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The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachAriel Vanguardia
OwnerPhoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Quick facts Phoenix Fuel Masters season, Head coach ...
2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachAriel Vanguardia
OwnerPhoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons
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Key dates

2016

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Matthew Wright G  Canada none St. Bonaventure
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Regular draft

More information Round, Pick ...
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
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Gelo Alolino (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
F 7 Philippines JC Intal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo
G/F 8 Philippines John Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–01–18 José Rizal
F 12 Philippines Marvin Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–13 José Rizal
G/F 16 Philippines Jeff Chan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F/C 18 Philippines Doug Kramer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–07–10 Ateneo
G 22 United States Karl Dehesa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–24 Waldorf
G 26 Philippines Chico Lanete 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 28 United States Willy Wilson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–01–30 De La Salle
G 31 Philippines RJ Jazul 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
F 33 Philippines Dylan Ababou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–12–07 UST
F/C 34 Philippines Michael Miranda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G/F 35 Canada Matthew Wright (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–03–07 St. Bonaventure
F 88 Hong Kong Joseph Eriobu (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
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 Injured

Roster

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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 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
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
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
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. [c]
    Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5, Game ...
2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(Best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0
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Game log

More information 2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2, Game ...
2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 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] —
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
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
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7, Game ...
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7
March: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(Best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(Best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0
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Game log

More information 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 6 San Miguel L 96–115 Jameel McKay (20) Jameel McKay (13) Matthew Wright (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 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
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. [b]
    Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 2–9, Game ...
2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 2–9
July: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Transactions

Free agency

More information Player, Date signed ...
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]
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Trades

Philippine Cup

More information February ...
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
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Governors' Cup

More information August ...
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
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Recruited imports

More information Conference, Name ...
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupEugene PhelpsUnited States14March 18
(vs. Blackwater)		March 18
(vs. Blackwater)		1–0
Jameel McKayUnited States5March 22
(vs. Star)		June 6
(vs. San Miguel)		3–8
Governors' CupEugene PhelpsUnited States4July 19
(vs. Kia)		August 6
(vs. Blackwater)		2–3
Brandon BrownUnited States23August 18
(vs. Meralco)		September 20
(vs. San Miguel)		0–6
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Awards

More information Recipient, Award ...
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]
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