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2021  Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach Jeffrey Cariaso
Owner(s) Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8 (27.3%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to NLEX with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons
←  2020

The 2021 Alaska Aces season was the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It was also the team's final season in the league, as they announced on February 16, 2022, that they would leave the league after the 2021 Governor's Cup.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 46 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 6 Ben Adamos C/F  Philippines Perpetual
2 16 Taylor Browne G/F  Canada UBC
2 21 Alec Stockton G  USA FEU
3 31 RK Ilagan G  Philippines San Sebastian

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Philippines Ilagan, RK (R) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–04–03 San Sebastian
G/F 1 United States Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 2 Philippines Tratter, Abu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle
G 3 United States DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–12–12 McKendree
G/F 5 Canada Browne, Taylor (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–01–30 UBC
G 12 United States Stockton, Alec (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
G 13 United States Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
F/C 18 Philippines Adamos, Ben (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD
G 19 Philippines Marcelino, Jaycee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1995–10–19 Lyceum
G/F 21 Philippines Teng, Jeron (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle
G 24 Philippines Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
G/F 28 Philippines Bulanadi, Allyn (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian
F 31 Philippines Publico, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1992–11–29 Letran
C 55 State of Palestine Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
G/F 61 Philippines Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F 96 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

  • a also served as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545 [a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 [a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364 [b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 [b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364 [b] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
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 [2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8
July: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 16 Blackwater W 103–77 Michael DiGregorio (20) Rodney Brondial (10) JVee Casio (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 July 21 Magnolia L 82–84 Yousef Taha (20) Jeron Teng (12) Ahanmisi, DiGregorio, Teng (3) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1
3 July 24 Phoenix L 93–101 Gab Banal (17) Yousef Taha (12) Michael DiGregorio (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2
4 July 28 Rain or Shine W 74–48 Rodney Brondial (13) Abu Tratter (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5 July 31 Meralco L 80–89 Gab Banal (20) Yousef Taha (9) Jeron Teng (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–3
September : 1–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 September 2 NLEX L 74–84 Maverick Ahanmisi (17) Rodney Brondial (10) Jeron Teng (3) DHVSU Gym 2–4
7 September 17 Barangay Ginebra W 89–75 Abu Tratter (13) Rodney Brondial (10) Ahamnisi, Marcelino (3) DHVSU Gym 3–4
8 September 18 TNT L 85–103 Abu Tratter (12) Brondial, Tratter (9) Alec Stockton (4) DHVSU Gym 3–5
9 September 19 Terrafirma L 89–105 Abu Tratter (18) Rodney Brondial (14) JVee Casio (6) DHVSU Gym 3–6
10 September 22 San Miguel L 100–101 Abu Tratter (24) Rodney Brondial (12) JVee Casio (4) DHVSU Gym 3–7
11 September 23 NorthPort L 94–122 Jeron Teng (18) Brondial, Tratter (8) Adamos, Casio (3) DHVSU Gym 3–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636 [a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 [a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 [a] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545 [b] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545 [b] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455 [c] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 [c] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
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 [3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 6–5
December: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 8 NorthPort W 87–85 Olu Ashaolu (20) Olu Ashaolu (14) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 December 10 San Miguel W 99–94 Olu Ashaolu (23) Olu Ashaolu (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
3 December 12 Barangay Ginebra L 77–80 Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (18) Jeron Teng (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1
4 December 17 TNT L 77–81 Olu Ashaolu (29) Olu Ashaolu (18) Jeron Teng (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 December 22 Blackwater W 98–75 Maverick Ahanmisi (17) Abu Tratter (11) Robbie Herndon (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
February : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 February 17, 2022 Rain or Shine W 80–74 Olu Ashaolu (23) Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 February 19, 2022 Terrafirma W 102–97 Jeron Teng (30) Olu Ashaolu (19) Olu Ashaolu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 February 23, 2022 NLEX L 89–106 Abu Tratter (17) Maverick Ahanmisi (12) Olu Ashaolu (6) Ynares Center 5–3
9 February 26, 2022 Meralco W 94–93 Ashaolu, DiGregorio (21) Olu Ashaolu (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (10) Ynares Center 6–3
March : 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 March 3, 2022 Phoenix L 99–104 Olu Ashaolu (24) Olu Ashaolu (10) Olu Ashaolu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 March 6, 2022 Magnolia L 91–118 RK Ilagan (14) Olu Ashaolu (10) Abu Tratter (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
6,502 		6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		 Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 Magnolia127
8 Phoenix Super LPG88
1 Magnolia2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4 Meralco3
4 Meralco100
5 San Miguel85
4 Meralco2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6 Barangay Ginebra4
2 NLEX7996
7 Alaska9380
2 NLEX1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6 Barangay Ginebra3
3 TNT9295
6 Barangay Ginebra104115
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Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 16, 2022 NLEX W 93–79 Mark St. Fort (17) Mark St. Fort (14) Ahanmisi, Ilagan, Teng (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
7,091 		1–0
2 March 19, 2022 NLEX L 80–96 Mark St. Fort (14) Mark St. Fort (7) Ahanmisi, Ilagan, St. Fort (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,486 		1–1

Transactions

Free agency

Subtraction

Player Number Position Reason New team
Gab Banal [4] 77 Forward End of contract; did not agree to term extension TNT Tropang Giga
Rodney Brondial [5] 91 Forward / center End of contract; did not agree to term extension San Miguel Beermen

Trades

Pre-season

February
February 23, 2021 [6] To Alaska
Brian Heruela
2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6)
2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16)
2021 Phoenix first-round pick 		To Phoenix
Vic Manuel
2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7)
2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19)

Philippine Cup

October
October 12, 2021 [7] To Alaska
Mike Tolomia
2022 Blackwater second-round pick 		To Blackwater
JVee Casio
Barkley Eboña

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Governors' Cup Olu Ashaolu December 8, 2021 (vs. NorthPort) March 6, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) 6–5
Mark St. Fort March 16, 2022 (vs. NLEX) March 19, 2022 (vs. NLEX) 1–1

References

  1. ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "PBA: Tropang Giga boost roster, acquire Gab Banal". spin.ph. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rodney Brondial turns unrestricted free agent after Alaska talks fail". spin.ph. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 12, 2021). "JVee Casio, Alaska part ways as PBA approves trade to Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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