2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season

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.

2012-13 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coachOlsen Racela
Gee Abanilla (Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)Petron Corporation
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–8
(.429)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by San Mig Coffee in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–6
(.571)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(def. by Talk N' Text 0-2)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–1
(.889)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
(def. by San Mig Coffee 3-4)
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons

Key dates
  • August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft was held in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
  • August 22: Ato Agustin was replaced as head coach by assistant coach Olsen Racela. Team consultant Rajko Toroman was made assistant coach, with a more active role anticipated.[1]
  • October 24: Petron management gave full control of the team to Olsen Racela, with Toroman no longer active.[2] Racela appointed Gee Abanilla as lead assistant coach.[3]

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 June Mar 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 2 Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU
SF 3 Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall
PG 5 Cabagnot, Alex (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaii-Hilo
SF 7 Deutchman, Jason (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) San Diego
PF 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) NU
PF 12 Isip, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FEU
SF 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G 21 Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
C 22 Fajardo, Junmar (R) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UC
F/C 24 Sison, Magi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UP Diliman
PG 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
SF 29 Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
F/C 44 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
SG 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Leo Austria (Lyceum)
  • Koy Banal (Mapua)
  • Biboy Ravanes (UC)
  • John Todd Purves
Team manager
  • Siot Tangquincen (UST)


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

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

Game log
2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
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
2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log
2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5 March 1 Air21 60–53 Balkman (25) Balkman (13) Lanete (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 boxscore
6 March 3 Barako Bull 91–78 Balkman (33) Balkman (14) Lanete (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 boxscore
7 March 8 Alaska 73–83 Miranda (25) Balkman (17) Miranda (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 boxscore
8 March 16 Rain or Shine 87-79 June Mar Fajardo June Mar Fajardo Alex Cabagnot Panabo, Davao del Norte 6-2
9 March 22 Talk 'N Text Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

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
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 82–76 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; 8th-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

Playoffs

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
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupRenaldo BalkmanFebruary 8 (vs. GlobalPort)March 8 (vs. Alaska)5–2
Rodney WhiteMarch 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text)March 27 (vs. Alaska)0–2
Henry SimsApril 5 (vs. Meralco)April 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text)2–4
Governors' CupElijah MillsapAugust 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 Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  3. Olsen Racela taps Gee Abanilla as Petron lead assistant coach Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  4. PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 12, 2013
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