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2025–26 PBA season

The 2025–26 PBA season, also referred to as PBA season 50 or PBA 50, is the 50th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season began on October 5, 2025, and is set to conclude in December 2026.[1]

2025–26 PBA season
DurationOctober 5, 2025 – present
Teams12+1
TV partner(s)RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
Streaming partner(s)Cignal Play
Pilipinas Live
One Sports YouTube Channel
PBA season 50
Top draft pickGeo Chiu
Picked byTerrafirma Dyip
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upTNT Tropang 5G
Seasons

The first activity of the season was the PBA season 50 draft on September 7.[2] The Philippine Cup acts as the season-opening conference.[3] This is then followed by the Commissioner's Cup and the season-ending Governors' Cup.[4]

This is also be the first season of competition for the Titan Ultra Giant Risers, after Pureblends Corporation acquired the NorthPort Batang Pier franchise in October.

The 2026 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from March 6 to 8, 2026 in Candon, Ilocos Sur.

50th anniversary events

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The league's golden anniversary celebrations continued into this season. The season logo in gold was unveiled on February 10.[5][6] There will also be a reunion of its 50 Greatest Players for the opening ceremony, ten of which were added last season.[7]

The league also renamed the Finals Most Valuable Player award, with 19-time champion Ramon Fernandez becoming the award's namesake beginning with the 2025–26 Philippine Cup finals.[8]

The league played international games for the first time since the 2019 season. A selection of games were held in the United Arab Emirates and in Bahrain throughout the season,[9][10] with a game in Guam also being considered.[11] Also planned are exhibition games against teams from Japan's B.League.[12]

Season changes

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The order of the league's three conferences was reverted to the traditional order for the first time since the 2022–23 PBA season. The Philippine Cup is the first conference of the season, after it was held as the last conference in each of the last two seasons. The Commissioner's Cup will be the second conference and the Governors' Cup will be the season-ending conference.[4] The eighth-seed playoff game no longer be held, meaning that the final playoff berth always be determined by tiebreakers.[13]

Due to the third window of 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in July 2026 and the 2026 Asian Games in September, the league plans to hold a mid-season pocket tournament which will feature two foreign teams. Eastern, Macau Black Bears, and a team from Indonesia are among the teams which have expressed interest in taking part after previously seeking to compete in one of the conferences, though the Black Bears would end up joining for the Commissioner's Cup.[14][15]

Rule changes

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The league introduced nine rule changes effective for this season. The changes are as follows:[16][17]

Rule changes (effective from the 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup)
  1. The penalty situation will now apply if a team commits two fouls in the last two minutes of any period, not just the fourth quarter.
  2. The technical committee will no longer be able to review potential goaltending or basket interference unless it is called by the referees.
  3. Two-, three- and four-point field goals can no longer be corrected after the game.
  4. Offensive fouls will now count as team fouls.
  5. Throwing the ball at a player's head while in plain sight to prevent a ball from going out of bounds will now result in a flagrant foul.
  6. Excessive elbows will now result in a technical foul instead of an offensive foul
  7. Players can recover their own airball and will no longer be called for traveling.
  8. Teams will now lose possession of the ball after calling excessive timeouts.
  9. Players are now allowed to huddle during a coach's challenge.

Apart from the aforementioned changes, Willie Marcial stated that the four-point line that was added in the previous season remain for "as long as [he's] commissioner."[18]

Teams

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The Titan Ultra Giant Risers, a team owned by Pureblends Corporation, joined the league after acquiring the former NorthPort Batang Pier franchise during the off-season.[19] Ahead of the Commissioner's Cup, the Phoenix Fuel Masters reverted their name back to Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.[20]

For guest teams, the Macau Black Knights, who are regular competitors in the East Asia Super League, will compete during the Commissioner's Cup.[21]

Team Company Governor Coach
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua Tim Cone
Blackwater Bossing Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Patrick Aquino (interim)
Converge FiberXers Converge ICT Archen Cayabyab Dennis Pineda
Macau Black Knights (guest team) Nenking Group Marcus Elliott
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. Jason Webb LA Tenorio
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company William Pamintuan Luigi Trillo
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ronald Dulatre Jong Uichico
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. Raymond Zorrilla Charles Tiu
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Yeng Guiao
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Non Leo Austria
Terrafirma Dyip Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation Pido Jarencio Ronald Tubid
Titan Ultra Giant Risers Pureblends Corporation Emilio Tiu Rensy Bajar
TNT Tropang 5G Smart Communications Ricky Vargas Chot Reyes

