Number of teams 9 Best Player Mac Belo | Runners-up Cafefrance-CEU Bakers Finals MVP Mac Belo | |
Duration January 21-April 14, 2016 Champions Phoenix-FEU Accelerators |
The 2016 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup is the first conference of the 2015-16 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 21, 2016 at the Filoil Flying V Center and competed by 9 teams and it was finished on April 14, 2016 where the Phoenix-FEU Accelerators defeated the Cafefrance Bakers-CEU in the best-of-5 finals showdown, 3 games to 2 and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.
Contents
Draft
The draft was conducted on December 1, 2015 at the PBA Cafe in Pasig City. 215 hopefuls were applied in the draft for the chance to play in the league.
Draft Order:
First Round
Second Round
Format
Conference format as it follows:
Eliminations
The elimination round will run from January 21 to March 7, 2016. Games will be held in Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan and Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig.
Team standings
Team standing at the end of the elimination round:
Schedule
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Results
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Bracket
BOLD- Series winner
Cafefrance vs. Wang's series
Cafefrance-CEU has a twice-to-beat advantage.
Tanduay vs. Jam series
The Tanduay Rhum Light Masters has a twice-to-win disadvantage; while the UP QRS/Jam Liner has the twice-to-beat advantage.
Semifinals
This round is in a best-of-3 format. The winner advances to the finals.
Game 3
With only 2.3 seconds left in the final frame and the Bakers leading by 2, 84-82, Roger Pogoy made a game-winning 3 pointer where it was assisted by Achie Inigo to close the gap to an inch for winning the 2016 PBA Aspirant's Cup title.
Game 4
The Bakers led as much as 14, with a score of 82-68 in the final 6:47 of the game before the Mac Belo-led Phoenix-FEU drained down the lead to just a single point, 89-88 in the last 2:58 of the game. But Paul Zamar had answered the destruction to regain the six-point lead by the Bakers, 94-88 with 1:07 remaining.
Game 5
Tolomia of the Phoenix-FEU started exchanging threes with Paul Zamar of the Cafefrance-CEU as the Accelerators clinch an 81-78 lead with 2:39 left, but Roger Pogoy joined the party by hitting his shot from the downtown to extend his team's lead to 6, 84-78 in the last 10 seconds before the 2-minute mark.
Awards
2016 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions: Phoenix-FEU Accelerators (1st title)
Runners-up: Cafefrance Bakers-CEU
Finals MVP: Mac Belo (19.6 points/game)
Tournament Most Valuable Player:Mac Belo