2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season

NLEX Road Warriors
2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (a MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (.545)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 4th 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	2	Kiefer Ravena	G	Philippines		Ateneo
2	13	John Grospe	F	Philippines	Team Batangas JRU Heavy Bombers	JRU
3	26	Gabriel Dagangon	G	Philippines	AMA Online Education Titans Racal Tile Masters	Perpetual

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	5000000000000000000♠0	Uyloan, Jonathan	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–26	Golden West
G	7000100000000000000♠1	Monfort, Emman	7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	1989–07–02	Ateneo
F/C	7000200000000000000♠2	Miranda, Michael (S)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
G	7000300000000000000♠3	Tiongson, Juami	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–02–05	Ateneo
G/F	7000500000000000000♠5	Rios, Jansen	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
G	7000600000000000000♠6	Alas, Kevin	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
G/F	7000700000000000000♠7	Galanza, Bong	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–12–21	UE
G/F	7000800000000000000♠8	Baguio, Cyrus	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–08–19	UST
G	7000900000000000000♠9	Paniamogan, Philip	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–05–30	José Rizal
F/C	7001100000000000000♠10	Marcelo, Dave	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
G/F	7001110000000000000♠11	Mallari, Alex	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1987–03–26	Lewis–Clark State
G/F	7001120000000000000♠12	Fonacier, Larry (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
G	7001150000000000000♠15	Ravena, Kiefer (R / S)	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–10–27	Ateneo
F/C	7001160000000000000♠16	Soyud, Raul	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–01–14	Philippines
F	7001170000000000000♠17	Ighalo, Kenneth	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–11	Mapúa
F/C	7001210000000000000♠21	Gotladera, Alfonzo (IN)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1992–02–16	Ateneo
F	7001230000000000000♠23	Fuller, Aaron (I)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989–12–03	Southern California
G	7001260000000000000♠26	Tallo, Mark (R)	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Southwestern-U
F/C	7001370000000000000♠37	Quiñahan, J. R.	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1984–05–08	Visayas
C	7001880000000000000♠88	Taulava, Asi	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Adonis Tierra (1st Assistant)
Claiford Arao
Alex Arespacochaga
Jojo Lastimosa
Jonas Mendoza
Jaime Serrano

Team manager

Ronald Dulatre
Raymond Celis (Assistant)

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: 6–5

December: 2–0

January : 0–4

February : 4–1

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: 4–4

Quarterfinals: 2–0

Semifinals: 2–4

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: 2–9

April: 0–1

May : 2–3

June : 0–4

July : 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: 4–4

August: 3–1

September: 1–1

October: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
7	October 5	Barangay Ginebra	L 92–106	Larry Fonacier (21)	Aaron Fuller (19)	Aaron Fuller (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	October 10	Phoenix	L 97–123	Aaron Fuller (38)	Aaron Fuller (14)	Monfort, Tallo (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–4

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017^[2]	To NLEX Michael Miranda	To Phoenix 2018 2nd Round Pick (from TNT)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adrian Forbes	14	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	0–1
	Arnett Moultrie	23	May 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 23 (vs. San Miguel)	2–7
	Olu Ashaolu	55	July 4 (vs. Magnolia)	August 22 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2
Governors' Cup	Olu Ashaolu	55	July 4 (vs. Magnolia)	August 22 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2
Governors' Cup	Aaron Fuller	23	August 29 (vs. Columbian)		2–3

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kiefer Ravena	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 27, 2017	^[3]
Kiefer Ravena		February 12, 2018	^[4]
Garvo Lanete		February 19, 2018	^[5]
Mark Tallo	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 20, 2018	^[6]

References

↑ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
↑ , pba.ph, November 6, 2017.
↑ "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
↑ "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
↑ "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
↑ "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".

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[table_hth_MAG0.27345252748274-2] 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Magnolia via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.27345252748274-3] 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_GP0.27345252748274-4] 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_ALA0.34658980246009-5] 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against TNT via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.34658980246009-6] 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_COL0.34658980246009-7] 1 2 Columbian wins tiebreaker against Phoenix via head-to-head record.

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

[8] , pba.ph, November 6, 2017.

[9] "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

[10] "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[11] "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[12] "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".

NLEX Road Warriors
Founded in 2014 Owned by the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
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Head coaches	Fernandez Guiao
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