The 2024 PBA Governors' Cup, also known as the 2024 Honda PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was 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 and ended on November 8, 2024. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).
Format The following format was observed for the duration of the conference: 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 identically distributed to the reverse drafting order. Group A: Meralco Bolts (2nd) Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (4th) TNT Tropang Giga (6th) NorthPort Batang Pier (8th) Terrafirma Dyip (10th) Converge FiberXers (12th) Group B: San Miguel Beermen (1st) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (3rd) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (5th) NLEX Road Warriors (7th) Phoenix Fuel Masters (9th) Blackwater Bossing (11th) 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 best-of-five quarterfinals. 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. QF4 SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series. The structure of the playoff bracket, with both group winners potentially meeting in the semifinals (instead of the finals), was said to have been overlooked by the league, as per Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
Elimination round Group A Team standings
Results
Group B Team standings
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals is a best-of-five playoff.
(A1) TNT vs. (B4) NLEX
(B1) Rain or Shine vs. (A4) Magnolia
(B2) San Miguel vs. (A3) Converge
(A2) Meralco vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals The semifinals is a best-of-seven playoff.
(A1) TNT vs. (B1) Rain or Shine
(B2) San Miguel vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra
Finals The finals is a best-of-seven playoff.
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 Justin Brownlee August 24 November 8 15–10 Blackwater Bossing Ricky Ledo August 20 August 22 0–2 No import August 25 0–1 George King August 30 September 23 5–2 Converge FiberXers Scotty Hopson August 21 September 14 4–4 Jalen Jones September 18 October 6 4–3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Glenn Robinson III August 18 September 4 3–2 No import September 7 , September 20 1–1 Shabazz Muhammad September 12 September 17 1–1 Rayvonte Rice September 23 September 25 0–2 Jabari Bird September 27 October 5 2–2 Meralco Bolts Allen Durham August 18 September 30 7–6 NLEX Road Warriors Myke Henry August 22 September 11 3–4 DeQuan Jones September 17 October 1 3–4 NorthPort Batang Pier Taylor Johns August 20 0–1 Venky Jois August 23 September 14 3–3 No import September 4 , September 20 , September 22 0–3 Phoenix Fuel Masters Jayveous McKinnis August 21 August 25 0–2 No import August 30 0–1 Brandone Francis September 3 September 20 1–6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Aaron Fuller August 20 October 18 11–9 San Miguel Beermen Jordan Adams August 21 September 19 5–3 Sheldon Mac September 11 1–0 No import September 21 0–1 E.J. Anosike September 26 October 20 5–6 Terrafirma Dyip Antonio Hester August 21 September 21 1–9 TNT Tropang Giga Rondae Hollis-Jefferson August 20 November 8 18–6 No import September 22 1–0
Awards Player of the Week WeekPlayerRef. August 18–25 June Mar Fajardo August 27 – September 1 Arvin Tolentino September 3–8 Sedrick Barefield September 10–15 Marcio Lassiter September 17–23 Alec Stockton September 25–29 Jhonard Clarito October 9–13 Stephen Holt October 16–20 RJ Abarrientos
Rookie of the Week WeekPlayerRef. August 18–25 Caelan Tiongson August 27 – September 1 Jonnel Policarpio September 10–15 Sedrick Barefield September 17–23 CJ Cansino
Reinforcement of the Week WeekPlayerRef. August 18–25 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson August 27 – September 1 Justin Brownlee September 10–15 Jordan Adams September 17–23 George King
Statistics Individual statistical leaders Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 23.7 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 15.0 Assists per game Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 8.6 Steals per game Joshua Munzon NorthPort Batang Pier 2.8 Blocks per game Zavier Lucero Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 1.3 Turnovers per game Juami Tiongson Terrafirma Dyip 3.5Fouls per game Jason Perkins Phoenix Fuel Masters 3.4 Alec Stockton Converge FiberXers Minutes per game Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 38.9 FG% June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 68.5% FT% Paul Lee Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 95.5% 3FG% Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 58.7% 4FG% Jerrick Ahanmisi Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 41.9% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 20Triple-doubles Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 1 Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game George King Blackwater Bossing 40.3 Rebounds per game Aaron Fuller Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 17.0 Assists per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 6.2 Steals per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 2.7 Blocks per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 2.1Turnovers per game Brandone Francis Phoenix Fuel Masters 4.1 George King Blackwater Bossing Fouls per game Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 2.8 Minutes per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 42.6 FG% Aaron Fuller Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 60.9% FT% George King Blackwater Bossing 85.2% 3FG% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 54.1% 4FG% DeQuan Jones NLEX Road Warriors 64.3% Double-doubles Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 20Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga
Individual game highs
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points Arvin Tolentino NorthPort Batang Pier 51 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo (twice) San Miguel Beermen 24 Assists Robert Bolick NLEX Road Warriors 15 Steals Cade Flores NorthPort Batang Pier 6 Blocks Zavier Lucero Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 4 Three point field goals Aris Dionisio Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 9 Four point field goals Jerrick Ahanmisi Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 4
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points George King Blackwater Bossing 64Rebounds Aaron Fuller Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 25 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga Assists Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 11 Steals Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga 9Blocks Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang GigaThree point field goals Jordan Adams San Miguel Beermen 6 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson TNT Tropang Giga Four point field goals Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game San Miguel Beermen 115.7 Rebounds per game Meralco Bolts 55.0 Assists per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 26.4 Steals per game NorthPort Batang Pier 10.7 Blocks per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.6 Turnovers per game NorthPort Batang Pier 17.2 Fouls per game Converge FiberXers 25.6 FG% San Miguel Beermen 49.1% FT% San Miguel Beermen 78.7% 3FG% San Miguel Beermen 37.2% 4FG% Phoenix Fuel Masters 29.8%
Final rankings
See also Four-point field goal
References