2023-24 PBA PHILIPPINE CUP | POWER RANKINGS | AS OF APR 28, 2024

It feels like I slept on the PBA for some time now.

So I'm back.

A lot of things have happened in the Philippine Cup since I last saw it. For starters, I have yet to see the updated stats on Real GM but San Miguel is currently undefeated in nine games. Meanwhile, Terrafirma, Northport, and Blackwater have all reverted to their usual selves. I like both Terrafirma and Northport at the moment, but it's hard to sustain their runs if they don't know how to win.

Looking at the stats, these teams can use a guy like Vic Manuel, and in San Miguel, The Muscle Man is only good for 2.2 points and 0.8 rebounds. The same applies to former DLSU and Alaska top dog Jeron Teng. Yes, he finally won a PBA championship, but he is languishing in the SMB bench with just 4.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.

At least Converge is consistent, getting lucky against Meralco but with nine defeats, they still lead the pack in the Justine Baltazar draft lottery race.

Anyway, here is my long overdue power ranking. In the top 10, eight of them averaged 20 points and more. The two names are perennial BPC hunter June Mar Fajardo, and Beau F'N Belga, playing his best PBA conference at 37 years old. From 25, I increased the names mentioned to 30, to at least give the 12 teams at least two slots.

With that said, Phoenix, Blackwater, and NLEX have just one player.

Gone from last month are Phoenix’s Javee Mocon, Meralco’s Allein Maliksi, TNT’s Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, and Blackwater’s Rey Nambatac.

The game starts now.

1 | ROBERT BOLICK | NLEX

LAST MONTH | 1

26.4PPG | 5.8RPG | 7.1APG | 0.8SPG

2 | STEPHEN HOLT | TERRAFIRMA

LAST MONTH | 2

20.1PPG | 8.9RPG | 6.2APG | 2.6SPG

3 | CHRISTIAN STANDHARDINGER | GINEBRA

LAST MONTH | 14

20.0PPG | 11.3RPG | 4.9APG

4 | ARVIN TOLENTINO | NORTHPORT

LAST MONTH | 3

22.0PPG | 7.3RPG | 4.2APG | 1.2SPG | 1.3BPG

5 | BEAU BELGA | RAIN OR SHINE

LAST MONTH | 15

17.6PPG | 9.2RPG | 5.5APG | 1.0SPG

6 | CALVIN OFTANA | TNT

LAST MONTH | 4

21.2PPG | 8.9RPG | 3.0APG | 0.8SPG

7 | CJ PEREZ | SAN MIGUEL

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

21.3PPG | 5.0RPG | 4.4APG | 1.4SPG

8 | JUNE MAR FAJARDO | SAN MIGUEL

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

14.0PPG | 12.4RPG | 3.1APG | 1.3BPG

9 | ALEC STOCKTON | CONVERGE

LAST MONTH | 13

22.9PPG | 5.0RPG | 3.1APG | 1.1SPG

10 | JUSTIN ARANA | CONVERGE

LAST MONTH | 8

20.4PPG | 7.5RPG | 2.5APG | 0.9BPG

11 | SANTI SANTILLAN | RAIN OR SHINE

LAST MONTH | 5

18.8PPG | 9.0RPG | 2.6APG

12 | JUAMI TIONGSON | TERRAFIRMA

LAST MONTH | 7

21.8PPG | 4.6RPG | 3.7APG | 0.9SPG

13 | SCOTTIE THOMPSON | GINEBRA

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

10.3PPG | 9.8RPG | 6.5APG | 2.3SPG | 1.0BPG

14 | IAN SANGALANG | MAGNOLIA

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

19.3PPG | 7.3RPG | 1.9APG | 0.8BPG

15 | MARK BARROCA | MAGNOLIA

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

14.8PPG | 3.8RPG | 6.1APG | 1.9SPG

16 | JASON PERKINS | PHOENIX

LAST MONTH | 10

17.1PPG | 7.9RPG | 3.2APG

17 | CHRIS NEWSOME | MERALCO

LAST MONTH | 9

15.9PPG | 6.6RPG | 4.3APG | 0.8SPG

18 | TROY ROSARIO | BLACKWATER

LAST MONTH | 24

17.7PPG | 6.7RPG | 2.7APG | 0.7SPG

19 | JAMIE MALONZO | GINEBRA

LAST MONTH | 6

14.1PPG | 7.1RPG | 3.3APG | 0.9SPG | 0.8BPG

20 | MAVERICK AHANMISI | GINEBRA

LAST MONTH | 11

12.7PPG | 6.5RPG | 4.9APG

21 | RR POGOY | TNT

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

19.1PPG | 4.6RPG | 1.8APG | 0.8SPG

22 | JAVI GOMEZ DE LIANO | TERRAFIRMA

LAST MONTH | 25

15.7PPG | 5.7RPG | 1.7APG | 0.8SPG | 0.9BPG

23 | JOSHUA MUNZON | NORTHPORT

LAST MONTH | 12

11.3PPG | 4.2RPG | 3.6APG | 2.7SPG

24 | CLIFF HODGE | MERALCO

LAST MONTH | 23

8.2PPG | 8.0RPG | 2.3APG | 1.7SPG | 1.3BPG

25 | ADRIAN NOCUM | RAIN OR SHINE

LAST MONTH | 17

14.2PPG | 3.1RPG | 4.0APG | 1.2SPG

26 | JAYSON CASTRO | TNT

LAST MONTH | 20

13.3PPG | 3.6RPG | 4.6APG | 0.9SPG

27 | ZAV LUCERO | NORTHPORT

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

11.6PPG | 5.4RPG | 2.1APG | 1.2SPG | 1.0BPG

28 | AARON BLACK | MERALCO

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

12.3PPG | 4.6RPG | 3.8APG | 0.8SPG

29 | CADE FLORES | NORTHPORT

LAST MONTH | 16

9.6PPG | 7.7RPG | 2.4APG | 1.3SPG

30 | JIO JALALON | MAGNOLIA

LAST MONTH | NOT RATED

8.3PPG | 4.9RPG | 4.6APG | 1.9SPG