2016–17 Kia Picanto season

The 2016–17 Kia Picanto season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 Kia Picanto (PBA team) season
Head coach	Manny Pacquiao
Owner(s)	Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–11 (.000)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Kia Picanto (PBA team) seasons

Key dates

2016

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Russel Escoto	F/C	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	4	Joseph Eriobu	F	Hong Kong	Caida Tile Masters	Mapua
3	17	Cedrick Ablaza	F	Philippines	Cagayan Rising Suns	STI
4	19	Jan Niccolo Jamon	G	Philippines	Cafe France Bakers	EAC
5	23	Paolo Pontejos	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	JRU

Roster

Kia Picanto roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Celda, Reden (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1992–03–01 National-U F 1 Corpuz, Jackson (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian G 2 Revilla, LA (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle G/F 6 Nimes, Josan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapúa G/F 7 Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran G 8 Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal G 9 Elorde, Nico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1991–10–04 Ateneo C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano F/C 14 Deutchman, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1987–09–27 San Diego State G 17 Pacquiao, Manny 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1978–12–17 NDDU F 21 Camson, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1990–05–12 Adamson F 24 Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U F 27 Yee, Mark (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian (Cavite) F 28 Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–21 AMA F/C 33 Escoto, Russel (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern F/C 81 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian F 88 Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo	Head coach Manny Pacquiao Assistant coach(es) Chris Gavina (1st Assistant) Rob Wainwright Romulo Orillosa Marlon Martin Alex Angeles Rich Alvarez Joe Lipa (Consultant) Team manager Eric Pineda Joe Ramos (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	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
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
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
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. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
2. 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.
3. Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
4. Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8
November: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 25 GlobalPort L 75–97 Alex Mallari (17) Alex Mallari (9) Alex Mallari (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 November 30 Rain or Shine L 83–105 Escoto, Mallari, Paniamogan (10) Alex Mallari (10) Josan Nimes (2) Ynares Center 0–2
December : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 December 4 Phoenix L 104–114 Alex Mallari (19) Joseph Eriobu (10) four players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 December 11 San Miguel L 91–94 Alex Mallari (21) Alex Mallari (8) Mallari, Revilla (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4 5 December 16 Barangay Ginebra L 70–89 Mark Yee (15) Mark Yee (8) Mallari, Paniamogan, Revilla (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5 6 December 25 Blackwater W 97–93 (OT) Alex Mallari (23) Mark Yee (14) Alex Mallari (4) Philippine Arena 1–5
January : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 11 Meralco W 105–92 Philip Paniamogan (25) Jason Ballesteros (8) Alex Mallari (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 January 18 TNT L 92–104 Alex Mallari (19) Araña, Deutchman, Mallari (7) Alex Mallari (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–6 9 January 22 Alaska L 91–107 Alex Mallari (23) Jason Ballesteros (6) Alex Mallari (8) PhilSports Arena 2–7 10 January 27 NLEX W 106–96 Alex Mallari (30) Ballesteros, Mallari (10) Alex Mallari (9) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7
February : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 February 1 Star L 87–124 Mallari, Salva (15) Jason Ballesteros (8) LA Revilla (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–8
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]	—
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
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
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. 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.
2. 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.
3. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–8
March: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 17 Meralco L 86–94 James White (33) James White (16) Alex Mallari (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 March 19 Rain or Shine L 95–99 (OT) James White (29) James White (21) Alex Mallari (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 March 24 NLEX W 89–81 James White (30) James White (23) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 March 29 Alaska L 92–98 James White (30) James White (14) Celda, Mallari (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–3
April : 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 April 5 Star L 83–97 Alex Mallari (24) Keith Wright (14) Keith Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 April 9 TNT L 84–86 Keith Wright (26) Keith Wright (13) Keith Wright (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–5 7 April 19 San Miguel L 80–109 Keith Wright (16) Keith Wright (12) LA Revilla (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–6 8 April 23 GlobalPort L 86–105 Keith Wright (23) Keith Wright (9) LA Revilla (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7 All-Star Break
May : 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 9 May 7 Blackwater W 96–87 Reden Celda (18) Keith Wright (16) Celda, Revilla (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7 10 May 21 Phoenix W 122–121 (OT) LA Revilla (26) Keith Wright (21) LA Revilla (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–7
June : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 June 2 Barangay Ginebra L 80–94 Keith Wright (21) Keith Wright (22) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
3. Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 0–11
July: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 19 Phoenix L 105–118 Markeith Cummings (31) Markeith Cummings (10) Markeith Cummings (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 22 NLEX L 93–100 Markeith Cummings (30) Markeith Cummings (15) Reden Celda (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2 3 July 28 TNT L 96–106 Markeith Cummings (27) Markeith Cummings (7) Nico Elorde (6) Ynares Center 0–3
August : 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 August 2 Barangay Ginebra L 99–120 Reden Celda (21) Jason Ballesteros (10) LA Revilla (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4 5 August 6 Meralco L 97–112 Markeith Cummings (20) Markeith Cummings (7) LA Revilla (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5 6 August 13 Rain or Shine L 86–94 Markeith Cummings (30) Markeith Cummings (12) LA Revilla (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–6 7 August 20 GlobalPort L 90–102 Markeith Cummings (37) Markeith Cummings (6) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–7
September: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 September 1 Blackwater L 97–118 Geron Johnson (28) Jackson Corpuz (10) Geron Johnson (6) Ynares Center 0–8 9 September 10 Alaska L 94–102 Geron Johnson (39) Geron Johnson (9) Geron Johnson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–9 10 September 16 San Miguel L 112–118 Geron Johnson (42) Geron Johnson (10) Geron Johnson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–10 11 September 22 Star L 81–128 Geron Johnson (27) Corpuz, Johnson (9) Geron Johnson (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–11
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

November
November 3, 2016[1]	To Mahindra Ryan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star)	To San Miguel Keith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star)	To Star Aldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX)

November 3, 2016[2]

To Mahindra Dennice Villamor Franklin Bonifacio

To Barangay Ginebra Paolo Taha

Philippine

February 2017
February 18, 2017[3]	To Mahindra Prince Caperal	To Phoenix Joseph Eriobu

Free Agency

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason left	New Team
Niño Canaleta[4]	9	Forward	Waived	GlobalPort Batang Pier

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	James White		1	March 17 (vs. Meralco)	March 29 (vs. Alaska)	1–3
	Keith Wright		36	April 5 (vs. Star)	May 26 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	2–5
Governors' Cup	Markeith Cummings		3	July 19 (vs. Phoenix)	August 20 (vs. GlobalPort)	0–7
	Geron Johnson		55	September 1 (vs. Kia)	September 22 (vs. Star)	0–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Alex Mallari	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 26, 2016	[5]

References

1. RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
2. paolo taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
3. paolo taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
4. "KG Canaleta goes to Globalport as Mahindra loses another key player after Aldrech Ramos". spin.ph. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
5. "Player of the Week: Mallari ties career best". Inquirer.net. December 26, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.