2012–13 Alaska Aces season

The 2012–13 Alaska Aces season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012–13 Alaska Aces season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
General ManagerDickie Bachmann
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(def by. Talk 'N Text, 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record10–3
(76.9%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–0)
Governors' Cup results
Record4–5
(44.4%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(def. by San Mig Coffee in two games)
Alaska Aces seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Calvin Abueva F   Philippines San Sebastian
2 9 Raphy Reyes G   Philippines East
3 2 Karl Dehesa G/F   United States Waldorf

Roster

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2012–13 Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 1   Eman, Samigue 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
G/F 3   Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
C 7   Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
G/F 8   Abueva, Calvin (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian
F/C 17   Ramos, Aldrech (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Far Eastern
G 25   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cebu
F 27   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Philippine Christian
G 31   Jazul, RJ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Letran
G/F 35   dela Cruz, Tony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UC Irvine
G 42   Casio, JVee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
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
  •   Injured

Roster


Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 12 2 .857 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 10 4 .714 2
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571[a] 4
5 Alaska Aces 8 6 .571[a] 4
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 5
7 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 5 9 .357 7
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 10 .286 8
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 13 .071 11
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco 4)

Game log

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2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 5 San Mig Coffee 83–103 Hontiveros (14) dela Cruz (7) Baguio, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscores
2 October 10 Meralco 86–93 Baguio (19) Thoss (11) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 Boxscores
3 October 14 Barako Bull 102–86 Casio (24) Baguio (7) Casio, Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscores
4 October 19 Petron Blaze 88–86 Baguio (21) Abueva (16) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 Boxscores
5 October 26 Air21 92–81 Casio (19) Abueva (12) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 Boxscores
6 October 28 Barangay Ginebra 87–69 Abueva (19) Abueva (9) Casio, Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 Boxscores
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 November 2 Talk 'N Text 94–92 Casio (25) Hontiveros (9) Thoss, Casio, Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 Boxscore
8 November 7 Rain or Shine 93–101 Baguio, Casio (16) Thoss (7) Baracael, Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 Boxscore
9 November 10 San Mig Coffee 68–77 Baguio (19) Baguio (8) Baguio (4) Lapu-Lapu City 5–4 Boxscore
10 November 14 Air21 103–104 Baracael (24) Abueva (10) Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 Boxscore
11 November 18 Barangay Ginebra 93–96 Baracael (21) Thoss (8) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6 Boxscore
12 November 28 Meralco 88–85 Abueva (20) Abueva (18) Abueva, Baracael, Baguio, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–6 Boxscore
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 December 1 GlobalPort 101–95 Abueva (21) Abueva (12) Casio (5) Dipolog 7–6 Boxscore
14 December 5 Petron Blaze 79–71 Baguio (20) Abueva (9) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–6 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text105
8Air21100
1Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
5Alaska2
4Meralco0
5Alaska2
1Talk 'N Text4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Rain or Shine0
2San Mig Coffee92*
7Petron Blaze87
2San Mig Coffee2
(best-of-3)
3Rain or Shine4
3Rain or Shine2
6Barangay Ginebra1

*Game went into overtime

Game log

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2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 December 12 Meralco 90–84 Baguio (26) Baguio, 2 others (8) Casio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore
2 December 14 Meralco 88–70 Abueva, Baguio (18) Abueva, dela Cruz (12) Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 Boxscore
Semifinals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 December 19 Talk 'N Text 65–66 Thoss (14) Abueva (17) Baguio, Espinas (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 December 21 Talk 'N Text 100–88 Casio (22) Abueva (14) Hontiveros (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
3 December 26 Talk 'N Text 79–93 Thoss (17) Thoss (14) Jazul (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 Boxscore
4 December 28 Talk 'N Text 104–99 Casio (22) Abueva (11) Casio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 Boxscore
5 December 30 Talk 'N Text 95–99 Abueva (19) Abueva (11) Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 Boxscore
6 January 4 Talk 'N Text 78–83 Abueva (23) Abueva (13) Casio (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[b] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

