2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season explained

Team:	Phoenix Fuel Masters
Pbayear:	2015–16
Coach:	Koy Banal Ariel Vanguardia (Governors' Cup)
1C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
1C-Wins:	3
1C-Losses:	8
1C-Place:	11
1C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
2C-Name:	Governors' Cup
2C-Wins:	5
2C-Losses:	6
2C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT in one game)
2C-Place:	8th
Owners:	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Nextseason:	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]

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

Eliminations

Standings

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

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
	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
	Marcus Simmons^[10]	July 15 (vs. Meralco)	July 23 (vs. Rain or Shine)	0–3
	Eugene Phelps^[11]	July 31 (vs. GlobalPort)	September 24 (vs. TNT)	6–4
	Lee Gwan-hee*^[12]	July 15 (vs. Meralco)	September 24 (vs. TNT)	6–7

Notes and References

1. http://pba.inquirer.net/66305/pba-board-oks-sale-of-barako-bull PBA Board OKs sale of Barako Bull
2. Web site: Sacamos . Karlo . March 11, 2016 . Phoenix to acquire Doug Kramer from Globalport for fellow veteran Mick Pennisi . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
3. Web site: NLEX acquires Mac Baracael, Emman Monfort, future pick from Phoenix for Simon Enciso, Mark Borboran InterAksyon.com Sports5 . 2016-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508233747/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/nlex-acquires-mac-baracael-emman-monfort-future-pick-from-phoenix-for-simon-enciso-mark-borboran . 2016-05-08 ., interaksyon.com, May 05, 2016
4. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/star-acquires-rr-garcia-rodney-brondial-and-keith-jensen-in-trades-with-globalport-phoenix-mahindra
5. Web site: July 12, 2016 . Imports, new acquisitions to reinforce Phoenix . August 30, 2022 . ABS-CBN News.
6. http://pba.inquirer.net/transactions
7. http://pba.inquirer.net/transactions
8. http://www.tribune.net.ph/sports/phoenix-taps-nigerian-import Phoenix taps Nigerian import
9. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/phoenix-replaces-import-kenny-adeleke-with-kevinn-pinkney Kenny Adeleke out, veteran Kevinn Pinkney in as Phoenix makes import change
10. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/tnt-mario-little-marcus-simmons-of-phoenix-complete-12-import-cast-in-pba-governors-cup TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup
11. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/phoenix-taps-eugene-phelps-in-lieu-of-marcus-simmons Phoenix Fuel Masters tap new import Eugene Phelps to replace Marcus Simmons
12. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/phoenix-opting-for-a-korean-as-asian-import-in-pba-governors-cup Phoenix opts to tap Korean Basketball League veteran as Asian import in PBA Governors Cup