2026 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2026 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 10, 2026 – present |
| TV partner(s) | RPTV PBA Rush (HD) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Cignal Play Pilipinas Live One Sports YouTube Channel |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
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The 2026 PBA Governors' Cup, also referred to as the PBA season 50 Governors' Cup, is the third and final conference of the 2025–26 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 23rd edition of the Governors' Cup started on July 10, 2026. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).[1] A break is held from August 15 to October 6 to make way for the preparations for the upcoming FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers and 2026 Asian Games, the conference will be extended for 5 months.[2] The TNT Tropang 5G are the defending Governors' Cup champions.
The Macau Giant Pandas, which last played as the Macau Black Knights in the previous conference, returned as a guest team.[3]
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[4]
- The teams were divided into 2 groups, based on the previous conference's conference finish on a weighted average, with 40% for the Commissioner's Cup, and 60% for the Philippine Cup. This was identically distributed to the reverse drafting order.
- Group A:
- TNT Tropang 5G (1st)
- San Miguel Beermen (4th)
- Converge FiberXers (5th)
- NLEX Road Warriors (8th)
- Titan Ultra Giant Risers (9th)
- Terrafirma Dyip (12th)
- Macau Giant Pandas (13th, Guest Team)
- Group B:
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2nd)
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (3rd)
- Meralco Bolts (6th)
- Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (7th)
- Blackwater Bossing (10th)
- Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (11th)
- Group A:
- Teams in a group will play each other twice (12 games per team in Group A and 10 games per team in Group B). Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records by basis of groups. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
- The top four teams per group will qualify to the crossover best-of-five quarterfinals.
- QF1: Group A #1 vs. Group B #4
- QF2: Group A #2 vs. Group B #3
- QF3: Group A #3 vs. Group B #2
- QF4: Group A #4 vs. Group B #1
- The two winners in each group will play in the best-of-five semifinals.
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF3
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF4
- The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series.
Elimination round
The PBA suspended games scheduled on August 9 due to inclement weather caused by the southwest monsoon.[5][6]
Group A
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | |
| 4 | TNT Tropang 5G | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Terrafirma Dyip | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | Macau Giant Pandas | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 14, 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[7]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[7]
Results
| Team | Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Converge (CON) | TGR 105–74 | TER 105–103 | MAC 149–124 | SMB 122–128 | TNT 107–110 | NLEX 107–119 | SMB 114–126 | TER 120–103 | NLEX 112–110 | TGR Oct 11 | MAC Oct 16 | TNT Oct 18 |
| Macau (MAC) | NLEX 75–114 | SMB 109–123 | CON 124–149 | TNT 103–106 | TGR 132–126 | TER 96–92 | TGR 128–132 | SMB 79–131 | NLEX Oct 7 | TER Oct 10 | TNT Oct 13 | CON Oct 16 |
| NLEX | MAC 114–75 | TER 101–100 | TGR 135–100 | SMB 110–96 | CON 119–107 | TNT 88–83 | TER 109–114 | TNT 118–111* | CON 110–112 | MAC Oct 7 | TGR Oct 14 | SMB Oct 21 |
| San Miguel (SMB) | MAC 123–109 | TER 109–104 | CON 128–122 | NLEX 96–110 | TGR 143–105 | TNT 89–93* | CON 126–114 | MAC 131–79 | TGR 143–113 | TNT Oct 10 | TER Oct 14 | NLEX Oct 21 |
| Terrafirma (TER) | TGR 113–100 | NLEX 100–101 | CON 103–105 | SMB 104–109 | TNT 111–106* | MAC 92–96 | NLEX 114–109 | CON 103–120 | TNT Oct 7 | MAC Oct 10 | SMB Oct 14 | TGR Oct 17 |
