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2010–11 PBA season

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The 2010–11 PBA season was the 36th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It started on October 3, 2010[1] and ended on August 21, 2011. The season marked the return of the original three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The import-laden Commissioner's Cup returned as the second tournament, while the Governors' Cup also returned, serving as the third conference which also served as an import-laden tournament.[2][3]

2010–11 PBA season
DurationOctober 3, 2010 – August 21, 2011
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Solar Sports[A]
Basketball TV
DZRJ 810 (Local)
TFC (International)
2010 PBA Draft
Top draft pickNonoy Baclao
Picked byAir21 Express
Season MVPJimmy Alapag
(Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Philippine Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Philippine Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Commissioner's Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upBarangay Ginebra Kings
Governors' Cup championsPetron Blaze Boosters
  Governors' Cup runners-upTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Seasons

The first activity of the season is the 2010 PBA Draft held on August 29 at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[4][5]

Pre-season events

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For trades done on draft day, see 2010 PBA Draft.

Player movement

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Key transactions:
Trades:

Signing:

Rule changes

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The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:[15]

Notable occurrences

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Opening ceremonies

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The season began on October 3 with the Meralco Bolts defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 73-72.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Air21 Express Daiana Menezes
Alaska Aces Nancy Castiglione
B-Meg Llamados Carla Abellana
Barako Bull Energy Boosters Bianca Bauer
Barangay Ginebra Kings Anne Curtis
Meralco Bolts 14 Meralco employees
Powerade Tigers Vice Ganda
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Coleen Garcia
San Miguel Beermen Georgina Wilson, Isabelle Daza and Sam Pinto
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Jennylyn Mercado

2010–11 Philippine Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup

Transactions

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Player movement

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Key transactions:
Trades:

Notable events

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Elimination round

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 7 7 .500[b] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[b] 4
6 Alaska Aces 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 9 .357 6
9 Powerade Tigers 3 11 .214[c] 8
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 3 11 .214[c] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel 9)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: B-Meg 23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text107
8Rain or Shine92
1Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
4B-Meg Derby Ace2
4B-Meg Derby Ace2
5Meralco0
1Talk 'N Text4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel2
2San Miguel95
7Air2175
2San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
3Barangay Ginebra2
3Barangay Ginebra2
6Alaska1
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* 1–0 (8) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 107–92 —
(2) San Miguel Beermen* 1–0 (7) Air21 Express 95–75 —
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 2–0 (6) Meralco Bolts 106–97 (2OT) 92–88 —
(4) Barangay Ginebra Kings 2–1 (5) Alaska Aces 101–104 92–76 79–70

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

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4–2 (4) B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 98–91 87–88 92–78 93–98 97–83 89–72 —
(2) San Miguel Beermen 4–2 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 86–84 108–102 78–95 108–104 (2OT) 76–102 89–86 —

Finals

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Main article: 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4–2 (2) San Miguel Beermen 91–82 110–102 82–103 87–91 99–77 95–82 —

2011 Commissioner's Cup

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Main article: 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

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  • The conditional dispersal draft of the Barako Bull players was held in the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City on February 7. Out of the 14 players, only Lordy Tugade and Escobal were drafted by San Miguel and B-Meg Derby Ace respectively.[25][26]
  • The Board of Governors approved Solar Entertainment's proposal to change its broadcast television partner from RPN to ABS-CBN's Studio 23 for the remainder of its contract with the league, beginning with the 2011 Commissioner's Cup.[27][28][29]
  • The PBA D-League will start on March 12 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. The league will be composed of 14 teams, with three teams (Powerade-UP, Metro Pacific, Maynilad) having affiliation with existing PBA teams.[30] Four teams (Cobra Energy Drink, Agri-Nature Inc./FCA, Pharex, and Cafe France) that supposed to be part of the revival of the dormant Philippine Basketball League filed for application in the PBA D-League, hours after the PBL held its press conference regarding its revival.[31]
  • The sale of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters' franchise to Phoenix Petroleum did not push through after they failed to get the required number of votes (seven out of ten) from the PBA Board of Governors. Due to this development, Barako Bull's leave of absence was extended up to the end of the Governors' Cup.[32]

Player movement

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Key transactions:
Trades:

Signing:

  • Meralco signs Marlou Aquino and will assume his Barako Bull contract until the end of the Commissioner's Cup.[40]
  • Smart Gilas has listed Borgie Hermida in their line-up for the Commissioner's Cup and will return to Barako Bull after the tournament. However, Barako Bull announced that they will not play for the remainder of the season. Eventually, Hermida was released from Gilas.
  • San Miguel Beermen has added Paolo Hubalde to their roster for the Commissioner's Cup and will return to Barako Bull after the tournament. However, Barako Bull announced that they will not play for the remainder of the season.

