2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to TNT, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record10–2
(83.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons
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2023–24  →

The 2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 12 Keith Zaldivar C  Philippines Adamson
2 24 Carlo de Chavez F  USA Bloomfield
3 36 Orlan Wamar G  Philippines CEU
4 44 Garciano Puerto G  Philippines UC

Roster

2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 00 United States Brill, Loren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1997–01–14 Old Dominion
F 1 Philippines Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G 2 United States Ahanmisi, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–10–16 Adamson
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
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 13 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 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/F 21 United States Wong, Adrian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996–02–10 Ateneo
C 25 Philippines Zaldivar, Keith (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1996–05–25 Adamson
C 42 Australia Laput, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–08–26 De La Salle
F 57 Philippines Dionisio, Aris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
G 65 Philippines Mendoza, Jed (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996–06–21 UE
F/C 88 Philippines Escoto, Russel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
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 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 3
7 Converge FiberXers 5 6 .455[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Blackwater Bossing 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364 5
10 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 0 11 .000 9
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 c Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
June: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 5 TNT L 72–78 Ian Sangalang (18) Calvin Abueva (12) Jio Jalalon (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
8,241 		0–1
2 June 10 Converge L 82–89 (OT) Ian Sangalang (22) Calvin Abueva (13) Jio Jalalon (9) Ynares Center 0–2
3 June 15 NorthPort W 80–77 Calvin Abueva (23) Calvin Abueva (12) Jio Jalalon (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 June 17 San Miguel L 81–87 Mark Barroca (25) Barroca, Laput (8) Mark Barroca (7) Ynares Center 1–3
5 June 19 Barangay Ginebra W 89–84 Ian Sangalang (24) Ian Sangalang (9) Mark Barroca (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–3
6 June 24 Phoenix Super LPG W 95–77 Mark Barroca (21) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 3–3
July: 5–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 2 NLEX W 87–73 Mark Barroca (18) Ian Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 July 8 Terrafirma W 104–83 Ian Sangalang (20) Laput, Sangalang (7) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 July 15 Meralco W 97–88 (OT) Paul Lee (21) Ian Sangalang (15) Jio Jalalon (8) Ynares Center 6–3
10 July 20 Rain or Shine W 118–87 Jerrick Ahanmisi (19) Jio Jalalon (11) Jio Jalalon (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 July 22 Blackwater W 75–66 Paul Lee (22) Calvin Abueva (10) Mark Barroca (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel123
8Blackwater93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
5Meralco3
4Barangay Ginebra1
5Meralco2
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT3
2TNT116
7Converge95
2TNT4
(best-of-3)
3Magnolia2
3Magnolia2
6NLEX1
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Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–5
Quarterfinals: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 24 NLEX W 98–89 Mark Barroca (24) Calvin Abueva (8) Jalalon, Lee (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 29 NLEX L 77–90 Calvin Abueva (20) Calvin Abueva (7) Barroca, Jalalon (5) Filoil EcoOil Centre 1–1
3 July 31 NLEX W 112–106 (OT) Ian Sangalang (24) Ian Sangalang (11) Abueva, Jalalon (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
Semifinals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 3 TNT L 96–108 Calvin Abueva (18) Aris Dionisio (13) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 5 TNT W 92–88 Mark Barroca (22) Abueva, Sangalang (8) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 7 TNT L 92–93 Calvin Abueva (18) Ian Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 August 10 TNT L 84–102 Ian Sangalang (19) Dela Rosa, Dionisio, Jalalon (6) Calvin Abueva (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 August 12 TNT W 105–97 Mark Barroca (25) Calvin Abueva (10) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 August 14 TNT L 74–87 Abueva, Sangalang (16) Ian Sangalang (12) Mark Barroca (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,439 		2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Bay Area Dragons (G) 10 2 .833[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 10 2 .833[a] —
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 3 .750 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 5 .583 3
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 6 .500[b] 4
7 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 6 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 7 .417[c] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 7 .417[c] 5
10 Meralco Bolts 4 8 .333[d] 6
11 TNT Tropang Giga 4 8 .333[d] 6
12 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250 7
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 9
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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 10–2
September: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 28, 2022 Terrafirma W 100–92 Nick Rakocevic (45) Nick Rakocevic (25) Mark Barroca (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
October: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 October 1, 2022 Converge W 109–105 Nick Rakocevic (21) Nick Rakocevic (24) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 October 5, 2022 TNT W 94–92 Calvin Abueva (25) Nick Rakocevic (15) Mark Barroca (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 October 12, 2022 NLEX W 111–97 Nick Rakocevic (36) Nick Rakocevic (15) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 October 16, 2022 NorthPort W 109–91 Nick Rakocevic (26) Nick Rakocevic (14) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0
6 October 23, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 97–103 Paul Lee (22) Nick Rakocevic (17) Nick Rakocevic (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,087 		5–1
November: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 6, 2022 Blackwater W 91–69 Rakocevic, Sangalang (17) Nick Rakocevic (15) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,149 		6–1
8 November 12, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 90–80 Nick Rakocevic (18) Nick Rakocevic (18) Jio Jalalon (9) Ynares Center 7–1
9 November 16, 2022 San Miguel W 85–80 Nick Rakocevic (26) Nick Rakocevic (28) Mark Barroca (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1
10 November 19, 2022 Bay Area L 89–95 Nick Rakocevic (26) Nick Rakocevic (19) Mark Barroca (8) PhilSports Arena 8–2
11 November 27, 2022 Meralco W 108–96 Paul Lee (27) Nick Rakocevic (20) Mark Barroca (6) PhilSports Arena 9–2
December: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 December 2, 2022 Rain or Shine W 106–90 Nick Rakocevic (21) Nick Rakocevic (13) Jio Jalalon (12) PhilSports Arena 10–2

