2016_PBA_Governors'_Cup
The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which was held in Manila, the tournament started on July 15 and ended on October 19, 2016.[1] The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) for the top eight teams of combined results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup, while the bottom four teams are allowed to hire imports with a height limit of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m). The teams are allowed to hire an additional Asian import with a height limit of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).
Quick Facts Duration, TV partner(s) ...
| 2016 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 15 – October 19, 2016 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Runners-up | Meralco Bolts |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) |
| Best Import | Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts) |
| Finals MVP | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
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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, playoff games will be held only for the #4 and #8 seeds.
- 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
Team standings
More information Pos, W ...
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Star Hotshots | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
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Source: PBA.ph
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Schedule
More information Team ╲ Game, Alaska Aces ...
| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | MER | BGSM | TNT | MAH | ROS | SH | SMB | BW | GP | PHX | NLEX |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | GP | ALA | NLEX | MER | BW | SMB | ROS | SH | MAH | PHX | TNT |
| Blackwater Elite | NLEX | SH | ROS | BGSM | TNT | MER | MAH | ALA | PHX | GP | SMB |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | BGSM | MAH | SH | PHX | MER | SMB | ROS | TNT | ALA | NLEX | BW |
| Mahindra Enforcer | SH | GP | SMB | ALA | PHX | NLEX | BW | TNT | ROS | BGSM | MER |
| Meralco Bolts | PHX | ALA | TNT | BGSM | ROS | GP | BW | NLEX | SMB | SH | MAH |
| NLEX Road Warriors | BW | SMB | BGSM | TNT | SH | MAH | MER | PHX | ROS | GP | ALA |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | MER | SMB | ROS | GP | MAH | TNT | NLEX | SH | BW | ALA | BGSM |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | TNT | PHX | BW | MER | ALA | BGSM | GP | MAH | NLEX | SMB | SH |
| San Miguel Beermen | PHX | NLEX | MAH | SH | BGSM | GP | ALA | MER | TNT | ROS | BW |
| Star Hotshots | MAH | BW | GP | SMB | NLEX | ALA | BGSM | PHX | MER | TNT | ROS |
| TNT KaTropa | ROS | MER | ALA | NLEX | BW | PHX | MAH | GP | SMB | SH | BGSM |
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Results
More information Team, ALA ...
| Team | ALA | BGSM | BWE | GP | MAH | MER | NLEX | PHX | ROS | SMB | SH | TNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 109–100* | 107–87 | 133–106 | 95–101 | 96–100 | 100–85 | 103–87 | 114–117 | 103–106 | 85–69 | 118–120 | |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | 107–95 | 93–81 | 93–86 | 107–93 | 85–72 | 96–87 | 101–87 | 105–111** | 116–103 | 92–104 | |
| Blackwater | — | — | 126–139 | 88–97 | 90–105 | 90–96 | 81–93 | 92–98 | 101–107 | 100–98 | 89–109 | |
| GlobalPort | — | — | — | 98–108 | 126–123** | 98–114 | 107–120 | 101–99 | 98–92 | 102–105* | 120–122 | |
| Mahindra | — | — | — | — | 83–86 | 81–82 | 94–100 | 88–103 | 105–103 | 100–92* | 107–104 | |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | 101–95 | 108–103 | 109–102 | 106–110 | 103–104 | 95–98 | |
| NLEX | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91–95* | 111–99 | 93–94 | 88–85 | 95–101 | |
| Phoenix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89–106 | 113–124 | 106–93 | 117–124 | |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75–82 | 108–97 | 98–101 | |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109–100 | 85–105 | |
| Star | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105–115 | |
| TNT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
September 21 |
| Meralco Bolts 104, Mahindra Enforcer 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 15–24, 28–18, 35–28 | ||
| Pts: Durham 34 Rebs: Durham 7 Asts: Newsome 8 |
Pts: White 22 Rebs: White 13 Asts: Revilla, White 5 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 136 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 1 | |||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 105 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 114 | |||||||||||
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| (#3 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 109 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 104 | |||||||||||
(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) NLEX
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Alaska
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Mahindra
September 24 |
| Meralco Bolts 105, Mahindra Enforcer 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 32–19, 34–16, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Durham 24 Rebs: Durham 16 Asts: Durham 6 |
Pts: White 20 Rebs: White 10 Asts: Bagatsing, Revilla 3 | |
| Meralco wins series in one game | ||
(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco
September 27 |
| TNT KaTropa 113, Meralco Bolts 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 21–20, 39–24, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Madanly 22 Rebs: Ammons 11 Asts: Castro 9 |
Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 7 | |
September 29 |
| TNT KaTropa 91, Meralco Bolts 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 25–25, 20–26, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Castro 24 Rebs: Ammons, Carey 7 Asts: Castro, de Ocampo 4 |
Pts: Durham 31 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Hugnatan, Newsome 5 | |
October 1 |
| TNT KaTropa 113, Meralco Bolts 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 24–22, 37–32, 29–37 | ||
| Pts: Castro 28 Rebs: Ammons 9 Asts: Castro 10 |
Pts: Durham 23 Rebs: Durham 13 Asts: Newsome 8 | |
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
September 26 |
| San Miguel Beermen 108, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–24, 21–22, 19–33, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 29 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Millsap 11 |
