2016–17 Star Hotshots season

2016–17 Star Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Meralco, 0–3)
Star Hotshots seasons

The 2016–17 Star Hotshots season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Jio Jalalon G  Philippines Caida Tile Masters Arellano

Regular draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 5 Chris Javier F  Philippines Caida Tile Masters UE


Roster

2016–17 Star Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 Philippines Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6 Philippines Jalalon, Jio (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 12 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
G/F 13 Philippines Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA
F/C 17 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 29 Philippines Abundo, Alvin (R) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F 91 Philippines Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
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 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
November: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 20 San Miguel L 88–96 Mark Barroca (13) Lee, Sangalang (10) Mark Barroca (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 0–1
December : 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 2 GlobalPort L 84–91 Marc Pingris (19) Marc Pingris (8) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 0–2
3 December 7 NLEX W 99–75 Paul Lee (20) Marc Pingris (9) Paul Lee (7) Mall of Asia Arena
 1–2
4 December 10 Phoenix W 123–79 Maliksi, Lee (18) Jalalon, Pingris (7) Jio Jalalon (7) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–2
5 December 18 Rain or Shine W 99–91 Peter June Simon (16) Ian Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 3–2
6 December 25 Barangay Ginebra L 79–86 Paul Lee (20) Marc Pingris (16) Jio Jalalon (5) Philippine Arena
 3–3
January : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 January 11 Alaska L 90–97 (OT) Allein Maliksi (15) Allein Maliksi (9) Paul Lee (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 3–4
8 January 15 TNT W 88–77 Ian Sangalang (14) Marc Pingris (8) Mark Barroca (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 4–4
9 January 25 Blackwater W 111–95 Allein Maliksi (26) Ian Sangalang (9) Jalalon, Paul Lee (4) Cuneta Astrodome
 5–4
10 January 28 Meralco W 120–73 Allein Maliksi (25) Pingris, Sangalang (7) Paul Lee (5) Ynares Center 6–4
February : 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 February 1 Mahindra W 124–87 Allein Maliksi (33) Rafi Reavis (11) Jio Jalalon (6) Cuneta Astrodome
 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0
This box:

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 5–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 4 Phoenix W 114–83 Paul Lee (22) Marc Pingris (14) Lee, Ramos (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–0
2 February 6 Phoenix W 91–71 Paul Lee (17) Marc Pingris (9) Paul Lee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–0
Semifinals: 3–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 9 Barangay Ginebra W 78–74 Paul Lee (18) Marc Pingris (12) Marc Pingris (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–0
2 February 11 Barangay Ginebra W 91–89 Paul Lee (17) Marc Pingris (8) Jalalon, Pingris (5) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–0
3 February 13 Barangay Ginebra L 62–73 Marc Pingris (12) Marc Pingris (18) Mark Barroca (4) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–1
4 February 15 Barangay Ginebra L 86–93 Allein Maliksi (18) Marc Pingris (13) Lee, Pingris (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–2
5 February 17 Barangay Ginebra W 89–80 Rafi Reavis (17) Rafi Reavis (13) Mark Barroca (7) Mall of Asia Arena
 3–2
6 February 19 Barangay Ginebra L 67–91 Marc Pingris (14) Marc Pingris (10) Mark Barroca (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
`18,642 		3–3
7 February 21 Barangay Ginebra L 76–89 Allein Maliksi (22) Pingris, Ramos (8) Marc Pingris (6) Mall of Asia Arena
20,221 		3–4
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455 4
7 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2
March: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 22 Phoenix W 101–82 Tony Mitchell (24) Tony Mitchell (16) Jio Jalalon (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 25 GlobalPort W 103–77 Tony Mitchell (22) Tony Mitchell (17) Paul Lee (6) Mindanao Civic Center 2–0
3 March 29 NLEX W 105–103 Allein Maliksi (24) Tony Mitchell (15) Jalalon, Lee (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
April : 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 April 5 Mahindra W 97–83 Tony Mitchell (19) Tony Mitchell (14) Paul Lee (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 April 9 Barangay Ginebra L 98–113 Tony Mitchell (22) Tony Mitchell (9) Jio Jalalon (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1
6 April 16 San Miguel L 97–103 Tony Mitchell (22) Rafi Reavis (13) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 April 22 Blackwater W 96–90 Tony Mitchell (17) Tony Mitchell (15) Barroca, Lee (5) Mall of Asia Arena 5–2
All-Star Break
May : 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 May 6 Rain or Shine W 99–93 Paul Lee (23) Tony Mitchell (18) Mark Barroca (9) Batangas City Coliseum 6–2
9 May 10 TNT W 107–97 Ricardo Ratliffe (37) Ricardo Ratliffe (22) Barroca, Lee (5) Mall of Asia Arena 7–2
10 May 24 Meralco W 108–90 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Justin Melton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
11 May 31 Alaska W 102–98 (OT) Ricardo Ratliffe (35) Ricardo Ratliffe (28) Jio Jalalon (6) Cuneta Astrodome 9–2
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0
This box:

