2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachLouie Alas
Owner(s)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record56
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record47
(36.4%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record83
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-beat advantage)
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons

The 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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 4 Jason Perkins Forward  United States Caida Tile Masters De La Salle
1 8 Sidney Onwubere Forward  Philippines Racal Tile Masters Emilio Aguinaldo
2 9 Jayson Grimaldo Forward  Philippines Victoria Sports Stallions
Racal Tile Masters
MLQU
2 11 Wilson Baltazar Guard/forward  Philippines Bread Story Smashing Bakers Lyceum
3 4 Roldan Sara Guard  Philippines Team Batangas
Racal Tile Masters
San Beda
4 4 John Carlo Casiño Guard  Philippines Cafe France Bakers
CEU Scorpions
Centro Escolar

Roster

Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Gamboa, Mike (R) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–02–26 UP Diliman
G 2 Philippines Revilla, LA (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle
F 3 United States Perkins, Jason (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle
F 7 Philippines Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo
F 8 Hong Kong Eriobu, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
F/C 9 Philippines Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
G 14 Philippines Alolino, Gelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
F/C 18 Philippines Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–07–10 Ateneo
G/F 20 Philippines Mendoza, Jaypee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1990–11–09 San Beda
G/F 24 Philippines Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran
F 28 United States Wilson, Willy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–01–30 De La Salle
G 31 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
G/F 35 Canada Wright, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure
F 88 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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 Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 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:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. 1 2 3 4 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: 5–6
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 December 17 San Miguel L 96–104 Jeff Chan (18) Doug Kramer (10) Chan, Wright (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
5,600
0–1
2 December 27 Kia W 125–102 three players (15) Kramer, Perkins (9) Jason Perkins (6) Ynares Center 1–1
January : 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3 January 7 NLEX W 102–95 Matthew Wright (19) Doug Kramer (11) Matthew Wright (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000
2–1
4 January 17 Rain or Shine L 99–120 Perkins, Wright (17) Matthew Wright (7) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 20 Magnolia L 91–97 Gelo Alolino (19) four players (6) LA Revilla (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 January 26 Barangay Ginebra W 87–82 three players (19) LA Revilla (11) Chan, Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 January 31 Alaska L 75–93 Matthew Wright (16) Matthew Wright (11) Revilla, Wright (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–4
February : 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
8 February 7 TNT W 74–72 Matthew Wright (16) Jason Perkins (10) Jeff Chan (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 February 14 Meralco L 90–92 Willy Wilson (24) Wilson, Wright (8) Jeff Chan (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 February 21 Blackwater L 78–83 Jason Perkins (17) Doug Kramer (13) Jeff Chan (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
March : 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
11 March 2 GlobalPort W 104–100 Matthew Wright (32) Jason Perkins (10) RJ Jazul (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(Best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 March 4 TNT L 97–118 Matthew Wright (18) Kramer, Perkins (11) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 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:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7
April: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 April 25 Blackwater W 107–102 James White (31) James White (14) Matthew Wright (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 April 28 TNT L 98–106 James White (32) James White (11) Matthew Wright (7) Ynares Center 1–1
May : 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3 May 6 Magnolia W 89–87 White, Wright (19) James White (17) Matthew Wright (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 May 11 NLEX L 115–120 (OT) Matthew Wright (31) Kramer, Perkins (12) Jeff Chan (8) Alonte Sports Arena 2–2
5 May 20 Barangay Ginebra W 103–98 (2OT) Eugene Phelps (25) Eugene Phelps (14) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
All-Star Break
6 May 30 San Miguel L 94–106 Eugene Phelps (33) Eugene Phelps (17) Jeff Chan (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
June : 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7 June 8 Meralco L 100–103 (OT) Eugene Phelps (31) Eugene Phelps (26) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 10 Columbian L 107–115 Eugene Phelps (34) Eugene Phelps (22) LA Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 June 16 Rain or Shine L 106–108 Chan, Phelps (26) Eugene Phelps (14) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 June 20 GlobalPort W 135–108 Eugene Phelps (37) Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
July : 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
11 July 6 Alaska L 91–114 Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (10) Phelps, Revilla (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 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:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
August: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 August 22 Columbian W 113–107 Eugene Phelps (50) Eugene Phelps (17) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 26 NorthPort W 132–91 Eugene Phelps (30) Eugene Phelps (15) LA Revilla (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 August 29 Alaska L 97–108 Eugene Phelps (27) Eugene Phelps (24) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 31 TNT W 112–82 Jason Perkins (22) Calvin Abueva (13) Revilla, Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
September: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5 September 19 Meralco W 96–86 Eugene Phelps (24) Eugene Phelps (19) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 23 Magnolia W 95–82 Eugene Phelps (36) Eugene Phelps (20) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 September 29 Barangay Ginebra L 99–101 Matthew Wright (27) Eugene Phelps (13) LA Revilla (5) Xavier University Gym 5–2
October: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
8 October 10 NLEX W 123–97 Eugene Phelps (51) Eugene Phelps (20) Matthew Wright (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2
9 October 12 San Miguel L 100–117 Eugene Phelps (37) Eugene Phelps (26) Eugene Phelps (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 October 24 Rain or Shine W 103–97 Abueva, Phelps (18) Eugene Phelps (20) Eugene Phelps (7) Cuneta Astrodome 7–3
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
11 November 4 Blackwater W 97–91 Calvin Abueva (25) Eugene Phelps (19) LA Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 November 7 Meralco L 74–90 Eugene Phelps (27) Eugene Phelps (17) Jazul, Revilla (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 November 9 Meralco L 103–108 (OT) Jason Perkins (24) Eugene Phelps (23) Eugene Phelps (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player Contract length Date signed Former team
Rey Guevarra One-conference December 15, 2017[3] Kia Picanto