Pts: Brownlee 39 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Thompson 6 | |
September 28 |
| San Miguel Beermen 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 27–22, 21–31, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 25 Rebs: Fajardo 23 Asts: Cabagnot 8 |
Pts: Tenorio 22 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Tenorio 7 | |
September 30 |
| San Miguel Beermen 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 27–22, 22–27, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Millsap 24 Rebs: Fajardo, Millsap 12 Asts: Cabagnot 6 |
Pts: Brownlee 25 Rebs: Thompson 11 Asts: Thompson 10 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,253 Referees: S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Flordeliza, E. Boticario |
October 2 |
| San Miguel Beermen 101, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 25–7, 27–23, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter 25 Rebs: Millsap 17 Asts: Ross 5 |
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Cruz 8 Asts: Mercado 5 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 22,196 Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Nicandro |
October 4 |
| San Miguel Beermen 92, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 26–12, 15–36, 39–36 | ||
| Pts: Santos 24 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Cabagnot 6 |
Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Tenorio 10 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,374 Referees: N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan |
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October 19 7:00pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 88 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2 |
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Players with an asterisk indicates the Asian imports.
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| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  LaDontae Henton[2] | July 17 (vs. Meralco) | September 23 (vs. Ginebra) | 6–6 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Paul Harris | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–0 |
| Justin Brownlee[3] | July 24 (vs. Alaska) | October 19 (vs. Meralco) | 15–7 | |
| Blackwater Elite | Eric Dawson[4] | July 16 (vs. NLEX) | August 21 (vs. Mahindra) | 1–5 |
| No regular import | August 17 (vs. Meralco), August 28 (vs. Alaska) | 0–2 | ||
| Keala King[5] | September 7 (vs. Phoenix) | September 18 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 | |
 Imad Qahwash*[6] | July 29 (vs. Rain or Shine) | August 28 (vs. Alaska) | 0–6 | |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Dominique Sutton[7] | July 16 (vs. Ginebra) | July 20 (vs. Mahindra) | 0–2 |
| Mike Glover[8] | July 24 (vs. Star) | September 14 (vs. Blackwater) | 4–5 | |
| Mahindra Enforcer | James White[9] | July 15 (vs. Star) | September 24 (vs. Meralco) | 6–7 |
 Iman Zandi* | July 15 (vs. Star) | August 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–1 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[10] | July 15 (vs. Phoenix) | October 19 (vs. Ginebra) | 13–10 |
| Mohammad Jamshidi*[11] | July 15 (vs. Phoenix) | August 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–2 | |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Henry Walker | July 16 (vs. Blackwater) | September 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–7 |
 Rodrigue Akl*[12] | July 16 (vs. Blackwater) | September 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 5–7 | |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Marcus Simmons[13] | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | July 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–3 |
| Eugene Phelps[14] | July 31 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–4 | |
 Lee Gwan-hee*[15] | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–7 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Dior Lowhorn[16] | July 20 (vs. TNT) | August 27 (vs. GlobalPort) | 3–4 |
| Jason Forte[17] | September 2 (vs. Mahindra) | September 4 (vs. NLEX) | 1–1 | |
| Josh Dollard[18] | September 10 (vs. San Miguel) | September 21 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–2 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Arizona Reid[19] | July 17 (vs. Phoenix) | August 19 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–2 |
| No regular and Asian import | August 24 (vs. Alaska) | 1–0 | ||
| Mike Singletary[20] | August 31 (vs. Meralco) | September 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–1 | |
| Elijah Millsap[21] | September 18 (vs. Blackwater) | October 4 (vs. Ginebra) | 4–3 | |
 Mahmoud Abdeen*[22] | September 3 (vs. TNT) | September 18 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–1 | |
| Star Hotshots | Marqus Blakely[23] | July 15 (vs. Mahindra) | July 31 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–3 |
| Joel Wright[24] | August 12 (vs. NLEX) | September 16 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–6 | |
| TNT KaTropa | Mario Little[13] | July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | August 3 (vs. NLEX) | 4–0 |
| Mychal Ammons[25] | August 13 (vs. Blackwater) | October 3 (vs. Meralco) | 8–4 | |
 Michael Madanly*[26] | July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 3 (vs. Meralco) | 12–4 | |
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Import handicapping
More information #, Team ...
| # | Team | Philippine Cup | Commissioner's Cup | Total | Import height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 6'5" |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | TNT KaTropa | 3.6 | 2.4 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5.4 | 3.2 | 8.6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 7.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 6'9" |
| 10 | Barako Bull/Phoenix | 4.8 | 4.4 | 9.2 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | |
| 12 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
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- Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 60% of the points, while the elimination round ranking in the Commissioner's Cup is 40%. The four teams with most points gets to have an import of unlimited height.
Individual statistic leaders
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 25.00 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12.88 |
| Assists per game | Jayson Castro | TNT KaTropa | 7.44 |
| Steals per game | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 2.00 |
| Blocks per game | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2.30 |
| Turnovers per game | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3.6 |
| Minutes per game | Terrence Romeo | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 40.40 |
| FG% | Bradwyn Guinto | Mahindra Enforcer | 66.7% |
| FT% | Aldrech Ramos | Mahindra Enforcer | 100.00% |
| 3FG% | Chris Tiu | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 52.4% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 14 |
| Triple-doubles | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 1 |
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Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts)
- Finals MVP: LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Players of the Week
More information Week, Player ...
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 18–24 | RR Garcia (Star Hotshots) | [27] |
| July 25–31 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [28] |
| August 1–7 | Keith Agovida (Mahindra Enforcer) | [29] |
| August 8–14 | Anthony Semerad (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | [30] |
| August 15–21 | Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | [31] |
| August 22–28 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) | [32] |
| August 29–September 4 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [33] |
| September 5–11 | Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen) | [34] |
| September 12–18 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [35] |
| September 19–25 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [36] |
| September 26–October 2 | Reynel Hugnatan (Meralco Bolts) | [37] |
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- Rain or Shine sends Ginebra crashing out of quarterfinals, Jane Bracher, Rappler, April 19, 2016
- Alaska taps banger, prolific scorer LaDontae Henton as import for Governors Cup, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 14, 2016
- Ginebra taps Justin Brownlee as replacement import for injured Paul Harris, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 18, 2016
- Leo Isaac thrilled as Blackwater taps ex-Meralco import Eric Dawson for Governors Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, May 30, 2016
- Blackwater brings in new import Keala King to replace injured Eric Dawson, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, September 1, 2016
- GlobalPort bringing back Omar Krayem, hopes to get Dominique Sutton release from TNT, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, May 31, 2016
- GlobalPort taps 'Optimus Prime' as replacement import for NBA aspirant Dominique Sutton, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 23, 2016
- Badua, Snow (June 6, 2016). "Mahindra opts for James White after bid to bring back Vernon Macklin falls through". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Meralco signs former Barako Bull import Allen Durham Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Richard Dy, Fox Sports, June 7, 2016
- Meralco taps Iran’s Jamshidi as Asian import for Govs’ Cup Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, interaktv.com, June 9, 2016
- TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 26, 2016
- Phoenix Fuel Masters tap new import Eugene Phelps to replace Marcus Simmons Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 29, 2016
- Phoenix opts to tap Korean Basketball League veteran as Asian import in PBA Governors Cup, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, June 19, 2016
- "RoS bringing in former Alaska import Jason Forte as Smith exceeds height limit". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. spin.ph. August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- Ramos, Gerry (September 9, 2016). "Rain or Shine to parade new import Josh Dollard in crucial match against SMB". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- Reid vows to be ready for Governors' Cup Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News, May 1, 2016
- Mike Singletary arrives to fill in for injured SMB import AZ Reid Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 26, 2016
- Ramos, Gerry (September 15, 2016). "Elijah Millsap hopes to complete unfinished business, takes over Mike Singletary as SMB import". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. spin.ph. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- Ramos, Gerry (August 31, 2016). "SMB bringing in Jordan national player Mahmoud Abdeen as Asian import, says Austria". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. spin.ph. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- Star's Marqus Blakely to head growing cast of 'balik imports' in PBA Governors' Cup, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 9, 2016
- Struggling Star Hotshots replace Marqus Blakely with Joel Wright, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, August 6, 2016
- Sacamos, Karlo (August 12, 2016). "Unbeaten TNT defends signing of Mychal Ammons, says it needs a 'big' after Marcus Little". spin.ph. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- Leongson, Randolph B. (June 13, 2016). "Maxiell, Madanly beef up TNT". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Garcia proving his worth with Star". Inquirer.net. July 25, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Castro rising to the challenge". Inquirer.net. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Agovida rewards Mahindra's trust". Inquirer.net. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Semerad steps up with career game for GlobalPort". Inquirer.net. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Pringle leading GlobalPort's resurgence". Inquirer.net. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Fajardo delivers for import-less SMB". Inquirer.net. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Castro sustains impressive form". Inquirer.net. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Arwind Santos heating up in time". Inquirer.net. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Jayson Castro leads TNT to No. 1 spot". Inquirer.net. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- "Determined Castro cops second straight Player of the Week award". Inquirer.net. September 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Player of the Week: Meralco's Hugnatan lights up TNT in semis". Inquirer.net. October 3, 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.