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2024–25 PBA season
DurationAugust 18, 2024 (2024-08-18) – present
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Cignal Play
Pilipinas Live
PBA season 49
Top draft pickJustine Baltazar
Picked byConverge FiberXers
Governors' Cup championsTNT Tropang Giga
  Governors' Cup runners-upBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Seasons

The 2024–25 PBA season, also referred to as PBA season 49, is the 49th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season will begin in August 18, 2024 and will conclude sometime in 2025.

The league reverts to a three-conference format starting with the Governors' Cup after being omitted last season. This is then followed by the Commissioner's Cup and the season-ending Philippine Cup, the latter will also coincide with the league's 50th anniversary.[1][2][3] The first two conferences allows an import per team while the last tournament is exclusive to Filipinos.[4]

The first activity of the season was the PBA season 49 draft, held on July 14.[5][6]

Season changes

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In order to help the league and its teams prepare for international competitions such as the East Asia Super League and Basketball Champions League Asia, the league's conference order is reversed to have the two import-laden conferences played first. Those two conferences will also see format changes this season, which are as follows:

  • The Governors' Cup will now have teams be divided into two groups, where each group is expected to follow a double round-robin elimination format. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the playoffs beginning with the crossover quarterfinals.
  • While the Governors' Cup's height limit for imports still stands at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), the Commissioner's Cup's height limit of 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) is scrapped outright.[4][3]

Similar to the previous season, the Philippine Cup will remain as the season-culminating conference.

Executive board

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Teams

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Changes from previous season:

  • Eastern played as a guest team for the Commissioner's Cup.[7]
Team Company Governor Coach Captain
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone LA Tenorio
Blackwater Bossing Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Jeffrey Cariaso Troy Rosario
Converge FiberXers Converge ICT Archen Cayabyab Franco Atienza Kevin Racal & Mike Nieto
Eastern (guest team) Eastern Sports Club — Mensur Bajramović
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo Chito Victolero Rafi Reavis
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Luigi Trillo Chris Newsome
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Rodrigo Franco Jong Uichico Robert Bolick
NorthPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Eric Arejola Bonnie Tan Joshua Munzon
Phoenix Fuel Masters Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Raymond Zorrilla Jamike Jarin RJ Jazul
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Yeng Guiao Beau Belga
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Jorge Gallent CJ Perez
Terrafirma Dyip Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation Demosthenes Rosales Raymond Tiongco Juami Tiongson
TNT Tropang Giga Smart Communications Ricky Vargas Chot Reyes Roger Pogoy

Arenas

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Main arenas

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Arena City Capacity
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 14,429
Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan 6,000
Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 6,000
PhilSports Arena Pasig 10,000
Ynares Center Antipolo, Rizal 7,400

Out-of-town arenas

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Arena City/Town Date Match-up
Candon City Arena Candon, Ilocos Sur August 24, 2024 Rain or Shine vs. Barangay Ginebra
January 18, 2025 San Miguel vs. Meralco
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center Cagayan de Oro August 31, 2024 San Miguel vs. NLEX
Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center Panabo, Davao del Norte September 7, 2024 Meralco vs. Magnolia
Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna September 27, 2024 Rain or Shine vs. Magnolia
NLEX vs. TNT
Dasmariñas Arena Dasmariñas, Cavite October 13, 2024 San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra
Rain or Shine vs. TNT
Batangas City Sports Center Batangas City, Batangas December 21, 2024 Converge vs. Barangay Ginebra

Transactions

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For trades done on draft day, see PBA season 49 draft.
Main article: List of 2024–25 PBA season transactions

Coaching changes

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Team Previous Replaced by Ref.
NLEX Road Warriors Frankie Lim Jong Uichico [8]
Converge FiberXers Aldin Ayo Franco Atienza (interim) [9]
Terrafirma Dyip Johnedel Cardel Raymond Tiongco (interim) [10]
San Miguel Beermen Jorge Gallent Leo Austria [11]

Rule changes

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After being used in the 2023 and 2024 All-Star Weekends, the league will integrate the four-point line as part of regular play. The four-point line is set to be 8.2 meters (27 ft) away from the basket, which makes it 1.52 meters (5.0 ft) further than the three-point line.[12]