Arenas

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Main arenas

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Out-of-town arenas

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International arenas

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Arena Country Location Date Match-up Ref.
Coca-Cola Arena United Arab Emirates Dubai October 26, 2025 San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra [22]
Khalifa Sports City Arena Bahrain Isa Town December 15, 2025 Magnolia vs. Rain or Shine [23]
December 17, 2025 Rain or Shine vs. Barangay Ginebra

Transactions

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Retirement

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  • On July 3, 2025, Jared Dillinger officially retired after played for three teams in his 14 seasons in the league. He was a nine-time PBA champion and was part of the All-Rookie Team in 2009.[24]
  • On July 28, 2025, LA Tenorio retired as a full-time player after being tapped by the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots as its head coach. Tenorio played for three teams in his 18 seasons in the league. He was an eight-time champion, four-time Finals MVP, and four-time Mythical Team selection.[25] While he was listed as a player in the Magnolia roster, he was put under the team's injury/reverse list.[26][27] On December 20, 2025, he was activated by the Hotshots, becoming a player-coach.[28]
  • On September 15, 2025, Sean Anthony officially retired after played for eight teams in his 14 seasons in the league. He won Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and was selected to the Mythical Team twice.[29]
  • On September 17, 2025, Chris Exciminiano and Ryan Reyes announced their retirements. Exciminiano played for three teams in his 8 seasons in the league, winning three championships and earning two All-Defensive Team selections. Reyes played for two teams in his 17 seasons in the league, winning eight championships and earning four All-Defensive Team selections.[30][31]
  • On October 3, 2025, JVee Casio officially retired after played for three teams in his 13 seasons in the league. He was a one-time champion with Alaska and was part of the All-Rookie Team in 2012.[32]
  • On October 9, 2025, Gabe Norwood announced that he would retire after the 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup.[33][34] On December 29, 2025, he officially retired after the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters was eliminated by the Meralco Bolts in a do-or-die game of the quarterfinal round.[35][36] Norwood played his entire 17 seasons in the PBA with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, winning 2 championships and was the Rookie of the Year in 2009, selected to Second Mythical Team, and the All-Rookie Team in 2009, and earning 8 All-Defensive Team selections, including a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2010. He also served as an assistant coach for the team in 2025 up until his retirement.

Coaching changes

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Notable events

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Off-season

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  • July 17, 2025: The PBA approved a new rule that would ban players from playing in the league for three years if they play in other leagues, domestic or international, following the expiration of their contracts. The rule, however, wasn't reported until a month later in August. Players are exempt from the rule if were unrestricted free agents released by the team, not offered a new contract by the team they played in the previous season within 30 days of the expiration of their previous contract, or have played in the PBA for seven full seasons (21 conferences).[45][46]
  • July 18, 2025: The franchise sale of the Terrafirma Dyip was dropped after the team and the organization behind the Zamboanga Valientes mutually agreed to no longer push through with the acquisition. Despite the failed sale, Terrafirma continued to compete through this season.[47][48]

Pre-season

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  • September 4, 2025: The ban imposed on Larry Muyang has been lifted after he was traded from Phoenix Fuel Masters to Converge FiberXers.[49]
  • September 10, 2025: Willie Marcial and Ricky Vargas have retained their positions as the league's commissioner and chairman, respectively.[50]
  • September 16, 2025: The PBA approved a new rule that prohibit future first overall picks from being traded for two seasons after they were drafted. Geo Chiu, the first overall pick in the season 50 draft, was the first player covered by this new rule.[51]
  • September 26, 2025: The Meralco Bolts unveiled a new logo, which is a simplified version of their previous mark. The team's new dark uniforms were unveiled the same day, featuring a new black base with blue accents across the jersey.[52][53] A white version will be worn as the light uniform. Additionally, the 1971 Meralco Reddy Kilowatts jerseys, which were worn last season during the 50th anniversary games, will be added to the regular jersey rotation.[54]
  • October 1, 2025: Pureblends Corporation's sale of the NorthPort Batang Pier was completed. The team rebranded as the Titan Ultra Giant Risers.[19]

