PBA Inaugural Cup
PBA Inaugural Cup | |||||
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Start of Games | April 9, 2013 | ||||
End of Games | June 6, 2013 | ||||
Number of Games | 67 | ||||
Broadcast Partners | PBA on Rizon | ||||
Draft | |||||
First Pick | Mike Cortez | ||||
Second Pick | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | ||||
Third Pick | Chris Pacana | ||||
Finals | |||||
Champions | Red Guards | ||||
Second Place | Red Horse Energy Kings | ||||
Third Place | Petronas Cules | ||||
Awards | |||||
Season MVP | DH | ||||
Finals MVP | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | ||||
Best Import | Evan Brock | ||||
Chronology | |||||
Previous Conference | League Started | ||||
Next Conference | First Philippine Cup |
The Philippine Basketball Association Inaugural Cup is the only conference of the premier season of the association. The tournament began on April 9, 2013 (Day 1967) and finished on June 6, 2013 (Day 2025). The tournament is an import-laden format, where teams picked an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with no height limit. From the semifinal round onwards, the tournament is sponsored by the Bamboo Group of Companies.
Contents
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- Double round-robin eliminations, with each of the 8 teams playing 14 games. Each team plays the other teams twice.
- Top four teams will advance to the semifinals. The teams will be ranked by win percentage. Ties will be broken by point difference, then by the scores in the games between the tied teams. If the tie persists, tie-breaker game/s will be played.
- Semifinals (best-of-3 series*):
- SF1: #1 vs #4
- SF2: #2 vs #3
- Finals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1 vs SF2 winners
Note: * if a team sweeps (i.e. wins all its games), they will get a twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round
Team standings
a - clinched first place, o - clinched play-off berth, x - eliminated
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | PD | GB | |
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a | Red Guards | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1262 | 867 | 395 | - |
o | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1175 | 869 | 306 | - |
o | Red Horse Energy Kings | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1119 | 865 | 254 | - |
o | Petronas Cules | 6 | 8 | .429 | 825 | 972 | -147 | 6 |
x | Jollibee Stingers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 919 | 983 | -64 | 7 |
x | Vienna Pinoy Queens | 4 | 10 | .286 | 776 | 889 | -113 | 8 |
x | Manila Rockets | 4 | 10 | .286 | 789 | 1002 | -213 | 8 |
x | Durex Philippine Eagle | 1 | 13 | .071 | 658 | 1076 | -418 | 11 |
Results
Team | JS | RG | RHEK | DPE | PC | MR | MA-M | VPQ |
Jollibee Stingers | 71-76 | 72-102 | 77-44 | 63-57 | 63-64 | 71-86 | 51-67 | |
Red Guards | 94-63 | 77-90 | 112-45 | 103-64 | 89-59 | 93-72 | 81-47 | |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 72-62 | 76-80 | 85-43 | 85-54 | 69-48 | 84-70 | 65-47 | |
Durex Philippine Eagle | 68-85 | 40-113 | 59-79 | 51-62 | 47-68 | 58-96 | 46-52 | |
Petronas Cules | 63-44 | 50-97 | 61-88 | 56-35 | 51-60* | 55-87 | 72-65 | |
Manila Rockets | 56-74 | 44-114 | 54-75 | 46-47 | 59-65 | 64-104 | 54-52 | |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 79-63 | 80-59 | 89-71 | 86-33 | 78-57 | 94-59 | 77-47 | |
Vienna Pinoy Queens | 55-60 | 66-74 | 49-78 | 59-42 | 57-58 | 58-54 | 55-77 |
Win
Win via OT
Loss
Loss via OT
- Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.