Coaching changes

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Elimination round

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 1 .889 — Advance to semifinals
2 Smart Gilas (G) 7 2 .778 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333 5
9 Powerade Tigers 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 San Miguel Beermen 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra 12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
(best-of-3) 		Semifinals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Talk 'N Text 3
4 Air21 2 4 Air21 0
5 Alaska 1 1 Talk 'N Text 4
3 Barangay Ginebra 2
2 Smart Gilas 1
3 Barangay Ginebra 2 3 Barangay Ginebra 3
6 Rain or Shine 1
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 2–1 (6) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 100–91 97–113 92–82
(4) Air21 Express 2–1 (5) Alaska Aces 89–91 94–84 97–94

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–1 (4) Air21 Express 97–90 114–96 118–104 — —
(2) Smart Gilas 1–3 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 96–97 103–110 100–88 85–92 —

Finals

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Main article: 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4–2 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 102–83 106–108 104–88 91–84 93–100 99–96 (OT) —

2011 PBA All-Star Weekend

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Main article: 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend were held from May 20 to 22 at the Boracay Convention Center, Malay, Aklan.[43] The winners were:

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game

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May 20
Rookies 114, Sophomores 106
Scoring by quarter: 27-23, 57-50, 82-84, 114-109
Pts: Labagala 25, Vanlandingham 17, Espiritu 16, Thiele 15, Wilson 14, Anthony 12, Guevarra 9, Weinstein 6 Pts: Rodriguez 27, Cruz 21, Gaco 19, Urbiztondo 15, Ross 14, Oreta 13

All-Star Game

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May 22
6:30 p.m.
North All-Stars 133, South All-Stars 129

2011 Governors' Cup

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Main article: 2011 PBA Governors' Cup

Player movement

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Key transactions:
Trades:

Notable occurrences

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  • San Miguel Corporation announced that they will rename the San Miguel Beermen as the Petron Blaze Boosters.[48]
  • B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados shorten their name into B-Meg Llamados.
  • Two elimination round games were held at the Al Shabab Al Arabi Sports Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from June 30 to July 1 featuring B-Meg, Talk 'N Text and Barangay Ginebra. B-Meg won against Talk 'N Text, 111-105,[49] then Talk 'N Text beat Barangay Ginebra the next day, 123-113.[50]
  • Players of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters got stranded in Dubai after their two-game stint. The travel agency in charge reportedly cancelled their plane tickets to Manila after the non-payment of the organizers.[51][52]
  • PBA announced that TV5 will become the provide their TV coverage for the next five years. This was made by Commissioner Chito Salud on July 8, 2011 during the PBA Board of Governors meeting. TV5 guaranteed the league P700 million in cash, P150 million for marketing and promotions, and P115 million worth of ad spots up to 2016. TV5 will also be handling the radio coverage of the PBA as well.[53]
  • Barako Bull has sold their franchise to Linaheim Corp. following approval of the sale by the PBA Board of Governors on July 8, 2011, thus making the PBA to have 10 teams next season.[53]

Elimination round

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 6 2 .750 — Semifinal round
2 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 3 .625[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 3 .625[a] 1
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 3 .625[a] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 4 .500[b] 2
6 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 4 4 .500[b] 2
7 Powerade Tigers 4 4 .500[b] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 3 5 .375 3
9 Air21 Express 0 8 .000 6
Source: PBA.ph
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  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron 10, Alaska 5, Barangay Ginebra −15
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine 11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

Semifinal round

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Finals

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Main article: 2011 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–4 (2) Petron Blaze Boosters 89–88 85–103 105–132 105–83 93–80 78–104 85–73

Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend

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Marcio Lassiter guarding Kobe Bryant during the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend

The Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend was held from July 23–24 at the newly renamed Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The all star weekend featured the Smart All-Stars, with Kobe Bryant as its playing coach challenging the PBA All-Stars, with Chot Reyes as the head coach and the Smart Gilas Philippine national basketball team.[54][55] The event was organized by Smart Communications and the MVP Sports Foundation, headed by Manuel V. Pangilinan, team owner of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts in the PBA.

