2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
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The 2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
HeadcoachChito Victolero
OwnersSan Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Record8–3
(72.7%)
(72.7%)
Place3rd
| 2022–23 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season | |
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| Head coach | Chito Victolero |
| Owners | San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 2–4) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 10–2 (83.3%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 7–4 (63.6%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons | |
Key dates
- May 15: The PBA season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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| 1 | 12 | Keith Zaldivar | C | Adamson | |
| 2 | 24 | Carlo de Chavez | F | Bloomfield | |
| 3 | 36 | Orlan Wamar | G | CEU | |
| 4 | 44 | Garciano Puerto | G | UC |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
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:
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:
Game log
| 2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 3–3
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July: 5–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 116 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–1
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Semifinals: 2–4
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bay Area Dragons (G) | 10 | 2 | .833[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833[a] | — | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417[c] | 5 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333[d] | 6 | |
| 11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333[d] | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 |
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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
Game log
| 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 10–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 1–0
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October: 4–1
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November: 4–1
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December: 1–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 126 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | San Miguel | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Converge | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 102 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NorthPort | 0 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–0
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Semifinals: 1–3
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
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:
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:
- Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86
Game log
| 2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 0–1
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February: 4–3
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March: 3–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 132 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 105 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | |||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Game log
| 2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Transactions
Free agency
Signings
| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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| Loren Brill | May 29, 2022[3] | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Ronnie De Leon |
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Nick Rakocevic | September 28, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) | December 21, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 12–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Erik McCree | January 29, 2023 (vs. Converge) | February 5, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
| Antonio Hester | February 10, 2023 (vs. Phoenix) | March 22, 2023 (vs. Meralco) | 7–2 |
Awards
| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
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| Paul Lee | 2023 PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player | March 12, 2023[4] |
| Calvin Abueva | 2022–23 PBA Mythical Second Team | November 5, 2023[5] |
| Jio Jalalon | 2022–23 PBA All-Defensive Team | |
| 2022–23 PBA Defensive Player of the Year | November 19, 2023[6] |