2024 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2024 PBA Governors' Cup, also known as the 2024 Honda PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2024–25 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 22nd edition of the Governors' Cup started on August 18 and ended on November 8, 2024. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:

• The teams were divided into 2 groups, based on the previous season'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:
• #Meralco Bolts (2nd)
• #Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (4th)
• #TNT Tropang Giga (6th)
• #NorthPort Batang Pier (8th)
• #Terrafirma Dyip (10th)
• #Converge FiberXers (12th)
• Group B:
• #San Miguel Beermen (1st)
• #Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (3rd)
• #Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (5th)
• #NLEX Road Warriors (7th)
• #Phoenix Fuel Masters (9th)
• #Blackwater Bossing (11th)
• Teams in a group will play each other twice; 10 games per team; 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-seven semifinals.
• SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
• SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
• The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the best-of-seven championship series.

The structure of the playoff bracket, with both group winners potentially meeting in the semifinals (instead of the finals), was said to have been overlooked by the league, as per Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.

Elimination round

Group A

Team standings

Results

Group B

Team standings

Results

Bracket

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals is a best-of-five playoff.

(A1) TNT vs. (B4) NLEX

(B1) Rain or Shine vs. (A4) Magnolia

(B2) San Miguel vs. (A3) Converge

(A2) Meralco vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

The semifinals is a best-of-seven playoff.

(A1) TNT vs. (B1) Rain or Shine

(B2) San Miguel vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

Finals

The finals is a best-of-seven playoff.

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.

Awards

Player of the Week

Rookie of the Week

Reinforcement of the Week

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players

Import players

Individual game highs

Local players

Import players

Team statistical leaders

Final rankings

See also

• Four-point field goal

References