2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
General ManagerAlvin Patrimonio
Owner(s)San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–5
(50%)
Place4th in group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 2–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons

The 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 9 Jerom Lastimosa G  Philippines Adamson
3 33 RV Berjay F  Philippines Ateneo
4 42 Ry dela Rosa G  USA JRU

Roster

Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
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 Injured 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
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
G 17 Philippines Alfaro, Peter (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda
F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
C 20 United States Ratliffe, Ricardo (CI) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1989–02–20 Missouri
F 22 United States Lucero, Zavier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Philippines
F 23 British Hong Kong Eriobu, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
G 30 Philippines Lastimosa, Jerom (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–07–01 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 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996–06–21 UE
G 77 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
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


Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–5
August: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 18 Meralco L 94–99 Glenn Robinson III (29) Glenn Robinson III (11) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 23 Converge W 105–93 Glenn Robinson III (28) Ian Sangalang (8) Paul Lee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 29 TNT L 82–88 Glenn Robinson III (19) Glenn Robinson III (15) Lee, Robinson III (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
September: 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 September 1 Terrafirma W 124–103 Jerrick Ahanmisi (24) Glenn Robinson III (13) Paul Lee (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 September 4 NorthPort W 105–94 Glenn Robinson III (25) Zavier Lucero (12) Paul Lee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 September 7 Meralco L 74–82 Zavier Lucero (14) Zavier Lucero (13) Mark Barroca (5) Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center 3–3
7 September 12 Terrafirma W 99–98 Shabazz Muhammad (20) Calvin Abueva (7) Mark Barroca (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–3
8 September 17 TNT L 82–88 Shabazz Muhammad (30) Shabazz Muhammad (17) Mark Barroca (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4
9 September 20 NorthPort W 110–94 Aris Dionisio (30) Zavier Lucero (12) Mark Barroca (12) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
10 September 23 Converge L 82–89 Abueva, Alfaro (11) Rafi Reavis (9) Abueva, Mendoza, Rice (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 25 Rain or Shine L 105–109 Rayvonte Rice (16) Paul Lee (9) Paul Lee (13) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 27 Rain or Shine W 121–69 Jabari Bird (22) Jabari Bird (13) Mark Barroca (10) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 Rain or Shine L 106–111 (OT) Jabari Bird (31) Calvin Abueva (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 1–2
4 October 1 Rain or Shine W 129–100 Jabari Bird (30) Jed Mendoza (7) Barroca, Lee (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 October 5 Rain or Shine L 103–113 Jabari Bird (23) Jabari Bird (15) Paul Lee (7) Ynares Center 2–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 5 2 .714 1
3 Converge FiberXers 7 3 .700 0.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 6 3 .667 1
5 Eastern (G) 6 3 .667 1
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 3 .667 1
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 3 .625 1.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 .500 2.5
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 5 .375 3.5
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 3 6 .333 4
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 6 .333 4
12 Blackwater Bossing 2 7 .222 5
13 Terrafirma Dyip (E) 0 10 .000 7.5
Updated to match(es) played on January 14, 2025. 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]
(E) Eliminated; (G) Guests

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–6
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 28, 2024 Blackwater W 118–100 Ricardo Ratliffe (30) Ricardo Ratliffe (18) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
December: 1–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 1, 2024 Converge L 91–93 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Rome dela Rosa (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 December 4, 2024 NorthPort L 103–107 Jerom Lastimosa (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Jerom Lastimosa (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
4 December 11, 2024 TNT L 100–103 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–3
5 December 18, 2024 Rain or Shine L 100–102 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Barroca, Lee (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–4
6 December 20, 2024 NLEX W 99–95 (OT) Ricardo Ratliffe (38) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Mark Barroca (8) PhilSports Arena 2–4
7 December 25, 2024 Barangay Ginebra L 92–95 Ricardo Ratliffe (17) Ricardo Ratliffe (16) Barroca, Ratliffe (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,198 		2–5
January: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 January 10, 2025 Terrafirma W 89–84 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (11) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–5
9 January 12, 2025 San Miguel L 78–85 Ricardo Ratliffe (24) Ricardo Ratliffe (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 3–6
10 January 16, 2025 Phoenix PhilSports Arena
11 January 26, 2025 Eastern Ynares Center
12 January 31, 2025 Meralco PhilSports Arena

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Joseph Eriobu August 2, 2024 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed [4]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Jackson Corpuz 1 Power forward Released [4]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024[5] To Magnolia
Zavier Lucero 		To NorthPort
Jio Jalalon
Abu Tratter

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Glenn Robinson III August 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco) September 4, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) 3–2 [6]
Shabazz Muhammad September 12, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) September 17, 2024 (vs. TNT) 1–1 [7]
Rayvonte Rice September 23, 2024 (vs. Converge) September 25, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) 0–2 [8]
Jabari Bird September 27, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) October 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) 2–2 [9]
Commissioner's Cup Ricardo Ratliffe November 28, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) 3–6 [10]

References

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  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Ramos, Gerry (August 2, 2024). "Jackson Corpuz's five-season stint at Magnolia comes to an end". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "PBA Governors' Cup: A mix of old and new imports coming over". PBA.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 6, 2024). "Magnolia goes with Shabazz Muhammad in GR3's place for Panabo game". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 22, 2024). "Magnolia brings in Rayvonte Rice as new import heading to QFs". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 26, 2024). "Magnolia brings in fourth Govs' Cup import in Jabari Bird". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 15, 2024). "Ricardo Ratliffe reunites with Magnolia Hotshots in PBA comeback". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 16, 2024.