2013–14 PBA season


The 2013–14 PBA season was the 39th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on November 17, 2013, and finished on July 9, 2014. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup is the second and third conferences for this season. Originally scheduled to end on August 13, the season schedule was shortened to allow more time for Gilas Pilipinas to prepare for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.
Due to the Philippines' hosting of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship last August, the third conference of the previous season, the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup was rescheduled to start on August 13. Subsequently, the annual draft and the opening of the new season, which is usually held every last week of August and first week of October respectively since 2004, was moved to November.
The first activity of the season was the 2013 PBA draft held on November 3.

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

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Notable occurrences

Coaching changes

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for this season were held in three different locations, one each representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, while the main ceremonies was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
TeamMuse
Air21 ExpressLauren Young
Alaska AcesFila Guia Hidalgo
Barako Bull EnergyTereza Fajksova
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelMarian Rivera
GlobalPort Batang PierMaxene Magalona
Meralco BoltsSophie Albert and Stephanie Rowe
Petron Blaze BoostersGretchen Ho
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersKoreen Medina
San Mig Coffee MixersIsabel Oli
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersChanel Morales and Danielle Montano Lee

2013–14 Philippine Cup

Notable events

2014 Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

  • Ever Bilena Incorporated owner Dioceldo Sy submitted a letter of intent for the application of his PBA D-League team, Black Water Sports in joining as an expansion team for the 2014–15 season. This was after Ever Bilena was given clearance of its financial capability to put up a PBA team.
  • Columbian Autocar Corporation, the distributor of Kia cars in the Philippines submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA starting in the next 2014–15 season.
  • Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, owners of the NLEX Road Warriors team in the PBA D-League has submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA as an expansion team.
  • After the regular meeting of the PBA Board of Governors last March 6, PBA commissioner Chito Salud announced that he will review the submitted requirements of the three companies that applied for an expansion team to determine their financial and operating capability in having a PBA team. He will send his recommendations by April to the board of governors.
  • The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved the application of Blackwater, Kia, and NLEX as expansion teams for the 2014–15 PBA season during their meeting on April 10. As a concession with Kia, who does not have a basketball team in the PBA D-League, the Board of Governors did not allow Blackwater and NLEX to sign up their players from their D-League teams. Instead, the expansion teams will build their teams through an expansion draft with the 10 existing teams will protect 14 players in their roster, the free agency and the rookie draft, in which the expansion teams will be given the 11th, 12th and 13th pick in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft.
  • Additional concessions were given to the three expansion teams at the conclusion of the special meeting by the league's Board of Governors. These include the revision of the expansion draft in which the 10 existing teams will protect 12 players from the previous 14, and the first three picks of the second round of the 2014 PBA draft. Only the three expansion teams will be allowed to pick players after the third round of the rookie draft.
  • Rain or Shine Elasto Painters coach Yeng Guiao was slapped with a P100,000 fine after an altercation with Meralco Bolts player Cliff Hodge and calling him "mongoloid" after the second game of their best-of-three quarterfinals game. Meanwhile, Hodge's flagrant foul on Raymond Almazan on the same game was upgraded to flagrant foul penalty two and was fined with P20,000
  • Air21 Express made their first semifinals appearance in franchise history, after beating second-seeded San Miguel Beermen with the knockout game ending in two overtimes.
  • Sports5 head Chot Reyes announced via Twitter that the PBA games will now be aired in high definition for Cignal Digital TV subscribers starting with the 2014 Commissioner's Cup finals.

2014 Governors' Cup

Notable events

Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Defensive Player of the Year: Marc Pingris Scoring Champion: Jayson Castro Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year: Tim Cone Mr. Quality Minutes: PJ Simon Comeback Player of the Year: Asi Taulava Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Ramon S. AngOrder of Merit: Mark Barroca