The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

. The season formally opened on October 19, 2014 and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively. This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were

Kia Sorento The Kia Sorento ( ko, 기아 쏘렌토, translit=Gia Sorento) is a mid-size crossover SUV (formerly a body-on-frame SUV until 2009) produced since 2002 by South Korean manufacturer Kia. First generation (BL; 2002) 2002–2006 Debuted i ...

and

Blackwater Elite The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PB ...

. Although the

NLEX Road Warriors The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season. The Roa ...

had been approved as an

expansion team An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also ...

, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise. The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams

and

, followed by the

2014 PBA draft The Gatorade 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft was an event which allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 24, 2014. Draft lottery The ...

, held on August 24, 2014. This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

Board of governors

Executive committee

Chito Salud Angelico Tiu Salud (born June 17, 1962), better known as Chito Salud, is a Filipino lawyer and sports executive who currently serves as team governor of the Converge Fiber Xers in PBA. He was the first president and CEO of the Philippine Basketb ...

(Commissioner) *

Patrick Gregorio Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

(Chairman, representing Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) * Robert Non (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Eric Arejola (Treasurer, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)

Teams

Arenas

Like several

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within

, and sometimes,

Antipolo Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the ...

. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.

Main arenas

Out-of-town arenas

Aside from games outside

and

, the PBA played two games outside the Philippines, in

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. It was the second time the league held games in the

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Transactions

Player movement

*The

expansion draft An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises. This occurs mainly in North American sports. One of the ways of stocking the new team or teams is an expansio ...

for incoming teams

and

was held on July 18, 2014.

Danny Ildefonso Danilo Ildefonso (born December 9, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for both the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the NU Bulldogs of the UAAP. Nick ...

of the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of three ...

and

Reil Cervantes Reil T. Cervantes (born August 16, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Batang Kankaloo – Caloocan of the Pilipinas Super League. He was drafted 9th by Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2011 PBA draft. In 2014, Cervantes was ...

Barako Bull Energy The Barako Bull Energy were a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002 as the FedEx Express. From its first season until 2005, the team was dubbed as the FedEx Express before changing to Air21 Express. From the 2009 PBA Fiest ...

were selected as the first picks of Blackwater and Kia respectively.

Retirement

*January 9, 2015:

Jimmy Alapag Jim Olmedo Alapag (born December 30, 1977) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He serves as an assistant coach for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He is nicknamed "The Mighty Mouse" and "The Captain". Early life ...

formally announced his retirement during a press conference at the

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...

prior to the second game of the

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Alaska Aces c ...

between the Alaska Aces and the

San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

. However, he came out of retirement after nine months and played for two more seasons with the

. He later retired for the second time during the end of the 2015–16 season. *May 18, 2015: Kerby Raymundo officially announced his retirement.

Coaching changes

*July 9, 2014:

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...

head coach

Norman Black Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. He's the current head coach for the Meralco Bolts. He has since settled in the Philippines. He is also ...

was moved to the

, replacing

Ryan Gregorio Paul Ryan C. Gregorio (born April 7, 1972) and nicknamed by some as "Coach R.G." is a Filipino professional basketball coach for the Gilas Pilipinas. He was head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association from 2010 to 20 ...

as head coach. Replacing Black in Talk 'N Text is assistant coach Jong Uichico. *August 2, 2014:

Leo Austria Leovino R. Austria (born March 14, 1958), better known as Leo Austria, is a Filipino former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Playing career Aus ...

was named as the head coach of the

. Coach

Biboy Ravanes Melchor "Biboy" Ravanes (born January 6, 1959) is a former Filipino professional basketball player and former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. Prior to this, he was SMB's longtime assistant coach. P ...

was demoted to assistant coach and active consultant

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will have a minimal role with the team. *October 18, 2014:

fired head coach Siot Tanquingcen. He was replaced by assistant coach Koy Banal *November 27, 2014:

GlobalPort Batang Pier The NorthPort Batang Pier is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that first played in the 2012–13 PBA season. The team took over the franchise of the Powerade Tigers in 2012 after it was sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Besides Nor ...

appointed assistant coach

Eric Gonzales Manolito "Eric" Gonzales Jr. (born September 3, 1972) is a Filipino professional basketball coach, currently with the Quezon Huskers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Coaching career Gonz ...

as the team's interim head coach, while former head coach

Pido Jarencio Alfredo Lorenzo Mendoza Jarencio (born September 5, 1964) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the head coach for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the h ...

was reassigned as the team's consultant. *January 5, 2015: Team manager Alfrancis Chua announced the reappointment of

Ato Agustin Renato Guilas Agustin (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, politician, and current assistant coach for the San Miguel Beermen. He played college basketball for the Lyceum of the Philippines before moving on ...

as Ginebra head coach after two conferences with

Jeffrey Cariaso Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino-American coach and retired professional basketball player. He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly ...

. Cariaso was then hired by Alaska as an assistant coach. *March 30, 2015:

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

fired head coach

. He was replaced by assistant coach Frankie Lim. *March 31, 2015:

reinstated consultant

as the team's head coach. Interim head coach

was relegated as the assistant coach.

Notable events

Pre-season

*The PBA's developmental league held its annual draft at the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City on September 15. Moala Tautuaa was selected by the

Cagayan Valley Rising Suns The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...

as the first pick of the draft. *Team officials of the

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc., San Miguel Food and Bever ...

announced that the team will be renamed as the '' Purefoods Star Hotshots'' starting this season's Philippine Cup.