Rosters

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Note: Due to the ongoing NBA lockout, the Smart All-Stars cannot affiliate themselves with the NBA or their teams. The list below indicates the NBA teams where the player is associated before the lockout began.

Results

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July 23
Smart All-Stars 131, PBA All-Stars 105
Scoring by quarter: 30-26, 36-24, 41-28, 24-27
Pts: McGee 25, Durant 22, Williams 19 Pts: Santos 25, Cabagnot 9, Pingris 9
July 24
Smart All-Stars 98, Smart Gilas 89
Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 27-21, 24-23, 19-29
Pts: Bryant 17, McGee 16, Durant 16 Pts: Casio 16, Douthit 14, Lutz 12

Individual awards

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Most Valuable Player race

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This how the MVP award was determined:[56]

Player Statistics Media Players TV coveror Commissioner's
Office		 Total
Jimmy Alapag 335 1,030 173 300 50 1,888
Arwind Santos 408 646 233 100 300 1,687
Mark Caguioa 364 162 41 600 150 1,317

List

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Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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Cumulative standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 65 47 18 .723 Champions
2 Smart Gilas (G) 13 8 5 .615 Semifinalist
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 58 34 24 .586 Finalist
4 San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters 56 32 24 .571 Champions
5 Alaska Aces 42 22 20 .524 Semifinalist
6 B-Meg Derby Ace/B-Meg Llamados 44 20 24 .455
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 40 16 24 .400
8 Meralco Bolts 33 13 20 .394 Quarterfinalist
9 Air21 Express 38 13 25 .342 Semifinalist
10 Powerade Tigers 31 9 22 .290 Elimination round
11 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 14 3 11 .214
Source: [citation needed]
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Elimination rounds

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 31 25 6 .806
2 Smart Gilas (G) 9 7 2 .778
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 31 20 11 .645
4 San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters 31 18 13 .581
5 Alaska Aces 31 17 14 .548
6 B-Meg Derby Ace/B-Meg Llamados 31 15 16 .484
7 Meralco Bolts 31 13 18 .419
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 31 13 18 .419
9 Air21 Express 31 11 20 .355
10 Powerade Tigers 31 9 22 .290
11 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 14 3 11 .214
Source: [citation needed]
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Playoffs

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Pos Team Pld W L
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 34 22 12
2 San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters 25 14 11
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 27 14 13
4 Alaska Aces 11 5 6
5 B-Meg Derby Ace/B-Meg Llamados 13 5 8
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 3 6
7 Air21 Express 7 2 5
8 Smart Gilas (G) 4 1 3
9 Meralco Bolts 2 0 2
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 0 0 0
11 Powerade Tigers 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(G) Guests

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2010–11 Philippine Cup was aired on Solar TV while the last two conferences were aired on Studio 23.

