2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season

Magnolia Hotshots
2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
Owner(s)	San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (.727)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (.545)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Alaska with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Magnolia Hotshots seasons

The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season is the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	Lervin Flores	C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Arellano
2	2	Joseph Gabayni	F/C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas	Lyceum
2	4	Julian Sargent	G/F	United States	AMA Titans Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	La Salle
2	8	Gwyne Capacio	F	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers	Ateneo
3	8	Thomas Torres	G	Philippines	Racal Motors Flying V Thunder	La Salle

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	7000200000000000000♠2	Melton, Justin	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1987–04–07	Mount Olive
G	7000300000000000000♠3	Lee, Paul	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989–02–14	UE
F/C	7000400000000000000♠4	Reavis, Rafi	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1977–07–26	Coppin State
G	7000600000000000000♠6	Jalalon, Jio	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–08–02	Arellano
G	7000800000000000000♠8	Simon, Peter June	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–06–01	Mindanao
G/F	7000900000000000000♠9	Herndon, Robbie (R)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–16	San Francisco State
F/C	7001100000000000000♠10	Sangalang, Ian	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20	San Sebastian
G/F	7001120000000000000♠12	Gamalinda, Riego	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1986–05–25	San Beda
G/F	7001130000000000000♠13	Mendoza, Gryann	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–09–09	Far Eastern
G	7001140000000000000♠14	Barroca, Mark (C)	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25	Far Eastern
F	7001150000000000000♠15	Pingris, Marc	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–10–16	PSBA
F	7001170000000000000♠17	Ramos, Aldrech	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1988–04–03	Far Eastern
G/F	7001190000000000000♠19	dela Rosa, Rome	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–11	San Beda
F	7001240000000000000♠24	Travis, Romeo (I)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–12–10	Akron
G	7001290000000000000♠29	Abundo, Alvin	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–10–29	Centro Escolar
F/C	7001320000000000000♠32	Pascual, Kyle	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–04–13	San Beda
F/C	7001910000000000000♠91	Brondial, Rodney	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–11–20	Adamson

Head coach

Chito Victolero

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Webb (1st Assistant)
Johnny Abarrientos
Mon Jose
Angelito Esguerra
Tony Boy Espinosa
Juno Sauler
Paul Sorongon

Team manager

Alvin Patrimonio

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	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Magnolia via head-to-head record.
1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and NLEX by highest quotient. Ginebra is 1.03; Rain or Shine is 1.02; NLEX is 0.95.
1 2 3 4 GlobalPort wins tiebreaker against Phoenix, TNT and Blackwater by highest quotient. GlobalPort is 1.14; Phoenix is 1.00; TNT is 0.97; Blackwater is 0.89. TNT then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Phoenix.

Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3

December: 1–1

January : 4–0

February : 3–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	San Miguel	106
8	TNT	93
			1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)		4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra	2
5	Rain or Shine	0
						1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	Magnolia	1
2	Magnolia	86
7	GlobalPort	79
			2	Magnolia	4
	(Best-of-3)		6	NLEX	2
3	Alaska	0
6	NLEX	2

Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 6–6

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Semifinals: 4–2

Finals: 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against TNT via head-to-head record.
1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Magnolia by highest quotient. Barangay Ginebra is 1.07; San Miguel is 1.02; Magnolia is 0.92.
1 2 Columbian wins tiebreaker against Phoenix via head-to-head record.

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5

May: 3–1

June : 1–4

July : 2–0

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Rain or Shine	113	103
8	GlobalPort	114	97
				1	Rain or Shine	1
	(Best-of-3)			5	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Meralco	0
5	Barangay Ginebra	2
							5	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						6	San Miguel	2
2	Alaska	89
7	Magnolia	78
				2	Alaska	1
	(Best-of-3)			6	San Miguel	3
3	TNT	0
6	San Miguel	2

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	t – Magnolia Hotshots	7	1	.875	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	t – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Blackwater Elite	6	2	.750	1
4	Alaska Aces	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	3	.667	1.5	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	TNT KaTropa	4	4	.500	3
7	NLEX Road Warriors	4	5	.444	3.5
8	San Miguel Beermen	3	4	.429	3.5
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	6	.250	5
10	Meralco Bolts	2	6	.250	5
11	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	1	4	.200	4.5
12	e – Columbian Dyip	0	8	.000	7

Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2018. Source: PBA.ph
e – Eliminated; t – Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 6–1

August: 1–0

September : 3–1

October: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
6	October 3	Columbian	W 113–95	Romeo Travis (32)	Romeo Travis (14)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1
7	October 10	Blackwater	W 133–99	Romeo Travis (22)	Jalalon, Travis (12)	Jio Jalalon (13)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–1

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

October
October 29, 2017^[2]	To Magnolia Draft rights to Robert Herndon Draft rights to Gian Abrigo	To GlobalPort Draft rights to Lervin Flores Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni Draft rights to Julian Sargent

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Vernon Macklin	22	May 6 (vs. Phoenix)	May 18 (vs. Meralco)	3–1
	Curtis Kelly	74	June 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 6 (vs. Blackwater)	0–2
	Justin Jackson	5	June 10 (vs. Alaska)	June 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	1–2
	Wayne Chism	1	July 4 (vs. NLEX)	July 10 (vs. Alaska)	2–1
Governors' Cup	Romeo Travis	24	August 22 (vs. NLEX)		6–1

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Paul Lee	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 15, 2018	^[3]
	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	May 21, 2018	^[4]
	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	October 2, 2018	^[5]

References

↑ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
↑ GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.
↑ "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
↑ "For providing spark to keep Hotshots' hot streak, Paul Lee named PBA Player of the Week". SPIN.ph. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".

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[table_hth_MAG0.85744530794092-2] 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Magnolia via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.85744530794092-3] 1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and NLEX by highest quotient. Ginebra is 1.03; Rain or Shine is 1.02; NLEX is 0.95.

[table_hth_GP0.85744530794092-4] 1 2 3 4 GlobalPort wins tiebreaker against Phoenix, TNT and Blackwater by highest quotient. GlobalPort is 1.14; Phoenix is 1.00; TNT is 0.97; Blackwater is 0.89. TNT then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Phoenix.

[table_hth_ALA0.27082010697146-5] 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against TNT via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.27082010697146-6] 1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Magnolia by highest quotient. Barangay Ginebra is 1.07; San Miguel is 1.02; Magnolia is 0.92.

[table_hth_COL0.27082010697146-7] 1 2 Columbian wins tiebreaker against Phoenix via head-to-head record.

[1] San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

[8] GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.

[9] "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[10] "For providing spark to keep Hotshots' hot streak, Paul Lee named PBA Player of the Week". SPIN.ph. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[11] "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".