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

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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 ...

. Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an

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, their owners instead opted to buy the

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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, 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 (Commissioner) * Patrick Gregorio (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

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-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within

, and sometimes,

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. 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

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for incoming teams

and

was held on July 18, 2014. Danny Ildefonso 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 of

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

Retirement

*January 9, 2015:

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formally announced his retirement during a press conference at the

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prior to the second game of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the

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. 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:

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officially announced his retirement.

Coaching changes

*July 9, 2014:

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head coach

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was moved to the

, replacing

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as head coach. Replacing Black in Talk 'N Text is assistant coach

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. *August 2, 2014:

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was named as the head coach of the

. Coach Biboy Ravanes 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

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*November 27, 2014:

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appointed assistant coach

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as the team's interim head coach, while former head coach Pido Jarencio was reassigned as the team's consultant. *January 5, 2015: Team manager Alfrancis Chua announced the reappointment of

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as Ginebra head coach after two conferences with Jeffrey Cariaso. Cariaso was then hired by Alaska as an assistant coach. *March 30, 2015:

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fired head coach

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

reinstated consultant Pido Jarencio 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 as the first pick of the draft. *Team officials of the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 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 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,

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

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s of Rey Evangelista (#7) and

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(#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

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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 Chito Salud announced during a press conference at the

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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/

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

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) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud 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 "

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". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the NLEX Road Warriors last May 10. *On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach Chito Narvasa 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 for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria,

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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
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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 (

)

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:

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(

) *Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (

) *Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Wayne Chism (

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)

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: June Mar Fajardo (

) *Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (

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

Individual awards

Leo Awards

*Most Valuable Player: June Mar Fajardo ( San Miguel) *Rookie of the Year: Stanley Pringle ( GlobalPort) *First Mythical Team: ** Jayson Castro ( Talk 'N Text) ** Paul Lee ( Rain or Shine) ** Greg Slaughter ( Barangay Ginebra) ** June Mar Fajardo ( San Miguel) ** Arwind Santos ( San Miguel) *Second Mythical Team: ** Stanley Pringle ( GlobalPort) **

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( GlobalPort) ** Asi Taulava ( NLEX) **

( Talk 'N Text) ** Calvin Abueva (

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

) ** June Mar Fajardo ( San Miguel) ** Gabe Norwood ( Rain or Shine) ** Calvin Abueva (

) *Most Improved Player:

( GlobalPort) *Sportsmanship Award: June Mar Fajardo ( San Miguel)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

* Scoring Champion:

( GlobalPort) *

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Coach of the Year:

( San Miguel) * Mr. Quality Minutes: Calvin Abueva (

) * Bogs Adornado Comeback Player of the Year: Alex Cabagnot ( San Miguel) * Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Patrick Gregorio ( Talk 'N Text) * Defensive Player of the Year: June Mar Fajardo ( San Miguel) * Order of Merit: Paul Lee ( Rain or Shine) *All-Rookie Team ** Stanley Pringle ( GlobalPort) **

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(

) ** Jake Pascual ( 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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