Opening ceremonies

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The opening ceremonies for this season will be held at Smart Araneta Coliseum on August 18, 2024. The PBA Leo Awards for the 2023–24 season will be held before the opening ceremonies.[13]

The first game of the Governors' Cup between the Meralco Bolts and the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots will be played after the opening ceremonies.[13]

Below is the list of team muses:[14][15]

Team Muse
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Julie Anne San Jose
Blackwater Bossing Krishnah Gravidez
Converge FiberXers Myrtle Sarrosa
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Rere Madrid
Meralco Bolts Aleah Finnegan
NLEX Road Warriors Inday Fatima
NorthPort Batang Pier Charmaine Skye Chua
Phoenix Fuel Masters Jema Galanza
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Sophia Bianca Santos
San Miguel Beermen Jamie Lim
Terrafirma Dyip Annabelle McDonnell
TNT Tropang Giga Atasha Muhlach

2024 PBA Governors' Cup

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Main article: 2024 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2024 PBA Governors' Cup started on August 18 and ended on November 8, 2024.[16]

Elimination round

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Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(A1) TNT Tropang Giga 3–1 (B4) NLEX Road Warriors 107–102 90–93 109–94 125–96 —
(B1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3–2 (A4) Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 109–105 69–121 111–106 (OT) 100–129 113–103
(B2) San Miguel Beermen 3–2 (A3) Converge FiberXers 102–95 107–100 112–114 110–114 109–105
(A2) Meralco Bolts 0–3 (B3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92–99 103–104 106–113 — —

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(A1) TNT Tropang Giga 4–1 (B1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 90–81 108–91 109–110 81–79 113–95 — —
(B2) San Miguel Beermen 2–4 (B3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105–122 131–125 (OT) 94–99 131–121 92–121 99–102 —

Finals

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Main article: 2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(A1) TNT Tropang Giga 4–2 (B3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104–88 96–84 73–85 92–106 99–72 95–85 —

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup is scheduled to begin in November 27, 2024.[18]

Elimination round

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 1 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 1 .800 1
3 Eastern (G) 6 2 .750 0.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 3 1 .750 1.5
5 Converge FiberXers 5 2 .714 1
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 2 .600 2
7 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500 2.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT Tropang Giga 2 2 .500 2.5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 3 4 .429 3
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2 4 .333 3.5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 5 .167 4.5
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 5 .167 4.5
13 Terrafirma Dyip 0 7 .000 6
Updated to match(es) played on December 22, 2024. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[19]
(G) Guests

2025 PBA Philippine Cup

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The 2025 PBA Philippine Cup is scheduled to begin in March 2025.[18]

PBA teams in Asian club competitions

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Team Competition Progress Ref.
Meralco Bolts 2024–25 East Asia Super League [to be determined] [20]
San Miguel Beermen

References

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  2. ^ Atencio, Peter (June 5, 2024). "Marcial reveals changes for PBA's 49th season". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Caacbay, Kennedy (June 5, 2024). "No more height limit for imports in PBA Commissioner's Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Magallon, Reynald (June 5, 2024). "PBA scraps height limit in mid-season conference, introduces new format for Gov's Cup". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Season 49 PBA draft draws 70 rookie applicants". PBA.ph. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong Eastern to play home and away games if PBA partnership proceeds". Tiebreaker Times. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 7, 2024). "Jong Uichico returns to PBA hot seat replacing Frankie Lim at NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Converge parts ways with Aldin Ayo, McJour Luib". Tiebreaker Times. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 17, 2024). "Terrafirma parts ways with John Cardel after six seasons". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 13, 2024). "SMB beats Terrafirma in coach Leo Austria's first game back". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 22, 2024). "PBA officially adopts four-point shot for next season". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (August 14, 2024). "Meralco vs Magnolia in opener as PBA finally releases schedule". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Best of both worlds: Aleah Finnegan, Jema Galanza, Jamie Lim tapped as PBA muses". OneSports.PH. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "Spotlight shines on Jema Galanza, Aleah Finnegan as muses for PBA Season 49 opener". Spin.ph. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors' Cup elimination round". INQUIRER.net. August 17, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  18. ^ a b Henson, Joaquin. "PBA offers 6 days per week of games". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  20. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 19, 2024). "Meralco, San Miguel fly PBA flag in EASL home-and-away Season 2". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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