| Titan Ultra (TGR) | TER 100–113 | CON 74–105 | NLEX 100–135 | TNT 103–87 | MAC 126–132 | SMB 105–143 | MAC 132–128 | TNT 80–114 | SMB 113–143 | CON Oct 11 | NLEX Oct 14 | TER Oct 17 |
| TNT | MAC 106–103 | TGR 87–103 | TER 106–111* | CON 110–107 | SMB 93–89* | NLEX 83–88 | TGR 114–80 | NLEX 111–118* | TER Oct 7 | SMB Oct 10 | MAC Oct 13 | CON Oct 18 |
Group B
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 14, 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[7]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[7]
Results
| Team | Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Barangay Ginebra (BGSM) | PHX 78–81 | BWB 115–85 | ROS 99–110 | MER 84–75 | MAG 73–88 | MER 88–97 | ROS Oct 9 | MAG Oct 11 | PHX Oct 18 | BWB Oct 23 |
| Blackwater (BWB) | ROS 131–108 | MAG 89–81 | MER 114–116 | BGSM 85–115 | PHX 93–102 | PHX 106–100 | MAG Oct 9 | MER Oct 13 | ROS Oct 17 | BGSM Oct 23 |
| Magnolia (MAG) | PHX 86–98 | BWB 81–89 | MER 112–98 | ROS 97–98 | BGSM 88–73 | MER 105–88 | PHX 115–101 | BWB Oct 9 | BGSM Oct 11 | ROS Oct 21 |
| Meralco (MER) | PHX 97–98 | ROS 122–114 | BWB 116–114 | MAG 98–112 | BGSM 75–84 | ROS 83–85 | MAG 88–105 | BGSM 97–88 | BWB Oct 13 | PHX Oct 16 |
| Phoenix Super LPG (PHX) | MAG 98–86 | MER 98–97 | BGSM 81–78 | ROS 98–105 | BWB 102–93 | BWB 100–106 | MAG 101–115 | MER Oct 16 | BGSM Oct 18 | ROS Oct 23 |
| Rain or Shine (ROS) | BWB 108–131 | MER 114–122 | PHX 105–98 | BGSM 110–99 | MAG 98–97 | MER 85–83 | BGSM Oct 9 | BWB Oct 17 | MAG Oct 21 | PHX Oct 23 |
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.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |  Riley Grigsby | July 19 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 2–4 | [8] | |
| Blackwater Bossing | Kentrell Barkley | July 11 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–3 | [9][10] | |
| Converge FiberXers | Jalen Hudson | July 12 (vs. Titan Ultra) | July 22 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–1 | [11] |
| Jamaal Franklin | July 28 (vs. TNT) | August 5 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 | [12] | |
| Cameron Clark | August 11 (vs. Terrafirma) | 2–0 | [13] | ||
| Macau Giant Pandas | De'Vondre Perry | July 10 (vs. NLEX) | 2–5 | [14] | |
| No import | August 8 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 | |||
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | KJ Buffen | July 11 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 4–3 | [15][10] | |
| Meralco Bolts | Antonio Hester | July 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–4 | [16] | |
| No import | July 15 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 0–1 | |||
| Jordon Varnado | August 14 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–0 | [17] | ||
| NLEX Road Warriors | DeQuan Jones | July 10 (vs. Macau) | August 11 (vs. TNT) | 7–1 | [18][10] |
| No import | August 14 (vs. Converge) | 0–1 | [19] | ||
| Deonte Burton | [20] | ||||
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | B. J. Johnson | July 11 (vs. Magnolia) | 4–3 | [21][10] | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Aaron Fuller | July 11 (vs. Blackwater) | 4–2 | [22][10] | |
| San Miguel Beermen | George King | July 14 (vs. Macau) | 7–2 | [23][10] | |
| Terrafirma Dyip | Justin Strings | July 10 (vs. Titan Ultra) | 3–5 | [14] | |
| Titan Ultra Giant Risers | Tirrell Brown | July 14 (vs. NLEX) | 2–5 | [24] | |
| No import | July 10 (vs. Terrafirma), July 12 (vs. Converge) | 0–2 | [25] | ||
| TNT Tropang 5G | Darius Days | July 19 (vs. Macau) | July 28 (vs. Converge) | 2–2 | [26][10] |
| Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | August 1 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–2 | [27] | ||
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 10–12 | RK Ilagan (Blackwater Bossing) | [28] |
| July 14–19 | Justin Arana (Converge FiberXers) | [29] |
| July 21–26 | Adrian Nocum (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [30] |
| July 28–August 2 | Rey Nambatac (TNT Tropang 5G) | [31] |
| August 4–8 | Maverick Ahanmisi (Terrafirma Dyip) | [32] |
| August 11–14 | Jerom Lastimosa (Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots) | [33] |
Statistics
- Statistics as of August 14, 2026.
