2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2010–11 PBA season. The tournament began on February 18 and ended on May 8, 2011. The tournament was an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-4. Defending 2002 champions Barako Bull Energy Boosters took a leave of absence during this conference. Replacing them was the Smart Gilas Philippine national team.
The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters won their fourth and first back-to-back championship, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 4–2.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:- Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams.
- The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
- The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are:
- * QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team
- * QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team
- The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are:
- * SF1: #1 vs. QF2
- * SF2: #2 vs. QF1
- The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven Finals.
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Correct as of April 6, 2011Win | |
Loss | |
OT win | |
OT loss |
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Barangay Ginebra-Rain or Shine series
Air21-Alaska series
Semifinals
Talk 'N Text-Air21 series
Smart Gilas-Barangay Ginebra series
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 | Record |
Air21 Express | Geremy Robinson | February 25 | March 5 | 1-2 |
Air21 Express | Alpha Bangura | March 9 | April 20 | 6-6 |
Alaska Aces | LD Williams | February 23 | April 13 | 6-6 |
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Rob Brown | February 23 | February 23 | 0-1 |
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Shamari Spears | February 26 | March 23 | 3-3 |
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | Courtney Beasley | March 27 | April 1 | 1-1 |
Barangay Ginebra Kings | Nate Brumfield | February 18 | May 8 | 12-10 |
Meralco Bolts | Anthony Danridge | February 18 | March 4 | 0-3 |
Meralco Bolts | Chamberlain Oguchi | March 11 | April 2 | 3-3 |
Powerade Tigers | Russell Carter | February 23 | March 11 | 1-4 |
Powerade Tigers | Martin Zeno | March 16 | April 3 | 1-3 |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Hassan Adams | February 23 | April 13 | 5-7 |
San Miguel Beermen | Ira Brown | February 25 | March 4 | 1-1 |
San Miguel Beermen | David Young | March 9 | April 6 | 1-6 |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Paul Harris | February 25 | May 8 | 15-3 |
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Jimmy Alapag
- Best Import of the Conference: Nate Brumfield
- Finals MVP: Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro
Players of the Week
Statistical leaders
Locals
Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
Points per game | Gary David | Powerade Tigers | 9 | 211 | 23.44 |
Rebounds per game | Marc Pingris | Derby Ace Llamados | 9 | 99 | 11.00 |
Assists per game | Chris Ross | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 53 | 5.89 |
Steals per game | Ryan Reyes | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 17 | 1.89 |
Blocks per game | Danny Seigle | Air21 Express | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
Field goal percentage | Ali Peek | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 37-58 | 0.638 |
3-pt field goal percentage | Danny Seigle | Air21 Express | 6 | 7-12 | 0.636 |
Free throw percentage | Joshua Urbiztondo | Air21 Express | 8 | 10-10 | 1.000 |
Minutes per game | Marcio Lassiter | Smart Gilas | 9 | 360 | 40.00 |
Imports
Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
Points per game | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 184 | 30.70 |
Rebounds per game | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 146 | 18.30 |
Assists per game | Russell Carter | Powerade Tigers | 5 | 27 | 5.40 |
Steals per game | Nate Brumfield | Brgy. Ginebra Kings | 9 | 24 | 2.70 |
Blocks per game | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 26 | 3.30 |
Field goal percentage | Marcus Douthit | Smart Gilas | 8 | 69-126 | 0.548 |
3-pt field goal percentage | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 30-75 | 0.400 |
Free throw percentage | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 38-46 | 0.826 |
Minutes per game | Chamberlain Oguchi | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 256 | 42.70 |