2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals
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TeamCoachWins
(A1) TNT Tropang Giga Chot Reyes 4
(B3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 2
DatesOctober 27 – November 8, 2024
MVP Jayson Castro
(TNT Tropang Giga)
TelevisionLocal:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro
Game 2:Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
Game 3:Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro
Game 4:Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta
Game 5:Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro
Game 6:Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
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The 2024 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs.

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The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel competed for the 22nd Governors' Cup championship and the 136th overall championship contested by the league. [1] [2] It was the rematch of the previous Governors' Cup finals. [3]

TNT defeated Barangay Ginebra in six games to win their second straight Governors' Cup. [4] Jayson Castro was named the finals' MVP. [5]

Background

Road to the finals

TNT Tropang Giga Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Finished 8–2 (.800) 1st place in Group AElimination roundFinished 6–4 (.600) 2nd place in Group B with San Miguel
—TiebreakerHead-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
Def. NLEX, 3–1QuarterfinalsDef. Meralco, 3–0
Def. Rain or Shine, 4–1SemifinalsDef. San Miguel, 4–2

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1October 27 Smart Araneta Coliseum TNT 104–88
Game 2October 30 Smart Araneta Coliseum 96–84
Game 3November 1 Barangay Ginebra 85–73
Game 4November 3106–92
Game 5November 6TNT99–72
Game 6November 895–75


Game summaries

Game 1

October 27
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88
Scoring by quarter:27–15, 16–22, 29–25, 32–26
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 19
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac 10
Asts: Nambatac 7		Pts: Brownlee 23
Rebs: Holt 8
Asts:three players 6
TNT leads series, 1–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,021
Referees: Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro

Proceeds of this game will be donated to the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine). [6]

Game 2

October 30
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 30–18, 23–30, 24–13
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 37
Rebs: Oftana 14
Asts: Castro, Hollis-Jefferson 7		Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Brownlee, Thompson 9
Asts: Abarrientos 5
TNT leads series, 2–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Game 3

November 1
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 73, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–22, 20–20, 14–23
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 14
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 7		Pts: Brownlee 18
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts:three players 4
TNT leads series, 2–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,320
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro

Game 4

November 3
7:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 92, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–24, 35–31, 15–21
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 28
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9
Asts: Castro 6		Pts: Brownlee 34
Rebs: Ahanmisi 8
Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4
Series tied, 2–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,783
Referees: Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta

Game 5

November 6
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 99, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72
Scoring by quarter:26–20, 30–13, 23–15, 20–24
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy 16
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 10
Asts: Castro 7		Pts: Tenorio, Thompson 13
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Brownlee 3
TNT leads series, 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,727
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro

Game 6

November 8
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter:21–16, 21–27, 24–31, 29–11
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 31
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 16
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 8		Pts: Abarrientos 31
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Thompson 5
TNT wins series, 4–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,668
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Rosters

TNT Tropang Giga roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg)1996–11–29 Far Eastern
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nambatac, Rey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)1994–01–27 Letran
C 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Erram, Poy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg)1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Oftana, Calvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg)1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 Flag of the United States.svg Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg)1989–04–13 Cebu
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pogoy, Roger  (C)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1982–02–07 Oakland
F/C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae  (GI)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg)1995–01–03 Arizona
G 26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vosotros, Almond  (FA)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)1990–01–26 De La Salle
F/C 32 Flag of the United States.svg Galinato, Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G 35 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aurin, Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
F/C 45 Flag of the United States.svg Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1994–06–29 UC Riverside
F 50 Flag of the United States.svg Payawal, CJ  (R)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1997–01–01 UE
G 53 Flag of the Philippines.svg Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1988–11–17 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 00 Flag of the United States.svg Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1991–07–17 Minnesota
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Jeremiah  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)1996–08–16 Dominican (CA)
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Malonzo, Jamie  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1996–07–31 De La Salle
G 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abarrientos, RJ  (R)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)1999–09–14 Far Eastern
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tenorio, LA  (C)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)151 lb (68 kg)1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Garcia, Paul  (R / FA)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1993–07–12 UPHSD
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)1990–10–15 Arellano
F/C 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Go, Isaac  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1996–06–07 Ateneo
G/F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Holt, Stephen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1991–12–06 Saint Mary's
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cu, Ralph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)1997–03–09 De La Salle
G/F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1993–02–12 Ateneo
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Dillinger, Jared  (IN)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1985–07–27 National-U
G/F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg David, Jayson  (FA)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg)1996–11–08 Lyceum
C 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)1992–08–03 UST
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Brownlee, Justin  (GI)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 38 Flag of the United States.svg Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)1982–02–19 UTEP
F/C 88 Flag of the Philippines.svg Adamos, Ben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)1995–12–30 UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfrancis Chua [a]
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)


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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Governors' Cup Finals will be aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide the English language coverage of the Finals.

The Pilipinas Live broadcast will provide the English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

Game RPTV PBA Rush Arena Plus Xs and Os
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside Reporters Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters Hosts
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Belle Gregorio and Eileen Shi Carlo Pamintuan Eric Reyes Bea Escudero Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 2 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao, Jong Uichico and Ryan Gregorio Apple David Andre Co Ronnie Magsanoc Pauline Verzosa Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy, Jeffrey Cariaso and Ronnie Magsanoc Belle Gregorio Carlo Pamintuan Andy Jao Doreen Suaybaguio Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 4 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson, Luigi Trillo and Nico Salva Belle Gregorio Andre Co Eric Altamirano Bea Escudero Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy and Norman Black Eileen Shi Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 6 Sev Sarmenta Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Apple David Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc

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