2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup, also referred to as the PBA season 50 Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 2025–26 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 23rd edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on March 11, 2026. The tournament will allow teams to hire foreign players or imports with unlimited height limit. The Macau Black Knights joined the conference as a guest team. A break is held from April 1 to 4 to make way for the observance of the Holy Week.
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2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup, also referred to as the PBA season 50 Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 2025–26 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 23rd edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on March 11, 2026. The tournament will allow teams to hire foreign players or imports with unlimited height limit. The Macau Black Knights joined the conference as a guest team. A break is held from April 1 to 4 to make way for the observance of the Holy Week.
The TNT Tropang 5G are the defending Commissioner's Cup champions.
Format
2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup
• All participating teams played in a single round-robin elimination, with each team playing 12 games throughout the duration of the conference. • Teams were ranked by win-loss records with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Any ties were broken using tiebreaker criteria. • As previously said last conference, the 8th seed playoff was scrapped, and is instead replaced by tiebreakers. • The playoff format is as follows: • Quarterfinals: Before this change, 1 and 2 have twice to beat against 7 and 8. 3-6 seeds go head-to-head in best of 3 series. This was changed where it patterns the previous conference, where higher seeds (1-4) have twice-to-beat advantage against lower seeds (5-8): • QF1: #1 vs #8 • QF2: #2 vs #7 • QF3: #3 vs #6 • QF4: #4 vs #5 • Semifinals (best-of-seven series): • SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner • SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner • Finals (best-of-seven series) • F1: SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
Elimination round
Team standings
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>PCT</th><th>GB</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1.000</td><td>—</td><td>Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Meralco Bolts</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>.750</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>.750</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>NLEX Road Warriors</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>.750</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>.750</td><td>1</td><td>Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>.667</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>.667</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>San Miguel Beermen</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>.500</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Blackwater Bossing</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>.250</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>.250</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>.250</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>.200</td><td>3.5</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>g – Macau Black Knights</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>.000</td><td>4.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
Imports
2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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.
For guest team Macau Black Knights, player from Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) are considered as locals. They cannot have Filipino players in their roster.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Name</th><th>Debuted</th><th>Last game</th><th>Record</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel</td><td>Justin Brownlee</td><td>March 20 (vs. Macau)</td><td></td><td>2–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blackwater Bossing</td><td>Daniel Ochefu</td><td>March 13 (vs. NLEX)</td><td>March 18 (vs. Terrafirma)</td><td>0–2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robert Upshaw</td><td>March 22 (vs. Magnolia)</td><td></td><td>1–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>Kylor Kelley</td><td>March 11 (vs. Macau)</td><td></td><td>1–4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>Tony Mitchell</td><td>March 11 (vs. Converge)</td><td></td><td>0–5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>Nuni Omot</td><td>March 13 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG)</td><td>March 22 (vs. Blackwater)</td><td>0–3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clint Chapman</td><td>March 28 (vs. Macau)</td><td></td><td>1–0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Meralco Bolts</td><td>Marvin Jones</td><td>March 13 (vs. Converge)</td><td></td><td>3–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>NLEX Road Warriors</td><td>Cady Lalanne</td><td>March 18 (vs. Blackwater)</td><td></td><td>3–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>James Dickey III</td><td>March 13 (vs. Magnolia)</td><td></td><td>3–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>Jaylen Johnson</td><td>March 14 (vs. Macau)</td><td></td><td>3–0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>No import</td><td>March 27 (vs. Meralco)</td><td>1–0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>San Miguel Beermen</td><td>Marcus Lee</td><td>March 21 (vs. Titan Ultra)</td><td>March 28 (vs. TNT)</td><td>1–2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Justin Patton</td><td>March 31 (vs. Macau)</td><td></td><td>1–0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>Mubashar Ali</td><td>March 11 (vs. Titan Ultra)</td><td></td><td>3–1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>Michael Gilmore</td><td>March 11 (vs. Terrafirma)</td><td></td><td>1–3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td><td>Bol Bol</td><td>March 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)</td><td></td><td>2–1</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
Player of the Week