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Bay Area126
8Rain or Shine96
1Bay Area3
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel1
4Converge0
5San Miguel2
1Bay Area3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2Magnolia102
7Phoenix Super LPG95
2Magnolia1
(best-of-3)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra2
6NorthPort0
This box:

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 9, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 102–95 Calvin Abueva (19) Nick Rakocevic (13) Mark Barroca (5) PhilSports Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 14, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 84–87 Paul Lee (21) Calvin Abueva (12) Mark Barroca (9) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 December 16, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 96–95 Paul Lee (24) Nick Rakocevic (20) Jio Jalalon (5) PhilSports Arena 1–1
3 December 18, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 80–103 Jio Jalalon (16) Nick Rakocevic (12) Barroca, Jalalon (6) PhilSports Arena 1–2
4 December 21, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 84–99 Calvin Abueva (14) Nick Rakocevic (13) Jio Jalalon (9) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[a] 3
7 Converge FiberXers 6 5 .545 4
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 6
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273 7
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 9 .182 8
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 9
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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
January: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 29 Converge L 109–111 Erik McCree (38) Erik McCree (16) Jio Jalalon (5) Ynares Center 0–1
February: 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 February 3 TNT L 85–93 Paul Lee (24) Erik McCree (16) Calvin Abueva (5) Ynares Center 0–2
3 February 5 San Miguel L 98–100 Paul Lee (19) Erik McCree (8) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,080 		0–3
4 February 10 Phoenix Super LPG W 108–95 Antonio Hester (28) Antonio Hester (12) Hester, Jalalon (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–3
5 February 12 Barangay Ginebra W 118–88 Antonio Hester (28) Antonio Hester (18) Antonio Hester (9) SM Mall of Asia Arena
11,212 		2–3
6 February 16 NLEX W 119–103 Antonio Hester (37) Antonio Hester (15) Jio Jalalon (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 February 22 Rain or Shine W 112–97 Barroca, Jalalon, Lee (19) Antonio Hester (15) Hester, Lee (5) PhilSports Arena 4–3
8 February 26 Meralco L 84–86 Antonio Hester (23) Antonio Hester (15) Abueva, Lee (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
March: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 March 2 NorthPort W 129–109 Antonio Hester (28) Antonio Hester (14) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 March 4 Terrafirma W 121–115 (OT) Antonio Hester (40) Abueva, Hester (17) Jio Jalalon (9) PhilSports Arena 6–4
11 March 8 Blackwater W 110–95 Calvin Abueva (27) Antonio Hester (20) Jio Jalalon (11) Ynares Center 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT132
8Phoenix Super LPG105
1TNT3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco1
4Meralco113*
5Magnolia107
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra2
2San Miguel121
7Converge105
2San Miguel0
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra127
6NLEX93

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 22 Meralco L 107–113 (OT) Paul Lee (22) Antonio Hester (19) Calvin Abueva (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Loren Brill May 29, 2022[5] Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed
Ronnie De Leon

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Nick Rakocevic September 28, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) December 21, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 12–5
Governors' Cup Erik McCree January 29, 2023 (vs. Converge) February 5, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) 0–3
Antonio Hester February 10, 2023 (vs. Phoenix) March 22, 2023 (vs. Meralco) 7–2

Awards

Recipient Honors Date awarded
Paul Lee 2023 PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player March 12, 2023[6]
Calvin Abueva 2022–23 PBA Mythical Second Team November 5, 2023[7]
Jio Jalalon 2022–23 PBA All-Defensive Team
2022–23 PBA Defensive Player of the Year November 19, 2023[8]

References

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  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia keeps lineup intact with Brill, De Leon contract extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lee four-pointers highlight Team Japeth All-Star Game triumph". PBA.ph. March 12, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.