2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season

2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Alaska with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place4th
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Alaska, 4–2)
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok seasons
← 2016–17
2019 →

The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 9 Lervin Flores C  Philippines Racal Tile Masters Arellano
2 2 Joseph Gabayni F/C  Philippines Racal Tile Masters
Team Batangas 		Lyceum
2 4 Julian Sargent G/F  United States AMA Titans
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 		La Salle
2 8 Gwyne Capacio F  Philippines Racal Tile Masters
Wang's Couriers 		Ateneo
3 8 Thomas Torres G  Philippines Racal Motors
Flying V Thunder 		La Salle

Roster

2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 Philippines Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6 Philippines Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
G/F 9 United States Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 12 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
G/F 13 Philippines Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA
F/C 17 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 29 Philippines Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F 91 Philippines Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
December: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 20 Alaska W 108–95 Paul Lee (30) Ian Sangalang (10) three players (6) Filoil Flying V Centre 1–0
2 December 25 Barangay Ginebra L 78–89 Ian Sangalang (25) Ian Sangalang (11) Mark Barroca (9) Philippine Arena
22,531 		1–1
January: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 January 10 Kia W 124–77 Justin Melton (23) Ian Sangalang (9) Justin Melton (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 January 14 NLEX W 105–94 Paul Lee (21) Marc Pingris (15) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 January 20 Phoenix W 97–91 Paul Lee (20) Marc Pingris (17) Marc Pingris (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–1
6 January 27 TNT W 91–83 Mark Barroca (20) Justin Melton (10) Barroca, Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
February: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 February 2 Blackwater W 78–72 Barroca, Ramos (14) Marc Pingris (12) Marc Pingris (8) Mall of Asia Arena 6–1
8 February 4 San Miguel L 76–77 Mark Barroca (21) Marc Pingris (14) three players (4) Ynares Center 6–2
9 February 10 Rain or Shine L 95–101 Aldrech Ramos (27) Rafi Reavis (11) Jio Jalalon (8) Calasiao Sports Complex 6–3
10 February 16 GlobalPort W 96–81 Rome dela Rosa (18) three players (6) Justin Melton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 February 24 Meralco W 94–65 Paul Lee (21) Marc Pingris (10) Barroca, Pingris Xavier University Gym 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
This box:

Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 6–6
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 6 GlobalPort W 86–79 Mark Barroca (17) Paul Lee (13) Jio Jalalon (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 10 NLEX L 87–88 Ian Sangalang (21) Ian Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 12 NLEX W 99–84 Paul Lee (27) Ian Sangalang (8) Jio Jalalon (10) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 March 14 NLEX W 106–99 Jio Jalalon (25) Rafi Reavis (10) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 March 16 NLEX L 79–91 Ian Sangalang (15) Ian Sangalang (14) Mark Barroca (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
5 March 18 NLEX W 87–78 Mark Barroca (18) Ian Sangalang (11) Ian Sangalang (6) Ynares Center 3–2
6 March 20 NLEX W 96–89 Ian Sangalang (15) Ian Sangalang (11) Jio Jalalon (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
Finals: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 23 San Miguel W 105–103 Ian Sangalang (29) Reavis, Sangalang (9) Barroca, Lee (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 25 San Miguel L 77–92 Mark Barroca (18) dela Rosa, Reavis 6 three players (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 April 1 San Miguel L 87–111 Mark Barroca (22) Rafi Reavis (14) Paul Lee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 April 4 San Miguel L 80–84 Ian Sangalang (22) Ian Sangalang (11) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 April 6 San Miguel L 99–108 (2OT) Paul Lee (21) Rafi Reavis (12) Mark Barroca (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
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[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
May: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6 Phoenix L 87–89 Vernon Macklin (25) Vernon Macklin (17) Jio Jalalon (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 May 12 GlobalPort W 92–87 Ian Sangalang (22) Vernon Macklin (13) Mark Barroca (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 1–1
3 May 16 Columbian W 126–101 Vernon Macklin (19) Jio Jalalon (9) Paul Lee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 May 18 Meralco W 81–79 Vernon Macklin (21) Vernon Macklin (15) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
All-Star Break
June: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 2 Rain or Shine L 96–99 (OT) dela Rosa, Kelly (19) Curtis Kelly (15) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 June 6 Blackwater L 84–86 Mark Barroca (16) Curtis Kelly (9) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 June 10 Alaska L 99–103 Jackson, Lee (21) Justin Jackson (13) Justin Jackson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 13 TNT W 111–89 Paul Lee (25) Justin Jackson (19) Justin Jackson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 June 17 Barangay Ginebra L 84–104 Justin Jackson (21) Justin Jackson (15) Justin Jackson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
July: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 July 4 NLEX W 116–89 Wayne Chism (27) Wayne Chism (8) Jio Jalalon (8) Mall of Asia Arena 5–5
11 July 7 San Miguel W 101–97 Wayne Chism (21) Wayne Chism (14) Justin Melton (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 10 Alaska L 78–89 Wayne Chism (20) Wayne Chism (15) Mark Barroca (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
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[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
August: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 22 NLEX W 102–72 Romeo Travis (21) Romeo Travis (13) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
September: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 September 1 NorthPort W 104–87 Mark Barroca (20) Romeo Travis (22) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 September 23 Phoenix L 82–95 Romeo Travis (28) Romeo Travis (19) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 September 26 Rain or Shine W 92–76 Lee, Travis (28) Romeo Travis (16) Paul Lee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 September 30 San Miguel W 109–108 Paul Lee (28) Romeo Travis (12) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
October: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 October 3 Columbian W 113–95 Romeo Travis (32) Romeo Travis (14) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 October 10 Blackwater W 133–99 Romeo Travis (22) Jalalon, Travis (12) Jio Jalalon (13) Cuneta Astrodome 6–1
8 October 14 Alaska W 83–73 Romeo Travis (19) Romeo Travis (17) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1
9 October 19 Meralco L 88–94 Romeo Travis (25) Romeo Travis (19) Jio Jalalon (6) Ynares Center 7–2
10 October 26 TNT W 116–103 Ian Sangalang (28) Romeo Travis (15) Paul Lee (8) Ynares Center 8–2
11 October 28 Barangay Ginebra L 86–93 Romeo Travis (30) Sangalang, Travis (7) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–1
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 November 6 Blackwater W 103–99 Paul Lee (22) Romeo Travis (10) Romeo Travis (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 November 10 Barangay Ginebra W 106–98 Romeo Travis (37) Romeo Travis (16) Romeo Travis (5) Ynares Center 1–0
2 November 12 Barangay Ginebra W 101–97 Romeo Travis (25) Romeo Travis (12) Barroca, Travis (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 November 14 Barangay Ginebra L 103–107 Mark Barroca (19) Ian Sangalang (11) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 November 16 Barangay Ginebra W 112–108 Romeo Travis (50) Romeo Travis (13) Ian Sangalang (6) Ynares Center 3–1
Finals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 5 Alaska Mall of Asia Arena –
2 December 7 Alaska Smart Araneta Coliseum –
3 December 9 Alaska Ynares Center –
4 December 12 Alaska Smart Araneta Coliseum –
5* December 14 Alaska Smart Araneta Coliseum –
6* December 16 Alaska –
7* December 19 Alaska –

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

October
October 29, 2017[3] To Magnolia
Draft rights to Robert Herndon
Draft rights to Gian Abrigo 		To GlobalPort
Draft rights to Lervin Flores
Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni
Draft rights to Julian Sargent

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Vernon Macklin United States 22 May 6
(vs. Phoenix)		 May 18
(vs. Meralco)		 3–1
Curtis Kelly United States 74 June 2
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 June 6
(vs. Blackwater)		 0–2
Justin Jackson United States 5 June 10
(vs. Alaska)		 June 17
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		 1–2
Wayne Chism United States 1 July 4
(vs. NLEX)		 July 10
(vs. Alaska)		 2–1
Governors' Cup Romeo Travis United States 24 August 22
(vs. NLEX)		 12–4

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Paul Lee Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 15, 2018 [4]
Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week May 21, 2018 [5]
Governors' Cup Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [6]
Jio Jalalon October 15, 2018 [7]
Paul Lee Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference December 12, 2018 [8]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "For providing spark to keep Hotshots' hot streak, Paul Lee named PBA Player of the Week". SPIN.ph. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".
  7. ^ "Magnolia's Jio Jalalon soars".
  8. ^ "Paul Lee bags first PBA Best Player award". December 12, 2018.