2019 PBA Governors' Cup

2019 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 20, 2019 – January 17, 2020
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upMeralco Bolts
Awards
Best PlayerChristian Standhardinger
(NorthPort Batang Pier)
Best ImportAllen Durham
(Meralco Bolts)
Finals MVPJapeth Aguilar
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons was the third and final conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".

Format

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The tournament format for this conference is as follows:

  • 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 (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
    • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
    • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
    • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
    • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
  • Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Kia Picanto 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
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 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Schedule

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Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaCOLBGSMSMBMERMAGROSTNTBWENPPHXNLEX
Barangay GinebraALAPHXNLEXSMBMAGROSBWEMERTNTCOLNP
BlackwaterTNTNLEXNPCOLMAGMERROSALABGSMSMBPHX
ColumbianALAROSNPTNTBWENLEXSMBPHXMAGMERBGSM
MagnoliaMERNPROSALASMBBWEBGSMCOLPHXNLEXTNT
MeralcoMAGNLEXALAPHXTNTBWESMBBGSMCOLNPROS
NLEXPHXMERBWESMBBGSMCOLTNTROSMAGNPALA
NorthPortROSMAGCOLBWETNTPHXSMBALAMERNLEXBGSM
PhoenixNLEXSMBBGSMTNTMERROSNPCOLMAGALABWE
Rain or ShineNPCOLTNTMAGPHXALABWEBGSMNLEXSMBMER
San MiguelPHXALANLEXMAGBGSMCOLNPMERBWEROSTNT
TNT KaTropaBWEROSPHXCOLNPMERALANLEXBGSMMAGSMB
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

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Teams ALA BGSM BWE COL MAG MER NLEX NP PHX ROS SMB TNT
Alaska — 83–102 101–91 110–117 90–95 75–101 106–90 106–99 105–102 78–71 83–109 93–99*
Barangay Ginebra — 101–93 113–90 105–83 77–101 111–113* 96–98 101–103 98–89 129–124 96–93
Blackwater — 90–102 95–89 97–106 109–115 107–98 117–120* 82–99 96–99* 107–135
Columbian — 103–118 74–92 111–117 114–108 106–104 90–96 107–113 120–125
Magnolia — 92–98 85–86 96–80 97–81 69–68 89–90 100–93
Meralco — 99–105 103–89 111–94 81–83 125–99 113–116
NLEX — 94–102 123–116 111–91 94–98 126–113
NorthPort — 80–70 99–94 127–119 100–103
Phoenix Pulse — 86–84 119–130 118–123
Rain or Shine — 91–85 91–103
San Miguel — 109–114
TNT —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

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Quarterfinals

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(1) NLEX vs. (8) NorthPort

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November 25
4:30 pm
NLEX Road Warriors 90, NorthPort Batang Pier 115
Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 16–27, 24–22, 26–32
Pts: Quiñahan 20
Rebs: Erram 10
Asts: Ravena 5		 Pts: Qualls 39
Rebs: Qualls 16
Asts: Elorde 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, B. Oliva, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla
November 27
7:00 pm
NLEX Road Warriors 123, NorthPort Batang Pier 126 (3OT)
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 29–19, 18–27, 25–29, Overtime: 9–9, 8–8, 7–10
Pts: Harris 43
Rebs: Harris 16
Asts: Ravena 6		 Pts: Standhardinger 33
Rebs: Standhardinger 23
Asts: Standhardinger 7
NorthPort wins series in two games
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Dacanay, M. Flordeliza

(2) Meralco vs. (7) Alaska

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November 24
4:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 94, Alaska Aces 84
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 20–21, 24–30, 21–21
Pts: Durham 28
Rebs: Durham 16
Asts: Durham 8		 Pts: Casio 20
Rebs: House 9
Asts: Ahanmisi 4
Meralco wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Tantay

(3) TNT vs. (6) Magnolia

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November 25
7:00 pm
TNT KaTropa 98, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 97
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 26–28, 18–26, 32–17
Pts: Castro 30
Rebs: McDaniels 17
Asts: Castro 7		 Pts: Travis 32
Rebs: Travis 26
Asts: Banchero 8
TNT wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, M. Montoya, M. Orioste, N. Cortez

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) San Miguel

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November 24
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 100, San Miguel Beermen 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 31–35, 24–25, 22–14
Pts: Brownlee 41
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Tenorio 7		 Pts: Fajardo 24
Rebs: Fajardo 18
Asts: Cabagnot 6
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: S. Pineda, R. Gruta, J. Nicandro, J. Jarabejo

