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2023 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2023 PBA Governors' Cup |
|---|
| January 22 – April 21, 2023 |
| Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International iWantTFC |
| TNT Tropang Giga |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Christian Standhardinger(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson(TNT Tropang Giga) |
| Mikey Williams(TNT Tropang Giga) |
| < 2021 |
| 2024 > |
| < 2022–23 Commissioner's |
| 2023–24 Commissioner's > |
The 2023 PBA Governors' Cup was the third and final conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 21st edition of the Governors' Cup started on January 22 and ended on April 21, 2023. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). Sponsored by Japanese automotive company Honda, the conference is officially known as the 2023 Honda PBA Governors' Cup.
The following format will be 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, a playoff game 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 (#3 twice-to-beat)
- QF4: #4 vs #5 (#4 twice-to-beat)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- F1: SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
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| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals | |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
*Game went into overtime
All match-ups had the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they had to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.
All match-ups were best-of-five playoffs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee | February 5 (vs. Rain or Shine) | April 21 (vs. TNT) | 14–7 |
| Blackwater Bossing | Shawn Glover | January 25 (vs. NLEX) | March 8 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–7 |
| Troy Williams | February 9 (vs. Terrafirma) | February 15 (vs. TNT) | 0–3 | |
| Converge FiberXers | Ethan Rusbatch | January 22 (vs. NorthPort) | 1–0 | |
| Jamaal Franklin | January 26 (vs. Terrafirma) | March 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5–5 | |
| Tom Vodanovich | March 19 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 | ||
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Erik McCree | January 29 (vs. Converge) | February 5 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
| Antonio Hester | February 10 (vs. Phoenix) | March 22 (vs. Meralco) | 7–2 | |
| Meralco Bolts | K. J. McDaniels | January 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | March 31 (vs. TNT) | 9–7 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Jonathon Simmons | January 25 (vs. Blackwater) | February 4 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–0 |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | February 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 15 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–4 | |
| No import | March 19 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–1 | ||
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Marcus Weathers | January 22 (vs. Converge) | February 2 (vs. Phoenix) | 0–4 |
| Kevin Murphy | February 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 15 (vs. TNT) | 3–4 | |
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | January 25 (vs. TNT) | March 22 (vs. TNT) | 4–8 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Michael Qualls | January 22 (vs. Meralco) | February 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–4 |
| Greg Smith II | February 12 (vs. Blackwater) | February 25 (vs. NLEX) | 1–2 | |
| No import | February 16 (vs. Terrafirma), March 1 (vs. Phoenix), March 4 (vs. NorthPort), March 17 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–3 | ||
| San Miguel Beermen | Cameron Clark | January 29 (vs. Phoenix) | March 29 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 10–5 |
| Terrafirma Dyip | Jordan Williams | January 26 (vs. Converge) | March 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–9 |
| TNT Tropang Giga | Jalen Hudson | January 25 (vs. Phoenix) | February 11 (vs. Terrafirma) | 5–1 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | February 15 (vs. Blackwater) | April 21 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 13–3 | |
| Sources: |
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| January 22–29 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Converge FiberXers) | |
| February 1–5 | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | |
| February 8–12 | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | |
| February 15–19 | Calvin Oftana (TNT Tropang Giga) | |
| February 22–26 | Encho Serrano (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) | |
| March 1–5 | Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | |
| March 8 & 15–19 | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | |
| March 22–26 | Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Juami Tiongson | Terrafirma Dyip | 23.3 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12.8 |
| Assists per game | Simon Enciso | San Miguel Beermen | 7.7 |
| Steals per game | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | 2.1 |
| Turnovers per game | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3.3 |
| Fouls per game | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4.4 |
| Minutes per game | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 37.1 |
| FG% | Tyrus Hill | Blackwater Bossing | 75.0% |
| FT% | Allein Maliksi | Meralco Bolts | 94.6% |
| 3FG% | Anjo Caram | Meralco Bolts | 56.3% |
| Double-doubles | Christian Standhardinger | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 13 |
| Triple-doubles | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Kevin Murphy | NorthPort Batang Pier | 36.7 |
| Rebounds per game | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 16.6 |
| Assists per game | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7.4 |
| Steals per game | Jordan Williams | Terrafirma Dyip | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3.2 |
| Turnovers per game | Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | 5.2 |
| Fouls per game | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 3.7 |
| Minutes per game | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 44.6 |
| FG% | Antonio Hester | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 64.0% |
| FT% | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 91.7% |
| 3FG% | Kevin Murphy | NorthPort Batang Pier | 41.3% |
| Double-doubles | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 16 |
| Triple-doubles | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | TNT Tropang Giga | 3 |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Don Trollano | NLEX Road Warriors | 44 |
| Rebounds | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 18 |
| Assists | Simon Enciso | San Miguel Beermen | 13 |
| Steals | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 |
| Blocks | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 |
| Three point field goals | Don Trollano | NLEX Road Warriors | 9 |
| Mikey Williams | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Jordan Williams | Terrafirma Dyip | 57 |
| Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | ||
| Rebounds | K. J. McDaniels | Meralco Bolts | 23 |
| Assists | Jamaal Franklin | Converge FiberXers | 15 |
| Steals | Wayne Selden Jr. | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 |
| Blocks | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 |
| Three point field goals | Jamaal Franklin (twice) | Converge FiberXers | 9 |
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | TNT Tropang Giga | 117.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 49.2 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 29.8 |
| Steals per game | Terrafirma Dyip | 8.5 |
| Blocks per game | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4.6 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||
| Turnovers per game | Converge FiberXers | 18.6 |
| Fouls per game | Converge FiberXers | 28.5 |
| FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 50.7% |
| FT% | Converge FiberXers | 77.9% |
| 3FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 39.0% |
| TNT Tropang Giga |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | Champion | |
| 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | Semifinalist | |
| 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | Elimination round | |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
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