2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.[1]

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(7) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(1) TNT KaTropa Bong Ravena 2
DatesAugust 4–16, 2019
MVPTerrence Romeo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste
Game 2:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla
Game 3:J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago
Game 6:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla

The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.[2]

Background
Further information: 2019 San Miguel Beermen season § Commissioner's Cup, and 2019 TNT KaTropa season § Commissioner's Cup

Road to the finals
Main article: 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup
San Miguel BeermenTNT KaTropa
Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th placeElimination roundFinished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place
Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place)Tiebreaker—
Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1SemifinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup
June 8
6:45 pm
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 110
Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 21–22, 23–30, 33–23
Pts: Pessumal 24
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: Jones 30
Rebs: Jones 18
Asts: Castro 15
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Orioste, N. Cortez

Series summary
GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1August 4Smart Araneta ColiseumTNT109–96
Game 2August 7San Miguel127–125 (2OT)
Game 3August 9TNT115–105
Game 4August 11San Miguel106–101
Game 5August 14San Miguel99–94
Game 6August 16San Miguel102–90

Game summaries

Game 1
August 4
6:30 pm
San Miguel Beermen 96, TNT KaTropa 109
Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 23–25, 30–27, 24–22
Pts: McCullough 33
Rebs: McCullough 15
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Jones 41
Rebs: Jones 12
Asts: Jones 8
TNT leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

Game 2
August 7
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 127, TNT KaTropa 125 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 27–20, 25–32, 22–29, Overtime: 8–8, 13–11
Pts: McCullough 32
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Cabagnot, McCullough 7		 Pts: Rosario 34
Rebs: Jones 13
Asts: Castro 12
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla

Game 3
August 9
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 105, TNT KaTropa 115
Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 17–37, 28–31, 27–29
Pts: Fajardo, McCullough 27
Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13
Asts: Romeo, Ross 5		 Pts: Jones 37
Rebs: Jones 18
Asts: Jones 9
TNT leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay

Game 4
August 11
6:35 pm
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 20–30, 31–17, 24–32
Pts: McCullough 27
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: Jones 32
Rebs: Jones 16
Asts: Castro 8
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,578
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

Game 5
August 14
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 99, TNT KaTropa 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 23–21, 24–31, 30 –14
Pts: McCullough 35
Rebs: McCullough 22
Asts: Romeo 5		 Pts: Jones 35
Rebs: Jones 17
Asts: Jones 8
San Miguel leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

Game 6
August 16
7:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 90
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–16, 29–28, 28–27
Pts: McCullough 35
Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13
Asts: Romeo, Ross 7		 Pts: Jones 41
Rebs: Jones 12
Asts: Castro 6
San Miguel wins series, 4–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,447
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla

Rosters
San Miguel Beermen 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 1 United States McCullough, Chris (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–02–05 Syracuse
F/C 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Philippines Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G 7 Philippines Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G 12 Philippines Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18 Philippines Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 30 United States Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F/C 34 Germany Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
G/F 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

TNT KaTropa 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 0 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F 1 United States Jones, Terrence (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
F/C 5 Philippines Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
G/F 6 Philippines Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 12 Philippines Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
F 13 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F 14 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 19 Philippines Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–06–19 Adamson
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F 32 Philippines Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 40 Philippines Casiño, John Karlo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Centro Escolar
C 99 State of Palestine Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Gabby Cui
  • Philippines Miguel Fernandez (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals will be aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 will provide the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the Finals.

GameESPN5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Sev SarmentaDominic UyCarla LizardoCarlo PamintuanAndy JaoBea Escudero
Game 2Chuck AranetaJoaquin HensonDenise TanCarlo PamintuanAlex ComptonBea Escudero
Game 3Charlie CunaAndy JaoApple DavidChiqui ReyesRichard del RosarioBea Escudero
Game 4Magoo MarjonJoaquin HensonRizza DiazCarlo PamintuanDominic UyBea Escudero
Game 5Sev SarmentaRyan GregorioSelina DagdagPaolo del RosarioNorman BlackBea Escudero
Game 6Charlie CunaDominic UyCarla LizardoCarlo PamintuanRyan GregorioBea Escudero
  • Additional Game 6 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario

References
  1. "PBA: Clash of league titans, as San Miguel and TNT duel for title". news.abs-cbn.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. "PBA: San Miguel Beer claims Commissioner's Cup title". GMANetwork.com. August 16, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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