<table><thead><tr><th>Week</th><th>Player</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>March 11–15</td><td>Jerrick Ahanmisi (Terrafirma Dyip)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March 18–22</td><td>Adrian Nocum (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March 25–29</td><td>Robert Bolick (NLEX Road Warriors)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Statistics
Local players
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Statistic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Points per game</td><td>Jerrick Ahanmisi</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>23.8</td></tr><tr><td>Rebounds per game</td><td>June Mar Fajardo</td><td>San Miguel Beermen</td><td>17.5</td></tr><tr><td>Assists per game</td><td>three players</td><td>7.0</td></tr><tr><td>Steals per game</td><td>Alec Stockton</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>2.6</td></tr><tr><td>Phoenix Shackelford</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td></tr><tr><td>Blocks per game</td><td>Zavier Lucero</td><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>2.5</td></tr><tr><td>Turnovers per game</td><td>Joshua Munzon</td><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>4.3</td></tr><tr><td>Fouls per game</td><td>Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser</td><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td><td>5.0</td></tr><tr><td>Minutes per game</td><td>Damian Chong Qui</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>41.2</td></tr><tr><td>FG%</td><td>Ian Sangalang</td><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>83.3%</td></tr><tr><td>FT%</td><td>RJ Abarrientos</td><td>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel</td><td>100.0%</td></tr><tr><td>3FG%</td><td>Justine Baltazar</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>56.3%</td></tr><tr><td>4FG%</td><td>Evan Nelle</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>75.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Double-doubles</td><td>June Mar Fajardo</td><td>San Miguel Beermen</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>
Import players
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Statistic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Points per game</td><td>Bol Bol</td><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td><td>37.3</td></tr><tr><td>Rebounds per game</td><td>James Dickey III</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>19.3</td></tr><tr><td>Assists per game</td><td>Justin Brownlee</td><td>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel</td><td>5.7</td></tr><tr><td>Steals per game</td><td>Michael Gilmore</td><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>3.0</td></tr><tr><td>Blocks per game</td><td>Kylor Kelley</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>3.4</td></tr><tr><td>Turnovers per game</td><td>Mubashar Ali</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>5.5</td></tr><tr><td>Fouls per game</td><td>Jaylen Johnson</td><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>4.0</td></tr><tr><td>Minutes per game</td><td>Cady Lalanne</td><td>NLEX Road Warriors</td><td>42.2</td></tr><tr><td>FG%</td><td>Tony Mitchell</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>62.1%</td></tr><tr><td>FT%</td><td>Tony Mitchell</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>87.0%</td></tr><tr><td>3FG%</td><td>Mubashar Ali</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>48.3%</td></tr><tr><td>4FG%</td><td>Robert Upshaw</td><td>Blackwater Bossing</td><td>33.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Double-doubles</td><td>five players</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>
Local players
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Statistic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Points</td><td>Ricci Rivero</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Rebounds</td><td>June Mar Fajardo</td><td>San Miguel Beermen</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Assists</td><td>three players</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Steals</td><td>Alec Stockton</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Blocks</td><td>Zavier Lucero</td><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Three point field goals</td><td>Lao Chong Pong</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Four point field goals</td><td>Evan Nelle</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Import players
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Statistic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Points</td><td>Mubashar Ali</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Rebounds</td><td>James Dickey III</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Assists</td><td>Justin Brownlee</td><td>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Steals</td><td>Michael Gilmore</td><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Blocks</td><td>Kylor Kelley (twice)</td><td>Converge FiberXers</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Bol Bol</td><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td></tr><tr><td>Three point field goals</td><td>Mubashar Ali</td><td>Terrafirma Dyip</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Four point field goals</td><td>Robert Upshaw</td><td>Blackwater Bossing</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Team statistical leaders
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Team</th><th>Statistic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Points per game</td><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>122.0</td></tr><tr><td>Rebounds per game</td><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>61.8</td></tr><tr><td>Assists per game</td><td>Rain or Shine Elasto Painters</td><td>27.5</td></tr><tr><td>Steals per game</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>9.5</td></tr><tr><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td></tr><tr><td>Blocks per game</td><td>TNT Tropang 5G</td><td>5.0</td></tr><tr><td>Turnovers per game</td><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td><td>18.3</td></tr><tr><td>Fouls per game</td><td>Meralco Bolts</td><td>25.5</td></tr><tr><td>Titan Ultra Giant Risers</td></tr><tr><td>FG%</td><td>Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots</td><td>51.7%</td></tr><tr><td>FT%</td><td>Macau Black Knights</td><td>82.2%</td></tr><tr><td>3FG%</td><td>Meralco Bolts</td><td>39.3%</td></tr><tr><td>4FG%</td><td>Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters</td><td>66.7%</td></tr></tbody></table>