2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachLouie Alas
Owner(s)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-beat advantage)
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons
← 2016–17
2019 →

The 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the third 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 4 Jason Perkins Forward  United States Caida Tile Masters De La Salle
1 8 Sidney Onwubere Forward  Philippines Racal Tile Masters Emilio Aguinaldo
2 9 Jayson Grimaldo Forward  Philippines Victoria Sports Stallions
Racal Tile Masters 		MLQU
2 11 Wilson Baltazar Guard/forward  Philippines Bread Story Smashing Bakers Lyceum
3 4 Roldan Sara Guard  Philippines Team Batangas
Racal Tile Masters 		San Beda
4 4 John Carlo Casiño Guard  Philippines Cafe France Bakers
CEU Scorpions 		Centro Escolar

Roster

2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Gamboa, Mike (R) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–02–26 UP Diliman
G 2 Philippines Revilla, LA (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle
F 3 United States Perkins, Jason (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle
F 7 Philippines Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo
F 8 Hong Kong Eriobu, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
C 9 Philippines Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
G 14 Philippines Alolino, Gelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
F/C 18 Philippines Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–07–10 Ateneo
F 20 Philippines Mendoza, Jaypee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1990–11–09 San Beda
F 24 Philippines Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran
F 28 United States Wilson, Willy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–01–30 De La Salle
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
G/F 35 Canada Wright, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure
F 88 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
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

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

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
December: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 17 San Miguel L 96–104 Jeff Chan (18) Doug Kramer (10) Chan, Wright (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
5,600 		0–1
2 December 27 Kia W 125–102 three players (15) Kramer, Perkins (9) Jason Perkins (6) Ynares Center 1–1
January: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 January 7 NLEX W 102–95 Matthew Wright (19) Doug Kramer (11) Matthew Wright (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000 		2–1
4 January 17 Rain or Shine L 99–120 Perkins, Wright (17) Matthew Wright (7) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 20 Magnolia L 91–97 Gelo Alolino (19) four players (6) LA Revilla (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 January 26 Barangay Ginebra W 87–82 three players (19) LA Revilla (11) Chan, Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 January 31 Alaska L 75–93 Matthew Wright (16) Matthew Wright (11) Revilla, Wright (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–4
February: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 February 7 TNT W 74–72 Matthew Wright (16) Jason Perkins (10) Jeff Chan (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 February 14 Meralco L 90–92 Willy Wilson (24) Wilson, Wright (8) Jeff Chan (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 February 21 Blackwater L 78–83 Jason Perkins (17) Doug Kramer (13) Jeff Chan (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
March: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 March 2 GlobalPort W 104–100 Matthew Wright (32) Jason Perkins (10) RJ Jazul (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

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

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 4 TNT L 97–118 Matthew Wright (18) Kramer, Perkins (11) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

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: 4–7
April: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 25 Blackwater W 107–102 James White (31) James White (14) Matthew Wright (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 April 28 TNT L 98–106 James White (32) James White (11) Matthew Wright (7) Ynares Center 1–1
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 May 6 Magnolia W 89–87 White, Wright (19) James White (17) Matthew Wright (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 May 11 NLEX L 115–120 (OT) Matthew Wright (31) Kramer, Perkins (12) Jeff Chan (8) Alonte Sports Arena 2–2
5 May 20 Barangay Ginebra W 103–98 (2OT) Eugene Phelps (25) Eugene Phelps (14) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
All-Star Break
6 May 30 San Miguel L 94–106 Eugene Phelps (33) Eugene Phelps (17) Jeff Chan (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
June: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 8 Meralco L 100–103 (OT) Eugene Phelps (31) Eugene Phelps (26) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 10 Columbian L 107–115 Eugene Phelps (34) Eugene Phelps (22) LA Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 June 16 Rain or Shine L 106–108 Chan, Phelps (26) Eugene Phelps (14) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 June 20 GlobalPort W 135–108 Eugene Phelps (37) Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
July: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 6 Alaska L 91–114 Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (10) Phelps, Revilla (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7

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: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 22 Columbian W 113–107 Eugene Phelps (50) Eugene Phelps (17) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 26 NorthPort W 132–91 Eugene Phelps (30) Eugene Phelps (15) LA Revilla (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 August 29 Alaska L 97–108 Eugene Phelps (27) Eugene Phelps (24) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 31 TNT W 112–82 Jason Perkins (22) Calvin Abueva (13) Revilla, Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
September: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 September 19 Meralco W 96–86 Eugene Phelps (24) Eugene Phelps (19) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 23 Magnolia W 95–82 Eugene Phelps (36) Eugene Phelps (20) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 September 29 Barangay Ginebra L 99–101 Matthew Wright (27) Eugene Phelps (13) LA Revilla (5) Xavier University Gym 5–2
October: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 October 10 NLEX W 123–97 Eugene Phelps (51) Eugene Phelps (20) Matthew Wright (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2
9 October 12 San Miguel L 100–117 Eugene Phelps (37) Eugene Phelps (26) Eugene Phelps (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 October 24 Rain or Shine W 103–97 Abueva, Phelps (18) Eugene Phelps (20) Eugene Phelps (7) Cuneta Astrodome 7–3
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 4 Blackwater W 97–91 Calvin Abueva (25) Eugene Phelps (19) LA Revilla (6) 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: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 November 7 Meralco L 74–90 Eugene Phelps (27) Eugene Phelps (17) Jazul, Revilla (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 November 9 Meralco L 103–108 (OT) Jason Perkins (24) Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player Contract length Date signed Former team
Rey Guevarra One-conference December 15, 2017[3] Kia Picanto

Trades

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017[4] To Phoenix
2018 second round pick (from TNT) 		To NLEX
Michael Miranda
November 9, 2017[5] To Phoenix
Justin Chua

JonJon Gabriel

To TNT
Sidney Onwubere

2019 second round pick

November 15, 2017[6] To Phoenix
LA Revilla 		To Kia
Jason Grimaldo
2018 second round pick (from TNT)
December 15, 2017[7] To Phoenix
Jaypee Mendoza 		To Alaska
2019 second round pick

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 18, 2018[8] To Phoenix
2018 first round pick 		To Ginebra
Jeff Chan

Governor's Cup

August
August 7, 2018 [9] To Phoenix
Calvin Abueva 		To Alaska
Karl Dehesa
2019 first round pick
December 13, 2018[10] To Phoenix
Alex Mallari

Dave Marcelo

To NLEX
2018 first round pick (#4)

2019 second round pick

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup James White United States 33 April 25
(vs. Blackwater)		 May 11
(vs. NLEX)		 2–2
Eugene Phelps United States 14 May 20
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		 November 9
(vs. Meralco)		 10–10
Governors' Cup

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Willy Wilson Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 29, 2018 [11]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (December 15, 2017). "One more chance for Rey Guevarra after signing one-conference deal with Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. ^ TNT acquires Onwubere as Phoenix makes moves, inquirer.net, November 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 9, 2017). "TNT acquiring Sidney Onwubere from Phoenix for Jonjon Gabriel in swap of first-round picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  6. ^ Kia ships LA Revilla to Phoenix, Rappler, November 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (December 15, 2017). "Phoenix acquires Jaypee Mendoza from Alaska in exchange for 2019 second-round draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  8. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-18). "Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. ^ "Alaska sends Abueva to Phoenix for Dehesha and 2019 first round pick". PBA.ph. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 13, 2018). "NLEX acquires No. 4 pick in draft, sends Alex Mallari, Dave Marcelo to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  11. ^ "Willie Wilson goes 'perfect' against former team Ginebra". PBA.ph. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.