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).

2016 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationJuly 15 – October 19, 2016
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upMeralco Bolts
Awards
Best PlayerJayson Castro
(TNT KaTropa)
Best ImportAllen Durham
(Meralco Bolts)
Finals MVPLA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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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

Elimination round

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Team standings

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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[a] 2
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 Mahindra Enforcer 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[c] 5
8 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 6
11 Star Hotshots 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

Schedule

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Team ╲ Game1234567891011
Alaska AcesMERBGSMTNTMAHROSSHSMBBWGPPHXNLEX
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelGPALANLEXMERBWSMBROSSHMAHPHXTNT
Blackwater EliteNLEXSHROSBGSMTNTMERMAHALAPHXGPSMB
GlobalPort Batang PierBGSMMAHSHPHXMERSMBROSTNTALANLEXBW
Mahindra EnforcerSHGPSMBALAPHXNLEXBWTNTROSBGSMMER
Meralco BoltsPHXALATNTBGSMROSGPBWNLEXSMBSHMAH
NLEX Road WarriorsBWSMBBGSMTNTSHMAHMERPHXROSGPALA
Phoenix Fuel MastersMERSMBROSGPMAHTNTNLEXSHBWALABGSM
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersTNTPHXBWMERALABGSMGPMAHNLEXSMBSH
San Miguel BeermenPHXNLEXMAHSHBGSMGPALAMERTNTROSBW
Star HotshotsMAHBWGPSMBNLEXALABGSMPHXMERTNTROS
TNT KaTropaROSMERALANLEXBWPHXMAHGPSMBSHBGSM
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth seed playoff

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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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: S. Pineda, J. Oliva, R. Dacanay, G. Narandan

Eighth seed playoff

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September 21
Phoenix Fuel Masters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94
Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 25–22, 31–33, 20–23
Pts: Phelps 40
Rebs: W. Wilson 15
Asts: Baguio, Phelps 6
Pts: Dollard 20
Rebs: Dollard 7
Asts: Chan, Lee 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion, M. Flordeliza

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1TNT136
8Phoenix124
1TNT1
(#4 twice to beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco105
5Mahindra82
4Meralco2
(#2 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2San Miguel114
7NLEX110
2San Miguel2
(#3 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra109
6Alaska104

Quarterfinals

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(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix

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September 24
TNT KaTropa 136, Phoenix Fuel Masters 124
Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 38–33, 37–26, 29–31
Pts: Castro 42
Rebs: Ammons 13
Asts: Rosales 4
Pts: Phelps 39
Rebs: Phelps 17
Asts: Baguio 4
TNT wins series in one game
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro

(2) San Miguel vs. (7) NLEX

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September 23
San Miguel Beermen 114, NLEX Road Warriors 110
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 39–25, 23–34, 28–28
Pts: Millsap 39
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Fajardo 5
Pts: Walker 45
Rebs: Walker 17
Asts: Taulava 5
San Miguel wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Oliva, M. Montoya, E. Boticario

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Alaska

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September 23
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 109, Alaska Aces 104
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 30–18, 33–25, 23–38
Pts: Tenorio 32
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Thompson 9
Pts: Henton 27
Rebs: Henton 15
Asts: Banchero, Jazul 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, G. Narandan, M. Flordeliza

(4) Meralco vs. (5) Mahindra

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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
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, J. Marabe, J. Narandan

Semifinals

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(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco

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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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, M. Montoya, S. Pineda, B. Oliva
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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, P. Balao, J. Marabe, B. Oliva
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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya
October 3
TNT KaTropa 88, Meralco Bolts 94
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–22, 17–24, 27–30
Pts: Castro 25
Rebs: Ammons 9
Asts: Castro 6
Pts: Hodge 32
Rebs: Durham 16
Asts: Hugnatan, Newsome 4
Meralco wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, E. Tangkion, D. Dacanay, M. Montoya

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

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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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion, J. Nicandro
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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, J. Mariano, E. Boticario
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

Finals

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October 19
7:00pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 88
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2

Imports

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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.

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

Import handicapping

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# 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
  • 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.

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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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

Awards

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Conference

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Players of the Week

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Rain or Shine sends Ginebra crashing out of quarterfinals, Jane Bracher, Rappler, April 19, 2016
  2. ^ Alaska taps banger, prolific scorer LaDontae Henton as import for Governors Cup, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 14, 2016
  3. ^ Ginebra taps Justin Brownlee as replacement import for injured Paul Harris, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 18, 2016
  4. ^ Leo Isaac thrilled as Blackwater taps ex-Meralco import Eric Dawson for Governors Cup, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, May 30, 2016
  5. ^ Blackwater brings in new import Keala King to replace injured Eric Dawson, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, September 1, 2016
  6. ^ Penang Chief Minister Cup 2016 Mini-Preview
  7. ^ GlobalPort bringing back Omar Krayem, hopes to get Dominique Sutton release from TNT, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, May 31, 2016
  8. ^ GlobalPort taps 'Optimus Prime' as replacement import for NBA aspirant Dominique Sutton, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 23, 2016
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Meralco signs former Barako Bull import Allen Durham Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Richard Dy, Fox Sports, June 7, 2016
  11. ^ Meralco taps Iran’s Jamshidi as Asian import for Govs’ Cup Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, interaktv.com, June 9, 2016
  12. ^ NLEX Road Warriors ink Rodrigue Akl, ex Sagesse
  13. ^ a b TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 26, 2016
  14. ^ Phoenix Fuel Masters tap new import Eugene Phelps to replace Marcus Simmons Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 29, 2016
  15. ^ Phoenix opts to tap Korean Basketball League veteran as Asian import in PBA Governors Cup, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, June 19, 2016
  16. ^ Another ‘Balik Import’ tapped as Dior Lowhorn suits up for Rain or Shine
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Reid vows to be ready for Governors' Cup Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News, May 1, 2016
  20. ^ 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
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Star's Marqus Blakely to head growing cast of 'balik imports' in PBA Governors' Cup, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 9, 2016
  24. ^ Struggling Star Hotshots replace Marqus Blakely with Joel Wright, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, August 6, 2016
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (June 13, 2016). "Maxiell, Madanly beef up TNT". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  27. ^ "Player of the Week: Garcia proving his worth with Star". Inquirer.net. July 25, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  28. ^ "Player of the Week: Castro rising to the challenge". Inquirer.net. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  29. ^ "Player of the Week: Agovida rewards Mahindra's trust". Inquirer.net. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  30. ^ "Player of the Week: Semerad steps up with career game for GlobalPort". Inquirer.net. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  31. ^ "Player of the Week: Pringle leading GlobalPort's resurgence". Inquirer.net. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  32. ^ "Player of the Week: Fajardo delivers for import-less SMB". Inquirer.net. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  33. ^ "Player of the Week: Castro sustains impressive form". Inquirer.net. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  34. ^ "Player of the Week: Arwind Santos heating up in time". Inquirer.net. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  35. ^ "Player of the Week: Jayson Castro leads TNT to No. 1 spot". Inquirer.net. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  36. ^ "Determined Castro cops second straight Player of the Week award". Inquirer.net. September 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  37. ^ "Player of the Week: Meralco's Hugnatan lights up TNT in semis". Inquirer.net. October 3, 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.