2015–16 Alaska Aces season

{{Infobox PBA season

| team = Alaska Aces (PBA)

| team2 = Alaska Aces

| manager = Dickie Bachmann

| owners = Alaska Milk Corporation

| PBAyear = 2015–16

| coach = Alex Compton

| 1c-name = Philippine Cup

| 1c-wins = 9

| 1c-losses = 2

| 1c-place = 1

| 1c-playoffs = Runner-up
(lost to San Miguel, 3–4)

| 2c-name = Commissioner's Cup

| 2c-wins = 7

| 2c-losses = 4

| 2c-place = 3

| 2c-playoffs = Runner-up
(lost to Rain or Shine, 2–4)

| 3c-name = Governors' Cup

| 3c-wins = 6

| 3c-losses = 5

| 3c-place = 6

| 3c-playoffs = Quarterfinalist
(lost to Barangay Ginebra in one game)

| pol_team =

| prevseason = 2014–15

| nextseason = 2016–17

}}

The 2015–16 Alaska Aces season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

=2015=

  • August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

{{main article|2015 PBA draft}}

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! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="15%"| Position

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="20%"| PBA D-League team

! style="{{PBA color cell|Alaska Aces|border=2}}" width="20%"| College

align=center| 1

|align=center| 11

| Kevin Racal

| SF

| {{PHL}}

| Hog's Breath Cafe Razorbacks

| Letran

align=center rowspan=3 | 2

|align=center| 18

| Marion Magat

| C

| {{PHL}}

| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants

| NU

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| Jaypee Mendoza

| SF

| {{PHL}}

| Hapee Fresh Fighters

| San Beda

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| Abel Galliguez

| rowspan=3 | PG

| {{USA}}

| Cagayan Valley Rising Suns

| John Brown

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|align=center| 33

| Nico Elorde

| {{PHL}}

| Hapee Fresh Fighters

| ADMU

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|align=center| 42

| Robin Roño

| {{PHL}}

| Tanduay Light Rhum Masters

| NU

Roster

{{PBA roster header

|team=Alaska Aces

|season=2015–16

}}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Chris | last = Banchero | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1989–01–24 | college = Seattle Pacific | nat = USA | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Vic | last = Manuel | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 201 | DOB = 1987–06–18 | college = PSBA| nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Sonny | last = Thoss | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1981–12–07 | college = James Cook | nat = PNG }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Calvin | last = Abueva | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1988–02–04 | college = San Sebastian | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Nonoy | last = Baclao | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1987–06–15 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Marion | last = Magat | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1989–10–22 | college = NU | nat = PHI |note = }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Rome | last = dela Rosa | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1990–12–11 | college = San Beda | nat = USA | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Chris | last = Exciminiano| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1988–11–17 | college = Far Eastern | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Jaypee | last = Mendoza | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 188 | DOB = 1990–11–06 | college = San Beda | nat = PHI | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Josh | last = Vanlandingham| pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1984–01–22 | college = Pacific Lutheran | nat = USA | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Abel | last = Galliguez | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1990–04–14 | college = John Brown | nat = USA | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Dondon | last = Hontiveros | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1977-06-01 | college = Cebu | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 26 | first = Samigue | last = Eman | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 239 | DOB = 1982–03–12 | college = Mindanao | nat = PHI |note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Eric | last = Menk | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1974–08–24 | college = Lake Superior State | nat = USA |note = }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = R.J. | last = Jazul | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1986–04–11 | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Tony | last = dela Cruz | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 209 | DOB = 1978–08–24 | college = UC Irvine | nat = USA | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = JVee | last = Casio | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1986–09–01 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI | inj = }}

{{player2 | num = 61 | first = Kevin | last = Racal | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1991–05–16 | college = Letran | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

|team_man =

| roster_url = http://pba.inquirer.net/teams/alaska-aces

}}

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ALA}}

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Playoffs bracket}}

Commissioner's Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup standings|team=ALA}}

==Game log==

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Playoffs bracket}}

Governors' Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2016 PBA Governors' Cup standings|team=ALA}}

==Bracket==

{{:2016 PBA Governors' Cup|transcludesection=Bracket}}

Transactions

=Trades=

==Governors' Cup==

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| rowspan=2 | July 13, 2016[http://pba.inquirer.net/transactions], pba.ph, July 19, 2016

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Phoenix


Cyrus Baguio

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Alaska


2017 and 2018 second round picks

=Recruited imports=

class="wikitable"
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
rowspan=3 | Commissioner's Cupbgcolor=#efefef| No Importbgcolor=#efefef colspan=2 | February 19 (vs. Blackwater)bgcolor=#efefef| 0–1
Shane Edwards[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-puts-import-rob-dozier-on-injured-list-shane-edwards-comes-in-as-temporary-replacement Alaska puts import Rob Dozier on injured list; Shane Edwards comes in as temporary replacement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331163301/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-puts-import-rob-dozier-on-injured-list-shane-edwards-comes-in-as-temporary-replacement |date=2016-03-31 }}, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, February 23, 2016February 24 (vs. TNT)April 8 (vs. Meralco)6–3
Robert Dozier{{cite web | url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-loses-20-point-lead-but-recovers-in-time-to-beat-nlex-keep-top-two-hopes-alive | title=Alaska loses 20-point lead but recovers in time to beat NLEX, keep top-two hopes alive | publisher=InterAksyon.com | work=Sports5 | date=April 10, 2016 | accessdate=July 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622000323/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-loses-20-point-lead-but-recovers-in-time-to-beat-nlex-keep-top-two-hopes-alive | archive-date=June 22, 2016 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}April 15 (vs. NLEX)May 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)8–7
Governors' Cup{{flagicon|USA}} LaDontae Henton[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/alaska-aces-import-pba-governors-cup-ladontae-henton Alaska taps banger, prolific scorer LaDontae Henton as import for Governors Cup], Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 14, 2016July 17 (vs. Meralco)September 23 (vs. Ginebra)6–6

References

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