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2014–15 Kia Carnival season

The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.

2014–15 Kia Carnival (PBA team) season
Head coachManny Pacquiao
Owner(s)Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Kia Carnival (PBA team) seasons

Key dates

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  • June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.[1]
  • July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.[2]
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.[3]
  • January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[4]

Expansion draft picks

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Main article: 2014 PBA Expansion Draft
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA years[a]
2 Reil Cervantes F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 3
4 Mike Burtscher F   Switzerland Air21 Express 5
6 Hans Thiele C/F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 4
8 Alvin Padilla G   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel n/a
10 Jai Reyes G   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5
12 Paul Sanga   Philippines undrafted n/a
14 Bogs Raymundo G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 2
16 Eder Saldua   Philippines undrafted n/a
18 Nic Belasco F   United States Alaska Aces 17
20 LA Revilla G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 1
22 Joshua Webb G   Philippines Air21 Express 1
24 Chad Alonzo F   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 8

Draft picks

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Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 11 Manny Pacquiao G   Philippines none NDDU
2 24 Kyle Pascual F/C   Philippines NLEX (D-League) SBC
3 25 Rene Pacquiao F   Philippines Hog's Breath Razorbacks SWU
3 28 Kenneth Ighalo F   Philippines Cagayan Valley Rising Suns MIT
3 29 Paolo Taha G   Philippines Boracay Rum Waves CSB
3 31 Jeremy Bartolo F   Philippines none Cal State San Bernardino
3 32 Anthony Gavieres G/F   Philippines none VCU
3 35 Richard Cole F/G   United States none NU
3 36 Giorgio Umali G/F   Philippines none SPU
3 37 Jonathan Banal G   Philippines Wang's Basketball Couriers MIT
3 38 Michael Acuña G   Philippines none Perpetual
3 39 Paolo Romero G/F   Philippines Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants CSB
3 40 Francis Bercede G   Philippines none USC

Roster

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2014–15 Kia Carnival roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1   Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984-02-02 UE
G 2   Revilla, LA 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1989-11-30 De La Salle
G/F 3   Ighalo, Kenneth (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-01-11 Mapúa
G 6   Dehesa, Karl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-05-24 Waldorf
F 7   Deutchman, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1986-09-27 San Diego State
G/F 8   Cawaling, JR 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-08-15 Far Eastern
G/F 9   Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-07-25 Adamson
F 10   Webb, Joshua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-11-14 De La Salle
G 17   Pacquiao, Manny   (IN) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 1978-12-17 NDDU
F 21   Alvarez, Rich (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-10-30 Ateneo
G 24   Buensuceso, JR 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-04-21 BYU–Hawaii
F/C 25   Pascual, Kyle (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-04-13 San Beda
F 27   Yee, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-01-04 San Sebastian (Cavite)
G 30   Avenido, Leo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-25 Far Eastern
G 32   Bagatsing, Hyram 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985-02-18 De La Salle
F 63   Burtscher, Mike (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-03-08 Clearwater Christian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 19, 2014 Blackwater 80–66 Revilla (23) Thiele (9) Lingganay (5) Philippine Arena 1–0
2 October 25, 2014 Ginebra 55–87 Lingganay (14) Alvarez (6) Cervantes (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 October 29, 2014 Rain or Shine 88–117 Cervantes (18) Cervantes (8) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 4, 2014 GlobalPort 79–84 Thiele (18) Thiele (8) Lingganay (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 November 7, 2014 Talk 'N Text 62–85 Dehesa (14) Saldua (6) Revilla (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4
6 November 11, 2014 Alaska 75–85 Cervantes (18) Webb (6) Buensuceso (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–5
7 November 16, 2014 Barako 71–87 Revilla (21) Alvarez (8) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–6
8 November 19, 2014 San Miguel 74–90 Cervantes (16) Buensuceso (9) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7
9 November 26, 2014 Purefoods Star 77–88 Cervantes (14) Raymundo (6) Revilla (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 December 3, 2014 Meralco 93–99 Cervantes (18) Alvarez (7) Poligrates (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9
11 December 7, 2014 NLEX 80–88 Cervantes (34) Cervantes (7) Buensuceso (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–10
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(single elimination)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78
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Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

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2014–15 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 27, 2015 GlobalPort 89–100 Ramos (41) Ramos (20) Ramos (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 January 30, 2015 Meralco 80–90 Ramos (34) Ramos (21) Buensuceso (4) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 February 4, 2015 San Miguel 88–78 Ramos (22) Yee (9) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 February 8, 2015 Barako 79–84 Ramos (34) Ramos (20) Poligrates (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 February 13, 2015 Ginebra 92–100 Ramos (37) Ramos (22) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4
6 February 18, 2015 Purefoods Star 95–84 Ramos (32) Ramos (26) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
7 February 25, 2015 Talk 'N Text 106–103 Ramos (24) Ramos (25) Ramos (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 February 28, 2015 Blackwater 104–115 Ramos (49) Ramos (14) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 March 3, 2015 Alaska 103–89 Ramos (36) Ramos (33) Buensuceso (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 March 18, 2015 NLEX 86–102 Ramos (41) Ramos (23) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 March 22, 2015 Rain or Shine 99–119 Ramos (41) Ramos (21) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0
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Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[c] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[d] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[d] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[d] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[d] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Game log

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2014–15 PBA Governors' Cup game log
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6, 2015 San Miguel 83–78 N'Diaye (21) Thiele (8) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 May 13, 2015 Ginebra 98–105 Revilla (20) N'Diaye (25) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 May 18, 2015 NLEX 85–82 Revilla (15) N'Diaye (8) Revilla (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1
4 May 26, 2015 Blackwater 83–76 Chang (25) N'Diaye (23) Chang (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1
5 May 30, 2015 Purefoods Star 80–89 Chang (17) N'Diaye (18) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 5, 2015 Alaska 63–101 N'Diaye (18) N'Diaye (7) Pascual (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 June 10, 2015 Barako 71–68 Chang (15) N'Diaye (14) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 June 14, 2015 GlobalPort 94–102 N'Diaye (29) N'Diaye (13) Bagatsing (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
9 June 17, 2015 Rain or Shine 90–94 N'Diaye (31) N'Diaye (21) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 June 19, 2015 Talk 'N Text 86–102 Dehesa (19) N'Diaye (13) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 June 24, 2015 Meralco 88–85 N'Diaye (24) N'Diaye (19) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Alaska114
8Ginebra108
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
5Star0
4GlobalPort7394
5Star126101
1Alaska0
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel99102
7Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine1
3Rain or Shine134**
6Barako Bull132

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

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Transactions

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Trades

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Philippine Cup

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November 27, 2014[5]
 To Kia
Eliud Poligrates 		To NLEX
Rudy Lingganay

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup   Peter John Ramos January 27 (vs Kia) March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) 4–7
Governors' Cup   Hamady N'Diaye May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6
  Jet Chang* May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6

(* Asian import)

References

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  1. ^ Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA, Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo Sports, June 9, 2014
  2. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  3. ^ Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team – and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014
  4. ^ KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015
  5. ^ Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014
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