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{{Main|The PBA Leo Awards}}

{{Main|The PBA Leo Awards}}

* ”’Most Valuable Player”’:

* ”’Most Valuable Player”’:

* ”’Rookie of the Year”’: [[RJ Abarrientos]] ([[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra]])

* ”’Rookie of the Year”’: [[RJ Abarrientos]] ([[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra]])

* ”’Most Improved Player”’: [[Joshua Munzon]] ([[NorthPort Batang Pier|NorthPort]])

* ”’Most Improved Player”’: [[Joshua Munzon]] ([[NorthPort Batang Pier|NorthPort]])

49th PBA season

Sports season

The 2024–25 PBA season, also referred to as PBA season 49, was the 49th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season began on August 18, 2024 and concluded on July 25, 2025.

The first activity of the season was the PBA season 49 draft, held on July 14.[1][2] The league then reverted to a three-conference format starting with the Governors’ Cup after being omitted last season. This was then followed by the Commissioner’s Cup and the season-ending Philippine Cup, the latter also coincided with the league’s 50th anniversary.[3][4][5] The first two conferences allows an import per team while the last tournament is exclusive to Filipinos.[6]

This was also the final season of competition for the NorthPort Batang Pier, as the franchise was acquired by Pureblends Corporation, becoming the Titan Ultra Giant Risers beginning with the 2025–26 season.

50th anniversary events

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This season, the PBA began the celebration of its 50th anniversary with events that will continue through the following 2025–26 season, the league’s 50th season. On April 2, 2025, ten players were added to the Greatest Players List, expanding the list to the 50 Greatest Players in PBA History.[7]

On April 9, 2025, the exact date of the league’s golden anniversary, two games of this season’s Philippine Cup were held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. In the latter game, the Meralco Bolts and San Miguel Beermen wore throwback jerseys honoring their company’s basketball history.[8]

In order to help the league and its teams prepare for international competitions such as the East Asia Super League and Basketball Champions League Asia, the league’s traditional conference order was reversed to have the two import-laden conferences played first. Those two conferences also saw format changes this season, which were as follows:

  • The Governors’ Cup now have teams be divided into two groups, where each group is expected to follow a double round-robin elimination format. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the playoffs beginning with the crossover quarterfinals.
  • While the Governors’ Cup’s height limit for imports still stands at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), the Commissioner’s Cup’s height limit of 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) is scrapped outright.[6][5]

Similar to the previous season, the Philippine Cup will remain as the season-culminating conference.

Changes from previous season:

  • Eastern played as a guest team for the Commissioner’s Cup.[9]
Arena City/Town Date Match-up
Candon City Arena Candon, Ilocos Sur August 24, 2024 Rain or Shine vs. Barangay Ginebra
January 18, 2025 San Miguel vs. Meralco
May 24, 2025 Magnolia vs. NorthPort
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center Cagayan de Oro August 31, 2024 San Miguel vs. NLEX
June 7, 2025 Rain or Shine vs. San Miguel
Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center Panabo, Davao del Norte September 7, 2024 Meralco vs. Magnolia
Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna September 27, 2024 Rain or Shine vs. Magnolia
NLEX vs. TNT
Dasmariñas Arena Dasmariñas, Cavite October 13, 2024 San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra
Rain or Shine vs. TNT
Batangas City Sports Center Batangas City, Batangas December 21, 2024 Converge vs. Barangay Ginebra
Zamboanga City Coliseum Zamboanga City April 26, 2025 Magnolia vs. Phoenix
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center San Fernando, Pampanga May 10, 2025 Converge vs. Barangay Ginebra
  • On February 24, 2025, Alex Cabagnot formally retired after being signed by the UE Red Warriors as one of its assistant coaches. Cabagnot played for seven teams in his 18 seasons in the league.[10]

After being used in the 2023 and 2024 All-Star Weekends, the league will integrate the four-point line as part of regular play. The four-point line is set to be 8.2 meters (27 ft) away from the basket, which makes it 1.52 meters (5.0 ft) further than the three-point line.[15]

2024 PBA Governors’ Cup

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2024-25 PBA Commissioner’s Cup

