2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Ariel Vanguardia
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (.364)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Phoenix Fuel Masters 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
Matthew Wright	G	Canada	none	St. Bonaventure

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	2	Gelo Alolino	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
2	10	Jeoffrey Javillonar	F	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
3	16	Nico Paolo Javelona	G	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU
3	18	Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr.	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Roster

Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Alolino, Gelo (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U F 7 Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo G 8 Wilson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–01–18 José Rizal F 12 Hayes, Marvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–13 José Rizal G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern F/C 18 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–07–10 Ateneo G 22 Dehesa, Karl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–24 Waldorf G 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum F 28 Wilson, Willy (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–01–30 De La Salle G 31 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran G/F 33 Ababou, Dylan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–12–07 UST C 34 Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian G/F 35 Wright, Matthew (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–03–07 St. Bonaventure F 88 Eriobu, Joseph (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa	Head coach Ariel Vanguardia Assistant coach(es) Justino Pinat (1st Assistant) Nic Belasco Caesar Polhen Will Voigt (Consultant) Team manager Paolo Bugia 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: 6–5
November: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 23 Blackwater L 87–94 Simon Enciso (25) Willy Wilson (14) Cyrus Baguio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 November 30 San Miguel W 92–85 JC Intal (22) Willy Wilson (18) Simon Enciso (9) Ynares Center 1–1
December : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 December 4 Mahindra W 114–104 JC Intal (24) Prince Caperal (17) Baguio, Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 10 Star L 79–123 Simon Enciso (16) Willy Wilson (7) Enciso, W. Wilson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 December 16 TNT L 98–117 Mark Borboran (18) Borboran, Caperal (6) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 December 21 Meralco W 94–90 Matthew Wright (22) Borboran, Caperal, Wright (8) Cyrus Baguio (10) Filoil Flying V Centre 3–3 7 December 28 GlobalPort W 101–99 Mark Borboran (23) Matthew Wright (9) Baguio, Wright (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–3
January : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 January 8 Rain or Shine L 82–97 Matthew Wright (26) Matthew Wright (12) Enciso, Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 January 18 NLEX W 102–91 Simon Enciso (21) Matthew Wright (12) Matthew Wright (9) Cuneta Astrodome 5–4 10 January 22 Barangay Ginebra W 79–73 Matthew Wright (18) Willy Wilson (12) Matthew Wright (5) PhilSports Arena 6–4 11 January 27 Alaska L 85–106 Matthew Wright (18) Matthew Wright (8) Matthew Wright (4) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	98
	8	Rain or Shine	91
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	GlobalPort	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	3
	3	Star	2
	6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 4 Star L 83–114 Matthew Wright (19) Doug Kramer (12) Dehesa, Intal (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 February 6 Star L 71–91 Matthew Wright (24) Willy Wilson (10) JC Intal (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
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: 4–7
March: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 18 Blackwater W 118–116 (2OT) Eugene Phelps (53) Eugene Phelps (21) RJ Jazul (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0 2 March 22 Star L 82–101 Jameel McKay (34) Jameel McKay (20) RJ Jazul (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 March 26 TNT L 109–134 Jameel McKay (31) Jameel McKay (11) JC Intal (5) Ynares Center 1–2
April : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 April 1 Barangay Ginebra W 94–91 Matthew Wright (27) Jameel McKay (28) Cyrus Baguio (5) University of Southeastern Philippines Gym 2–2 5 April 7 San Miguel L 88–110 Jameel McKay (21) Jameel McKay (16) Matthew Wright (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 6 April 12 Rain or Shine L 94–96 Jameel McKay (27) Jameel McKay (18) Jameel McKay (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 April 21 Alaska W 94–86 Jameel McKay (42) Jameel McKay (22) RJ Jazul (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 All-Star Break
May : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 May 3 Meralco L 66–81 Jameel McKay (16) Jameel McKay (16) RJ Jazul (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 May 5 GlobalPort W 84–72 Jameel McKay (22) Jameel McKay (20) six players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 May 21 Mahindra L 121–122 (OT) Jameel McKay (18) Jameel McKay (12) Jameel McKay (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–6 11 May 27 NLEX L 114–116 Matthew Wright (42) Jameel McKay (14) four players (4) Ynares Center 4–7
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
												4	TNT	2
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
							2	San Miguel	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 6 San Miguel L 96–115 Jameel McKay (20) Jameel McKay (13) Matthew Wright (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
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: 2–9
July: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 19 Kia W 118–105 Eugene Phelps (33) Eugene Phelps (14) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 22 Alaska W 95–93 Eugene Phelps (29) Eugene Phelps (14) RJ Jazul (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 3 July 26 GlobalPort L 91–100 Eugene Phelps (32) Eugene Phelps (17) Eugene Phelps (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 July 30 NLEX L 91–95 Eugene Phelps (31) Eugene Phelps (18) Eugene Phelps (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
August : 0–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 August 6 Blackwater L 86–92 Jazul, Phelps (13) Eugene Phelps (17) Willy Wilson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 August 18 Meralco L 104–107 Brandon Brown (38) Brandon Brown (9) RJ Jazul (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 August 23 Star L 81–100 Brandon Brown (33) Brandon Brown (23) RJ Jazul (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 August 25 TNT L 103–110 Brandon Brown (49) Brandon Brown (19) three players (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 August 30 Barangay Ginebra L 92–105 Brandon Brown (26) Brandon Brown (18) RJ Jazul (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–7
September: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 10 September 13 Rain or Shine L 111–116 Matthew Wright (36) Brandon Brown (20) Brandon Brown (4) Ynares Center 2–8 11 September 20 San Miguel L 107–109 Brandon Brown (30) Brandon Brown (17) Brown, Wright (4) Ynares Center 2–9
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Eugene Phelps		14	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	1–0
	Jameel McKay		5	March 22 (vs. Star)	June 6 (vs. San Miguel)	3–8
Governors' Cup	Eugene Phelps		4	July 19 (vs. Kia)	August 6 (vs. Blackwater)	2–3
	Brandon Brown		23	August 18 (vs. Meralco)	September 20 (vs. San Miguel)	0–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
JC Intal	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 4, 2016	[1]
Matthew Wright	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 23, 2017	[2]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg)	April 26, 2017	[3]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Luzon leg)	April 28, 2017	[4]

References

1. "Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix". Inquirer.net. December 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
2. "Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game". Inquirer.net. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
3. Sacamos, Karlo (April 26, 2017). "Gilas made to sweat by Mindanao selection as PBA All-Star game ends in a draw". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
4. Ballesteros, Jan (April 28, 2017). "Gilas young turks show mettle by beating veteran-laden Luzon selection in PBA All-Stars". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.