The 2023 PBA Governors' Cup was the third and final conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 21st edition of the Governors' Cup started on January 22 and ended on April 21, 2023. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). Sponsored by Japanese automotive company Honda, the conference is officially known as the 2023 Honda PBA Governors' Cup.
Format The following format will be 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, a playoff game 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 (#3 twice-to-beat) QF4: #4 vs #5 (#4 twice-to-beat) Semifinals (best-of-5 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
Bracket
Quarterfinals All match-ups had the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they had to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix Super LPG
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Converge
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) NLEX
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Magnolia
Semifinals All match-ups were best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
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 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Justin Brownlee February 5 April 21 14–7Blackwater Bossing Shawn Glover January 25 March 8 1–7 Troy Williams February 9 February 15 0–3Converge FiberXers Ethan Rusbatch January 22 1–0 Jamaal Franklin January 26 March 5 5–5 Tom Vodanovich March 19 0–1Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Erik McCree January 29 February 5 0–3 Antonio Hester February 10 March 22 7–2 Meralco Bolts K. J. McDaniels January 22 March 31 9–7NLEX Road Warriors Jonathon Simmons January 25 February 4 4–0 Wayne Selden Jr. February 8 March 15 3–4 No import March 19 0–1NorthPort Batang Pier Marcus Weathers January 22 February 2 0–4 Kevin Murphy February 10 March 15 3–4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Du'Vaughn Maxwell January 25 March 22 4–8Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Michael Qualls January 22 February 5 0–4 Greg Smith II February 12 February 25 1–2 No import February 16 , March 1 , March 4 , March 17 1–3 San Miguel Beermen Cameron Clark January 29 March 29 10–5 Terrafirma Dyip Jordan Williams January 26 March 8 2–9TNT Tropang Giga Jalen Hudson January 25 February 11 5–1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson February 15 April 21 13–3Sources:
Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. January 22–29 Maverick Ahanmisi February 1–5 CJ Perez February 8–12 Mark Barroca February 15–19 Calvin Oftana February 22–26 Encho Serrano March 1–5 Christian Standhardinger March 8 & 15–19 CJ Perez March 22–26 Christian Standhardinger
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Juami Tiongson Terrafirma Dyip 23.3 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12.8 Assists per game Simon Enciso San Miguel Beermen 7.7 Steals per game Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2.5 Blocks per game Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser NLEX Road Warriors 2.1 Turnovers per game Christian Standhardinger Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3.3 Fouls per game Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.4 Minutes per game Christian Standhardinger Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 37.1 FG% Tyrus Hill Blackwater Bossing 75.0% FT% Allein Maliksi Meralco Bolts 94.6% 3FG% Anjo Caram Meralco Bolts 56.3% Double-doubles Christian Standhardinger Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 13 Triple-doubles Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Kevin Murphy NorthPort Batang Pier 36.7 Rebounds per game K. J. McDaniels Meralco Bolts 16.6 Assists per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7.4 Steals per game Jordan Williams Terrafirma Dyip 2.5 Blocks per game Du'Vaughn Maxwell Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3.2 Turnovers per game Jamaal Franklin Converge FiberXers 5.2 Fouls per game Wayne Selden Jr. NLEX Road Warriors 3.7 Minutes per game Wayne Selden Jr. NLEX Road Warriors 44.6 FG% Antonio Hester Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 64.0% FT% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91.7% 3FG% Kevin Murphy NorthPort Batang Pier 41.3% Double-doubles K. J. McDaniels Meralco Bolts 16 Triple-doubles Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 3
Individual game highs
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points Don Trollano NLEX Road Warriors 44 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 18 Assists Simon Enciso San Miguel Beermen 13 Steals Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 Blocks Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser NLEX Road Warriors 5Three point field goals Don Trollano NLEX Road Warriors 9 Mikey Williams TNT Tropang Giga
Import players Category Player Team StatisticPoints Jordan Williams Terrafirma Dyip 57 Jamaal Franklin Converge FiberXers Rebounds K. J. McDaniels Meralco Bolts 23 Assists Jamaal Franklin Converge FiberXers 15 Steals Wayne Selden Jr. NLEX Road Warriors 8 Blocks Du'Vaughn Maxwell Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 Three point field goals Jamaal Franklin (twice) Converge FiberXers 9
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game TNT Tropang Giga 117.3 Rebounds per game Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 49.2 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 29.8 Steals per game Terrafirma Dyip 8.5Blocks per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4.6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Turnovers per game Converge FiberXers 18.6 Fouls per game Converge FiberXers 28.5 FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 50.7% FT% Converge FiberXers 77.9%3FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 39.0% TNT Tropang Giga
Final rankings
Notes
References