References

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  1. ^ Meralco-Ginebra game to open PBA’s 36th season, GMANews.TV, August 24, 2010.
  2. ^ 3-Conference Format: A Grand Slam, Patricia Bermudez-Hizon, ManilaStandardToday.com, September 17, 2010
  3. ^ a b c 3-conference format, Meralco entry get PBA approval, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 10, 2010
  4. ^ PBA welcomes applications for 2010 Draft, abs-cbnNEWS.com
  5. ^ Smart Gilas Players Join PBA Draft Pool PBA.ph
  6. ^ Air21, RoS agree on post-season trade; Marcy, Doug switch teams, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 8, 2010
  7. ^ PBA: Returning Meralco gets promising Belga in 3-team trade, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.
  8. ^ Meralco taps Cardona as its PBA franchise player, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.
  9. ^ a b Ferriols, Bugia boost Painters’ frontline, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 31, 2010.
  10. ^ SMB, B-MEG SWAP COURT GENERALS; MAMARIL BACK WITH THE KINGS, PBA.ph, September 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Rain or Shine beefs up frontline, Powerade eyes future, PBA.ph, September 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Taulava joins Meralco in 5-player, 3-team trade, GMANews.TV, September 22, 2010.
  13. ^ ASI MAKES NEWCOMER MERALCO SERIOUS CONTENDER, PBA.ph, September 24, 2010
  14. ^ Alvarez on his 7th Team, PBA.ph, September 16, 2010
  15. ^ PBA 101: Rule changes, PBA.ph, October 5, 2010.
  16. ^ Barrios leaves pro league in good health, Nelson Beltran, Philippine Star, August 21, 2010
  17. ^ a b PBA welcomes MVP’s Meralco Archived August 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Waylon Galvez, Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2010
  18. ^ Coca-Cola drops PBA brand name for Powerade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV
  19. ^ Alaska Aces: We're going to Disneyland, THE GAME OF MY LIFE By Bill Velasco, (The Philippine Star), September 4, 2010.
  20. ^ PBA players loaned to RP-Smart Gilas set Asiad goal, October 18, 2010, GMANews.tv
  21. ^ Last-minute changes likely for Pinoy cagers, GMANews.TV, September 23, 2010
  22. ^ With PBL's future uncertain, PBA pushes for D-League, GMANews.TV, January 5, 2011
  23. ^ a b OWNERS OKAY SMART GILAS FOR 2ND CONF, TELECAST STAYS ON VHF, D-LEAGUE A GO, PBA.ph, January 25, 2011
  24. ^ a b PBA approves Barako leave, Gilas' entry, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 25, 2011
  25. ^ Dispersal Draft: SMB picks Tugade, B-Meg Derby Ace taps Escobal, GMA News Online, February 7, 2011
  26. ^ DISPERSAL DRAFT Tugade, Escobal get new lease on PBA life Archived February 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2011
  27. ^ Solar finds a partner for airing of PBA games by Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 9, 2011
  28. ^ PBA GIVES NOD ON GAME TELECAST ON STUDIO 23, PBA.ph, February 8, 2011
  29. ^ PBA agrees to airing its games on Studio 23 Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Musong R. Castillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 8, 2011
  30. ^ PBA Developmental League draws 14 teams, 3 PBL squads jump ship, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 16, 2011
  31. ^ Without six teams, no PBL — for now, GMA News Online, February 16, 2011
  32. ^ Almost, but not quite: No Phoenix Petroleum in pro league — for now, by Rey Joble, GMA News Online, March 29, 2011
  33. ^ PBA Blockbuster: Sol to Meralco, Jay-R to Air21, Ronjay to Rain or Shine, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 20, 2011.
  34. ^ Quiñahan, not Aquino, will shore up Tigers’ shallow frontline, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 28, 2011
  35. ^ PBA trade: Quiñahan in exchange for 2 future picks approved, by Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 31, 2011
  36. ^ Bolts acquire Hugnatan in three-player trade, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 15, 2011.
  37. ^ Trade approved: SMB gets wish of securing Air21's top rookies, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, March 2, 2011
  38. ^ NEW 4-FOR-3 SMB-AIR21 DEAL APPROVED, PBA.ph, March 2, 2011
  39. ^ Top rookies for PBA veteran players: Salud turns down trade offer by Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 28, 2011
  40. ^ Veteran slotman Aquino headed back to Meralco, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, February 14, 2011
  41. ^ Guiao leaves Express, joins Elasto Painters, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 10, 2011.
  42. ^ Express tap former coach as Guiao's successor, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 19, 2011.
  43. ^ EVERYBODY’S GOING GAGA IN BORA AS PBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND NEARS, PBA.ph
  44. ^ PBA commissioner to approve Gonzales-Espiritu trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 18, 2011
  45. ^ PBA commissioner Salud gives Alaska 2 more picks in Devance-Reyes trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 30, 2011
  46. ^ PBA commissioner Salud approves Devance trade to Derby Ace Llamados, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, June 3, 2011
  47. ^ Gin Kings' Willie Miller to Air 21 for Niño Cañaleta, draft pick, GMA News Online, July 18, 2011
  48. ^ From SMB to Petron: Beermen to carry new name in 3rd conference, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV
  49. ^ New import Hinson sparks B-MEG's upset win over Texters, GMA News Online, July 1, 2011
  50. ^ Texters crush Gin Kings for 1-1 slate in PBA's Dubai swing, GMA News Online, July 2, 2011
  51. ^ Talk ‘N Text disaster in Dubai, by Ronnie Nathanielz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 5, 2011
  52. ^ Dubai Disaster: Angry Texters slam organizer, PBA Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAksyon.com, July 4, 2011
  53. ^ a b PBA has new broadcast partner for 37th season, GMA News Online, July 8, 2011
  54. ^ Local cagers starstruck in game against NBA stars, GMA News Online, July 23, 2011
  55. ^ NBA STARS SIMPLY WOW PINOY CAGE FANS, PBA.ph
  56. ^ Henson, Quinito (August 18, 2011). "Alapag deserves MVP award". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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