Semifinals

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(2) Meralco vs. (3) TNT

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December 15
6:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 94, TNT KaTropa 103
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 16–25, 20–30, 33–26
Pts: Durham 32
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham, Jackson 3		 Pts: McDaniels 38
Rebs: McDaniels 14
Asts: Castro 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: S. Pineda, R. Yante, J. Tantay, J. Baldago
December 17
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 114, TNT KaTropa 94
Scoring by quarter: 35–16, 28–13, 26–37, 25–28
Pts: Durham 44
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Durham 11		 Pts: McDaniels 51
Rebs: McDaniels 9
Asts: McDaniels, Parks 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla
December 19
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 97, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 22–19, 20–35, 26–24
Pts: Durham 32
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Durham 7		 Pts: Rosario 25
Rebs: McDaniels 14
Asts: Castro 10
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Jarabejo
December 21
6:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 95, TNT KaTropa 83
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 33–21, 22–23, 22–15
Pts: Durham 36
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Amer 7		 Pts: McDaniels 26
Rebs: McDaniels 9
Asts: Castro 7
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: N. Quilingen, R. Dacanay, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan
December 23
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 89, TNT KaTropa 78
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 15–19, 29–19, 23–17
Pts: Durham 28
Rebs: Durham 10
Asts: Durham 8		 Pts: McDaniels 30
Rebs: McDaniels 13
Asts: Castro, Parks 4
Meralco wins series, 3–2
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, J. Tantay

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) NorthPort

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December 14
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90, NorthPort Batang Pier 124
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–31, 29–27, 22–46
Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 6		 Pts: Qualls 38
Rebs: Qualls, Standhardinger 15
Asts: Standhardinger 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Dacanay, M. Flordeliza, J. Nicandro
December 16
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 113, NorthPort Batang Pier 88
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 31–26, 32–26, 19–18
Pts: Pringle 23
Rebs: J. Aguilar 12
Asts: Thompson 6		 Pts: Qualls 20
Rebs: Anthony 11
Asts: Elorde 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, A. Nubla
December 18
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 132, NorthPort Batang Pier 105
Scoring by quarter: 36–31, 28–17, 36–24, 32–33
Pts: Brownlee 41
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Thompson 8		 Pts: Qualls 32
Rebs: Qualls 10
Asts: Elorde 8
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan
December 20
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 120, NorthPort Batang Pier 107
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 24–18, 30–36, 34–32
Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 8		 Pts: Standhardinger 32
Rebs: Standhardinger 15
Asts: Qualls, Standhardinger 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Tantay

Finals

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Main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 93, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1

Imports

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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
Alaska Aces United States Justin Watts[2] September 20 (vs. Columbian) September 22 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 0–2
No import September 29 (vs. San Miguel) 0–1
United States Franko House[3] October 4 (vs. Meralco) November 24 (vs. Meralco) 5–4
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel United States Justin Brownlee[4] September 22 (vs. Alaska) January 17 (vs. Meralco) 15–6
Blackwater Elite United States Marqus Blakely[5][6] September 25 (vs. TNT) November 15 (vs. Phoenix) 2–8
United States Aaron Fuller[7][6] October 11 (vs. Columbian) 0–1
Columbian Dyip United States Khapri Alston[4] September 20 (vs. Alaska) November 15 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 4–7
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok North Macedonia Romeo Travis[4] September 21 (vs. Meralco) November 25 (vs. TNT) 6–5
No import October 16 (vs. Blackwater) 0–1
Meralco Bolts United States Allen Durham[4] September 21 (vs. Magnolia) January 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 13–9
NLEX Road Warriors Nigeria Olu Ashaolu[4] September 21 (vs. Phoenix) October 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 4–1
United States Manny Harris[8] October 16 (vs. Columbian) November 27 (vs. NorthPort) 4–4
NorthPort Batang Pier United States Mychal Ammons[9] September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) October 12 (vs. Phoenix) 2–4
United States Michael Qualls[10] October 23 (vs. San Miguel) December 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 6–5
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters United States Eugene Phelps[4] September 21 (vs. NLEX) October 12 (vs. NorthPort) 2–5
United States Alonzo Gee[11] October 25 (vs. Columbian) November 15 (vs. Blackwater) 1–3
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters United States Joel Wright[12] September 20 (vs. NorthPort) September 28 (vs. TNT) 1–2
United States Kayel Locke[13] October 4 (vs. Magnolia) October 13 (vs. Alaska) 0–3
United States Kwame Alexander[14] October 23 (vs. Blackwater) October 26 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 1–1
United States Richard Ross[15] October 30 (vs. NLEX) November 17 (vs. Meralco) 2–1
San Miguel Beermen United States Dez Wells[4] September 25 (vs. Phoenix) October 27 (vs. Meralco) 5–3
No import November 6 (vs. Blackwater) 1–0
United States John Holland[16] November 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) November 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 0–3
TNT KaTropa United States K. J. McDaniels[4] September 25 (vs. Blackwater) December 23 (vs. Meralco) 11–6

Awards

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Conference

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The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum:

