2013–14 PBA season
The 2013–14 PBA season was the 39th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on November 17, 2013, and finished on July 9, 2014. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup is the second and third conferences for this season. Originally scheduled to end on August 13, the season schedule was shortened to allow more time for Gilas Pilipinas to prepare for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.
2013–14 PBA season | |
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Duration | November 17, 2013 – July 9, 2014 |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) International: Fox Sports Asia AksyonTV International |
2013 PBA draft | |
Top draft pick | Greg Slaughter |
Picked by | Barangay Ginebra |
Season MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
Top scorer | Jayson Castro (Talk N' Text Tropang Texters) |
Philippine Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
Philippine Cup runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Commissioner's Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
Commissioner's Cup runners-up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
Governors' Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
Governors' Cup runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Due to the Philippines' hosting of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship last August, the third conference of the previous season, the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup was rescheduled to start on August 13. Subsequently, the annual draft and the opening of the new season, which is usually held every last week of August and first week of October respectively since 2004, was moved to November.
The first activity of the season was the 2013 PBA draft held on November 3.