2019 NLEX Road Warriors season

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The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachYeng Guiao
OwnersMetro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Quick facts NLEX Road Warriors season, Head coach ...
2019 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
OwnersMetro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to NorthPort with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
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Key dates

2018

  • December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 4 Paul Desiderio G  Philippines Go for Gold UP
7 Abu Tratter C  Philippines Marinerong Pilipino Skippers De La Salle
2 16 Kris Porter F  Philippines Go for Gold Ateneo
3 29 Kyles Lao G  Philippines AMA UP
4 38 Dan Wong G  United States Go for Gold Ateneo
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2019 NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Emman Monfort (IN) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo
F/C 2 Philippines Michael Miranda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
F 5 Philippines Jansen Rios 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
G 6 Philippines Kevin Alas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
C 7 Philippines John Paul Erram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
G/F 8 Philippines Cyrus Baguio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
G 9 Philippines Philip Paniamogan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
F 10 United States Paul Varilla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) –10–08 UE
G/F 12 Philippines Larry Fonacier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Kyles Lao 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1995–06–10 UP Diliman
G 15 Philippines Kiefer Ravena 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo
C 16 Philippines Raul Soyud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
F 17 Philippines Kenneth Ighalo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
F/C 37 Philippines J. R. Quiñahan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
G 39 Philippines Jericho Cruz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G 77 Philippines Bong Galanza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
C 88 Tonga Asi Taulava (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Ronald Dulatre
  • Philippines Raymond Celis (Assistant)


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 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
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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[1]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

More information 2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7, Game ...
2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7
January: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 January 18 Rain or Shine L 87–96 J. R. Quiñahan (19) Philip Paniamogan (8) J. R. Quiñahan (5) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 January 20 NorthPort L 90–95 John Paul Erram (19) Marion Magat (8) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 January 23 TNT L 80–85 Erram, Galanza (19) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Alas, Tallo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 January 27 Columbian W 107–97 John Paul Erram (23) Marion Magat (13) Mark Tallo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
February: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 February 2 Meralco W 87–83 J. R. Quiñahan (16) Erram, Magat (8) John Paul Erram (7) Ynares Center 2–3
6 February 8 Phoenix L 82–83 J. R. Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (15) Philip Paniamogan (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–4
March: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 March 8 San Miguel L 111–121 J. R. Quiñahan (17) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Juami Tiongson (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5
8 March 13 Alaska W 91–70 Galanza, Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (12) Paniamogan, Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 March 17 Blackwater W 122–101 Philip Paniamogan (25) John Paul Erram (10) Juami Tiongson (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 March 24 Barangay Ginebra L 96–105 John Paul Erram (16) John Paul Erram (8) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 4–6
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 April 3 Magnolia L 74–102 Bong Galanza (10) John Paul Erram (12) Philip Paniamogan (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Phoenix91
8Alaska76
1Phoenix1
(Best-of-3)
5San Miguel4
4TNT1
5San Miguel2
5San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Magnolia3
2Rain or Shine91
7NorthPort85
2Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
6Magnolia4
3Barangay Ginebra1
6Magnolia2
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Game log

More information 2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 5 Alaska L 80–88 Kenneth Ighalo (16) John Paul Erram (19) John Paul Erram (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 7
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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[1]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

More information 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–8, Game ...
2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–8
May: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 22 TNT L 87–102 Curtis Washington (18) Curtis Washington (16) Larry Fonacier (5) Ynares Center 0–1
2 May 25 NorthPort L 79–83 Kenneth Ighalo (18) Marion Magat (10) Lao, Paniamogan (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 May 29 Alaska L 87–100 Tony Mitchell (34) John Paul Erram (12) Juami Tiongson (9) Mall of Asia Arena 0–3
June: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 June 1 Columbian L 105–120 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (16) Juami Tiongson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–4
5 June 8 Blackwater L 106–132 Tony Mitchell (27) Tony Mitchell (11) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Ynares Center 0–5
6 June 14 Magnolia L 88–98 Tony Mitchell (22) Tony Mitchell (13) Jericho Cruz (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–6
7 June 19 Meralco W 100–91 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (20) Jericho Cruz (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–6
8 June 23 Barangay Ginebra L 85–100 John Paul Erram (20) John Paul Erram (14) Galanza, Cruz (5) Batangas City Coliseum 1–7
9 June 28 Rain or Shine W 100–97 Olu Ashaolu (26) Olu Ashaolu (13) Ashaolu, Cruz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7
July: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 July 5 San Miguel L 105–109 Olu Ashaolu (31) Olu Ashaolu (15) Juami Tiongson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–8
11 July 12 Phoenix W 87–85 Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–8
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
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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[1]>
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

More information December ...
December
December 28, 2018[2] To NLEX
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater)
Philip Paredes (from TNT)		 To Blackwater
Abu Tratter (from NLEX)
Paul Desiderio (from NLEX)
Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT)
2022 second round pick (from TNT)		 To TNT
Michael Miranda (from NLEX)
2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)
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Awards

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
John Paul Erram Philippine Cup Player of the Week February 4, 2019 [3]
Bong Galanza March 18, 2019 [4]
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