2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachJamike Jarin
General ManagerPaolo Bugia
Owner(s)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3 (72.7%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 1–3)
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8 (27.3%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons

The 2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in the Commissioner's Cup, the team revert to their former name Phoenix Fuel Masters starting the Philippine Cup.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 6 Kenneth Tuffin F  New Zealand FEU
2 16 Raffy Verano G/F  USA Ateneo
2 17 Ricci Rivero G  Philippines UP
3 28 Matthew Daves F  Canada Ateneo
4 39 John Lloyd Clemente G  Philippines NU
5 50 Daniel Atienza G  Philippines CEU
6 59 Joe Gómez de Liaño G  Philippines UP
7 66 Theo Flores G/F  Philippines NU

Roster

2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 1 Philippines Muyang, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–06–04 Letran
F 2 United States Manganti, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1994–04–18 Adamson
F 3 United States Perkins, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle
C 4 Philippines Soyud, Raul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
F 6 Philippines Lalata, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995–01–09 Olivarez
F 7 Philippines Mocon, Javee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995–04–07 San Beda
G 8 Philippines Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9 Philippines Alejandro, Jjay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995–04–13 National-U
F/C 12 Canada Daves, Matthew (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Jazul, RJ (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
G 16 Philippines Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
G 19 Philippines Tio, Tyler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–04–05 Ateneo
F 20 New Zealand Tuffin, Kenneth (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1997–05–05 Far Eastern
F 22 United States Verano, Raffy (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
F 24 Philippines Camacho, Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson
G 25 Philippines Rivero, Ricci (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1998–05–25 Philippines
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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 3–8
May: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 24 San Miguel W 106–101 Simon Camacho (15) Larry Muyang (12) Jjay Alejandro (9) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 May 28 Meralco W 100–93 Raul Soyud (25) Raul Soyud (13) Tyler Tio (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
June: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 2 Rain or Shine L 104–113 Raul Soyud (24) Raul Soyud (13) RJ Jazul (9) Ynares Center 2–1
4 June 9 NLEX L 95–112 Larry Muyang (21) Larry Muyang (12) Jjay Alejandro (7) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5 June 14 Barangay Ginebra L 89–95 RJ Jazul (18) Javee Mocon (9) RJ Jazul (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–3
6 June 23 Terrafirma W 104–92 Reden Celda (19) Lalata, Muyang (8) Jjay Alejandro (8) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3
7 June 25 Blackwater L 90–92 Sean Manganti (18) Larry Muyang (8) Reden Celda (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–4
July: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 July 7 Converge L 90–104 Sean Manganti (15) Sean Manganti (8) Tyler Tio (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–5
9 July 14 NorthPort L 86–105 Raul Soyud (16) Larry Muyang (12) RR Garcia (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–6
10 July 19 TNT L 88–96 Sean Manganti (18) Camacho, Lalata (13) Javee Mocon (5) Ynares Sports Arena 3–7
11 July 23 Magnolia L 91–111 Jjay Alejandro (24) Larry Muyang (10) Garcia, Mocon (6) FilOil EcoOil Centre 3–8

Converge Pocket Tournament

Game log

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log
Total: 0–3
October: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 13 Rain or Shine L 105–109 Johnathan Williams (25) Johnathan Williams (11) Tyler Tio (9) Gatorade Hoops Center 0–1
2 October 15 Blackwater L 96–103 Ricci Rivero (28) Johnathan Williams (14) Ken Tuffin (4) Gatorade Hoops Center 0–2
3 October 17 Converge L 93–97 Javee Mocon (13) Johnathan Williams (8) Alejandro, Mocon, Williams (4) Gatorade Hoops Center 0–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
November: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 10 NLEX W 113–101 Johnathan Williams (26) Johnathan Williams (13) Tyler Tio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 November 12 Magnolia L 92–107 Johnathan Williams (26) Johnathan Williams (13) Johnathan Williams (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 November 18 Rain or Shine W 99–98 Johnathan Williams (29) Johnathan Williams (18) Johnathan Williams (7) Ynares Center 2–1
4 November 24 Blackwater W 111–106 Jason Perkins (23) Johnathan Williams (12) Johnathan Williams (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 November 29 Terrafirma W 103–84 Johnathan Williams (29) Johnathan Williams (13) Johnathan Williams (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
December: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 December 2 Converge W 99–98 Johnathan Williams (27) Johnathan Williams (16) Johnathan Williams (6) PhilSports Arena 5–1
7 December 9 Barangay Ginebra W 82–77 Johnathan Williams (24) Johnathan Williams (23) Tyler Tio (7) FPJ Arena 6–1
8 December 20 NorthPort W 113–104 Johnathan Williams (38) Johnathan Williams (19) Johnathan Williams (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1
9 December 25 San Miguel L 96–117 Johnathan Williams (37) Johnathan Williams (16) Tyler Tio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
January: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 January 10 Meralco W 93–83 Jason Perkins (22) Johnathan Williams (15) Johnathan Williams (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
11 January 14 TNT L 96–116 Johnathan Williams (21) Johnathan Williams (14) Johnathan Williams (6) PhilSports Arena 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia109
8TNT94
1Magnolia3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Phoenix Super LPG1
4Phoenix Super LPG10788
5Meralco116***84
1Magnolia2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel127
7Rain or Shine122
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra0
3Barangay Ginebra106
6NorthPort93

