2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season

2012-13 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coach Olsen Racela
Gee Abanilla (Governors' Cup)
Owner(s) Petron Corporation
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record 6–8
(.429)
Place 7th
Playoff finish Quarterfinalist
(eliminated by San Mig Coffee in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 8–6
(.571)
Place 3rd
Playoff finish Quarterfinalist
(def. by Talk N' Text 0-2)
Governors' Cup results
Record 8–1
(.889)
Place 2nd
Playoff finish Runner-up
(def. by San Mig Coffee 3-4)
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons
2011–12 2013–14

The 2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team placed seventh in the Philippine Cup, third in the Commissioner's Cup and second in the Governors' Cup. It had three draft picks: two Filipino and one American.

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Junmar Fajardo C  Philippines Cebu
1 3 Alex Mallari G/F  United States Lewis-Clark State
3 5 Mark Sarangay F/C  Philippines Mapúa

Roster

Petron Blaze Boosters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 2 Philippines Miranda, Dennis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU
SF 3 United States Lutz, Chris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall
PG 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaii-Hilo
SF 7 United States Deutchman, Jason (R) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) San Diego
PF 10 Philippines Ildefonso, Danny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) NU
PF 12 Philippines Isip, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FEU
SF 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G 21 Philippines Hubalde, Paolo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
C 22 Philippines Fajardo, Junmar (R) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UC
F/C 24 Philippines Sison, Magi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UP Diliman
PG 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
SF 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
F/C 44 Philippines Kramer, Doug style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
SG 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Leo Austria (Lyceum)
  • Philippines Koy Banal (Mapua)
  • Philippines Biboy Ravanes (UC)
  • United States John Todd Purves
Team manager
  • Philippines Siot Tangquincen (UST)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=PBB}}

Game log

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup game log
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Talk 'N Text 105    
  8  Air21 100    
            1  Talk 'N Text 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5  Alaska 2  
  4  Meralco 0  
  5  Alaska 2    
    1  Talk 'N Text 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3  Rain or Shine 0
  2  San Mig Coffee 92*    
  7  Petron Blaze 87    
            2  San Mig Coffee 2
    (Best-of-3)     3  Rain or Shine 4    
  3  Rain or Shine 2  
  6  Barangay Ginebra 1    

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup playoff game log
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

  y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,   x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,   w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,   e  – eliminated

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie
y - Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 –
y - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
x - Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571 3 1.19
x - San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571 3 0.84
x - Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500 4 1.01
x - Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500 4 1.00
w - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 4 0.99
w - Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
e - Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
e - GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
2012–13 schedule

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Alaska 87    
  8  Air21 81    
            1  Alaska 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4  San Mig Coffee 1  
  4  San Mig Coffee 2  
  5  Meralco 1    
    1  Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     7  Barangay Ginebra 0
  2  Rain or Shine 83 79  
  7  Barangay Ginebra 90 81  
            7  Barangay Ginebra 3
    (Best-of-3)     6  Talk 'N Text 2    
  3  Petron 0  
  6  Talk 'N Text 2    

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

  y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,   w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,   e  – eliminated

2013 PBA Governors' Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie PO
y- Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 —
y- San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
y- Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556 3 1.079
y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556 3 0.927
w- GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444 4 1.010
w- Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444 4 0.995
w- Alaska Aces 4 5 .444 4 0.994
w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333 5 0.995
e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333 5 1.049
e- Air21 Express 3 6 .333 5 0.957

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Petron Blaze 101    
  8  Barangay Ginebra 94    
            1  Petron Blaze 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       4  Rain or Shine 1  
  4  Rain or Shine 108  
  5  GlobalPort 106    
    1  Petron Blaze 3
    (#2 twice to beat)     2  San Mig Coffee 4
  2  San Mig Coffee 105 83  
  7  Alaska 112 73  
            2  San Mig Coffee 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3  Meralco 1    
  3  Meralco 86  
  6  Barako Bull 68    


Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 23, 2012[4][5] To Petron Blaze
Magi Sison (from Air21)
Paolo Hubalde (from Air21)
2014 second round pick (from Air21)		 To Air21
Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze)
Robert Reyes (from Petron Blaze)
KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra)
John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra)		 To Barangay Ginebra
Elmer Espiritu (from Air21)
2013 first round pick (from Air21)
August 31, 2012[6] To Petron Blaze
Wesley Gonzales
Hans Thiele		 To Alaska
Dondon Hontiveros

Commissioner's Cup

January 22, 2013[7] To Petron Blaze
Ronald Tubid		 To Barako Bull
Alex Mallari
Jojo Duncil
2014 1st round pick (traded to San Mig Coffee)
June 10, 2013[8] To Petron Blaze
Jason Deutchman
2016 and 2017 2nd round pick		 To GlobalPort
Jay Washington
August 12, 2013[9] To Petron Blaze
Doug Kramer		 To Barako Bull
Dorian Peña
2013 2nd round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Renaldo Balkman February 8 (vs. GlobalPort) March 8 (vs. Alaska) 5–2
Rodney White March 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text) March 27 (vs. Alaska) 0–2
Henry Sims April 5 (vs. Meralco) April 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 2–4
Governors' Cup Elijah Millsap August 16 (vs. Meralco) October 25 (vs. San Mig Coffee) 15–7

References

  1. ↑ Agustin no longer part of Petron staff; Toroman to take on more active role, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 22, 2012
  2. ↑ TIMELINE | Petronovela: A look at the drama surrounding the Petron Blaze Boosters, Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  3. ↑ Olsen Racela taps Gee Abanilla as Petron lead assistant coach, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  4. ↑ PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  5. ↑ PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  6. ↑ Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
  7. ↑ PBA approves of Tubid to Petron and Barako Bull-San Mig Coffee multiplayer trade, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 22, 2013
  8. ↑ GlobalPort deals Japeth Aguilar to Ginebra, acquires Jay Washington from Petron, Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, June 11, 2013
  9. ↑ Petron officially acquires Doug Kramer, sends Dorian Peña back to Barako Bull, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 12, 2013