Bracket
Semifinals (Best-of-3) |
Finals (Best-of-5) | |||||||||||||
1 | Red Guards | 75 | 91 | |||||||||||
4 | Petronas Cules | 64 | 53 | |||||||||||
1 | Red Guards | 77 | 84 | 82 | 77 | |||||||||
3 | Red Horse Energy Kings | 75 | 88 | 78 | 63 | |||||||||
2 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 71 | 67 | 90 | ||||||||||
3 | Red Horse Energy Kings | 68 | 92 | 104 | Third-place playoff | |||||||||
2 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Petronas Cules | 74 |
Semifinals
Malaysia Al-Mirsat-Red Horse Energy Kings Series
Day 2008 4:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 71–68 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-16,17-16,18-21,13-15 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 25 Rebs: Justin Williams 13 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 2 |
Pts: Marvin Perez 14 Rebs: Marvin Perez 9 Asts: Ellis, Perez 3 each |
Day 2010 6:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 92–67 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | Maroon Eagles Gym, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-18,33-19,20-17,21-13 | |||||||
Pts: 29 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 10 Asts: Marvin Perez 4 |
Pts: Eric Dawson 30 Rebs: Eric Dawson 16 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 4 |
Day 2011 5:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 90–104 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14-25,23-23,25-28,28-28 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 39 Rebs: Denzel Bowles 13 Asts: Eric Dawson 5 |
Pts: Vernon Macklin 26 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: Vernon Macklin 4 | ||||||
Red Horse Energy Kings wins series, 2-1 |
Red Guards-Petronas Cules Series
Day 2008 6:00 |
Red Guards | 75–64 | Petronas Cules | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20-10,32-15,17-21,6-18 | |||||||
Pts: Evan Brock 19 Rebs: Evan Brock 22 Asts: Brock, Hill, Parks 2 each |
Pts: 20 Rebs: Jayvee Casio 8 Asts: Jayvee Casio 9 |
Day 2010 4:00 |
Petronas Cules | 53–91 | Red Guards | Maroon Eagles, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12-25,13-20,13-23,15-23 | |||||||
Pts: Jay Washington 20 Rebs: Jay Washington 8 Asts: , Labagala 3 each |
Pts: Evan Brock 34 Rebs: Evan Brock 22 Asts: Michael Silungan 4 | ||||||
Red Guards wins series, 2-0 |
Third-Place Playoff
Day 2020 5:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 64–74 | Petronas Cules | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-10,23-25,11-20,17-19 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 31 Rebs: Eric Dawson 22 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 6 |
Pts: Jay Washington 21 Rebs: Jay Washington 7 Asts: Jayvee Casio 7 | ||||||
Petronas Cules wins series, 1-0 Petronas Cules finishes third place Malaysia Al-Mirsat finishes fourth place |
Finals
Day 2022 5:00 |
Red Guards | 77–75 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Queen Kadayao Royal Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-20,16-26,22-12,21-17 | |||||||
Pts: Brock, Harvey 25 each Rebs: Evan Brock 14 Asts: Evan Brock 3 |
Pts: Mick Pennisi 26 Rebs: Mick Pennisi 9 Asts: Paul Lee 3 |
Day 2023 5:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 88–84 | Red Guards | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-19,29-21,25-20,18-24 | |||||||
Pts: Vernon Macklin 26 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: 4 |
Pts: Evan Brock 26 Rebs: Evan Brock 13 Asts: Joe Devance 4 |
Day 2024 5:00 |
Red Guards | 82–78 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Jaworski Coliseum, Cebu City, Visayas | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-16,21-15,23-30,15-17 | |||||||
Pts: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 18 Rebs: Evan Brock 10 Asts: Shej Roi Sumang 4 |
Pts: Vernon Macklin 24 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 10 Asts: Lee, Pennisi 3 each |
Day 2025 5:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 63–77 | Red Guards | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-17,16-16,13-21,18-23 | |||||||
Pts: James Yap 14 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: 3 |
Pts: Evan Brock 16 Rebs: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 13 Asts: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 5 | ||||||
Red Guards wins series, 3-1 Red Horse Energy Kings finishes second place Red Guards finishes as the Champions Finals MVP: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. |
All-Stars
Three Point Shootout
The board picked from the players the 12 best three-point shooters. They contended in a three-point shootout event on May 24 in the Eugene Bautista Memorial Stadium. DH of the Petronas Cules emerged as the winner of the event after scoring 19 in the final round against of the Red Horse Energy Kings who only scored 15.