*Game went into overtime

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Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 January 17 Meralco L 107–116 (3OT) Johnathan Williams (24) Johnathan Williams (24) Johnathan Williams (6) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 January 21 Meralco W 88–84 Johnathan Williams (21) Johnathan Williams (16) Javee Mocon (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 January 24 Magnolia L 79–82 Jason Perkins (25) Johnathan Williams (18) Johnathan Williams (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 January 26 Magnolia L 78–82 Johnathan Williams (27) Johnathan Williams (16) Johnathan Williams (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–2
3 January 28 Magnolia W 103–85 Johnathan Williams (19) Johnathan Williams (15) Johnathan Williams (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 January 31 Magnolia L 79–89 Johnathan Williams (17) Johnathan Williams (17) Johnathan Williams (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–3

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 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 3
3 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545[a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[b] 5
10 Blackwater Bossing 4 7 .364 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 7
12 Converge FiberXers 2 9 .182 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8
March: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 8 NorthPort L 120–124 Jason Perkins (28) Jason Perkins (7) Rivero, Tio, Tuffin (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 10 Barangay Ginebra L 92–102 Jason Perkins (14) Javee Mocon (9) Garcia, Manganti, Mocon (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 March 13 Terrafirma W 94–78 RR Garcia (20) Kenneth Tuffin (9) RR Garcia (10) PhilSports Arena 1–2
4 March 17 Rain or Shine L 85–100 Ricci Rivero (16) Javee Mocon (12) Garcia, Rivero (4) Ynares Center 1–3
All-Star Break
5 March 31 San Miguel L 102–116 Alejandro, Daves (13) Jason Perkins (11) Jjay Alejandro (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4
April: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 April 12 Converge W 113–107 Jason Perkins (26) Jason Perkins (13) Jjay Alejandro (8) PhilSports Arena 2–4
7 April 14 Magnolia L 93–107 RJ Jazul (21) Jason Perkins (5) Kent Salado (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–5
8 April 20 NLEX W 112–77 RJ Jazul (19) Jason Perkins (8) Kent Salado (8) Ynares Sports Arena 3–5
9 April 24 TNT L 101–108 Jason Perkins (26) Jason Perkins (10) Kent Salado (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–6
10 April 26 Meralco L 76–82 Kenneth Tuffin (14) Mocon, Salado (8) Jason Perkins (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7
May: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 4 Blackwater L 83–102 Jason Perkins (22) Kenneth Tuffin (10) Jjay Alejandro (5) Ynares Sports Arena 3–8

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
RR Garcia April 5, 2023[4] Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed
Larry Muyang 2 years
Chris Lalata May 23, 2023[5] 1 year
Tyler Tio July 3, 2023[6] 3 years
Jjay Alejandro December 16, 2023[7] 2 years
Jason Perkins December 19, 2023[8] ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) 3 years
RR Garcia March 5, 2024[9] Not disclosed 1 year
RJ Jazul March 6, 2024[10] 1 year
Kent Salado March 16, 2024[11] Not disclosed NLEX Road Warriors

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Encho Serrano[12] 18 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract; did not agree to term extension Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
Kurt Lojera[13] 3 Shooting guard Siomai King (PSL)

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 30, 2023[14] To Phoenix
Reden Celda
Tzaddy Rangel 		To NLEX
Ben Adamos

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Johnathan Williams November 10, 2023 (vs. NLEX) January 31, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) 10–7

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded
Johnathan Williams 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference February 9, 2024[15]
Honors
Jason Perkins 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team August 18, 2024[16]

References

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  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Phoenix brings back Chris Lalata on one-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Tyler Tio signed to fresh three-year Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jayjay Alejandro signs a 2-year contract extension with Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jason Perkins signed by Phoenix to three-year maximum contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Phoenix Super LPG gives RR Garcia new one-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "RJ Jazul, Phoenix's longest-tenured player, inks new one-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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  13. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Kurt Lojera leaves Phoenix to play for Siomai King in PSL". Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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