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2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 February 9 Rain or Shine 83–81 Dozier (21) Dozier (16) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 boxscore
2 February 13 Meralco 85–81 Dozier (27) Dozier (14) Casio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 boxscore
3 February 17 Barako Bull 77–73 Dozier (19) Dozier (20) Abueva, Thoss, Casio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 boxscore
4 February 23 Barangay Ginebra 84–69 Dozier (21) Dozier (11) Casio (7) Tubod, Lanao del Norte 4–0 boxscore
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 March 1 Talk 'N Text 92–69 Dozier (23) Dozier (18) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0 boxscore
6 March 6 San Mig Coffee 75–68 Dozier (16) Dozier (18) Hontiveros (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 boxscore
7 March 8 Petron Blaze 83–73 Dozier (18) Dozier (26) Hontiveros (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 boxscore
8 March 15 Air21 74–68 Dozier (17) Dozier, Abueva (12) Baguio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2 boxscore
9 March 17 GlobalPort 93–85 Dozier (26) Dozier (18) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 boxscore
10 March 23 San Mig Coffee 83–84 Abueva (27) Dozier (20) Abueva, Hontiveros (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 boxscore
11 March 27 Petron Blaze 92–84 Dozier (26) Dozier (18) Baguio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3 boxscore
April
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
12 April 5 Rain or Shine 89–84 Dozier (23) Abueva (13) Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–3 boxscore
13 April 10 Barangay Ginebra 102–93 Dozier (28) Dozier (20) Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10–3 boxscore
14 April 12 GlobalPort 93–92 Dozier (18) Abueva (14) Casio (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11–3
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Alaska87
8Air2181
1Alaska3
(best-of-3)
4San Mig Coffee1
4San Mig Coffee2
5Meralco1
1Alaska3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra0
2Rain or Shine8379
7Barangay Ginebra9081
7Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
6Talk 'N Text2
3Petron0
6Talk 'N Text2

Game log

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2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 20 Air21 90–84 Casio (19) Dozier (22) Baguio (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 Boxscore
Semifinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 27 San Mig Coffee 69–71 Dozier (21) Dozier (15) Dozier, Abueva, Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 April 29 San Mig Coffee 86–67 Dozier (28) Dozier (27) Casio (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
3 May 8 San Mig Coffee 89–82 Abueva (24) Dozier (19) Baguio, Casio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 Boxscore
4 May 11 San Mig Coffee 83–78 Baguio (16) Dozier (14) Thoss (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 Boxscore
Finals: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 15 Barangay Ginebra 87–70 Jazul (16) Dozier (22) Baguio, Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore
2 May 17 Barangay Ginebra 104–90 Thoss (16) Dozier (20) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 Recap
3 May 19 Barangay Ginebra 104–80 Dozier (27) Dozier (20) Dozier (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 Recap
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[c] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[c] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

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2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
August
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 23 GlobalPort 88–91 McKines (28) McKines (13) Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
Recap
2 August 28 Rain or Shine 94–79 McKines (30) McKines, Abueva (13) Thoss (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
September
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 September 1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102–99 McKines (27) McKines (16) McKines, Abueva, Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 Boxscore
4 September 3 Meralco 74–84 McKines (13) McKines (10) Baguio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 Boxscore
5 September 6 Talk 'N Text 112–104 McKines (38) McKines (16) Jazul (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–2 Boxscore
6 September 10 San Mig Coffee 82–95 McKines (32) McKines (15) Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 Boxscore
7 September 13 Petron 100–103 McKines (33) McKines (10) Abueva, Baguio, Casio (5) PhilSports Arena 3–4 Boxscore
8 September 18 Barako Bull 91–89 McKines (21) McKines (15) McKines (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 Recap
9 September 22 Air 21 107–121 McKines (43) McKines (16) Thoss (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5 Boxscore
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Playoffs

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Game log

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2013 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 25 San Mig Coffee 112–105 McKines (38) McKines (13) Casio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore
2 September 27 San Mig Coffee 73–83 McKines (24) McKines (20) McKines, Casio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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August 31, 2012[2] To Alaska
JV Casio
2015 2nd round pick
To Barangay Ginebra
L.A. Tenorio
August 31, 2012[2] To Alaska
Dondon Hontiveros
To Petron Blaze
Wesley Gonzales
Hans Thiele
September 20, 2012[3] To Alaska
2015 2nd round pick
To Air21
Bonbon Custodio

Commissioner's Cup

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January 22, 2013[4] To Alaska
Aldrech Ramos
To Barako Bull
Mac Baracael

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Robert Dozier February 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) May 19 (vs.Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) 18–4
Governors' Cup Wendell McKines August 23 (vs. GlobalPort) September 27 (vs. San Mig Coffee) 5–6

References

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