2024 PBA Governors' Cup

First conference of the 2024–25 PBA season

2024 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationAugust 18, 2024 – present
TV partner(s)Local:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
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The 2024 PBA Governors' Cup is the first conference of the 2024–25 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 22nd edition of the Governors' Cup started on August 18, 2024. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:[1]

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups, based on the previous season's conference finish on a weighted average, with 40% for the Commissioner's Cup, and 60% for the Philippine Cup. (This was identical to the drafting order, but in reverse), then distributed to each in group in alternating order.
  • Teams in a group will play each other twice; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records by basis of groups. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
  • The top four teams per group will qualify to the crossover quarterfinal round.
    • QF1: Group A #1 vs. Group B #4
    • QF2: Group A #2 vs. Group B #3
    • QF3: Group A #3 vs. Group B #2
    • QF4: Group A #4 vs. Group B #1
  • The two winners in each group will play in the best-of-seven semifinals.
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF3
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF4
  • The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series.

Elimination round

Group A

Team standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 5 1 .833 Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 5 1 .833
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 3 3 .500 2
4 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 3 .500 2
5 Converge FiberXers 2 4 .333 3
6 Terrafirma Dyip 0 6 .000 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. 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 4th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Results

TeamGame
12345678910
Converge
(CON)
TER
127–95
MAG
93–105
TNT
96–95
NP
109–135
MER
88–116
TNT
91–98
NP
Sep 11
TER
Sep 14
MER
Sep 18
MAG
Sep 23
Magnolia
(MAG)
MER
94–99
CON
105–93
TNT
82–88
TER
124–103
NP
105–94
MER
74–82
TER
Sep 12
TNT
Sep 17
NP
Sep 20
CON
Sep 23
Meralco
(MER)
MAG
99–94
TNT
73–93
TER
107–91
NP
109–99
CON
116–88
MAG
82–74
TNT
Sep 12
NP
Sep 14
CON
Sep 18
TER
Sep 21
NorthPort
(NP)
TNT
95–101
TER
112–93
CON
135–109
MER
99–109
MAG
94–105
TER
133–107
CON
Sep 11
MER
Sep 14
MAG
Sep 20
TNT
Sep 22
Terrafirma
(TER)
CON
95–127
NP
93–112
MER
91–107
MAG
103–124
TNT
89–107
NP
107–133
MAG
Sep 12
CON
Sep 14
TNT
Sep 19
MER
Sep 21
TNTNP
101–95
MER
93–73
CON
95–96
MAG
88–82
TER
107–89
CON
98–91
MER
Sep 12
MAG
Sep 17
TER
Sep 19
NP
Sep 21
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. Source: PBA.ph
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss

Group B

Team standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 1 .800 Quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 2 .600 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 3 2 .600 1
4 NLEX Road Warriors 3 3 .500 1.5
5 Blackwater Bossing 3 3 .500 1.5
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 0 5 .000 4
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2024. 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 4th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Results

TeamGame
12345678910
Barangay Ginebra
(BGSM)
ROS
64–73
SMB
108–102
BWB
88–95
NLEX
119–91
PHX
110–101
BWB
Sep 10
ROS
Sep 13
SMB
Sep 15
PHX
Sep 18
NLEX
Sep 22
Blackwater
(BWB)
ROS
97–110
NLEX
87–104
SMB
108–120
BGSM
95–88
PHX
123–111
NLEX
110–99
BGSM
Sep 10
PHX
Sep 15
SMB
Sep 21
ROS
Sep 23
NLEXBWB
104–87
PHX
100–95
ROS
105–124
SMB
112–108*
BGSM
91–119
BWB
99–110
SMB
Sep 11
ROS
Sep 17
PHX
Sep 20
BGSM
Sep 22
Phoenix
(PHX)
SMB
107–111
NLEX
95–100
ROS
99–116
BWB
111–123
BGSM
101–110
ROS
Sep 10
SMB
Sep 13
BWB
Sep 15
BGSM
Sep 18
NLEX
Sep 20
Rain or Shine
(ROS)
BWB
110–97
BGSM
73–64
NLEX
124–105
PHX
116–99
SMB
112–113
PHX
Sep 10
BGSM
Sep 13
NLEX
Sep 17
SMB
Sep 19
BWB
Sep 23
San Miguel
(SMB)
PHX
111–107
BWB
128–108
BGSM
102–108
NLEX
108–112*
ROS
113–112
NLEX
Sep 11
PHX
Sep 13
BGSM
Sep 15
ROS
Sep 19
BWB
Sep 21
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2024. Source: PBA.ph
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss; Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Player Ref.
August 18–25 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [3]
August 27–September 1 Arvin Tolentino (NorthPort Batang Pier) [4]