Philippine Cup

* The league's opening ceremonies and the first two games of the elimination round at the

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000 at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippin ...

set the all-time indoor Philippine sports attendance record of 52,612. *The Grand Slam championship ring ceremony of the Purefoods Star Hotshots (formerly known as the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) was held on October 22, before the start of their game against the Alaska Aces. Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey
Nelson Beltran,

The Philippine Star ''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, ...

, October 11, 2014 *The Purefoods Star Hotshots retired the

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s of Rey Evangelista (#7) and

Jerry Codiñera Jerry Herman Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a Filipino coach and retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. He is the curre ...

(#44) on November 9, 2014, before their game against

. The team also wore retro style jerseys with similarities from their 1988 uniforms.

Commissioner's Cup

*The

retired the

during the halftime of the

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan on March 5, 2015, where he was added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars. *Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they will change the moniker of their PBA team to

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for the Commissioner's Cup. *On February 15, 2015, Commissioner

announced during a press conference at the

Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...

that he will resign as the commissioner of the league at the end of the 2014-15 season due to personal reasons. The board of governors, led by chairman Patrick Gregorio told the media that a replacement will be named before the end of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup. The replacement will be assigned as the deputy commissioner at the start of the Governors' Cup. *During the board of governors meeting on March 7, 2015, they have decided to restructure the league and create the president/

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especiall ...

position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business related matters. The commissioner position (which will also be the league's

chief operating officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the " C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if ...

) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner

has been named as the league's first president/CEO.

Governors' Cup

*The Purefoods Star Hotshots silently dropped the "Purefoods" brand on their team name. The team will now be known as the " Star Hotshots". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the

last May 10. *On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach

Chito Narvasa Andres "Chito" Yuseco Narvasa, Jr. (born October 18, 1956) is a Filipino business executive and former basketball player and coach. He is best known as the ninth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. Personal life He is the son o ...

was named as the 9th commissioner of the league, replacing Chito Salud at the end of the 2014-15 season.

Liga ng Bayan

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country. The results of the games are as follows:

Opening ceremonies

The

opening ceremonies An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

for this season was held at the

Ciudad de Victoria Ciudad de Victoria ( Spanish for "City of Victory" or "Victory City") also known as the Philippine Arena Complex is a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria in Bulacan, Philippines. It is located north of Metr ...

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on October 19, 2014. The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:Maegan Young, Alice Dixson, Ellen Adarna, Rachelle Ann Daquis, Ritz Azul lead PBA muses
Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 16, 2014

2014–15 Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

= 1st phase

= *Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

= 2nd phase

Semifinals

Finals

*Finals MVP: Arwind Santos (

) *Best Player of the Conference:

June Mar Fajardo June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken” for his extraordinary size ...

(

)

2015 Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Finals

*Finals MVP: Ranidel de Ocampo (

) *Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (

) *Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference:

Wayne Chism Devon Dwayne "Wayne" Chism (born June 16, 1987) is an American-Bahraini professional basketball player who last played for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunt ...

(

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise right ...

)

2015 Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Finals

*Finals MVP:

(

) *Best Player of the Conference:

(

) *Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Romeo Travis ( Alaska Aces)

Individual awards

Leo Awards

*Most Valuable Player:

( San Miguel) *Rookie of the Year:

Stanley Pringle Stanley Wayne Andres Pringle Jr. (born March 5, 1987) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Pringle played college basketball for Pasco–Hernand ...

( GlobalPort) *First Mythical Team: ** Jayson Castro ( Talk 'N Text) ** Paul Lee ( Rain or Shine) **

Greg Slaughter Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentator ...

(

Barangay Ginebra The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

) **

( San Miguel) ** Arwind Santos ( San Miguel) *Second Mythical Team: **

( GlobalPort) ** Terrence Romeo ( GlobalPort) ** Asi Taulava (

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) ** Ranidel de Ocampo ( Talk 'N Text) **

Calvin Abueva Calvin Abueva (born February 4, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft. He was nick ...

(

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

) *All-Defensive Team: ** Chris Ross ( San Miguel) **

Chris Exciminiano Christopher "Ping" Exciminiano (born November 17, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life Exciminiano was born in Olongapo City to William Veins Gree ...

(

) **

( San Miguel) **

Gabe Norwood Gabriel Daniel Viloria Norwood (born February 9, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball at George Mason Univ ...

( Rain or Shine) **

(

) *Most Improved Player: Terrence Romeo ( GlobalPort) *Sportsmanship Award:

( San Miguel)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

* Scoring Champion: Terrence Romeo ( GlobalPort) *

Baby Dalupan Virgilio "Baby" Adam Dalupan (October 19, 1923 – August 17, 2016) was a Filipino basketball coach and player. Dubbed "The Maestro", Dalupan was best known for his lengthy coaching tenure with the Crispa Redmanizers and garnered a career tot ...

Coach of the Year:

( San Miguel) * Mr. Quality Minutes:

(

) *

Bogs Adornado William "Bogs" Adornado (born May 26, 1951) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. He is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's Greatest Players and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a three-time PBA Most Va ...

Comeback Player of the Year:

Alex Cabagnot Alexander Cabagnot Jr. (born December 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays the point guard position. Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa f ...

( San Miguel) * Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Patrick Gregorio ( Talk 'N Text) * Defensive Player of the Year:

( San Miguel) * Order of Merit: Paul Lee ( Rain or Shine) *All-Rookie Team **

( GlobalPort) ** Chris Banchero (

) **

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( Barako Bull) ** Matt Ganuelas-Rosser ( Talk 'N Text) ** Jericho Cruz ( Rain or Shine)

Cumulative standings

Elimination rounds

Playoffs

References

External links

PBA Official Website
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