2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season

2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
Owner(s)	San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Alaska with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Alaska, 4–2)
Magnolia Hotshots seasons
← 2016–17 2019 →

The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	Lervin Flores	C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Arellano
2	2	Joseph Gabayni	F/C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas	Lyceum
2	4	Julian Sargent	G/F	United States	AMA Titans Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	La Salle
2	8	Gwyne Capacio	F	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers	Ateneo
3	8	Thomas Torres	G	Philippines	Racal Motors Flying V Thunder	La Salle

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	2	Melton, Justin	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1987–04–07	Mount Olive
G	3	Lee, Paul	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989–02–14	UE
F/C	4	Reavis, Rafi (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1977–07–26	Coppin State
G	6	Jalalon, Jio	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–08–02	Arellano
G	8	Simon, Peter June	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–06–01	Mindanao
G/F	9	Herndon, Robbie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–16	San Francisco State
F/C	10	Sangalang, Ian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20	San Sebastian
G/F	12	Gamalinda, Riego	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1986–05–25	San Beda
G/F	13	Mendoza, Gryann	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–09–09	Far Eastern
G	14	Barroca, Mark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25	Far Eastern
F	15	Pingris, Marc	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–10–16	PSBA
F	17	Ramos, Aldrech	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1988–04–03	Far Eastern
G/F	19	dela Rosa, Rome	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–11	San Beda
G	29	Abundo, Alvin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–10–29	Centro Escolar
F/C	32	Pascual, Kyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–04–13	San Beda
F/C	91	Brondial, Rodney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–11–20	Adamson

Head coach

Chito Victolero

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Webb (1st Assistant)
Johnny Abarrientos
Mon Jose
Angelito Esguerra
Tony Boy Espinosa
Juno Sauler
Paul Sorongon

Team manager

Alvin Patrimonio

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3

December: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 20	Alaska	W 108–95	Paul Lee (30)	Ian Sangalang (10)	three players (6)	Filoil Flying V Centre	1–0
2	December 25	Barangay Ginebra	L 78–89	Ian Sangalang (25)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Mark Barroca (9)	Philippine Arena 22,531	1–1

January: 4–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	January 10	Kia	W 124–77	Justin Melton (23)	Ian Sangalang (9)	Justin Melton (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	January 14	NLEX	W 105–94	Paul Lee (21)	Marc Pingris (15)	Mark Barroca (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1
5	January 20	Phoenix	W 97–91	Paul Lee (20)	Marc Pingris (17)	Marc Pingris (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–1
6	January 27	TNT	W 91–83	Mark Barroca (20)	Justin Melton (10)	Barroca, Jalalon (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1

February: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	February 2	Blackwater	W 78–72	Barroca, Ramos (14)	Marc Pingris (12)	Marc Pingris (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	6–1
8	February 4	San Miguel	L 76–77	Mark Barroca (21)	Marc Pingris (14)	three players (4)	Ynares Center	6–2
9	February 10	Rain or Shine	L 95–101	Aldrech Ramos (27)	Rafi Reavis (11)	Jio Jalalon (8)	Calasiao Sports Complex	6–3
10	February 16	GlobalPort	W 96–81	Rome dela Rosa (18)	three players (6)	Justin Melton (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–3
11	February 24	Meralco	W 94–65	Paul Lee (21)	Marc Pingris (10)	Barroca, Pingris	Xavier University Gym	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	106

8	TNT	93
			1	San Miguel	4
(Best-of-3)
			4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra	2

5	Rain or Shine	0
						1	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						2	Magnolia	1
2	Magnolia	86

7	GlobalPort	79
			2	Magnolia	4
(Best-of-3)
			6	NLEX	2
3	Alaska	0

6	NLEX	2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 6–6

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 6	GlobalPort	W 86–79	Mark Barroca (17)	Paul Lee (13)	Jio Jalalon (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0

Semifinals: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 10	NLEX	L 87–88	Ian Sangalang (21)	Ian Sangalang (9)	Jio Jalalon (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	March 12	NLEX	W 99–84	Paul Lee (27)	Ian Sangalang (8)	Jio Jalalon (10)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	March 14	NLEX	W 106–99	Jio Jalalon (25)	Rafi Reavis (10)	Paul Lee (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	March 16	NLEX	L 79–91	Ian Sangalang (15)	Ian Sangalang (14)	Mark Barroca (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	March 18	NLEX	W 87–78	Mark Barroca (18)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Ian Sangalang (6)	Ynares Center	3–2
6	March 20	NLEX	W 96–89	Ian Sangalang (15)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Jio Jalalon (13)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2

Finals: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 23	San Miguel	W 105–103	Ian Sangalang (29)	Reavis, Sangalang (9)	Barroca, Lee (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	March 25	San Miguel	L 77–92	Mark Barroca (18)	dela Rosa, Reavis 6	three players (3)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	April 1	San Miguel	L 87–111	Mark Barroca (22)	Rafi Reavis (14)	Paul Lee (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	April 4	San Miguel	L 80–84	Ian Sangalang (22)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Paul Lee (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	April 6	San Miguel	L 99–108 (2OT)	Paul Lee (21)	Rafi Reavis (12)	Mark Barroca (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545^[b]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[c]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5

May: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 6	Phoenix	L 87–89	Vernon Macklin (25)	Vernon Macklin (17)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	May 12	GlobalPort	W 92–87	Ian Sangalang (22)	Vernon Macklin (13)	Mark Barroca (7)	Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena	1–1
3	May 16	Columbian	W 126–101	Vernon Macklin (19)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Paul Lee (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	May 18	Meralco	W 81–79	Vernon Macklin (21)	Vernon Macklin (15)	Paul Lee (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1
All-Star Break

