2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Ariel Vanguardia
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (.364)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	2–3 (.400)
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons

The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Matthew Wright	G	Canada	none	St. Bonaventure

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	2	Gelo Alolino	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
2	10	Jeoffrey Javillonar	F	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
3	16	Nico Paolo Javelona	G	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU
3	18	Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr.	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Roster

Phoenix Fuel Masters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	1	PHI !	Alolino, Gelo (R)	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–01–04	National-U
2.5 !G/F	3	PHI !	Baguio, Cyrus	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–08–19	UST
5.5 !F/C	4	USA !	Phelps, Eugene (I)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1990–01–23	Long Beach State
5.5 !F/C	6	CAN !	Torres, Norbert	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–01–12	De La Salle
2.5 !G/F	7	PHI !	Intal, JC	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–18	Ateneo
1.5 !G	8	PHI !	Wilson, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1987–01–18	José Rizal
2.5 !G/F	12	PHI !	Hayes, Marvin	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–05–13	José Rizal
5.5 !F/C	18	PHI !	Kramer, Doug	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1983–07–10	Ateneo
1.5 !G	22	USA !	Dehesa, Karl	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1987–05–24	Waldorf
1.5 !G	26	PHI !	Lanete, Chico	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1979–08–01	Lyceum
4.0 !F	28	USA !	Wilson, Willy (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1980–01–30	De La Salle
1.5 !G	31	PHI !	Jazul, RJ	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–11	Letran
5.5 !F/C	34	PHI !	Miranda, Michael	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
2.5 !G/F	35	CAN !	Wright, Matthew (R / IN)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–03–07	St. Bonaventure
4.0 !F	88	HKG !	Eriobu, Joseph (R)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1992–02–12	Mapúa
2.5 !G/F	–	PHI !	Chan, Jeff	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–02–11	Far Eastern

Head coach

Ariel Vanguardia

Assistant coach(es)

Justino Pinat (1st Assistant)
Nic Belasco
Caesar Polhen
Will Voigt (Consultant)

Team manager

Paolo Bugia

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5	Eliminated
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
1 2 3 4 TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
1 2 Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
1 2 Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

November: 1–1

December : 3–2

January : 2–2

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice to beat)
1	San Miguel	98
8	Rain or Shine	91
				1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	GlobalPort	0
							1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						7	Barangay Ginebra	1
2	Alaska	81	97
7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
				7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(Best-of-3)			3	Star	3
3	Star	2
6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	Eliminated
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
1 2 3 Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
1 2 Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7

March: 1–2

April : 2–2

May : 1–3

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice to beat)
1	Barangay Ginebra	96
8	GlobalPort	85
			1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(Best-of-3)		4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	Meralco	1
						4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	115
7	Phoenix	96
			2	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)		3	Star	1
3	Star	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Star Hotshots	3	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	5	1	.833	+0.5
3	Meralco Bolts	4	1	.800	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	1	.750	0.5
5	San Miguel Beermen	2	1	.667	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	TNT KaTropa	2	1	.667	1
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	3	.400	2
9	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	2	.333	2	Eliminated
10	Blackwater Elite	1	3	.250	2.5
11	Alaska Aces	0	4	.000	3.5
12	Kia Picanto	0	6	.000	4.5

Updated to match(es) played on August 13, 2017. Source: PBA.ph

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 2–3

July: 2–2

August: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
5	August 6	Blackwater	L 86–92	Jazul, Phelps (13)	Eugene Phelps (17)	Willy Wilson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Eugene Phelps	14	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	1–0
Commissioner's Cup	Jameel McKay	5	March 22 (vs. Star)	June 6 (vs. San Miguel)	3–8
Governors' Cup	Eugene Phelps	4	July 19 (vs. Kia)		2–3

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
JC Intal	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 4, 2016	^[1]
Matthew Wright	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 23, 2017	^[2]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg)	April 26, 2017	^[3]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Luzon leg)	April 28, 2017	^[4]

References

↑ "Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix". Inquirer.net. December 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
↑ "Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game". Inquirer.net. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
↑ Sacamos, Karlo (April 26, 2017). "Gilas made to sweat by Mindanao selection as PBA All-Star game ends in a draw". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
↑ Ballesteros, Jan (April 28, 2017). "Gilas young turks show mettle by beating veteran-laden Luzon selection in PBA All-Stars". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

Phoenix Fuel Masters
Founded in 2016 Owned by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Franchise	Franchise Draft history Seasons
Head coaches	Koy Banal Ariel Vanguardia
Seasons (2)	2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 PBA season

Team seasons

Succession

2015–16
Seasons

2015–16
Philippine Cup

2016
Commissioner's Cup

2016
Governors' Cup

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