2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season

The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season is the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Louie Alas
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 (.818)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (.364)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters seasons

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster

Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Gamboa, Mike 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–02–26 Philippines-Diliman G 2 Revilla, LA (C / IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle F 3 Perkins, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle G 5 Potts, Davon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1992–12–27 San Beda F 7 Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo F 8 Abueva, Calvin (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian G/F 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State G 12 Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern G 13 Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran F 15 Napoles, Jorey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TIP F/C 18 Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo G 21 Dennison, Ron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–11–21 Far Eastern F/C 22 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda G/F 24 Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran G/F 35 Wright, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure	Head coach Louie Alas Assistant coach(es) Topex Robinson (1st assistant) Carmelo Alas Jon Jacinto Kristofer Reyes Caesar Polhen 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	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[1]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 9–2
January: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 January 16 Meralco W 93–92 (OT) Justin Chua (24) JC Intal (16) JC Intal (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 January 19 TNT W 93–84 (OT) Matthew Wright (23) Jason Perkins (15) Intal, Mallari, Wright (4) Ynares Center 2–0 3 January 23 Columbian W 108–98 Matthew Wright (22) Jason Perkins (11) LA Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
February : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 February 1 Blackwater W 114–95 Calvin Abueva (22) Calvin Abueva (14) Matthew Wright (7) Ynares Center 4–0 5 February 8 NLEX W 83–82 Matthew Wright (17) Abueva, Perkins (11) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 5–0 6 February 10 Rain or Shine L 94–98 (OT) Jason Perkins (27) Calvin Abueva (12) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 February 27 NorthPort W 98–96 Matthew Wright (22) Justin Chua (9) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
March : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 March 1 Alaska W 94–80 Calvin Abueva (21) Calvin Abueva (16) Alex Mallari (6) Mall of Asia Arena 7–1 9 March 6 Magnolia W 89–87 Calvin Abueva (24) Calvin Abueva (13) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 March 10 Barangay Ginebra L 97–100 Calvin Abueva (15) Calvin Abueva (11) Matthew Wright (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2 11 March 16 San Miguel W 96–93 Matthew Wright (25) Jason Perkins (10) Alex Mallari (6) Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
							1	Phoenix	1
		(Best-of-3)					5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
												5	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
							2	Rain or Shine	3
		(Best-of-3)					6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 April 7 Alaska W 91–76 Jason Perkins (31) Calvin Abueva (11) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 April 13 San Miguel L 88–100 Matthew Wright (22) Calvin Abueva (21) Calvin Abueva (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 April 15 San Miguel L 82–92 Calvin Abueva (16) Calvin Abueva (10) Calvin Abueva (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 April 21 San Miguel W 92–90 Abueva, Wright (18) Calvin Abueva (13) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 April 23 San Miguel L 91–114 Calvin Abueva (19) Calvin Abueva (15) Abueva, Dennison, Jazul, Wright (3) Cuneta Astrodome 1–3 5 April 23 San Miguel L 91–114 Matthew Wright (20) Justin Chua (11) LA Revilla (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7
May: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 31 Blackwater W 103–98 Matthew Wright (22) Robert Dozier (16) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
June : 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 June 2 TNT L 88–114 Matthew Wright (21) Robert Dozier (12) LA Revilla (5) Ynares Center 1–1 3 June 7 Meralco L 95–101 Matthew Wright (20) Jason Perkins (13) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 June 9 Rain or Shine L 82–89 Richard Howell (27) Richard Howell (11) Jazul, Wright (5) Ynares Center 1–3 5 June 15 Alaska W 78–76 Richard Howell (24) Richard Howell (29) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 June 22 Magnolia L 96–99 Richard Howell (36) Richard Howell (20) Matthew Wright (8) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4 7 June 26 NorthPort W 97–87 Matthew Wright (28) Richard Howell (15) Alex Mallari (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 June 28 Barangay Ginebra W 111–103 Matthew Wright (32) Richard Howell (21) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
July : 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 9 July 6 Columbian L 98–100 Richard Howell (35) Richard Howell (23) RJ Jazul (9) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5 10 July 10 San Miguel L 108–128 Richard Howell (15) Richard Howell (14) Jazul, Mallari (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 July 12 NLEX L 85–87 RJ Jazul (20) Richard Howell (8) Jazul, Wright (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 4]	4
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 4]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Calvin Abueva	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	March 5, 2019	[4]

References

1. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. "Player of the Week: Calvin Abueva fuels Phoenix's drive". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.