The
2016–17 Philippine Basketball Association
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Philippine Cup, also known as the 2016–17
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2016–17 PBA season
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. The tournament started on November 20, 2016, and ended on March 5, 2017. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
* 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 #8 seed.
*Quarterfinals:
**QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
**QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
**QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
**QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
*Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
**SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
**SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
*Finals (best-of-7 series)
**F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Rain or Shine
(2) Alaska vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra
(3) Star vs. (6) Phoenix
(4) TNT vs. (5) Globalport
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) TNT
(3) Star vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra
Finals
Awards
Conference
*Best Player of the Conference:
June Mar Fajardo
*Finals MVP:
Chris Ross
Players of the Week
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Individual game highs
Team statistical leaders
References
External links
PBA Official Website
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Philippine Cup
PBA Philippine Cup