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 was started on July 10, 2026.
| 2026 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 10, 2026 – TBD |
| TV partner(s) | RPTV PBA Rush (HD) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Cignal Play Pilipinas Live One Sports YouTube Channel |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The Macau Giant Pandas, which last played as the Macau Black Knights in the previous conference, will return as a guest team.[1]
Due to the preparations for the upcoming both 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.
Format
editThe following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[3]
- 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
editGroup A
editTeam standings
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | |
| 4 | TNT Tropang 5G | 0 | 0 | — | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 6 | Macau Giant Pandas | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 15, 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[4]
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[4]
Results
edit| Team | Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Converge (CON) | TGR 105–74 | TER 105–103 | MAC July 17 | SMB July 22 | TNT July 28 | NLEX Aug 1 | SMB Aug 5 | TER Aug 11 | NLEX Aug 14 | TGR Oct 11 | MAC Oct 16 | TNT Oct 18 |
| Macau (MAC) | NLEX 75–114 | SMB 109–123 | CON July 17 | TNT July 19 | TGR July 25 | TER July 29 | TGR Aug 4 | SMB Aug 8 | NLEX Oct 7 | TER Oct 10 | TNT Oct 13 | CON Oct 16 |
| NLEX | MAC 114–75 | TER 101–100 | TGR 135–100 | SMB July 26 | CON Aug 1 | TNT Aug 5 | TER Aug 7 | TNT Aug 11 | CON Aug 14 | MAC Oct 7 | TGR Oct 14 | SMB Oct 21 |
| San Miguel (SMB) | MAC 123–109 | TER July 18 | CON July 22 | NLEX July 26 | TGR July 29 | TNT Aug 1 | CON Aug 5 | MAC Aug 8 | TGR Aug 12 | TNT Oct 10 | TER Oct 14 | NLEX Oct 21 |
| Terrafirma (TER) | TGR 113–100 | NLEX 100–101 | CON 103–105 | SMB July 18 | TNT July 25 | MAC July 29 | NLEX Aug 7 | CON Aug 11 | 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 July 22 | MAC July 25 | SMB July 29 | MAC Aug 4 | TNT Aug 8 | SMB Aug 12 | CON Oct 11 | NLEX Oct 14 | TER Oct 17 |
| TNT | MAC July 19 | TGR July 22 | TER July 25 | CON July 28 | SMB Aug 1 | NLEX Aug 5 | TGR Aug 8 | NLEX Aug 11 | TER Oct 7 | SMB Oct 10 | MAC Oct 13 | CON Oct 18 |
Group B
editTeam standings
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 15, 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[4]
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[4]
Results
edit| Team | Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Barangay Ginebra (BGSM) | PHX July 19 | BWB July 24 | ROS July 26 | MER July 31 | MAG Aug 2 | BWB Aug 9 | MER Aug 14 | ROS Oct 9 | MAG Oct 11 | PHX Oct 18 |
| Blackwater (BWB) | ROS 131–108 | MAG July 17 | MER July 21 | BGSM July 24 | PHX July 28 | PHX Aug 5 | BGSM Aug 9 | MAG Oct 9 | MER Oct 13 | ROS Oct 17 |
| Magnolia (MAG) | PHX 86–98 | BWB July 17 | MER July 24 | ROS July 31 | BGSM Aug 2 | MER Aug 7 | PHX Aug 12 | BWB Oct 9 | BGSM Oct 11 | ROS Oct 21 |
| Meralco (MER) | PHX 97–98 | ROS July 18 | BWB July 21 | MAG July 24 | BGSM July 31 | ROS Aug 2 | MAG Aug 7 | BGSM Aug 14 | BWB Oct 13 | PHX Oct 16 |
| Phoenix Super LPG (PHX) | MAG 98–86 | MER 98–97 | BGSM July 19 | ROS July 21 | BWB July 28 | BWB Aug 5 | ROS Aug 9 | MAG Aug 12 | MER Oct 16 | BGSM Oct 18 |
| Rain or Shine (ROS) | BWB 108–131 | MER July 18 | PHX July 21 | BGSM July 26 | MAG July 31 | MER Aug 2 | PHX Aug 9 | BWB Oct 9 | BGSM Oct 11 | MAG Oct 21 |
Imports
editThe 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 | [5] | |||
| Blackwater Bossing | Kentrell Barkley | July 11 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–0 | [6][7] | |
| Converge FiberXers | Jalen Hudson | July 12 (vs. Titan Ultra) | 2–0 | [8] | |
| Macau Giant Pandas | De’Vondre Perry | July 10 (vs. NLEX) | 0–2 | [9] | |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | KJ Buffen | July 11 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 0–1 | [10][7] | |
| Meralco Bolts | Antonio Hester | [11] | |||
| No import | July 15 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 0–1 | |||
| NLEX Road Warriors | DeQuan Jones | July 10 (vs. Macau) | 3–0 | [12][7] | |
| Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | B.J. Johnson | July 11 (vs. Magnolia) | 2–0 | [13][7] | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Aaron Fuller | July 11 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–1 | [14][7] | |
| San Miguel Beermen | George King | July 14 (vs. Macau) | 1–0 | [15][7] | |
| Terrafirma Dyip | Justin Strings | July 10 (vs. Titan Ultra) | 1–2 | [9] | |
| Titan Ultra Giant Risers | Tirrell Brown | July 14 (vs. NLEX) | 0–1 | [16] | |
| No import | July 10 (vs. Terrafirma), July 12 (vs. Converge) | 0–2 | [17] | ||
| TNT Tropang 5G | Darius Days | [18][7] | |||
Awards
editPlayer of the Week
edit| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 10–12 | RK Ilagan (Blackwater Bossing) | [19] |
Reinforcement of the Week
edit| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 10–12 | Kentrell Barkley (Blackwater Bossing) | [20] |
References
edit- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 19, 2026). "Macau Black Knights returning as guest team in PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (May 26, 2026). "PBA adjusts Governors' Cup around Gilas Men campaigns". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (June 24, 2026). "PBA set to retain group-stage format for second straight Governors' Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- 1 2 "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 15, 2026). "NLEX bringing back DeQuan Jones as import for PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 17, 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.
- ↑ "RK Ilagan named Govs' Cup's first Player of the Week". PBA.ph. July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Barkley looking forward to PBA match up with Brownlee". PBA.ph. July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 14, 2026.