2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (.636)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Star with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors 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
Alfonzo Gotladera	C/F	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Ateneo

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	8	Reden Celda	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Monfort, Emman 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo G 3 Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo G/F 5 Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson G 6 Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran G/F 8 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST G 9 Lastimosa, Carlo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990–09–03 St. Benilde G 11 Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983–03–31 Far Eastern G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo F/C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–06–23 Ateneo F/C 16 Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines G/F 17 Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa C 19 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo G/F 20 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State F/C 21 Gotladera, Alfonzo (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1992–02–16 Ateneo F/C 37 Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas C 88 Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra (1st Assistant) Jojo Lastimosa Alex Arespacochaga Raymond Celis Claiford Arao Gino Manuel Jaime Serrano Team manager Ronald Dulatre 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: 2–9
November: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 25 Alaska W 99–97 (OT) Sean Anthony (21) Sean Anthony (14) Jonas Villanueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
December : 0–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 December 3 Meralco L 93–106 Sean Anthony (15) Anthony, Soyud (8) Garvo Lanete (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 December 7 Star L 75–99 Lastimosa, J. Villanueva (11) Sean Anthony (6) four players (2) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 December 14 Blackwater L 85–96 Carlo Lastimosa (23) Sean Anthony (11) Kevin Alas (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 December 17 San Miguel L 80–106 Alas, Guinto, J. Villanueva (12) Sean Anthony (11) Jonas Villanueva (5) Xavier University Gym 1–4 6 December 23 Rain or Shine L 97–107 Sean Anthony (22) Sean Anthony (16) Jonas Villanueva (6) PhilSports Arena 1–5
January : 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 7 TNT W 110–98 Carlo Lastimosa (22) Sean Anthony (13) Jonas Villanueva (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 2–5 8 January 13 GlobalPort L 96–110 Carlo Lastimosa (19) Raul Soyud (14) Carlo Lastimosa (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–6 9 January 18 Phoenix L 91–102 Sean Anthony (23) Sean Anthony (8) Jonas Villanueva (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7 10 January 27 Mahindra L 96–106 Eric Camson (17) Bradwyn Guinto (7) Emman Monfort (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–8 11 January 29 Barangay Ginebra L 80–90 Alas, E. Villanueva (14) Bradwyn Guinto (10) Camson, Lanete (3) Cuneta Astrodome 2–9
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: 2–9
March: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 17 Rain or Shine L 105–113 Wayne Chism (27) Wayne Chism (21) Asi Taulava (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 March 19 Meralco L 84–91 Wayne Chism (18) Wayne Chism (17) Sean Anthony (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 March 24 Mahindra L 81–89 Wayne Chism (28) Wayne Chism (21) Jansen Rios (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 March 31 Star L 103–105 Wayne Chism (33) Wayne Chism (19) Wayne Chism (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
April : 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 April 7 TNT L 121–126 (OT) Wayne Chism (35) Wayne Chism (21) Jonas Villanueva (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–5 6 April 12 GlobalPort L 82–85 Wayne Chism (29) Wayne Chism (14) Emman Monfort (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6 7 April 19 Barangay Ginebra L 92–101 Wayne Chism (16) Wayne Chism (8) Anthony, Monfort (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–7 All-Star Break
May : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 May 3 Blackwater L 98–104 Kevin Alas (18) Wayne Chism (15) Chism, J. Villanueva (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–8 9 May 19 San Miguel L 108–114 Wayne Chism (22) Alas, Al-Hussaini, Mallari (7) Kevin Alas (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–9 10 May 24 Alaska W 100–92 Wayne Chism (22) Alex Mallari (8) Monfort, Quiñahan, Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9 11 May 27 Phoenix W 116–114 Alex Mallari (22) Wayne Chism (13) Chism, Mallari (5) Ynares Center 2–9
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: 7–4
July: 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 19 Alaska W 112–104 Aaron Fuller (30) Aaron Fuller (20) Alas, Rios (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 22 Kia W 100–93 Aaron Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (19) Larry Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 July 26 Rain or Shine W 122–114 (2OT) Aaron Fuller (33) Aaron Fuller (20) Larry Fonacier (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 July 30 Phoenix W 95–91 Aaron Fuller (18) Aaron Fuller (24) Fonacier, Mallari (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
August : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 August 5 Barangay Ginebra L 97–110 Aaron Fuller (20) Aaron Fuller (17) Alex Mallari (6) Calasiao Sports Complex 4–1 6 August 13 Meralco W 100–94 Aaron Fuller (25) Aaron Fuller (18) Kevin Alas (4) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1 7 August 18 Blackwater L 106–107 Kevin Alas (19) Alas, Fuller (11) Larry Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 August 27 San Miguel W 103–100 Aaron Fuller (26) Aaron Fuller (22) Alex Mallari (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
September: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 9 September 3 GlobalPort W 109–99 Aaron Fuller (33) Aaron Fuller (20) Cyrus Baguio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 September 13 TNT L 107–112 Aaron Fuller (28) Aaron Fuller (18) Alas, Mallari (5) Ynares Center 7–3 11 September 24 Star L 93–101 Aaron Fuller (16) Aaron Fuller (17) Alas, Mallari (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Star	0
	4	Star	89
	5	NLEX	77
												1	Meralco	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	104
	6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 September 26 Star L 77–89 Aaron Fuller (16) Aaron Fuller (9) Larry Fonacier (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 28[1]	Three-team trade
	To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)	To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
	To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater)
May 2017
May 6[2]	Four-team trade
	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)
	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)	To Meralco Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Wayne Chism		4	March 17 (vs. Rain or Shine)	May 27 (vs. Phoenix)	2–9
Governors' Cup	Aaron Fuller		23	July 19 (vs. Alaska)	September 26 (vs. Star)	7–5

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kevin Alas	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	July 24, 2017	[3]
Larry Fonacier		August 28, 2017	[4]
Juami Tiongson		September 4, 2017	[5]

References

1. Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
2. 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
3. "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
4. "The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier". pba.ph. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
5. "Juami Tiongson seizes the moment". pba.ph. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.