2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals


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The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4
(2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Chito Victolero 1
DatesMarch 23 – April 6, 2018
MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Game 2:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
Game 3:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion
Game 4:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
Game 5:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
PBA Philippine Cup finals chronology

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PBA finals chronology
San Miguel Beermen Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st place Elimination round Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel in 1st place
1.02 (1st place) Tiebreaker* 0.99 (2nd place)
Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1 Semifinals Def. NLEX, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

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Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 Friday, March 23 Smart Araneta Coliseum Magnolia 105–103
Game 2 Sunday, March 25 Mall of Asia Arena San Miguel 92–77
Game 3 Sunday, April 1 Smart Araneta Coliseum San Miguel 111–87
Game 4 Wednesday, April 4 Smart Araneta Coliseum San Miguel 84–80
Game 5 Friday, April 6 Mall of Asia Arena San Miguel 108–99 (2OT)

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F/C 2   Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3   Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5   Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6   Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G/F 13   Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15   Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18   Vigil, Louie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22   Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23   Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
G 26   Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 27   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 29   Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33   Semerad, David   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
C 95   de Ocampo, Yancy 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
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2   Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3   Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
F/C 4   Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6   Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8   Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
G/F 9   Herndon, Robbie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 10   Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
G/F 12   Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
G/F 13   Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
G 14   Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
F 15   Pingris, Marc   (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA
F 17   Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
G/F 19   dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F/C 32   Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F/C 91   Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster

The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the 5 Network feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.

Game ESPN5 PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio Apple David James Velasquez Eric Reyes Rizza Diaz
Game 2 Sev Sarmenta Norman Black and Quinito Henson Selina Dagdag Carlo Pamintuan Ali Peek Rizza Diaz
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Alex Compton and Ryan Gregorio Carla Lizardo Chiqui Reyes Charles Tiu Apple David
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Tim Cone Rizza Diaz Jutt Sulit Jong Uichico Carla Lizardo
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Richard del Rosario and Quinito Henson Selina Dagdag James Velasquez Tony dela Cruz Chino Lui Pio