2019 NLEX Road Warriors season

2019 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
(lost to NorthPort 0–2)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
← 2017–18
2020  →

The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster

2019 NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Monfort, Emman (IN) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
F 5 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
C 7 Philippines Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
G/F 8 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
G 9 Philippines Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
F 10 United States Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) –10–08 UE
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Lao, Kyles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1995–06–10 UP Diliman
G 15 Philippines Ravena, Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo
C 16 Philippines Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
F 17 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
F/C 37 Philippines Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
G 39 Philippines Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G 77 Philippines Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
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 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 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[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7
January: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 18 Rain or Shine L 87–96 J. R. Quiñahan (19) Philip Paniamogan (8) J. R. Quiñahan (5) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 January 20 NorthPort L 90–95 John Paul Erram (19) Marion Magat (8) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 January 23 TNT L 80–85 Erram, Galanza (19) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Alas, Tallo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 January 27 Columbian W 107–97 John Paul Erram (23) Marion Magat (13) Mark Tallo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
February: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 February 2 Meralco W 87–83 J. R. Quiñahan (16) Erram, Magat (8) John Paul Erram (7) Ynares Center 2–3
6 February 8 Phoenix L 82–83 J. R. Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (15) Philip Paniamogan (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–4
March: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 March 8 San Miguel L 111–121 J. R. Quiñahan (17) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Juami Tiongson (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5
8 March 13 Alaska W 91–70 Galanza, Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (12) Paniamogan, Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 March 17 Blackwater W 122–101 Philip Paniamogan (25) John Paul Erram (10) Juami Tiongson (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 March 24 Barangay Ginebra L 96–105 John Paul Erram (16) John Paul Erram (8) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 4–6
April: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 April 3 Magnolia L 74–102 Bong Galanza (10) John Paul Erram (12) Philip Paniamogan (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Phoenix91
8Alaska76
1Phoenix1
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel4
4TNT1
5San Miguel2
5San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Magnolia3
2Rain or Shine91
7NorthPort85
2Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
6Magnolia4
3Barangay Ginebra1
6Magnolia2
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Game log

2019 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 April 5 Alaska L 80–88 Kenneth Ighalo (16) John Paul Erram (19) John Paul Erram (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 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: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–8
May: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 22 TNT L 87–102 Curtis Washington (18) Curtis Washington (16) Larry Fonacier (5) Ynares Center 0–1
2 May 25 NorthPort L 79–83 Kenneth Ighalo (18) Marion Magat (10) Lao, Paniamogan (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 May 29 Alaska L 87–100 Tony Mitchell (34) John Paul Erram (12) Juami Tiongson (9) Mall of Asia Arena 0–3
June: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 June 1 Columbian L 105–120 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (16) Juami Tiongson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–4
5 June 8 Blackwater L 106–132 Tony Mitchell (27) Tony Mitchell (11) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Ynares Center 0–5
6 June 14 Magnolia L 88–98 Tony Mitchell (22) Tony Mitchell (13) Jericho Cruz (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–6
7 June 19 Meralco W 100–91 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (20) Jericho Cruz (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–6
8 June 23 Barangay Ginebra L 85–100 John Paul Erram (20) John Paul Erram (14) Galanza, Cruz (5) Batangas City Coliseum 1–7
9 June 28 Rain or Shine W 100–97 Olu Ashaolu (26) Olu Ashaolu (13) Ashaolu, Cruz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7
July: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 July 5 San Miguel L 105–109 Olu Ashaolu (31) Olu Ashaolu (15) Juami Tiongson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–8
11 July 12 Phoenix W 87–85 Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Kia Picanto 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

December
December 28, 2018[4] To NLEX
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater)
Philip Paredes (from TNT) 		To Blackwater
Abu Tratter (from NLEX)
Paul Desiderio (from NLEX)
Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT)
2022 second round pick (from TNT) 		To TNT
Michael Miranda (from NLEX)
2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
John Paul Erram Philippine Cup Player of the Week February 4, 2019 [5]
Bong Galanza March 18, 2019 [6]

References

  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ "Poy Erram lets his game do the talking". PBA.ph. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bong Galanza making the most of his second chance in the PBA". PBA.ph. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.