2017 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
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The 6th PBA Aspirant's Cup | |
Duration | January 19, 2017—April 6. 2017 |
TV partner(s) | AksyonTV and Youtube (Livestreams) |
Finals | |
Champions | Cignal-San Beda |
Runners-up | Racal Ceramica |
Awards | |
Best Player | Robert Bolick |
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology | |
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The 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup is the first conference of the 2017 PBA Developmental League season. The tournament opened on January 19, 2017 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City.
There are 10 teams in this season's Aspirant's Cup, 4 are holdovers from last year's Foundation Cup, 2 returnees after a short hiatus, and 3 new squads. 5 of the teams were represented by players from various colleges and universities.
The annual draft of the PBA D-League will be conducted on December 20, 2016. 128 aspirants—113 local players and 15 Filipino-foreigners—had already submitted their intention to participate in the draft. AMA, Tanduay, Racal, Caféfrance and Wang's will picked the first five draft picks, while a lottery will decide the draft orders of 4 new teams, San Beda-Cignal, JRU, MLQU and Batangas. As a guest team, Blustar Malaysia will be ineligible to join the drafting proceedings.Jeron Teng of the De La Salle Green Archers was picked as the #1 draft pick by AMA Online Education.
Draft Order
1st Round: