The 2016–17 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2016–17 Oppo-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on November 20, 2016, and ended on March 5, 2017. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Format The following format was observed for the duration of the conference: Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. Quarterfinals: QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series) QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) Semifinals (best-of-7 series): SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner Finals (best-of-7 series) F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals (1) San Miguel vs. (8) Rain or Shine
(2) Alaska vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra
(3) Star vs. (6) Phoenix
(4) TNT vs. (5) Globalport
Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (4) TNT
(3) Star vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra
Finals
Awards Conference Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo Finals MVP: Chris Ross
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. November 20–27 Mac Belo November 28 – December 4 JC Intal December 5–11 Paul Lee December 12–18 Vic Manuel December 19–25 Alex Mallari December 28 – January 8 Alex Cabagnot January 9–15 Roi Sumang January 16–22 Matthew Wright January 23–29 Allein Maliksi January 31 – February 4 Paul Lee
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 28.2 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 14.1 Assists per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 6.9 Steals per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 2.6 Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 2.5 Turnovers per game Alex Mallari Mahindra Floodbuster 4.8Fouls per game Jewel Ponferada Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3.8 Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces Minutes per game Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 36.8 FG% Rafi Reavis Star Hotshots 66.1% FT% Chris Tiu Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 100.0% 3FG% Russel Escoto Mahindra Floodbuster 66.7% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 17
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Terrence Romeo GlobalPort Batang Pier 44 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 23 Assists Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 12 Steals Chris Ross (thrice) San Miguel Beermen 6 Blocks June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 7 Three point field goals Terrence Romeo (twice) GlobalPort Batang Pier 8
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game San Miguel Beermen 98.5 Rebounds per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 50.2 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 21.0 Steals per game Star Hotshots 7.6 Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 5.1 Turnovers per game NLEX Road Warriors 22.1FG% San Miguel Beermen 44.8% GlobalPort Batang Pier FT% GlobalPort Batang Pier 79.0% 3FG% GlobalPort Batang Pier 37.6%
References
External links PBA Official Website