2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season

2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage)
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The 2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
1 9 Aris Dionisio PF  Philippines St. Clare
2 21 Yankie Haruna SF  Philippines St. Benlide
3 32 Alvin Capobres SF  Philippines San Sebastian

Roster

2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1 Philippines Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
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
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 11 Philippines Calisaan, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–02–27 San Sebastian
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 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 22 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
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/C 41 Philippines Saitanan, Jessie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Mapúa
F 57 Philippines Dionisio, Aris (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
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 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 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: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
March: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 8 San Miguel L 78–94 Paul Lee (19) Jackson Corpuz (13) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
October: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 October 14 NLEX W 103–100 Banchero, Jalalon (19) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 October 17 Alaska L 81–87 Mark Barroca (16) Reavis, Sangalang (7) Mark Barroca (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2
4 October 20 Meralco L 104–109 (OT) Paul Lee (32) Jackson Corpuz (8) Chris Banchero (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–3
5 October 23 Phoenix Super LPG L 84–91 Chris Banchero (20) Rafi Reavis (10) Barroca, Lee (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–4
6 October 25 Barangay Ginebra W 102–92 Jackson Corpuz (20) Ian Sangalang (8) Jio Jalalon (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–4
November: 5–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 4 TNT W 102–92 Paul Lee (27) Ian Sangalang (9) Mark Barroca (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–4
8 November 5 Terrafirma W 103–89 Paul Lee (29) Ian Sangalang (10) Banchero, Barroca (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–4
9 November 7 Rain or Shine W 70–62 Paul Lee (31) Rafi Reavis (11) Jio Jalalon (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 8 NorthPort W 83–76 Ian Sangalang (23) Ian Sangalang (9) Paul Lee (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 11 Blackwater W 95–80 Ian Sangalang (17) Ian Sangalang (10) Banchero, Barroca (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix Super LPG89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix Super LPG2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83
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Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 November 14 Phoenix Super LPG L 88–89 Paul Lee (17) Ian Sangalang (11) Paul Lee (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

December 13, 2019[3] To Magnolia
Jackson Corpuz 		To Columbian
Aldrech Ramos

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Date Signed
Justin Melton[4] January 23, 2020 Two-year contract extension

Rookie signings

Player Signed PBA D-League team
Aris Dionisio Undisclosed Gamboa Coffee Mixers
Alvin Capobres Undisclosed Valencia City, Bukidnon

References

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rapler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ ph, spin. "PBA gives Jackson Corpuz-Aldrech Ramos one-on-one deal the green light". spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ ph, spin. "Back-up Justin Melton signed to fresh two-year deal by Magnolia". spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2020.