Three Point Shoot Out Results | ||||||
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Color | Player | Team | First | Second | Final | |
' | Petronas Cules | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||
Red Horse Energy Kings | 20 | 16 | 15 | |||
Red Horse Energy Kings | 17 | 15 | - | |||
Walter Sharpe | Durex Philippine Eagle | 18 | 14 | - | ||
Jaypee Belencion | Manila Rockets | 14 | - | - | ||
Jay Washington | Petronas Cules | 12 | - | - | ||
Shej Roi Sumang | Red Guards | 12 | - | - | ||
Marc Macapagal | Manila Rockets | 11 | - | - | ||
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | Red Guards | 10 | - | - | ||
Dondon Hontiveros | Vienna Pinoy Queens | 9 | - | - | ||
Nino Canaleta | Jollibee Stingers | 9 | - | - | ||
Ronjay Buenafe | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 7 | - | - |
All-Stars Game
The public voted from Day 1997 to Day 2011 their favorite players in each position and favorite managers and board members. After tallying the votes, the top two managers then picked two players each from the top four players in each position. These were the teams that played during the all-stars game on May 24 with the managers serving as head coach.
Day 2012 5:00 |
Pink Unicorns | 82–85 | Green Bamboos | E. Bautista Memorial Stadium, Manila, Luzon | #ePBA | |
Scoring by quarter: 28-24,21-28,16-16,17-17 | ||||||
' 'Pts: 16 Rebs: 11 Asts: 5 |
MVP | James Yap Pts: Evan Brock 18 Rebs: Evan Brock 11 Asts: Evan Brock 3 | ||||
Head Coach: Commissioner Boy Pick Up Assistant Coach: Manager Siopawnon |
'Players: (Red Horse Energy Kings) ' (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) Bowles, Denzel (Jollibee Stingers) Canaleta, Nino (Vienna Pinoy Queens) Concepcion, Robert (Red Horse Energy Kings) Ellis, Chris (Petronas Cules) ' (Durex Philippine Eagle) Helterbrand, Jayjay (Red Horse Energy Kings) ' (Red Horse Energy Kings) Macklin, Vernon (Red Horse Energy Kings) Perez, Marvin |
Players: Brock, Evan (Red Guards) Cabagnot, Alex (Vienna Pinoy Queens) Cortez, Mike (Jollibee Stingers) Dawson, Eric (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) Fonacier, Larry (Jollibee Stingers) Harvey, Donnell (Red Guards) Parks, Bobby Ray Jr. (Red Guards) Pennisi, Mick (Red Horse Energy Kings) Santos, James (Durex Philippine Eagle) Yap, James (Red Horse Energy Kings) |
Head Coach: Assistant Commissioner Vincenzo Roque Assistant Coach: Petronas Cules Manager Leo Syahmessi |
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
PBA Inaugural Cup Imports | ||||||
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Team | Player | First Game | Last Game | Record | ||
Durex Philippine Eagle | Walter Sharpe | April 9, 2013 (vs. Jollibee Stingers) | May 13, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 1-13 | ||
Jollibee Stingers | No Import | April 9, 2013 (vs. Durex Philippine Eagle) | May 14, 2013 (vs. Red Guards) | 5-9 | ||
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | Eric Dawson | April 10, 2013 (vs. Manila Rockets) | June 1, 2013 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13-5 | ||
Denzel Bowles | April 10, 2013 (vs. Manila Rockets) | June 1, 2013 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13-5 | |||
Justin Williams | April 10, 2013 (vs. Manila Rockets) | June 1, 2013 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13-5 | |||
Manila Rockets | No Import | April 10, 2013 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | May 15, 2013 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 4-10 | ||
Petronas Cules | No Import | April 11, 2013 (vs. Manila Rockets) | June 1, 2013 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | 7-10 | ||
Red Guards | Evan Brock | April 9, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | June 6, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17-3 | ||
Donnell Harvey | April 9, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | June 6, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17-3 | |||
Herbert Hill | April 9, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | June 6, 2013 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17-3 | |||
Red Horse Energy Kings | Vernon Macklin | April 9, 2013 (vs. Red Guards) | June 6, 2013 (vs. Red Guards) | 15-6 | ||
Vienna Pinoy Queens | No Import | April 10, 2013 (vs. Jollibee Stingers) | May 14, 2013 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | 4-10 |
Conference records
- Records marked with an asterisk (*) were accomplished with one or more overtime periods.
