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The 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season was the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachChito Victolero
General managerAlvin Patrimonio
OwnersSan Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Record5–5
(50%)
Quick facts Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season, Head coach ...
2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
General managerAlvin Patrimonio
OwnersSan Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–5
(50%)
Place4th in group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 2–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–6
(50%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to NorthPort with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-beat advantage)
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons
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Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
19Jerom LastimosaG PhilippinesAdamson
333RV BerjayF PhilippinesAteneo
442Ry dela RosaG USAJRU
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 2 United States Jerrick Ahanmisi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–10–16 Adamson
G 3 Philippines Paul Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 United States Rafi Reavis (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
F/C 6 Greece William Navarro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–02–03 Ateneo
C 10 Philippines Ian Sangalang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
G 14 Philippines Mark Barroca 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Peter Alfaro (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–12–17 San Beda
F 19 United States Rome dela Rosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F 22 United States Zavier Lucero 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999–04–05 Philippines
F 23 British Hong Kong Joseph Eriobu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
G 30 Philippines Jerom Lastimosa (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–07–01 Adamson
C 42 Australia James Laput 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–08–26 De La Salle
F 57 Philippines Aris Dionisio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
G 65 Philippines Jed Mendoza 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996–06–21 UE
F/C 88 Philippines Russel Escoto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
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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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken
Timplados Hotshots		 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

More information 2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–5, Game ...
2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–5
August: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 18 Meralco L 94–99 Glenn Robinson III (29) Glenn Robinson III (11) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 23 Converge W 105–93 Glenn Robinson III (28) Ian Sangalang (8) Paul Lee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 29 TNT L 82–88 Glenn Robinson III (19) Glenn Robinson III (15) Lee, Robinson III (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
September: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 September 1 Terrafirma W 124–103 Jerrick Ahanmisi (24) Glenn Robinson III (13) Paul Lee (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 September 4 NorthPort W 105–94 Glenn Robinson III (25) Zavier Lucero (12) Paul Lee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 September 7 Meralco L 74–82 Zavier Lucero (14) Zavier Lucero (13) Mark Barroca (5) Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center 3–3
7 September 12 Terrafirma W 99–98 Shabazz Muhammad (20) Calvin Abueva (7) Mark Barroca (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–3
8 September 17 TNT L 82–88 Shabazz Muhammad (30) Shabazz Muhammad (17) Mark Barroca (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4
9 September 20 NorthPort W 110–94 Aris Dionisio (30) Zavier Lucero (12) Mark Barroca (12) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
10 September 23 Converge L 82–89 Abueva, Alfaro (11) Rafi Reavis (9) Abueva, Mendoza, Rice (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–5
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

More information 2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3, Game ...
2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 25 Rain or Shine L 105–109 Rayvonte Rice (16) Paul Lee (9) Paul Lee (13) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 27 Rain or Shine W 121–69 Jabari Bird (22) Jabari Bird (13) Mark Barroca (10) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 Rain or Shine L 106–111 (OT) Jabari Bird (31) Calvin Abueva (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 1–2
4 October 1 Rain or Shine W 129–100 Jabari Bird (30) Jed Mendoza (7) Barroca, Lee (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 October 5 Rain or Shine L 103–113 Jabari Bird (23) Jabari Bird (15) Paul Lee (7) Ynares Center 2–3
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 3 .750 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 4 .667[a] 1
3 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583[b] 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583[b] 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500[c] 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500[c] 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250[d] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250[d] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 8
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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[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. [c]
    Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–6, Game ...
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–6
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 28, 2024 Blackwater W 118–100 Ricardo Ratliffe (30) Ricardo Ratliffe (18) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
December: 1–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 December 1, 2024 Converge L 91–93 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Rome dela Rosa (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 December 4, 2024 NorthPort L 103–107 Jerom Lastimosa (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Jerom Lastimosa (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
4 December 11, 2024 TNT L 100–103 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–3
5 December 18, 2024 Rain or Shine L 100–102 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Barroca, Lee (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–4
6 December 20, 2024 NLEX W 99–95 (OT) Ricardo Ratliffe (38) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Mark Barroca (8) PhilSports Arena 2–4
7 December 25, 2024 Barangay Ginebra L 92–95 Ricardo Ratliffe (17) Ricardo Ratliffe (16) Barroca, Ratliffe (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,198		 2–5
January: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 January 10, 2025 Terrafirma W 89–84 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (11) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–5
9 January 12, 2025 San Miguel L 78–85 Ricardo Ratliffe (24) Ricardo Ratliffe (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 3–6
10 January 16, 2025 Phoenix W 110–104 Zavier Lucero (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Alfaro, Barroca (4) PhilSports Arena 4–6
11 January 26, 2025 Eastern W 107–78 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (16) Ricardo Ratliffe (7) Ynares Center 5–6
12 January 31, 2025 Meralco W 129–92 Ricardo Ratliffe (31) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Paul Lee (5) PhilSports Arena 6–6
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort113
8Magnolia110
1NorthPort1
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra4
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Meralco1
4Barangay Ginebra3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT4
2TNT109
7Eastern93
2TNT4
(Best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Converge1
6Rain or Shine2
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Game log