Rookie of the Week

Week Player Ref.
August 18–25 Caelan Tiongson (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [5]
August 27–September 1 Jonnel Policarpio (NLEX Road Warriors) [6]

Reinforcement of the Week

Week Player Ref.
August 18–25 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (TNT Tropang Giga) [7]
August 27–September 1 Justin Brownlee (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [8]

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

Team Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel United States Justin Brownlee August 24 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–2 [9]
Blackwater Bossing United States Ricky Ledo August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) August 22 (vs. NLEX) 0–2 [10]
No import August 25 (vs. San Miguel) 0–1 [11]
United States George King August 30 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 3–0 [12]
Converge FiberXers United States Scotty Hopson August 21 (vs. Terrafirma) 2–4 [13]
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots United States Glenn Robinson III August 18 (vs. Meralco) September 4 (vs. NorthPort) 3–2 [9]
No import September 7 (vs. Meralco) 0–1 [14]
United States Shabazz Muhammad [15]
Meralco Bolts United States Allen Durham August 18 (vs. Magnolia) 5–1 [16]
NLEX Road Warriors United States Myke Henry August 22 (vs. Blackwater) 3–3 [17]
NorthPort Batang Pier United States Taylor Johns August 20 (vs. TNT) 0–1 [18]
Australia Venky Jois August 23 (vs. Terrafirma) 3–1 [19]
No import September 4 (vs. Magnolia) 0–1 [20]
Phoenix Fuel Masters United States Jayveous McKinnis August 21 (vs. San Miguel) August 25 (vs. NLEX) 0–2 [21]
No import August 30 (vs. Rain or Shine) 0–1
Dominican Republic Brandone Francis September 3 (vs. Blackwater) 0–2 [22]
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters United States Aaron Fuller August 20 (vs. Blackwater) 4–1 [23]
San Miguel Beermen United States Jordan Adams August 21 (vs. Phoenix) 3–2 [24]
Terrafirma Dyip United States Antonio Hester August 21 (vs. Converge) 0–6 [25]
TNT Tropang Giga United States Rondae Hollis-Jefferson August 20 (vs. NorthPort) 5–1 [26]

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 23.2
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 17.8
Assists per game Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 7.0
Steals per game Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang Giga 3.0
Blocks per game Keith Datu Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1.4
Turnovers per game Juami Tiongson Terrafirma Dyip 3.5
Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier
Fouls per game Jason Perkins Phoenix Fuel Masters 4.0
Minutes per game Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 39.5
FG% Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 67.2%
FT% Paul Lee Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 100.0%
3FG% Christian David Blackwater Bossing 58.8%
4FG% RR Garcia Phoenix Fuel Masters 75.0%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 5
Triple-doubles Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 1

Import players

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game George King Blackwater Bossing 38.7
Rebounds per game Aaron Fuller Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 20.6
Assists per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 7.2
Steals per game Jordan Adams San Miguel Beermen 2.8
Blocks per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 2.0
Turnovers per game Myke Henry NLEX Road Warriors 4.5
Fouls per game Scotty Hopson Converge FiberXers 3.8
Minutes per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 44.4
FG% Venky Jois NorthPort Batang Pier 61.0%
FT% Jordan Adams San Miguel Beermen 88.9%
3FG% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 61.1%
4FG% George King Blackwater Bossing 46.7%
Double-doubles Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 6
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga
Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1

Individual game highs

Local players

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 51
Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 24
Assists Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 11
Paul Lee Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
Steals Jhonard Clarito Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5
Joshua Munzon NorthPort Batang Pier
Blocks five players 3
Three point field goals Calvin Oftana TNT Tropang Giga 6
Four point field goals Jerrick Ahanmisi Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 4

Import players

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 51
Rebounds Aaron Fuller Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 23
Assists Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 10
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga
Steals Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6
Blocks Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 4
Three point field goals Jordan Adams San Miguel Beermen 6
Four point field goals Scotty Hopson Converge FiberXers 3
George King Blackwater Bossing

Team statistical leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game San Miguel Beermen 112.4
Rebounds per game Meralco Bolts 55.3
Assists per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 26.4
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Steals per game NorthPort Batang Pier 11.0
Blocks per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.4
Turnovers per game NorthPort Batang Pier 17.2
Fouls per game Converge FiberXers 25.8
FG% NorthPort Batang Pier 49.4%
FT% Phoenix Fuel Masters 80.4%
3FG% Meralco Bolts 38.6%
4FG% Phoenix Fuel Masters 33.3%

Notes

References

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