98–75 Maverick Ahanmisi (17) Abu Tratter (11) Robbie Herndon (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
February: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 February 17, 2022 Rain or Shine W 80–74 Olu Ashaolu (23) Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 February 19, 2022 Terrafirma W 102–97 Jeron Teng (30) Olu Ashaolu (19) Olu Ashaolu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 February 23, 2022 NLEX L 89–106 Abu Tratter (17) Maverick Ahanmisi (12) Olu Ashaolu (6) Ynares Center 5–3 9 February 26, 2022 Meralco W 94–93 Ashaolu, DiGregorio (21) Olu Ashaolu (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (10) Ynares Center 6–3
March: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 March 3, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG L 99–104 Olu Ashaolu (24) Olu Ashaolu (10) Olu Ashaolu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4 11 March 6, 2022 Magnolia L 91–118 RK Ilagan (14) Olu Ashaolu (10) Abu Tratter (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Magnolia		127
	8	Phoenix Super LPG		88
							1	Magnolia	2
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Meralco	3
	4	Meralco		100
	5	San Miguel		85
												4	Meralco	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												6	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	NLEX	79	96
	7	Alaska	93	80
							2	NLEX	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							6	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	TNT	92	95
	6	Barangay Ginebra	104	115

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Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 16, 2022 NLEX W 93–79 Mark St. Fort (17) Mark St. Fort (14) Ahanmisi, Ilagan, Teng (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7,091 1–0 2 March 19, 2022 NLEX L 80–96 Mark St. Fort (14) Mark St. Fort (7) Ahanmisi, Ilagan, St. Fort (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,486 1–1

Transactions

Free agency

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Gab Banal [4]	77	Forward	End of contract; did not agree to term extension	TNT Tropang Giga
Rodney Brondial [5]	91	Forward / center	End of contract; did not agree to term extension	San Miguel Beermen

Trades

Pre-season

February
February 23, 2021 [6]	To Alaska Brian Heruela 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16) 2021 Phoenix first-round pick	To Phoenix Vic Manuel 2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7) 2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19)

Philippine Cup

October
October 12, 2021 [7]	To Alaska Mike Tolomia 2022 Blackwater second-round pick	To Blackwater JVee Casio Barkley Eboña

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Olu Ashaolu	December 8, 2021 (vs. NorthPort)	March 6, 2022 (vs. Magnolia)	6–5
	Mark St. Fort	March 16, 2022 (vs. NLEX)	March 19, 2022 (vs. NLEX)	1–1

References

1. Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
4. "PBA: Tropang Giga boost roster, acquire Gab Banal". spin.ph. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
5. "Rodney Brondial turns unrestricted free agent after Alaska talks fail". spin.ph. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
6. "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
7. Terrado, Reuben (October 12, 2021). "JVee Casio, Alaska part ways as PBA approves trade to Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 12, 2021.