2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season

2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
← 2016–17
2019  →

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 2 Kiefer Ravena G  Philippines Ateneo
2 13 John Grospe F  Philippines Team Batangas
JRU Heavy Bombers 		JRU
3 26 Gabriel Dagangon G  Philippines AMA Online Education Titans
Racal Tile Masters 		Perpetual

Roster

2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Philippines Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West
G 1 Philippines Monfort, Emman 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G 3 Philippines Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo
F 5 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 7 Philippines Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
G/F 8 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
G 9 Philippines Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
F/C 10 Philippines Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
G/F 11 United States Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo
G 15 Philippines Ravena, Kiefer (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo
C 16 Philippines Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
F 17 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
F/C 21 Philippines Gotladera, Alfonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1992–02–16 Ateneo
G 26 Philippines Tallo, Mark (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Southwestern-U
F/C 37 Philippines Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
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 b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
December: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 20 Kia W 119–115 Kiefer Ravena (18) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (8) Kiefer Ravena (12) Filoil Flying V Centre 1–0
2 December 25 GlobalPort W 115–104 Kiefer Ravena (20) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Larry Fonacier (7) Philippine Arena
22,531 		2–0
January: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 January 7 Phoenix L 95–102 Larry Fonacier (22) Quiñahan, Taulava (9) Kiefer Ravena (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000 		2–1
4 January 14 Magnolia L 94–105 Kiefer Ravena (31) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Kiefer Ravena (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 19 San Miguel L 98–109 Kiefer Ravena (15) Michael Miranda (11) Kiefer Ravena (6) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 January 26 Rain or Shine L 86–97 J. R. Quiñahan (22) Alex Mallari (9) six players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
February: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 February 3 Barangay Ginebra W 81–78 Larry Fonacier (17) Raul Soyud (10) Kiefer Ravena (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4
8 February 9 Meralco W 87–85 Kiefer Ravena (21) Alex Mallari (10) Kiefer Ravena (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4
9 February 11 Alaska W 96–89 three players (15) Alas, Baguio (8) Kiefer Ravena (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 February 18 Blackwater W 93–90 Kevin Alas (25) Michael Miranda (9) Kevin Alas (5) Philippine Arena 6–4
11 February 28 TNT L 75–101 J. R. Quiñahan (20) Raul Soyud (11) Cyrus Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 5 Alaska W 105–99 Kiefer Ravena (25) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Kiefer Ravena (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 March 7 Alaska W 87–83 Kevin Alas (18) Kevin Alas (9) Kiefer Ravena (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 10 Magnolia W 88–87 Cyrus Baguio (17) J. R. Quiñahan (9) J. R. Quiñahan (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 12 Magnolia L 84–99 Mallari, Quiñahan (13) Raul Soyud (6) Kiefer Ravena (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 March 14 Magnolia L 99–106 Kiefer Ravena (20) Kevin Alas (9) Quiñahan, Ravena (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 March 16 Magnolia W 91–79 Kiefer Ravena (20) Alas, Miranda (6) Alas, Ravena (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
5 March 18 Magnolia L 78–87 Kiefer Ravena (21) Mallari, Soyud (9) Cyrus Baguio (7) Ynares Center 2–3
6 March 20 Magnolia L 89–96 Michael Miranda (20) Michael Miranda (8) Cyrus Baguio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9
April: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 28 Columbian L 103–123 Adrian Forbes (26) Adrian Forbes (17) Larry Fonacier (6) Ynares Center 0–1
May: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 May 2 Rain or Shine L 97–98 Arnett Moultrie (24) Arnett Moultrie (17) Kiefer Ravena (8) Ynares Center 0–2
3 May 4 Meralco L 90–106 Arnett Moultrie (25) Arnett Moultrie (17) Kiefer Ravena (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 May 11 Phoenix W 120–115 (OT) Arnett Moultrie (37) Arnett Moultrie (17) Larry Fonacier (9) Alonte Sports Arena 1–3
5 May 16 GlobalPort L 94–116 Kiefer Ravena (24) Moultrie, Quiñahan (10) J. R. Quiñahan (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4
All-Star Break
6 May 30 Blackwater W 93–89 Arnett Moultrie (26) Arnett Moultrie (16) Juami Tiongson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
June: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 3 TNT L 106–117 Arnett Moultrie (31) Arnett Moultrie (14) Alex Mallari (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5
8 June 9 Barangay Ginebra L 85–93 Arnett Moultrie (30) Arnett Moultrie (19) Alex Mallari (4) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 2–6
9 June 15 Alaska L 111–120 Arnett Moultrie (34) Arnett Moultrie (8) Mallari, Tiongson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–7
10 June 23 San Miguel L 114–125 Arnett Moultrie (43) Arnett Moultrie (14) Jonathan Uyloan (11) Calasiao Sports Complex 2–8
July: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 June 3 Magnolia L 89–116 Olu Ashaolu (31) Olu Ashaolu (12) Cyrus Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
August: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 17 TNT W 103–90 Olu Ashaolu (33) Olu Ashaolu (23) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Ynares Center 1–0
2 August 19 NorthPort W 123–107 Olu Ashaolu (27) Olu Ashaolu (13) Alex Mallari (5) Ynares Center 2–0
3 August 22 Magnolia L 72–102 Olu Ashaolu (21) Olu Ashaolu (9) Ashaolu, Fonacier (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 29 Columbian W 116–104 Aaron Fuller (35) Aaron Fuller (21) Aaron Fuller (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
September: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 September 1 San Miguel L 112–125 Aaron Fuller (36) Aaron Fuller (16) Mark Tallo (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 September 26 Blackwater W 124–106 Fonacier, Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (20) Fonacier, Tallo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
October: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 October 5 Barangay Ginebra L 92–106 Larry Fonacier (21) Aaron Fuller (19) Aaron Fuller (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 October 10 Phoenix L 97–123 Aaron Fuller (38) Aaron Fuller (14) Monfort, Tallo (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4
9 October 14 Meralco L 105–108 Aaron Fuller (31) Aaron Fuller (13) Aaron Fuller (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 October 26 Alaska W 116–110 (OT) Aaron Fuller (42) Aaron Fuller (22) Philip Paniamogan (5) Ynares Center 5–5
November: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 3 Rain or Shine L 101–107 Aaron Fuller (29) Aaron Fuller (12) Aaron Fuller (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 November 6 Barangay Ginebra L 75–111 Aaron Fuller (25) Aaron Fuller (12) Aaron Fuller (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017[3] To NLEX
Michael Miranda 		To Phoenix
2018 2nd Round Pick (from TNT)

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Adrian Forbes Jamaica 14 April 28
(vs. Columbian)		 April 28
(vs. Columbian)		 0–1
Arnett Moultrie United States 23 May 2
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 June 23
(vs. San Miguel)		 2–7
Olu Ashaolu Nigeria 55 July 4
(vs. Magnolia)		 August 22
(vs. Magnolia)		 2–2
Governors' Cup
Aaron Fuller United States 23 August 29
(vs. Columbian)		 November 6
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		 3–6

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Kiefer Ravena Philippine Cup Player of the Week December 27, 2017 [4]
February 12, 2018 [5]
Garvo Lanete February 19, 2018 [6]
Mark Tallo Governors' Cup Player of the Week August 20, 2018 [7]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ [1], pba.ph, November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".