2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season

2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coachOlsen Racela
Gee Abanilla (Governors' Cup)
General ManagerHector Calma
Siot Tanquingcen (Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)Petron Corporation
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–8
(42.9%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by San Mig Coffee in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(def. by Talk N' Text 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–1
(88.9%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
(def. by San Mig Coffee 3–4)
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons

The 2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team placed seventh in the Philippine Cup, third in the Commissioner's Cup and second in the Governors' Cup. It had three draft picks: two Filipino and one American.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 June Mar Fajardo C  Philippines Cebu
1 3 Alex Mallari G/F  United States Lewis-Clark State
3 5 Mark Sarangay F/C  Philippines Mapúa

Roster

2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 2 Philippines Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
SF 3 United States Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall
PG 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo
SF 7 United States Deutchman, Jason (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) San Diego State
PF 10 Philippines Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) National-U
PF 12 Philippines Isip, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Far Eastern
SF 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G 21 Philippines Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
C 22 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar (R) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Cebu
F/C 24 Philippines Sison, Magi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UP Diliman
PG 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
SF 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
F/C 44 Philippines Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
SG 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 10 4 .714 2
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571[a] 4
5 Alaska Aces 8 6 .571[a] 4
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 5
7 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 5 9 .357 7
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 10 .286 8
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 13 .071 11
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 3 Rain or Shine 86–102 Yeo, Santos (16) Fajardo (12) Lutz (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 October 10 Barako Bull 98–89 Lutz (22) Santos (11) Cabagnot (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 Boxscore
3 October 14 San Mig Coffee 84–90 Santos (18) Fajardo (13) Lutz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscore
4 October 19 Alaska 86–88 Lutz (20) Washington (13) Lutz, Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 Boxscore
5 October 21 Barangay Ginebra 98–95 Cabagnot (25) Santos (17) Cabagnot (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 Boxscore
6 October 26 GlobalPort 110–98 Santos (29) Santos (17) Cabagnot (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 Boxscore
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 Air21 76–97 Santos (15) Santos (14) Lutz (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 Boxscore
8 November 7 Talk 'N Text 82–92 Lutz (18) Santos (11) Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 Boxscore
9 November 11 Meralco 81–95 Cabagnot (19) Santos (16) Cabagnot, Lutz (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–6 Boxscore
10 November 14 Rain or Shine 96–86 Lutz (19) Santos (15) Cabagnot (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 Boxscore
11 November 18 GlobalPort 110–81 Lutz (22) Santos (13) Miranda (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6 Boxscore
12 November 24 Barako Bull 93–83 Santos (21) Santos (12) Cabagnot, Lutz (5) Lucena City 6–6 Boxscore
13 November 28 Talk 'N Text 82–95 Santos (22) Santos (11) Cabagnot, Miranda (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–7 Boxscore
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 5 Alaska 71–79 Lassiter (14) Santos (11) Yeo, Miranda, Lutz (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–8 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text105
8Air21100
1Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
5Alaska2
4Meralco0
5Alaska2
1Talk 'N Text4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Rain or Shine0
2San Mig Coffee92*
7Petron Blaze87
2San Mig Coffee2
(best-of-3)
3Rain or Shine4
3Rain or Shine2
6Barangay Ginebra1

*Game went into overtime

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Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 13 San Mig Coffee 87–92* Fajardo (22) Fajardo (15) Cabagnot (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[b] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 8 GlobalPort 92–94 Balkman (23) Balkman (14) Cabagnot (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 boxscore
2 February 13 San Mig Coffee 98–73 Balkman (28) Balkman (15) Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 boxscore
3 February 17 Barangay Ginebra 105–90 Balkman (34) Balkman (10) Miranda, Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 boxscore
4 February 20 Meralco 88–86 Balkman (26) Fajardo (12) Washington (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 boxscore
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 March 1 Air21 60–53 Balkman (25) Balkman (13) Lanete (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 boxscore
6 March 3 Barako Bull 91–78 Balkman (33) Balkman (14) Lanete (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 boxscore
7 March 8 Alaska 73–83 Miranda (25) Balkman (17) Miranda (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 boxscore
8 March 16 Rain or Shine 87–79 June Mar Fajardo June Mar Fajardo Alex Cabagnot Panabo, Davao del Norte 6–2
9 March 22 Talk 'N Text Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Alaska87
8Air2181
1Alaska3
(best-of-3)
4San Mig Coffee1
4San Mig Coffee2
5Meralco1
1Alaska3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra0
2Rain or Shine8379
7Barangay Ginebra9081
7Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
6Talk 'N Text2
3Petron0
6Talk 'N Text2
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[c] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[c] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Petron Blaze101
8Barangay Ginebra94
1Petron Blaze3
(#4 twice to beat)
4Rain or Shine1
4Rain or Shine108
5GlobalPort106
1Petron Blaze3
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Mig Coffee4
2San Mig Coffee10583
7Alaska11273
2San Mig Coffee3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Meralco1
3Meralco86
6Barako Bull68
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Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 23, 2012[5][6] To Petron Blaze
Magi Sison (from Air21)
Paolo Hubalde (from Air21)
2014 second round pick (from Air21) 		To Air21
Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze)
Robert Reyes (from Petron Blaze)
KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra)
John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra) 		To Barangay Ginebra
Elmer Espiritu (from Air21)
2013 first round pick (from Air21)
August 31, 2012[7] To Petron Blaze
Wesley Gonzales
Hans Thiele 		To Alaska
Dondon Hontiveros

Commissioner's Cup

January 22, 2013[8] To Petron Blaze
Ronald Tubid 		To Barako Bull
Alex Mallari
Jojo Duncil
2014 1st round pick (traded to San Mig Coffee)
June 10, 2013[9] To Petron Blaze
Jason Deutchman
2016 and 2017 2nd round pick 		To GlobalPort
Jay Washington
August 12, 2013[10] To Petron Blaze
Doug Kramer 		To Barako Bull
Dorian Peña
2013 2nd round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Renaldo Balkman February 8 (vs. GlobalPort) March 8 (vs. Alaska) 5–2
Rodney White March 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text) March 27 (vs. Alaska) 0–2
Henry Sims April 5 (vs. Meralco) April 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 2–4
Governors' Cup Elijah Millsap August 16 (vs. Meralco) October 25 (vs. San Mig Coffee) 15–7

References

  1. ^ Agustin no longer part of Petron staff; Toroman to take on more active role, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 22, 2012
  2. ^ TIMELINE | Petronovela: A look at the drama surrounding the Petron Blaze Boosters Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  3. ^ Olsen Racela taps Gee Abanilla as Petron lead assistant coach Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "ABL coach to join SMB after revamp". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  5. ^ PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  6. ^ PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  7. ^ Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
  8. ^ PBA approves of Tubid to Petron and Barako Bull-San Mig Coffee multiplayer trade, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 22, 2013
  9. ^ GlobalPort deals Japeth Aguilar to Ginebra, acquires Jay Washington from Petron, Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, June 11, 2013
  10. ^ Petron officially acquires Doug Kramer, sends Dorian Peña back to Barako Bull Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 12, 2013