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2025 PBA Philippine Cup

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The opening ceremonies for this season hold at Smart Araneta Coliseum on August 18, 2024. The PBA Leo Awards for the 2023–24 season hold before the opening ceremonies.[18]

The first game of the Governors’ Cup between the Meralco Bolts and the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots will be played after the opening ceremonies.[18]

Below is the list of team muses:[19][20]

2024 PBA Governors’ Cup

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The 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup started on August 18 and ended on November 8, 2024.[21]

2024–25 PBA Commissioner’s Cup

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The 2024–25 PBA Commissioner’s Cup started on November 27, 2024, and ended on March 28, 2025.[23]

  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

2025 PBA Philippine Cup

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The 2025 PBA Philippine Cup started on April 4 and ended on July 25, 2025.[25]

  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.06, NLEX 1.01, Magnolia 0.97, Barangay Ginebra 0.96
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.13, Rain or Shine 1.02, Meralco 0.87
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NorthPort

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

PBA Press Corps Annual Awards

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  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Scoring Champion:
  • Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year:
  • Mr. Quality Minutes:
  • Order of Merit:
  • All-Rookie Team:
  • Game of the Season:

Cumulative standings

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  1. ^ a b Head-to-head elimination round quotient: Barangay Ginebra +14, TNT -14
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head elimination round quotient: Rain or Shine +2, Meralco -2
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head elimination round quotient: San Miguel +15, NLEX -6, Magnolia -8

This includes one-game playoffs to determine the last playoff participant.

PBA teams in Asian club competitions

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  1. ^ “Season 49 PBA draft draws 70 rookie applicants”. PBA.ph. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ “Baltazar is the Chosen One — the top pick of Draft Class 2024”. PBA.ph. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Li, Matthew (June 4, 2024). “PBA to implement new innovations for 49th season”. Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Atencio, Peter (June 5, 2024). “Marcial reveals changes for PBA’s 49th season”. Manila Standard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Caacbay, Kennedy (June 5, 2024). “No more height limit for imports in PBA Commissioner’s Cup”. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Magallon, Reynald (June 5, 2024). “PBA scraps height limit in mid-season conference, introduces new format for Gov’s Cup”. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ “Fajardo, Thompson lead 10 additions to PBA greatest roster”. PBA.ph. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  8. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 7, 2025). “PBA fans born 1975 get free admission to 50th-anniversary games”. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ^ “Hong Kong Eastern to play home and away games if PBA partnership proceeds”. Tiebreaker Times. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (February 24, 2025). “Alex Cabagnot retiring from Converge, takes UE deputy coach job”. Spin.ph. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 7, 2024). “Jong Uichico returns to PBA hot seat replacing Frankie Lim at NLEX”. Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ “Converge parts ways with Aldin Ayo, McJour Luib”. Tiebreaker Times. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 17, 2024). “Terrafirma parts ways with John Cardel after six seasons”. Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 13, 2024). “SMB beats Terrafirma in coach Leo Austria’s first game back”. Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 22, 2024). “PBA officially adopts four-point shot for next season”. Spin.ph. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  16. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 7, 2025). “PBA fans born 1975 get free admission to 50th-anniversary games”. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  17. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 14, 2025). “PBA hits Larry Muyang with indefinite ban for breach of contract”. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (August 14, 2024). “Meralco vs Magnolia in opener as PBA finally releases schedule”. Spin.ph. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  19. ^ “Best of both worlds: Aleah Finnegan, Jema Galanza, Jamie Lim tapped as PBA muses”. OneSports.PH. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  20. ^ “Spotlight shines on Jema Galanza, Aleah Finnegan as muses for PBA Season 49 opener”. Spin.ph. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  21. ^ “SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup elimination round”. INQUIRER.net. August 17, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  22. ^ a b c “ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT”. December 10, 2012.
  23. ^ Henson, Joaquin. “PBA offers 6 days per week of games”. Philstar.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  24. ^ “All about the PBA quotient”. INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  25. ^ Henson, Joaquin (February 27, 2025). “Tight sked for Gilas”. philstar.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  26. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 19, 2024). “Meralco, San Miguel fly PBA flag in EASL home-and-away Season 2”. Spin.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  27. ^ “Bolts get nod to play in Basketball Champions League Asia”. PBA.ph. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.

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