The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament began on February 10 and ended on May 6, 2012. The tournament is an import-laden format, which means that a team may sign an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with no height limit.
Format The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:2011-12 PBA Commissioner's Cup Format, PBA.ph, February 1, 2012 Single round-robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #6 seeds. The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals. The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are: QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are: SF1: #1 vs. QF2 SF2: #2 vs. QF1 The winners in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals.
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Results
Sixth seed playoff
Second seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(3) B-Meg vs. (6) Meralco
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barako Bull series
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barako Bull
(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) B-Meg
Finals
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 Air21 Express Marcus Douthit February 19 (vs. Barako Bull) March 28 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 3–6 Alaska Aces Adam Parada February 10 (vs. Barako Bull) April 8 (vs. Barako Bull) 6–6 B-Meg Llamados Denzel Bowles February 10 (vs. Meralco) May 6 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 15–9 Barako Bull Energy DerMarr Johnson February 10 (vs. Alaska) February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) 1–3 Rodney White March 2 (vs. Powerade) March 25 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 3–2 Reggie Okosa April 1 (vs. Alaska) April 1 (vs. Alaska) 1–0 Gabe Freeman April 4 (vs. Alaska) April 18 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 3–4 Barangay Ginebra Kings Chris Alexander February 12 (vs. Petron Blaze) February 24 (vs. Rain or Shine) 2–1 Jackson Vroman March 4 (vs. Powerade) April 17 (vs. B-Meg) 6–5 Meralco Bolts Jarrid Famous February 10 (vs. B-Meg) February 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 1–2 Earl Barron February 26 (vs. Powerade) April 8 (vs. B-Meg) 5–5 Petron Blaze Boosters Nick Fazekas February 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) March 16 (vs. Alaska) 3–4 Will McDonald March 21 (vs. Barako Bull) March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 0–2 Powerade Tigers Dwayne Jones February 17 (vs. Rain or Shine) March 30 (vs. Meralco) 4–6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Duke Crews February 12 (vs. Alaska) March 24 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 3–6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Omar Samhan February 17 (vs. Meralco) February 26 (vs. Alaska) 2–0 Donnell Harvey March 7 (vs. Air21) May 6 (vs. B-Meg) 10–8
Awards
Conference Best Player of the Conference: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra) Best Import of the Conference: Denzel Bowles (B-Meg) Finals MVP: James Yap (B-Meg)
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. February 13–19LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) LA MAKING HAY, PBA.ph, February 20, 2012 February 20–26Gary David (Powerade Tigers) DAVID SPREE GOES ON, PBA.ph, February 27, 2012 February 27 - March 4Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) BACK IN THE GROOVE, PBA.ph, March 5, 2012 March 5–11Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts) CAPTAIN HOOK’S EXPLOITS SILENCE HECKLES & BOOS, PBA.ph, March 12, 2012 March 12–18Rudy Hatfield (Barangay Ginebra Kings) BIG EXPLOSION FROM ‘H-BOMB’, PBA.ph, March 19, 2012 March 19–25Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) CAGUIOA IMPLOSES WILL, PBA.ph, March 26, 2012, March 26 - April 1Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings)Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts) CORTEZ, CARDONA ANSWER CRUNCH TIME CALL, PBA.ph, April 2, 2012 April 2–8Ronald Tubid (Barako Bull Energy) TUBID ADDS MORE ZING TO ENERGY, PBA.ph, April 9, 2012 April 9–15Danny Seigle (Barako Bull Energy) DYNAMITE DANNY STILL HAS IT, PBA.ph, April 16, 2012 April 16–22Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) DE OCAMPO AT THE CLUTCH, PBA.ph, April 23, 2012
Statistical leaders
Locals
Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game Gary David Powerade Tigers 10 271 27.10 Rebounds per game Arwind Santos Petron Blaze Boosters 9 100 11.11 Assists per game Chris Ross Meralco Bolts 13 102 7.85 Steals per game Chris Ross Meralco Bolts 13 24 1.85 Blocks per game Arwind Santos Petron Blaze Boosters 9 16 1.78 Field goal percentage Jondan Salvador Barako Bull Energy 10 17/28 0.607 3-pt field goal percentage Larry Fonacier Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 21 37/86 0.430 Free throw percentage Joseph Yeo Petron Blaze Boosters 9 10/11 0.909 Minutes per game Marcio Lassiter Powerade Tigers 10 398 39.80
References
External links PBA.ph