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2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coach	Ato Agustin
General Manager	Hector Calma
Owner(s)	Petron Corporation ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–5 ; (64.3%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist ; (eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 4-3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 ; (33.3%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors Cup results
Record	6–8 ; (42.9%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Chris Lutz	SF	United States	Marshall University
3	2	Filemon Fernandez	PG/SG	United States	Orange Coast College

Roster

2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
G	2	Miranda, Dennis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Far Eastern
G/F	3	Lutz, Chris (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Marshall
C	4	Peña, Dorian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Coppin State
PG	5	Cabagnot, Alex	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Hawaiʻi–Hilo
SG	7	Hontiveros, Dondon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Cebu
F/C	10	Ildefonso, Danny (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	National-U
PG	11	Duncil, Jojo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	UST
G/F	13	Lassiter, Marcio (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
SG	18	Yeo, Joseph	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	De La Salle
F	23	Washington, Jay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Eckerd
C	24	Reyes, Robert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Flagler
G	26	Lanete, Chico	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Lyceum
F/C	27	Baclao, Nonoy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Ateneo
G	28	Rizada, R.J.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Far Eastern
F	29	Santos, Arwind	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Far Eastern
G	40	Doruelo, Axel (IN)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Philippines

Head coach

Ato Agustin (Lyceum)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643^[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643^[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643^[b]	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	B-Meg	88	123

8	Powerade	97	131*
				8	Powerade	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		0

5	Rain or Shine		2
							8	Powerade	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Talk 'N Text	4
2	Talk 'N Text		81

7	Barako Bull		79
				2	Talk 'N Text	4
(best-of-3)
				3	Petron Blaze	3
3	Petron Blaze		2

6	Meralco		0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

Petron Blaze-Meralco series

December 16

Petron Blaze Boosters 91, Meralco Bolts 84

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

December 21

Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

Ynares Center, Antipolo

Semifinals

Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series

January 5

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Petron Blaze Boosters 83

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

January 7

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Petron Blaze Boosters 91

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 9

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Petron Blaze Boosters 95

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

January 11

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82, Petron Blaze Boosters 85

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 13

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Petron Blaze Boosters 91

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 15

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 111, Petron Blaze Boosters 108

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to semifinals
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^[c]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^[a]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222^[c]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 28, 2011^[1]

To Petron Blaze

2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz)
Dondon Hontiveros
Carlo Sharma

To Barako Bull

2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou)
Mick Pennisi
Sunday Salvacion
future draft picks

Commissioner's Cup

March 20, 2012^[2]

To Petron Blaze

Chico Lanete

To Barako Bull

Marc Agustin

April 20, 2012^[3]

To Petron Blaze

Marcio Lassiter
Celino Cruz

To Powerade

Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Rey Guevarra
Lordy Tugade

May 1, 2012

To Petron Blaze

Dorian Pena

To Barako Bull

Celino Cruz
Carlo Sharma

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
R.J. Rizada	March 20, 2012	San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
Chico Lanete	March 20, 2012	Barako Bull Energy
Dorian Pena	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Barako Bull Energy
Marcio Lassiter	April 20, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters

Subtractions

Player	Signed	Former team
Carlo Sharma	April 20, 2012	traded to Barako Bull
Rabeh Al-Hussaini	April 20, 2012	traded to Powerade
Rey Guevarra	April 20, 2012	traded to Powerade
Lordy Tugade	April 20, 2012	traded to Powerade

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Nick Fazekas	February 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	March 16 (vs. Alaska)	3–4
Commissioner's Cup	Will McDonald	March 21 (vs. Barako Bull)	March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	0–2
Governors Cup	Eddie Basden	May 20 (vs. Powerade)	June 29 (vs. Air21)	5-4
Governors Cup	Marcus Faison	July 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)	July 15 (vs. Meralco)	1–4