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 5 Rain or Shine W 118–82 Ricardo Ratliffe (29) Ricardo Ratliffe (8) Paul Lee (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 7 Rain or Shine W 84–69 Ricardo Ratliffe (26) Ricardo Ratliffe (24) Ricardo Ratliffe (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 10 San Miguel W 109–105 Maliksi, Ratliffe (26) Ricardo Ratliffe (21) Paul Lee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 12 San Miguel L 76–77 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (35) Melton, Ratliffe (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 June 14 San Miguel L 110–111 Ricardo Ratliffe (44) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Ricardo Ratliffe (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 June 16 San Miguel L 102–109 Ricardo Ratliffe (36) Ricardo Ratliffe (17) Mark Barroca (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–3
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
July: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 23 Blackwater W 103–86 Peter June Simon (20) Cinmeon Bowers (8) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 28 Alaska W 101–92 Malcolm Hill (28) Malcolm Hill (11) Paul Lee (5) Ynares Center 2–0
August : 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 August 4 San Miguel W 104–98 Malcolm Hill (20) Ian Sangalang (11) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 August 23 Phoenix W 100–81 Malcolm Hill (20) Hill, Ramos (8) three players (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 August 27 Rain or Shine L 88–92 Malcolm Hill (26) Malcolm Hill (20) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
September: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 September 3 Barangay Ginebra L 101–105 (OT) Malcolm Hill (28) Malcolm Hill (12) Mark Barroca (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 September 9 Meralco L 90–96 Malcolm Hill (28) Malcolm Hill (10) Jio Jalalon (7) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 4–3
8 September 15 GlobalPort W 109–83 Malcolm Hill (32) Malcolm Hill (12) Malcolm Hill (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 September 17 TNT L 99–104 Kristófer Acox (18) Kristófer Acox (18) Jio Jalalon (8) Ynares Center 5–4
10 September 22 Kia W 128–81 Kristófer Acox (19) Kristófer Acox (15) Jio Jalalon (7) Mall of Asia Arena 6–4
11 September 24 NLEX W 101–93 Peter June Simon (16) Kristófer Acox (10) Marc Pingris (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84
This box:

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 26 NLEX W 89–77 Kristófer Acox (21) Kristófer Acox (12) Marc Pingris (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Semifinals : 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 1 Meralco L 66–72 Jio Jalalon (15) Kristófer Acox (16) Jalalon, Pingris (3) Alonte Sports Arena 0–1
2 October 3 Meralco L 74–98 Mark Barroca (16) Kristófer Acox (12) Jio Jalalon (3) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 0–2
3 October 5 Meralco L 88–91 (OT) Mark Barroca (21) Mark Barroca (12) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Off-Season

October 2016
October 13, 2016[2] To Star
Paul Lee 		To Rain or Shine
James Yap
November 2016
November 3, 2016[3] To Star
Aldrech Ramos (from Mahindra)
2017 2nd round pick (from NLEX via Mahindra) 		To San Miguel
RR Garcia (from Star)
Keith Agovida (from Mahindra) 		To Mahindra
Ryan Araña (from San Miguel)
Alex Mallari (from Star)
2018 first round pick (from San Miguel)

Philippine Cup

December 2016
December 9, 2016[4] To Star
Rome dela Rosa 		To Alaska
Jake Pascual

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Tony Mitchell United States 1 March 22
(vs. Phoenix)		 May 6
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 6–2
Ricardo Ratliffe United States 20 May 10
(vs. TNT)		 June 15
(vs. San Miguel)		 6–3
Governors' Cup Cinmeon Bowers United States 1 July 23
(vs. Blackwater)		 July 23
(vs. Blackwater)		 1–0
Malcolm Hill United States 21 July 28
(vs. Alaska)		 September 15
(vs. GlobalPort)		 4–3
Kristófer Acox Iceland 21 September 17
(vs. TNT)		 October 5
(vs. Meralco)		 3–4

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Paul Lee Philippine Cup Player of the Week December 12, 2016 [5]
Allein Maliksi January 30, 2017 [6]
Paul Lee February 6, 2017 [7]
Mark Barroca Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week March 27, 2017 [8]
Honors
Jio Jalalon All-Defensive Team October 20, 2017 [9]

References

  1. ^ Chito Victolero replaces Jason Webb, takes over as new Star head coach, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2016
  2. ^ Star trades James Yap to Rain or Shine for Paul Lee - report, rappler.com, October 13, 2016.
  3. ^ RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Star gets Rome Dela Rosa, trades Jake Pascual to Alaska, philstar.com, December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Player of the Week: Paul Lee shows all-around game for Star". Inquirer.net. December 12, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Player of the Week: Maliksi leads Star's playoff push". Inquirer.net. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Player of the Week: Healthy Lee leading Star in playoffs". Inquirer.net. February 6, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "PBAPC picks Star's Mark Barroca as week's best". pba.ph. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.