2014–15 PBA season


The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 19, 2014 and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.
This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite. Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.
The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.
This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

Board of governors

Executive committee

Transactions

Player movement

Pre-season

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country. The results of the games are as follows:

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014. The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
TeamMuse
Alaska AcesMichele Gumabao
Barako Bull EnergyNathalie den Dekker
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelEllen Adarna
Blackwater EliteSunshine Cruz
Annalie Forbes
GlobalPort Batang PierRachel Anne Daquis
Cha Cruz
Kia SorentoJinkee Pacquiao
Meralco BoltsRitz Azul
NLEX Road WarriorsDianne Medina
Purefoods Star HotshotsMary Jean Lastimosa
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersGlennifer Perido
San Miguel BeermenAlice Dixson
Erica Adachi
Alaina Bergsma
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersMegan Young

2014–15 Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

Leo Awards

TeamGPWLPCTBest finish
San Miguel Beermen543717.685Champions
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters553520.636Runners-up
Alaska Aces583523.603Runners-up
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters593524.593Champions
Purefoods / Star Hotshots472720.574Semifinalist
Meralco Bolts422121.500Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel381721.447Quarterfinalist
GlobalPort Batang Pier381622.421Quarterfinalist
Barako Bull Energy371522.405Quarterfinalist
NLEX Road Warriors361323.361Quarterfinalist
Kia Sorento / Carnival331023.303Elimination round
Blackwater Elite33429.121Elimination round

Elimination rounds

Playoffs