Trades

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017[4] To Phoenix
2018 second round pick (from TNT)
To NLEX
Michael Miranda
November 9, 2017[5] To Phoenix
Justin Chua

JonJon Gabriel

To TNT
Sidney Onwubere

2019 second round pick

November 15, 2017[6] To Phoenix
LA Revilla
To Kia
Jason Grimaldo
2018 second round pick (from TNT)
December 15, 2017[7] To Phoenix
Jaypee Mendoza
To Alaska
2019 second round pick

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 18, 2018[8] To Phoenix
2018 first round pick
To Ginebra
Jeff Chan

Governor's Cup

August
August 7, 2018 [9] To Phoenix
Calvin Abueva
To Alaska
Karl Dehesa
2019 first round pick
December 13, 2018[10] To Phoenix
Alex Mallari

Dave Marcelo

To NLEX
2018 first round pick (#4)

2019 second round pick

Recruited imports

ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupJames WhiteUnited States33April 25
(vs. Blackwater)
May 11
(vs. NLEX)
2–2
Eugene PhelpsUnited States14May 20
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)
November 9
(vs. Meralco)
10–10
Governors' Cup

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Willy Wilson Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 29, 2018 [11]

References

  1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. 1 2 3 "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. Sacamos, Karlo (December 15, 2017). "One more chance for Rey Guevarra after signing one-conference deal with Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. TNT acquires Onwubere as Phoenix makes moves, inquirer.net, November 9, 2017.
  5. Ramos, Gerry (November 9, 2017). "TNT acquiring Sidney Onwubere from Phoenix for Jonjon Gabriel in swap of first-round picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  6. Kia ships LA Revilla to Phoenix, Rappler, November 15, 2017.
  7. Sacamos, Karlo (December 15, 2017). "Phoenix acquires Jaypee Mendoza from Alaska in exchange for 2019 second-round draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  8. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-18). "Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. "Alaska sends Abueva to Phoenix for Dehesha and 2019 first round pick". PBA.ph. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  10. Ramos, Gerry (December 13, 2018). "NLEX acquires No. 4 pick in draft, sends Alex Mallari, Dave Marcelo to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  11. "Willie Wilson goes 'perfect' against former team Ginebra". PBA.ph. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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