More information 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1, Game ...
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 February 2, 2025 NLEX W 112–81 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 February 6, 2025 NorthPort L 110–113 Mark Barroca (26) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Mark Barroca (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] —
5 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 TNT Tropang 5G 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Bossing 2 9 .182[c] 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091 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[2]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.06, NLEX 1.01, Magnolia 0.97, Barangay Ginebra 0.96
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.13, Rain or Shine 1.02, Meralco 0.87
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NorthPort

Game log

More information 2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3, Game ...
2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
April: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 5 Blackwater W 106–84 Zavier Lucero (21) Ian Sangalang (10) Paul Lee (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 April 9 Converge W 83–71 Lucero, Sangalang (18) Ian Sangalang (9) Mark Barroca (7) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 2–0
3 April 16 San Miguel W 98–95 (OT) Zavier Lucero (24) Calvin Abueva (11) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 April 26 Phoenix W 118–99 Ian Sangalang (20) Zavier Lucero (11) Barroca, dela Rosa (5) Zamboanga City Coliseum 4–0
May: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 May 4 Terrafirma W 127–94 Zavier Lucero (17) Zavier Lucero (9) Alfaro, Lastimosa (6) Ynares Center 5–0
6 May 14 Meralco W 117–92 Paul Lee (27) Ian Sangalang (9) Mark Barroca (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–0
7 May 18 Rain or Shine L 105–119 Zavier Lucero (17) Calvin Abueva (7) Mark Barroca (3) Ynares Center II
8,175		 6–1
8 May 24 NorthPort W 106–97 Zavier Lucero (20) dela Rosa, Lucero (8) Mark Barroca (7) Candon City Arena 7–1
June: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 1 Barangay Ginebra L 81–85 Lucero, Sangalang (16) Ian Sangalang (12) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10 June 6 NLEX L 99–107 Zavier Lucero (23) Zavier Lucero (12) Mark Barroca (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–3
11 June 13 TNT W 88–83 Zavier Lucero (24) Zavier Lucero (8) Paul Lee (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 8–3
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel108
8Meralco97
1San Miguel4
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra88
5Converge80
1San Miguel4
6TNT2
2NLEX8992
7Rain or Shine92103
7Rain or Shine2
6TNT4
3Magnolia8879
6TNT8980
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Game log

More information 2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2, Game ...
2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 18 TNT L 88–89 Paul Lee (15) Mark Barroca (9) Mark Barroca (11) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 June 21 TNT L 79–80 Zavier Lucero (15) Zavier Lucero (10) Mark Barroca (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–2
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Transactions

Free agency

Signings

More information Player, Date signed ...
Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Joseph Eriobu August 2, 2024 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed [4]
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Subtractions

More information Player, Number ...
Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Jackson Corpuz 1 Power forward Released Converge FiberXers [4][5]
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Trades

Pre-season

More information July ...
July
July 15, 2024[6] To Magnolia
Zavier Lucero		 To NorthPort
Jio Jalalon
Abu Tratter
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Philippine Cup

More information May ...
May
May 27, 2025[7] To Magnolia
William Navarro		 To NorthPort
Calvin Abueva
Jerrick Balanza
2026 Magnolia second-round pick
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Recruited imports

More information Tournament, Name ...
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecordRef.
Governors' CupGlenn Robinson IIIAugust 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco)September 4, 2024 (vs. NorthPort)3–2[8]
Shabazz MuhammadSeptember 12, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma)September 17, 2024 (vs. TNT)1–1[9]
Rayvonte RiceSeptember 23, 2024 (vs. Converge)September 25, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)0–2[10]
Jabari BirdSeptember 27, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)October 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)2–2[11]
Commissioner's CupRicardo RatliffeNovember 28, 2024 (vs. Blackwater)February 6, 2025 (vs. NorthPort)7–7[12]
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Awards

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Reference
Zavier Lucero 2024–25 PBA Defensive Player of the Year October 13, 2025 [13]
Recipient Honors Date awarded Reference
Zavier Lucero 2024–25 PBA Mythical Second Team October 5, 2025 [14]
2024–25 PBA All-Defensive Team
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References

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