2012–13 PBA season


The 2012–13 PBA season was the 38th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on September 30, 2012, and finished October 25, 2013. This was the longest in PBA history with 13-month span. The season continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup will continue to feature unlimited height limit for imports. The last conference of the season, the Governors' Cup will have imports with a 6'5" height limit.
The first activity of the season was the 2012 PBA Draft held on August 19, 2012, at Robinsons Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila.

Board of governors

Executive committee

Arenas

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.

Pre-season events

Player movement

Key transactions:

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes

Opening ceremonies

The season began on September 30, with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeating GlobalPort Batang Pier, 110-90.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
TeamMuse
Air21 ExpressStephany Stefanowitz
Alaska AcesRizzini Alexis Gomez
Barako Bull Energy ColaCiane Simones Xavier
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelGeorgina Wilson
GlobalPort Batang PierSam Pinto
Meralco BoltsSophie Albert
with Artista Academy female finalists
Petron Blaze BoostersIsabelle Daza
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersCamille Guevarra
San Mig Coffee MixersAnne Curtis
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersAlice Dixson

2012–13 Philippine Cup

Notable events

2013 Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

  • To accommodate the training of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship, the league's board of governors decided to move the season-ending Governors' Cup until August. The Commissioner's Cup will be extended until the last week of May and will adapt the tournament format of the Philippine Cup, with a shorter playoff series for the semifinal and final round. The changes in the league calendar was formally approved on February 7, during the board of governors' special meeting.
  • The format of the upcoming All-Star Game will be modified to feature the Philippines men's national basketball team. Instead of last year's Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors vs. Veterans format, the national team will go up against a selection of PBA players, a similar format used during the 2009 edition of the all-star game.
  • On March 8, 2013, in a game against the Alaska Aces for a battle to earn the top spot, Renaldo Balkman of the Petron Blaze Boosters had a major outburst when he claimed he was fouled after shooting an air ball inside the paint. Balkman argued with the referees, but when his argument was ignored, he shoved referees and pushed coaches and teammates that tried to calm him. After physically confronting the first referee, assistant coach Biboy Ravanes tried to calm him down but Balkman shoved Ravanes out of the way. After this, he moved to the second referee and again argued and initiated contact. At this point, Ronald Tubid, a teammate of Balkman, tried to get between him and the second referee. Balkman then moved to the third official, while being shadowed by Tubid, until he shoved Tubid out of the way. This is when another teammate, Arwind Santos, tried to intervene by putting himself between the third referee and Balkman. However, Balkman continued with his aggressive behavior, slapping Santos' arm and eventually shoving him. When Santos pushed him back, Balkman pushed him once again and then grabbed Santos' neck as their teammates tried to separate them. Balkman later apologized via his Twitter account. He said he apologized to his teammates, Santos and Santos' family as well as the team's management, and added, "Everybody does something once in a life, they’re not supposed to do. At the time I blanked out and went at it. It's my first time ever in my entire life to do that." On March 11, 2013, Balkman was banned for life from the PBA. He was also fined for P250,000 or $6,150.

2013 Governors' Cup

Player movement

'''Key transactions:'''

Coaching changes

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Defensive Player of the Year: Marc Pingris Scoring Champion: Gary David Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year: Luigi Trillo Mr. Quality Minutes: Jervy Cruz Comeback Player of the Year: Marcio Lassiter Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Robert Non and Chito SaludOrder of Merit: LA Tenorio