Players of the Week

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Week Player Ref.
September 20–22 Raymond Almazan (Meralco Bolts) [17]
September 23–29 Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) [18]
September 30 – October 6 Baser Amer (Meralco Bolts) [19]
October 7–13 Troy Rosario (TNT KaTropa)
Jeron Teng (Alaska Aces) 		[20]
October 14–20 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Raymond Almazan (Meralco Bolts) 		[21]
October 21–27 Christian Standhardinger (NorthPort Batang Pier) [22]
October 28 – November 3 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) [23]
November 4–10 Anjo Caram (Meralco Bolts) [24]

Statistics

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Individual statistical leaders

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Local players

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 23.2
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 14.0
Assists per game Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 7.8
Steals per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 2.5
Blocks per game John Paul Erram NLEX Road Warriors 2.2
Turnovers per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 4.1
Fouls per game Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.1
Minutes per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 39.9
FG% Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 59.2%
FT% LA Tenorio Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95.5%
3FG% Von Pessumal San Miguel Beermen 45.0%
Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12
Triple-doubles Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 1

Import players

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 37.1
Rebounds per game Khapri Alston Columbian Dyip 18.2
Assists per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6.8
Steals per game Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 3.5
Blocks per game K. J. McDaniels TNT KaTropa 3.4
Turnovers per game K. J. McDaniels TNT KaTropa 4.6
Fouls per game Franko House Alaska Aces 4.9
Minutes per game Michael Qualls NorthPort Batang Pier 46.2
FG% Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 54.7%
FT% Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 85.1%
3FG% Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 40.0%
Double-doubles Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 22
Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4

Individual game highs

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Local players

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points Bobby Ray Parks Jr. Blackwater Elite 39
Rebounds Raymond Almazan Meralco Bolts 24
Assists Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 17
Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 7
Blocks Ian Sangalang Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7
Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Three point field goals Rashawn McCarthy Columbian Dyip 7
Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa

Import players

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 56
Rebounds Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 27
Assists Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 14
Steals Manny Harris NLEX Road Warriors 7
Blocks Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 8
Three point field goals Manny Harris NLEX Road Warriors 6
K. J. McDaniels (twice) TNT KaTropa
Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Team statistical leaders

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Category Team Statistic
Points per game NLEX Road Warriors 106.7
Rebounds per game Columbian Dyip 48.9
Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 26.6
Steals per game Columbian Dyip 9.7
Blocks per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5.1
Turnovers per game Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 16.8
FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 48.0%
FT% NLEX Road Warriors 79.6%
3FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 36.5%

References

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  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 10, 2019). "Alaska taps journeyman Justin Watts as import for PBA Governors Cup". SPIN.ph.
  3. ^ "Two-sport athlete Franko House takes over from Justin Watts as Alaska import". SPIN.ph.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h The Governors' Cup imports for each PBA team, Richard Dy, ESPN5, August 12, 2019
  5. ^ Giongco, Mark (September 24, 2019). "Marqus Blakely stays on as Blackwater for PBA Governors' Cu".
  6. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (October 17, 2019). "Blackwater to go with Marqus Blakely as import for rest of conference". spin.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 10, 2019). "Blackwater activates Aaron Fuller, but Marqus Blakely staying on". spin.ph. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 13, 2019). "Despite strong start, NLEX replaces Ashaolu with NBA veteran Manny Harris". SPIN.ph.
  9. ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 25, 2019). "NorthPort bringing in former TnT import Mychal Ammons for Governors Cup". SPIN.ph.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 21, 2019). "NorthPort brings in new import Michael Qualls to replace Mychal Ammons". SPIN.ph.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 19, 2019). "Phoenix brings in former NBA player Alonzo Gee to replace Eugene Phelps". SPIN.ph.
  12. ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 24, 2019). "Rain or Shine taps former Star reinforcement Joel Wright as import for Governors' Cup". SPIN.ph.
  13. ^ "Rain or Shine brings in new import Kayel Locke after Joel Wright exit". SPIN.ph.
  14. ^ "Rain or Shine brings in Kwame Alexander in bid to save flat-lining PBA bid". SPIN.ph.
  15. ^ "Get to know new Rain or Shine import Richard Ross". SPIN.ph.
  16. ^ "San Miguel considering John Holland as Dez Wells replacement". SPIN.ph.
  17. ^ "Raymond Almazan named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  18. ^ "Kiefer Ravena makes sure everyone knows he's back". PBA.ph. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "Baser Amer steps up when the going gets tough". PBA.ph. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  20. ^ "Rosario, Teng named PBA Press Corps-Cignal Co-Player of the Week". PBA.ph. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "June Mar Fajardo, Raymund Almazan dominate". PBA.ph. October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  22. ^ "Christian Standhardinger runaway choice for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  23. ^ "PBAPC named Vic Manuel Player of the Week". PBA.ph. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Anjo Caram is week's best performer". PBA.ph. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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