2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Basketball team season
2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season | |
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Head coach | Koy Banal Ariel Vanguardia (Governors' Cup) |
Owner(s) | Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 3–8 (27.3%) |
Place | 11th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT in one game) |
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons | |
2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key Dates
- January 28: The PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of Barako Bull to Phoenix Petroleum in a special meeting Wednesday at the league’s headquarters in Libis, Quezon City.[1]
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Commissioner's Cup
Transactions
Trades
March 11, 2016[2] | To Phoenix Doug Kramer | To GlobalPort Mick Pennisi |
May 4, 2016 [3] | To Phoenix Simon Enciso Mark Borboran | To NLEX Emman Monfort Marnel Baracael 2018 second round pick |
May 11, 2016[4] | To Phoenix Mark Cruz (from Star) Norbert Torres (from Star) Jonathan Uyloan (from Star via GlobalPort) | To Star RR Garcia (from Phoenix) Rodney Brondial(from Phoenix) Keith Jensen (from GlobalPort) | To GlobalPort Yousef Taha (from Star) Ronald Pascual (from Star) |
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98
Governors' Cup
Transactions
Trades
July 12, 2016[5] | To Phoenix Ronjay Buenafe | To Alaska Jonathan Uyloan |
July 13, 2016 [6] | To Phoenix Cyrus Baguio | To Alaska 2017 2nd Round Pick 2018 second round pick |
July 13, 2016 [7] | To Phoenix John Wilson | To NLEX James Forrester |
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 2 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 2 | |
4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | |
5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
11 | Star Hotshots | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Kenny Adeleke[8] | February 17 (vs. NLEX) | February 21 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
Kevinn Pinkney[9] | February 27 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–7 | |
Governors' Cup | ![]() | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | July 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–3 |
![]() | July 31 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–4 | |
![]() | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–7 |
References
- ^ PBA Board OKs sale of Barako Bull, pba.inquirer.net, January 28, 2016.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 11, 2016). "Phoenix to acquire Doug Kramer from Globalport for fellow veteran Mick Pennisi". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "NLEX acquires Mac Baracael, Emman Monfort, future pick from Phoenix for Simon Enciso, Mark Borboran | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-05., interaksyon.com, May 05, 2016
- ^ [1], spin.ph, May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Imports, new acquisitions to reinforce Phoenix". ABS-CBN News. July 12, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ [2], pba.ph, July 16, 2016
- ^ [3], pba.ph, July 16, 2016
- ^ Phoenix taps Nigerian import, Marasigan Chavez, The Daily Tribune, February 5, 2016
- ^ Kenny Adeleke out, veteran Kevinn Pinkney in as Phoenix makes import change, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 26, 2016
- ^ TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 26, 2016
- ^ Phoenix Fuel Masters tap new import Eugene Phelps to replace Marcus Simmons Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 29, 2016
- ^ Phoenix opts to tap Korean Basketball League veteran as Asian import in PBA Governors Cup, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, June 19, 2016