| 2024 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
|---|---|
| The 11th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
| Duration | March 14, 2024 – May 9, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | RPTV, PBA Rush, Pilipinas Live |
| Finals | |
| Champions | EcoOil–La Salle Green Archers |
| Runners-up | CEU Scorpions |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Michael Philips |
| PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
| < 2023 2025 > | |
The 2024 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup is the 11th edition the Aspirants' Cup of the PBA D-League, the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) official minor league.
Format
- All participating teams play in a single round-robin elimination, with each team playing five games throughout the duration of the tournament.
- Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top two teams advancing directly to the semifinals, with the remaining four teams taking part in the quarterfinals.
- All playoff series are best-of-three.
Teams
Six teams will compete in this tournament, including five college-backed teams and a team owned by Keanzel Basketball.
| Team | Company / College | Head coach |
|---|---|---|
| CCI–Yengskivel Crusaders | Cornerstone College (SJDM, Bulacan) Yengskivel Sportswear |
Arwin Villamor Adina |
| CEU Scorpions | Centro Escolar University | Jeff Perlas |
| EcoOil–La Salle Green Archers | EcoOil Ltd. De La Salle University |
Topex Robinson |
| Keanzel Believers | Keanzel Basketball | Mark Herrera |
| Marinerong Pilipino Skippers–San Beda | Marinerong Pilipino Group San Beda University |
Yuri Escueta |
| GoTorakku–St. Clare Saints | Torakku Motor Assembly St. Clare College of Caloocan |
Jinino Manansala |
Venues
| Filoil EcoOil Centre | Ynares Center |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 7,400 |
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Elimination round
The elimination round began on March 14, 2024, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EcoOil–La Salle Green Archers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 506 | 340 | 1.488 | 1.000 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | CEU Scorpions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 381 | 1.129 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Marinerong Pilipino–San Beda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 461 | 348 | 1.325 | .600 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | GoTorakku–St. Clare Saints | 5 | 2 | 3 | 433 | 429 | 1.009 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | CCI–Yengskivel Crusaders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 394 | 523 | 0.753 | .200 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Keanzel Believers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 388 | 591 | 0.657 | .000 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head record; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) Overall point quotient; 4) Coin toss
Results table
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Won in regulation | Lost in regulation | ||
| Won in overtime | Lost in overtime | ||
| (*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods | |||
| Team | Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| CCI–Yengskivel (CCI) |
ECO 68–110 |
KEA 88–73 |
MAR 76–126 |
GOT 84–118 |
CEU 78–96 |
| CEU | ECO 63–80 |
KEA 126–91 |
GOT 73–69 |
MAR 72–63 |
CCI 96–78 |
| EcoOil–La Salle (ECO) |
CCI 110–68 |
GOT 90–63 |
CEU 80–63 |
KEA 144–75 |
MAR 82–71 |
| GoTorakku–St. Clare (GOT) |
MAR 59–92 |
ECO 63–90 |
CEU 69–73 |
CCI 118–84 |
KEA 124–90 |
| Keanzel (KEA) |
MAR 59–109 |
CCI 73-88 |
CEU 91–126 |
ECO 75–144 |
GOT 90–124 |
| Marinerong Pilipino–San Beda (MAR) |
GOT 92–59 |
KEA 109–59 |
CCI 126–76 |
CEU 63–72 |
ECO 71–82 |
| Source: Standings | Updated as of: March 14, 2024 | |||||
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | EcoOil–La Salle Green Archers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | GoTorakku–St. Clare | 114 | 4 | GoTorakku–St. Clare | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | CCI–Yengskivel | 106 | 1 | EcoOil–La Salle Green Archers | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | CEU Scorpions | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | CEU Scorpions | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Marinerong Pilipino–San Beda | 127 | 3 | Marinerong Pilipino–San Beda | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Keanzel | 67 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The third and fourth-seeded teams have the twice-to-beat advantage against the sixth and fifth-seeded teams, respectively.
(3) Marinerong Pilipino vs. (6) Keanzel
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 22 4:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda | 127–67 | Keanzel Believers |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 18−26, 40–19, 44–15 | ||
| Marinerong Pilipino wins series in one game | ||
| Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan |
(4) Go Torakku vs. (5) CCI
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 22 7:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| Go Torakku-St. Clare | 114–106 | CCI-Yengskivel |
| Scoring by quarter: 27−16, 27−23, 33−44, 27−23 | ||
| Go Torakku wins series in one game | ||
| Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan |
Semifinals
(1) Ecooil - DLSU vs. (4) Go Torakku - St. Clare
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 25 4:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| EcoOil - DLSU | 85–65 | Go Torakku - St. Clare |
| Scoring by quarter: 11−13, 25−21, 34−13, 15−18 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 30 7:30 pm |
| Recap |
| EcoOil - DLSU | 105–70 | Go Torakku - St. Clare |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−18, 27−11, 25−20, 33−21 | ||
| EcoOil-DLSU wins series, 2–0 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
(2) CEU Scorpions vs. (3) Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 25 7:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| CEU Scorpions | 75–71 | Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−20, 22−13, 15−13, 21−25 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| April 30 4:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda | 84–76 | CEU Scorpions |
| Scoring by quarter: 27−19, 31−19, 8−15, 18−23 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| May 2 7:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| CEU Scorpions | 78–56 | Marinerong Pilipino - San Beda |
| Scoring by quarter: 19−11, 24−11, 13−20, 22−14 | ||
| CEU wins series, 2−1 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
Finals
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| May 6 7:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| EcoOil - DLSU | 98–72 | CEU Scorpions |
| Scoring by quarter: 23−9, 31−19, 25−17, 19−27 | ||
| Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan |
| RPTV, PBA Rush |
| May 9 7:30 p.m. |
| Recap |
| CEU Scorpions | 66–96 | EcoOil - DLSU |
| Scoring by quarter: 7−18, 23−29, 17−19, 19−30 | ||
| EcoOil-DLSU wins series, 2–0 | ||
| Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig |
References
- "PBA D LEAGUE: Aspirants' Cup fires off March 14, EcoOil-La Salle seeks threepeat". www.pba.ph. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- "PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup fires off on March 14". www.pba.ph. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- Ulanday, John Bryan. "Title favorites Archers, Lions open PBA D-League bid". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.