2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season

2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season
2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
Owner(s)	San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (63.6%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok seasons
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The 2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	9	Aris Dionisio	PF	Philippines	St. Clare
2	21	Yankie Haruna	SF	Philippines	St. Benlide
3	32	Alvin Capobres	SF	Philippines	San Sebastian

Roster

2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	1	Corpuz, Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–02–08	Philippine Christian
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
F/C	10	Sangalang, Ian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20	San Sebastian
F	11	Calisaan, Michael	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1995–02–27	San Sebastian
G	14	Barroca, Mark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25	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	22	Banchero, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
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	41	Saitanan, Jessie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)			Mapúa
F	57	Dionisio, Aris (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1995–07–21	St. Clare

Head coach

Chito Victolero

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alvin Patrimonio

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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[b]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636^[b]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091^[c]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[c]	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: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4

March: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 8	San Miguel	L 78–94	Paul Lee (19)	Jackson Corpuz (13)	Chris Banchero (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

October: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	October 14	NLEX	W 103–100	Banchero, Jalalon (19)	Ian Sangalang (10)	Jio Jalalon (4)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–1
3	October 17	Alaska	L 81–87	Mark Barroca (16)	Reavis, Sangalang (7)	Mark Barroca (5)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–2
4	October 20	Meralco	L 104–109 (OT)	Paul Lee (32)	Jackson Corpuz (8)	Chris Banchero (4)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–3
5	October 23	Phoenix Super LPG	L 84–91	Chris Banchero (20)	Rafi Reavis (10)	Barroca, Lee (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–4
6	October 25	Barangay Ginebra	W 102–92	Jackson Corpuz (20)	Ian Sangalang (8)	Jio Jalalon (10)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–4

November: 5–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 4	TNT	W 102–92	Paul Lee (27)	Ian Sangalang (9)	Mark Barroca (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	3–4
8	November 5	Terrafirma	W 103–89	Paul Lee (29)	Ian Sangalang (10)	Banchero, Barroca (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	4–4
9	November 7	Rain or Shine	W 70–62	Paul Lee (31)	Rafi Reavis (11)	Jio Jalalon (3)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	5–4
10	November 8	NorthPort	W 83–76	Ian Sangalang (23)	Ian Sangalang (9)	Paul Lee (8)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	6–4
11	November 11	Blackwater	W 95–80	Ian Sangalang (17)	Ian Sangalang (10)	Banchero, Barroca (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	7–4

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra		81

8	Rain or Shine		73
				1	Barangay Ginebra	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				5	Meralco	2
4	San Miguel	71	68

5	Meralco	78	90
							1	Barangay Ginebra	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	1
2	Phoenix Super LPG		89

7	Magnolia		88
				2	Phoenix Super LPG	2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	TNT	3
3	TNT		104

6	Alaska		83

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 14	Phoenix Super LPG	L 88–89	Paul Lee (17)	Ian Sangalang (11)	Paul Lee (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	0–1

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

December 13, 2019^[3]

To Magnolia

Jackson Corpuz

To Columbian

Aldrech Ramos

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Date	Signed
Justin Melton^[4]	January 23, 2020	Two-year contract extension

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Aris Dionisio	Undisclosed	Gamboa Coffee Mixers
Alvin Capobres	Undisclosed	Valencia City, Bukidnon

References

^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rapler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ ph, spin. "PBA gives Jackson Corpuz-Aldrech Ramos one-on-one deal the green light". spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ ph, spin. "Back-up Justin Melton signed to fresh two-year deal by Magnolia". spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[table_hth_BGSM0.65465081746441-2] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.65465081746441-3] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955

[table_hth_NP0.65465081746441-4] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

[1] "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rapler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[6] , spin. "PBA gives Jackson Corpuz-Aldrech Ramos one-on-one deal the green light". spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[7] , spin. "Back-up Justin Melton signed to fresh two-year deal by Magnolia". spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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