Philippine Cup

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Mid-season

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Commissioner's Cup

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Opening ceremonies

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The opening ceremonies was held on October 5, 2025, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. This is preceded by the annual PBA Leo Awards, which took place at Novotel Manila Araneta City. As part of the league's golden season, a grand reunion of its living 50 Greatest Players (10 of which were added last season) was held.[7] Manila Clasico was the first game of the Philippine Cup and the season as a whole, with Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots beating Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 80-73.[66][67]

Below is the list of team muses:[68]

Team Muse
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Sue Ramirez
Blackwater Bossing Chelsea Fernandez
Converge FiberXers Salma Emam
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Ahtisa Manalo
Meralco Bolts Chelsea Manalo
NLEX Road Warriors Pearl Gonzales
Phoenix Fuel Masters Pauline Gaston
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Pattie Paraiso
San Miguel Beermen Caroline Eyer
Terrafirma Dyip Eloisa Jaud
Titan Ultra Giant Risers Myrna Esguerra
TNT Tropang 5G Savi Davison
Mika Reyes
Kim Kianna Dy
Majoy Baron
Jessey de Leon

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup

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The first conference of the season is the Philippine Cup, which began on October 5, 2025, and ended on February 1, 2026.

Elimination round standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT Tropang 5G 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[c] 3
9 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 7 .364 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[d] 8
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[69]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
  4. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel101
8NLEX94
1San Miguel4
5Barangay Ginebra2
4Converge8598
5Barangay Ginebra10599*
1San Miguel4
3TNT2
2Rain or Shine7989
7Meralco9698
7Meralco1
3TNT4
3TNT 118
6Magnolia109

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2
(1) San Miguel Beermen* 1–0 (8) NLEX Road Warriors 101–94 —
(2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* 0–2 (7) Meralco Bolts 79–96 89–98
(3) TNT Tropang 5G* 1–0 (6) Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 118–109 —
(4) Converge FiberXers* 0–2 (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85–105 98–99 (OT)

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

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–2 (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90–99 93–84 91–8591–105115–109101–88—
(3) TNT Tropang 5G 4–1 (7) Meralco Bolts 100–95 109–92 89–97102–8399–96——

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–2 (3) TNT Tropang 5G 91–96 111–92 95–8987–11096–8292–77—

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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The second conference of the season is the Commissioner's Cup, which began on March 11, 2026.

Elimination round standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 10 2 .833 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 3 .750[a] 1
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 3 .750[a] 1
4 Meralco Bolts 8 4 .667 2
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7 5 .583[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 5 .583[b] 3
7 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 6 .500[c] 4
8 TNT Tropang 5G 6 6 .500[c] 4
9 Converge FiberXers 5 7 .417 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 8 .333 6
11 Macau Black Knights 3 9 .250 7
12 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 2 10 .167[d] 8
13 Blackwater Bossing 2 10 .167[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[70]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Magnolia 1–0 San Miguel
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Phoenix Super LPG 1–0 TNT
  4. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Titan Ultra 1–0 Blackwater

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1NLEX93112
8TNT96118
8TNT4
4Meralco2
4Meralco89105
5Magnolia95102*
8TNT1
2Barangay Ginebra2
2Barangay Ginebra112
7Phoenix Super LPG81
2Barangay Ginebra4
3Rain or Shine2
3Rain or Shine113
6San Miguel104

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2
(1) NLEX Road Warriors* 0–2 (8) TNT Tropang 5G 93–96 112–118
(2) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* 1–0 (7) Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 112–81 —
(3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* 1–0 (6) San Miguel Beermen 113–104 —
(4) Meralco Bolts* 1–1 (5) Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 89–95 105–102 (OT)

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

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(2) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4–2 (3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 111–115 109–101 103–9885–97111–104118–107—
(4) Meralco Bolts 2–4 (8) TNT Tropang 5G 89–94 87–76 75–77101–9095–10394–97—

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(2) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2–1 (8) TNT Tropang 5G 102–100 94–101 116–102————

PBA team in Asian club competitions

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Team Competition Progress Ref.
Meralco Bolts 2025–26 East Asia Super League Eliminated in group stage [71]

Media

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This is the fifteenth consecutive season of the PBA's broadcast partnership with TV5.,[13] and the third consecutive season on RPTV, while the league-dedicated PBA Rush continue to broadcast its own feed. Cignal Play and Pilipinas Live continued to stream all games.

References

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