2020 Alaska Aces season

2020 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Jeffrey Cariaso
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

The 2020 Alaska Aces season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.

Draft

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Special draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	4	Allyn Bulanadi	Shooting Forward	Philippines	San Sebastian

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	4	Barkley Eboña	Power Forward	Philippines	Far Eastern
2	16	Rey Publico	Center	Philippines	Letran
2	17	Jaycee Marcelino	Point Guard	Philippines	Lyceum

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 2 Tratter, Abu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle G 3 DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree C 8 Eboña, Barkley (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995–11–25 Far Eastern G/F 10 Teng, Jeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle G 13 Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota G 19 Marcelino, Jaycee (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1995–10–19 Lyceum G 23 Galliguez, Abel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–04–14 John Brown F 24 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA G 25 Ayaay, Jesper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum F 31 Publico, Rey (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992–11–29 Letran F/C 32 Andrada, Yutien 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 De La Salle G 42 Casio, JVee (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle G/F 61 Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran F/C 91 Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Jeffrey Cariaso Assistant coach(es) Tony dela Cruz (1st assistant) Franco Atienza Danny Ildefonso Team manager Richard Bachmann[a] Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team Injured Roster

• ^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots	7	4	.636	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091	7

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
Notes:

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
October: 5–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 11 TNT L 95–100 Abu Tratter (17) Robbie Herndon (8) JVee Casio (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1 2 October 14 Meralco L 81–93 Jeron Teng (25) Robbie Herndon (8) 4 players (2) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–2 3 October 17 Magnolia W 87–81 Jeron Teng (19) Abu Tratter (9) Vic Manuel (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2 4 October 20 Blackwater W 120–82 Barkley Eboña (24) Vic Manuel (9) Jeron Teng (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2 5 October 22 Rain or Shine W 89–88 Vic Manuel (18) Vic Manuel (7) Jeron Teng (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2 6 October 24 San Miguel L 88–92 Manuel, Eboña (18) Abu Tratter (13) Jeron Teng (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–3 7 October 27 Terrafirma W 99–96 Vic Manuel (18) Abu Tratter (11) Casio, Eboña (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3 8 October 29 Phoenix W 105–97 Vic Manuel (24) Rodney Brondial (10) Robbie Herndon (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3
November : 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 3 Ginebra L 81–87 Vic Manuel (17) Rodney Brondial (9) Vic Manuel (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4 10 November 6 NorthPort W 102–94 Brondial, Tratter (16) Rodney Brondial (10) Jeron Teng (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4 11 November 9 NLEX W 122–119 OT Maverick Ahanmisi (25) Brondial, Ahanmisi (12) Jeron Teng (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra		81
	8	Rain or Shine		73
							1	Barangay Ginebra	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							5	Meralco	2
	4	San Miguel	71	68
	5	Meralco	78	90
												1	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	TNT	1
	2	Phoenix		89
	7	Magnolia		88
							2	Phoenix	2
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	3
	3	TNT		104
	6	Alaska		83