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Damian Chong Qui | Macau Giant Pandas | 22.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Geo Chiu | Terrafirma Dyip | 12.1 |
| Assists per game | Robert Bolick | NLEX Road Warriors | 7.6 |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | Terrafirma Dyip | ||
| Steals per game | Jenning Leung | Macau Giant Pandas | 3.7 |
| Blocks per game | Geo Chiu | Terrafirma Dyip | 2.5 |
| Turnovers per game | Damian Chong Qui | Macau Giant Pandas | 3.8 |
| Fouls per game | Brent Paraiso | Terrafirma Dyip | 3.6 |
| Minutes per game | Jenning Leung | Macau Giant Pandas | 43.0 |
| FG% | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 78.8% |
| FT% | Paul Lee | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 100.0% |
| 3FG% | Zavier Lucero | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 52.9% |
| 4FG% | Jenning Leung | Macau Giant Pandas | 60.0% |
| Double-doubles | Justin Arana | Converge FiberXers | 4 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | George King | San Miguel Beermen | 34.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 16.2 |
| Assists per game | Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | 4.9 |
| Tirrell Brown | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | ||
| Steals per game | Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | TNT Tropang 5G | 2.3 |
| De’Vondre Perry | Macau Giant Pandas | ||
| Blocks per game | Cameron Clark | Converge FiberXers | 2.5 |
| Turnovers per game | George King | San Miguel Beermen | 4.2 |
| Fouls per game | Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | TNT Tropang 5G | 3.8 |
| Minutes per game | Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | 44.7 |
| FG% | Cameron Clark | Converge FiberXers | 57.8% |
| FT% | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 84.4% |
| 3FG% | KJ Buffen | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 57.6% |
| 4FG% | Riley Grigsby | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 32.0% |
| Double-doubles | De’Vondre Perry | Macau Giant Pandas | 7 |
| Justin Strings | Terrafirma Dyip | ||
| Triple-doubles | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 1 |
Individual game highs
Local players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ramon Cao | Macau Giant Pandas | 41 |
| Rebounds | Rodney Brondial | San Miguel Beermen | 25 |
| Assists | Fran Yu | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 14 |
| Steals | RK Ilagan | Blackwater Bossing | 6 |
| Blocks | Geo Chiu | Terrafirma Dyip | 6 |
| Three point field goals | Damian Chong Qui | Macau Giant Pandas | 7 |
| Four point field goals | Ramon Cao | Macau Giant Pandas | 5 |
Import players
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | George King | San Miguel Beermen | 46 |
| Rebounds | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 25 |
| Assists | Kentrell Barkley | Blackwater Bossing | 10 |
| Steals | B. J. Johnson | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 |
| Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | TNT Tropang 5G | ||
| Blocks | seven players | 3 | |
| Three point field goals | KJ Buffen | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 |
| B. J. Johnson | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | ||
| Four point field goals | Riley Grigsby | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 |
Team statistical leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | San Miguel Beermen | 120.9 |
| Rebounds per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 54.9 |
| Assists per game | San Miguel Beermen | 26.7 |
| Steals per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9.8 |
| Blocks per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4.8 |
| Blackwater Bossing | ||
| Turnovers per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 16.5 |
| Fouls per game | TNT Tropang 5G | 23.6 |
| FG% | San Miguel Beermen | 49.8% |
| FT% | Converge FiberXers | 83.7% |
| 3FG% | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 38.8% |
| 4FG% | Converge FiberXers | 37.7% |
References
- ↑ Javier, Paige (July 2, 2026). "Get to know the imports suiting up for the PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (May 26, 2026). "PBA adjusts Governors' Cup around Gilas Men campaigns". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 19, 2026). "Macau Black Knights returning as guest team in PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (June 24, 2026). "PBA set to retain group-stage format for second straight Governors' Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- ↑ Terrado, Jonas (August 9, 2026). "PBA postpones Sunday games due to bad weather". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
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- ↑ "Ginebra brings in Riley Grigsby as Brownlee recovers from injuries". Tiebreaker Times. July 9, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 17, 2026). "Blackwater will have a Barkley for import in PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Familiar faces, new imports coming over for Governors' Cup". PBA.ph. June 21, 2026. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 27, 2026). "Jalen Hudson out to complete unfinished PBA business at Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (July 27, 2026). "Converge brings back Jamaal Franklin to replace Jalen Hudson". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Clark makes debut for FiberXers vs Dyip". PBA.ph. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "Bolts, Dyip, Giant Pandas banking on new imports". PBA.ph. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ Sayson, Homer D. (June 16, 2026). "Magnolia Hotshots tap KJ Buffen as import for PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Bacnis, Justine (July 15, 2026). "Meralco taps Antonio Hester to replace injured Jordon Varnado". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (August 13, 2026). "Meralco activates Jordon Varnado for rivalry showdown vs. Ginebra". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 15, 2026). "NLEX bringing back DeQuan Jones as import for PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Road Warriors going import-less vs FiberXers". PBA.ph. August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (August 14, 2026). "NLEX names former Sacramento King Burton as import replacement". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Joble, Rey (June 16, 2026). "Phoenix pins hopes on NBA/G League Vet BJ Johnson". all-starmagazine.com. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (June 15, 2026). "Rain or Shine brings back import Aaron Fuller for Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (June 17, 2026). "George King returns to PBA, joins San Miguel for Govs' Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 13, 2026). "Titan Ultra recalls original choice Tirrell Brown, avoids fine". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 12, 2026). "Titan Ultra faces P50K fine if it plays without import in next game". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ Joble, Rey (June 6, 2026). "As RHJ continues recovery, TNT opts to bring in NBA vet Darius Days as Govs' Cup import". all-starmagazine.com. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (July 28, 2026). "RHJ set for TNT return as Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson replaces Days". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "RK Ilagan named Govs' Cup's first Player of the Week". PBA.ph. July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Justin Arana named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Player of the Week: Adrian Nocum". PBA.ph. July 28, 2026. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Player of the Week: Rey Nambatac". PBA.ph. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Maverick Ahanmisi is PBAPC's Player of the Week". PBA.ph. August 11, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Player of the Week: Jerome Lastimosa". PBA.ph. August 18, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
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