June: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	June 2	Rain or Shine	L 96–99 (OT)	dela Rosa, Kelly (19)	Curtis Kelly (15)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	June 6	Blackwater	L 84–86	Mark Barroca (16)	Curtis Kelly (9)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	June 10	Alaska	L 99–103	Jackson, Lee (21)	Justin Jackson (13)	Justin Jackson (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	June 13	TNT	W 111–89	Paul Lee (25)	Justin Jackson (19)	Justin Jackson (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	4–4
9	June 17	Barangay Ginebra	L 84–104	Justin Jackson (21)	Justin Jackson (15)	Justin Jackson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5

July: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	July 4	NLEX	W 116–89	Wayne Chism (27)	Wayne Chism (8)	Jio Jalalon (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	5–5
11	July 7	San Miguel	W 101–97	Wayne Chism (21)	Wayne Chism (14)	Justin Melton (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Rain or Shine	113	103

8	GlobalPort	114	97
				1	Rain or Shine	1
(Best-of-3)
				5	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Meralco		0

5	Barangay Ginebra		2
							5	Barangay Ginebra	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	San Miguel	2
2	Alaska		89

7	Magnolia		78
				2	Alaska	1
(Best-of-3)
				6	San Miguel	3
3	TNT		0

6	San Miguel		2

Game log

2018 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	July 10	Alaska	L 78–89	Wayne Chism (20)	Wayne Chism (15)	Mark Barroca (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455^[b]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455^[b]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	1	10	.091	8

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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3

August: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	August 22	NLEX	W 102–72	Romeo Travis (21)	Romeo Travis (13)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

September: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	September 1	NorthPort	W 104–87	Mark Barroca (20)	Romeo Travis (22)	Jio Jalalon (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	September 23	Phoenix	L 82–95	Romeo Travis (28)	Romeo Travis (19)	Jio Jalalon (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	September 26	Rain or Shine	W 92–76	Lee, Travis (28)	Romeo Travis (16)	Paul Lee (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1
5	September 30	San Miguel	W 109–108	Paul Lee (28)	Romeo Travis (12)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–1

October: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	October 3	Columbian	W 113–95	Romeo Travis (32)	Romeo Travis (14)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1
7	October 10	Blackwater	W 133–99	Romeo Travis (22)	Jalalon, Travis (12)	Jio Jalalon (13)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–1
8	October 14	Alaska	W 83–73	Romeo Travis (19)	Romeo Travis (17)	Jio Jalalon (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–1
9	October 19	Meralco	L 88–94	Romeo Travis (25)	Romeo Travis (19)	Jio Jalalon (6)	Ynares Center	7–2
10	October 26	TNT	W 116–103	Ian Sangalang (28)	Romeo Travis (15)	Paul Lee (8)	Ynares Center	8–2
11	October 28	Barangay Ginebra	L 86–93	Romeo Travis (30)	Sangalang, Travis (7)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra		111

8	NLEX		75
				1	Barangay Ginebra	1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Magnolia	3
4	Magnolia		103

5	Blackwater		99
							4	Magnolia	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Alaska	2
2	Phoenix	74	103

7	Meralco	90	108*
				7	Meralco	1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Alaska	3
3	Alaska		96

6	San Miguel		85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–1

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 6	Blackwater	W 103–99	Paul Lee (22)	Romeo Travis (10)	Romeo Travis (12)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

Semifinals: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 10	Barangay Ginebra	W 106–98	Romeo Travis (37)	Romeo Travis (16)	Romeo Travis (5)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	November 12	Barangay Ginebra	W 101–97	Romeo Travis (25)	Romeo Travis (12)	Barroca, Travis (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	November 14	Barangay Ginebra	L 103–107	Mark Barroca (19)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Jio Jalalon (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	November 16	Barangay Ginebra	W 112–108	Romeo Travis (50)	Romeo Travis (13)	Ian Sangalang (6)	Ynares Center	3–1

Finals: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 5	Alaska	Mall of Asia Arena	–
2	December 7	Alaska	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
3	December 9	Alaska	Ynares Center	–
4	December 12	Alaska	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
5*	December 14	Alaska	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
6*	December 16	Alaska		–
7*	December 19	Alaska		–

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

October
October 29, 2017^[3]	To Magnolia Draft rights to Robert Herndon Draft rights to Gian Abrigo	To GlobalPort Draft rights to Lervin Flores Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni Draft rights to Julian Sargent

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Vernon Macklin	22	May 6 (vs. Phoenix)	May 18 (vs. Meralco)	3–1
	Curtis Kelly	74	June 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 6 (vs. Blackwater)	0–2
	Justin Jackson	5	June 10 (vs. Alaska)	June 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	1–2
	Wayne Chism	1	July 4 (vs. NLEX)	July 10 (vs. Alaska)	2–1
Governors' Cup	Romeo Travis	24	August 22 (vs. NLEX)		12–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Paul Lee	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 15, 2018	^[4]
	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	May 21, 2018	^[5]
	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	October 2, 2018	^[6]
Jio Jalalon	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	October 15, 2018	^[7]
Paul Lee	Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference	December 12, 2018	^[8]

References

^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.
^ "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "For providing spark to keep Hotshots' hot streak, Paul Lee named PBA Player of the Week". SPIN.ph. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".
^ "Magnolia's Jio Jalalon soars".
^ "Paul Lee bags first PBA Best Player award". December 12, 2018.

Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots

Founded in 1988
Owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
Formerly the Purefoods TJ Giants, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars, B-Meg Llamados, San Mig Coffee Mixers and Purefoods Star Hotshots

Franchise

Administration

Head coaches