The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and final conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".
Format 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, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed. 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 Team standings
Schedule
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) NLEX vs. (8) NorthPort
(2) Meralco vs. (7) Alaska
(3) TNT vs. (6) Magnolia
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) San Miguel
Semifinals
(2) Meralco vs. (3) TNT
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) NorthPort
Finals
Imports The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Team Name Debuted Last game RecordAlaska Aces Justin Watts September 20 September 22 0–2 No import September 29 0–1 Franko House October 4 November 24 5–4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Justin BrownleeThe Governors' Cup imports for each PBA team, Richard Dy, ESPN5, August 12, 2019 September 22 January 17 15–6Blackwater Elite Marqus Blakely September 25 November 15 2–8 Aaron Fuller October 11 0–1 Columbian Dyip Khapri Alston September 20 November 15 4–7Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Romeo Travis September 21 November 25 6–5 No import October 16 0–1 Meralco Bolts Allen Durham September 21 January 17 13–9NLEX Road Warriors Olu Ashaolu September 21 October 5 4–1 Manny Harris October 16 November 27 4–4NorthPort Batang Pier Mychal Ammons September 20 October 12 2–4 Michael Qualls October 23 December 20 6–5Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters Eugene Phelps September 21 October 12 2–5 Alonzo Gee October 25 November 15 1–3Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Joel Wright September 20 September 28 1–2 Kayel Locke October 4 October 13 0–3 Kwame Alexander October 23 October 26 1–1 Richard Ross October 30 November 17 2–1San Miguel Beermen Dez Wells September 25 October 27 5–3 No import November 6 1–0 John Holland November 9 November 24 0–3 TNT KaTropa K. J. McDaniels September 25 December 23 11–6
Awards Conference The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum: Best Player of the Conference: Christian Standhardinger Best Import of the Conference: Allen Durham Finals MVP: Japeth Aguilar
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. September 20–22 Raymond Almazan September 23–29 Kiefer Ravena September 30 – October 6 Baser Amer October 7–13 Troy Rosario Jeron Teng October 14–20 June Mar Fajardo Raymond Almazan October 21–27 Christian Standhardinger October 28 – November 3 Vic Manuel November 4–10 Anjo Caram
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 23.2 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 14.0 Assists per game Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 7.8 Steals per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 2.5 Blocks per game John Paul Erram NLEX Road Warriors 2.2 Turnovers per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 4.1 Fouls per game Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.1 Minutes per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 39.9 FG% Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 59.2% FT% LA Tenorio Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95.5% 3FG% Von Pessumal San Miguel Beermen 45.0% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12 Triple-doubles Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 1
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 37.1 Rebounds per game Khapri Alston Columbian Dyip 18.2 Assists per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6.8 Steals per game Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 3.5 Blocks per game K. J. McDaniels TNT KaTropa 3.4 Turnovers per game K. J. McDaniels TNT KaTropa 4.6 Fouls per game Franko House Alaska Aces 4.9 Minutes per game Michael Qualls NorthPort Batang Pier 46.2 FG% Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 54.7% FT% Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 85.1% 3FG% Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 40.0% Double-doubles Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 22 Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4
Individual game highs
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points Bobby Ray Parks Jr. Blackwater Elite 39 Rebounds Raymond Almazan Meralco Bolts 24 Assists Kiefer Ravena NLEX Road Warriors 17 Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 7Blocks Ian Sangalang Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7 Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San MiguelThree point field goals Rashawn McCarthy Columbian Dyip 7 Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points Dez Wells San Miguel Beermen 56 Rebounds Allen Durham Meralco Bolts 27 Assists Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 14 Steals Manny Harris NLEX Road Warriors 7 Blocks Marqus Blakely Blackwater Elite 8Three point field goals Manny Harris NLEX Road Warriors 6 K. J. McDaniels (twice) TNT KaTropa Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game NLEX Road Warriors 106.7 Rebounds per game Columbian Dyip 48.9 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 26.6 Steals per game Columbian Dyip 9.7 Blocks per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5.1 Turnovers per game Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 16.8 FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 48.0% FT% NLEX Road Warriors 79.6% 3FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 36.5%
References
External links PBA Official Website