Team
Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
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Longest winning streak | 7 | Red Guards | May 14, 2013 |
Longest losing streak | 11 | Durex Philippine Eagle | May 7, 2013 |
Most points in one game (winning team) | 114 | Red Guards | April 28, 2013 |
Most points one game (losing team) | 90 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | May 23, 2013 |
Most points in one game (combined) | 194 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat and Red Horse Energy Kings | May 23, 2013 |
Most points in one half | 61 | Red Guards | April 28, 2013 |
Most points in one quarter | 35 | Red Guards | May 8, 2013 |
Least points in one game (winning team) | 47 | Durex Philippine Eagle | May 8, 2013 |
Least points in one game (losing team) | 33 | Durex Philippine Eagle | May 4, 2013 |
Least points in one game (combined) | 91 | Petronas Cules and Durex Philippine Eagle | May 11, 2013 |
Least points in one quarter | 1 | Petronas Cules | April 12, 2013 |
Least points in one half | 10 | Durex Philippine Eagle | May 2, 2013 |
Biggest winning margin | 73 | Red Guards | May 7, 2013 |
Individual
Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
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Most points in one game | 43 | Eric Dawson (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | May 13, 2013 |
Most rebounds in one game | 29 | Justin Williams (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | April 16, 2013 |
Most defensive rebounds in one game | 17 | Jay Washington (Petronas Cules) | April 28, 2013 |
Most offensive rebounds in one game | 17 | Justin Williams (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | April 16, 2013 |
Most assists in one game | 9 | Jayvee Casio (Petronas Cules) | May 20, 2013 |
Most steals in one game | 13 | Robert Concepcion (Vienna Pinoy Queens) | April 23, 2013 |
Most blocks in one game | 7 | Justin Williams (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | April 16, 2013 |
Most FG made in one game | 17 | Eric Dawson (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | May 13, 2013 |
Most 3 point FG made in one game | 10 | Nino Canaleta (Jollibee Stingers) | April 9, 2013 |
Most FT made in one game | 15 | Eric Dawson (Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | April 18, 2013 |
Awards
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player of the Season: DH (Petronas Cules)
- Best Import of the Conference: Evan Brock (Red Guards)
- Defensive Player of the Year: TL (Red Horse Energy Kings)
Statistical Awards
- Scoring Champion Award: Nino Canaleta (Jollibee Stingers)
- Rebounds Leader Award: Jay Washington (Petronas Cules)
- Assists Leader Award: Jayvee Casio (Petronas Cules)
Team Awards
- First Mythical Team
- Marvin Perez (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Sean Anthony (Jollibee Stingers)
- Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Red Guards)
- DH (Petronas Cules)
- VB (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Second Mythical Team
- TL (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Kerby Raymundo (Manila Rockets)
- Chris Ellis (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Robert Concepcion (Vienna Pinoy Queens)
- Mike Cortez (Jollibee Stingers)
- All-Defensive Team
- Marvin Perez (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- TL (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Joe Devance (Red Guards)
- Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Red Guards)
- Josh Urbiztondo (Malaysia Al-Mirsat)
Special Awards
- Coach of the Year: Eldarion Sionnodel
- Sixth Man Award: Marvin Perez (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Sportsmanship Award: VB (Red Horse Energy Kings)
- Best Antagonist Award: Siopawnon
- Best Fan Award: Siopawnon
- Best Timing Award: Leo Syahmessi
All Star Awards
- All-Star Most Valuable Player: James Yap (Green Bamboos) and TL (Pink Unicorns)
Players of the Week
Player of the Week | ||||||
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Week | Player | Team | ||||
April 9 - 13, 2013 | Evan Brock | Red Guards | ||||
April 15 - 21, 2013 | Vernon Macklin | Red Horse Energy Kings | ||||
April 22 - 28, 2013 | Eric Dawson | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | ||||
April 29 - May 4, 2013 | Petronas Cules | |||||
May 6 - 11, 2013 | Denzel Bowles | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | ||||
May 13 - 15, 2013 | Red Horse Energy Kings | |||||
May 20 - 24, 2013 | Evan Brock | Red Guards | ||||
June 1 - 6, 2013 | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | Red Guards |