Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Governor's Cup Awards 2020 - Jan 22, 2020
Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Governor's Cup 1st Team 2020
Ravena
Castro William
McDaniels
Durham
Alston
Finals MVP: Japeth Aguilar (206-C-87) of Ginebra Kings Player of the Year: Allen Durham (198-F/C-88) of Meralco Bolts Guard of the Year: Kiefer Isaac Ravena (181-G-93) of NLEX RW Forward of the Year: Allen Durham (198-F/C-88) of Meralco Bolts Center of the Year: Khapri Alston (198-PF-94) of Columbian Dyip Defensive Player of the Year: Khapri Alston (198-PF-94) of Columbian Dyip Import Player of the Year: Allen Durham (198-F/C-88) of Meralco Bolts Domestic Player of the Year: Christian Standhardinger (206-F-89) of North Port
Ginebra Kings celebrated PBA Governors' Cup title. They edged Meralco Bolts in Game 5 of the championship series to capture the trophy. The guests trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 65-47 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Ginebra Kings made 18-of-19 free shots (94.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Justin Brownlee (197-88, college: St.John's) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Center Japeth Aguilar (206-87, college: WKU) chipped in 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks and was named the MVP. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American power forward Allen Durham (198-88, college: Grace Bible) produced a double-double by scoring 29 points, 21 rebounds and 8 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and point guard Baser Amer (180-92) added 17 points respectively for the hosts. Five Ginebra Kings and four Meralco Bolts players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Meralco Bolts: A.Durham 29+21reb+8ast, B.Amer 17+4reb+3ast, C.Newsome 13+5reb+5ast, C.Hodge 10+7reb+1ast, M.A 9+3reb+3ast, Q.Kier 9+3reb Ginebra Kings: J.Aguilar 25+8reb+1ast, J.Brownlee 24+7reb+10ast, S.Pringle 17+4reb+8ast, S.Thompson 14+9reb+6ast, L.Tenorio 12+3reb+3ast, A.Mariano 6+1reb+4ast
Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Commissioner's Cup Awards 2019 - Aug 21, 2019
Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Commissioner's Cup 1st Team 2019
Castro William
Parks
Brownlee
Jones
Ibeh
Finals MVP: Terrence Romeo (180-PG-92) of SM Beermen Player of the Year: Jayson Castro William (180-PG-86) of TNT Ka Tropa Guard of the Year: Jayson Castro William (180-PG-86) of TNT Ka Tropa Forward of the Year: Terrence Jones (206-F-92) of TNT Ka Tropa Center of the Year: Prince Ibeh (208-C-94) of Globalport Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Brownlee (197-F-88) of Ginebra Kings Import Player of the Year: Terrence Jones (206-F-92) of TNT Ka Tropa
San Miguel Beermen clinch Comms Cup title - Aug 20, 2019
The San Miguel Beermen clinched the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup title by defeating TNT KaTropa, 102-90, in Game Six last August 16 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Chris McCullough (208-F-95, college: Syracuse) led the charge for the Beermen with a monster game finishing with 35 points and 13 rebounds.
The massive frontline of June Mar Fajardo (210-C-89) and Christian Standhardinger (206-F-89, college: Hawaii) proved to be big headaches for the KaTropa added 19 and 18 markers respectively.
By winning the last three games after being down 1-2 in a controversy-filled series, the Beermen became the lowest seeded team (#7) to win a crown and is now in course in completing a rare grand slam.
National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran and Best Import of the Conference awardee Terrence Jones (206-F-92, college: Kentucky) scored a game high 41 points for TNT.
Best Player of the Conference Jayson Castro (180-PG-86) added 16 markers before fouling out late in the final quarter.
Scores:
San Miguel (102) - McCullough 35, Fajardo 19, Standhardinger 18, Cabagnot 10, Romeo 10, Ross 7, Pessumal 3, Mamaril 0, Santos 0.
TNT (90) - Jones 41, Castro 16, Pogoy 13, Rosario 8, Heruela 6, Taha 4, Trollano 2, Reyes 0, D. Semerad 0, Washington 0, Casino 0.
Quarterscores: 26-19; 45-35; 74-63; 102-90.
Aris Ignacio is from the Philippines and has always been a big fan of Philippine basketball. Aris' follows the Philippine Basketball Association since the late 80's and has learned the history and personalities of the PBA. He also has interest with other basketball tournaments in the Philippines and beyond most specifically college basketball (UAAP, NCAA), the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), FIBA Asia and World Cup tournaments. Follow Aris Ignacio on Twitter at aris_ignacio.
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