2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup


The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".
The tournament had two breaks with no games scheduled for more than seven days: first during the All-Star Week and second during the SEABA Championship.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals:
  • *QF1: #1 vs #8
  • *QF2: #2 vs #7
  • *QF3: #3 vs #6
  • *QF4: #4 vs #5
  • Semifinals :
  • *SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
  • *SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals
  • *F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Finals

Imports

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.
TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Alaska AcesCory JeffersonMarch 18 June 4 4–8
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelJustin BrownleeApril 1 June 17 11–5
Blackwater EliteGreg SmithMarch 18 May 31 3–8
GlobalPort Batang PierSean WilliamsMarch 18 April 5 0–3
GlobalPort Batang PierMalcolm WhiteApril 8 May 5 2–3
GlobalPort Batang PierJustin HarperMay 10 June 6 3–2
Mahindra FloodbusterJames WhiteMarch 17 March 29 1–3
Mahindra FloodbusterKeith WrightApril 5 June 2 2–5
Meralco BoltsAlex StephesonMarch 17 June 9 8–6
NLEX Road WarriorsWayne ChismMarch 17 May 27 2–9
Phoenix Fuel MastersEugene PhelpsMarch 18 March 18 1–0
Phoenix Fuel MastersJameel McKayMarch 22 June 6 3–8
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersShawn TaggartMarch 17 May 6 4–4
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersDuke CrewsMay 19 June 7 1–4
San Miguel BeermenCharles RhodesApril 2 July 2 17–5
Star HotshotsTony MitchellMarch 22 May 6 6–2
Star HotshotsRicardo RatliffeMay 10 June 16 6–3
TNT KaTropaLou AmundsonMarch 24 March 26 1–1
TNT KaTropaDonté GreeneMarch 31 May 10 5–2
TNT KaTropaJoshua SmithMay 20 July 2 9–6

Awards

Conference