2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Ariel Vanguardia
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (18.2%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

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	Paolo Javelona	G	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU
3	18	Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr.	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Roster

2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	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
(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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^[b]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[c]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^[d]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

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 v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^[a]	—	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^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^[c]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^[c]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

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 v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273^[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

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

Free agency

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Former team
Marvin Hayes	November 12, 2016^[1]	Not disclosed	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Karl Dehesa	January 31, 2017^[2]		GlobalPort Batang Pier
Jeff Viernes	2017^[3]

Trades

Philippine Cup

February
February 18, 2017^[4]	To Phoenix RJ Jazul	To Alaska Simon Enciso
February 21, 2017^[5]	To Phoenix Joseph Eriobu	To Mahindra Prince Caperal

Governors' Cup

August
August 7, 2017^[6]	To Phoenix Jeff Chan	To Rain or Shine Mark Borboran Season 46 2nd-round pick
August 15, 2017^[7]	To Phoenix Dylan Ababou 2020 2nd round pick	To Globalport Karl Dehesa 2019 first round pick	To NLEX Cyrus Baguio

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Eugene Phelps	14	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	1–0
Commissioner's Cup	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
Governors' Cup	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	^[8]
Matthew Wright	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 23, 2017	^[9]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg)	April 26, 2017	^[10]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Luzon leg)	April 28, 2017	^[11]

References

^ Sacamos, Karlo (November 12, 2016). "Hayes, Javillonar make final Phoenix cut as Javelona relegated to practice player". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Ramos, Gerry (January 31, 2017). "Phoenix gears up for PBA quarterfinal playoffs by signing free agent Karl Dehesa". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Sacamos, Karlo (April 17, 2017). "Rookie Jeff Viernes hit with sanctions by Phoenix after playing in 'ligang labas' game". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Li, Matthew (February 18, 2017). "Phoenix gets vet in Jazul, trades Enciso to Alaska". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Saldajeno, Ivan (February 21, 2017). "Phoenix goes for makeover, acquires Jazul, Eriobu in separate swaps". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Leongson, Randolph B. (2017-08-07). "Jeff Chan 'shocked' by trade to Phoenix, hopes to help new team make playoffs". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Sacamos, Karlo (August 15, 2017). "Baguio reunites with Guiao at NLEX, Baracael to GlobalPort, Ababou to Phoenix in three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ "Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix". Inquirer.net. December 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game". Inquirer.net. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ 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.
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[table_hth_ALA0.27332658473092-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.27332658473092-2] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.27332658473092-3] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.27332658473092-4] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.9048750246432-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.9048750246432-6] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.9048750246432-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.16166527111161-8] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.16166527111161-9] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.16166527111161-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

[11] Sacamos, Karlo (November 12, 2016). "Hayes, Javillonar make final Phoenix cut as Javelona relegated to practice player". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[12] Ramos, Gerry (January 31, 2017). "Phoenix gears up for PBA quarterfinal playoffs by signing free agent Karl Dehesa". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[13] Sacamos, Karlo (April 17, 2017). "Rookie Jeff Viernes hit with sanctions by Phoenix after playing in 'ligang labas' game". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[14] Li, Matthew (February 18, 2017). "Phoenix gets vet in Jazul, trades Enciso to Alaska". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[15] Saldajeno, Ivan (February 21, 2017). "Phoenix goes for makeover, acquires Jazul, Eriobu in separate swaps". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[16] Leongson, Randolph B. (2017-08-07). "Jeff Chan 'shocked' by trade to Phoenix, hopes to help new team make playoffs". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[17] Sacamos, Karlo (August 15, 2017). "Baguio reunites with Guiao at NLEX, Baracael to GlobalPort, Ababou to Phoenix in three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[18] "Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix". Inquirer.net. December 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[19] "Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game". Inquirer.net. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[20] 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.

[21] 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.

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