2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season explained

Team:	Phoenix Fuel Masters
Pbayear:	2016–17
Coach:	Ariel Vanguardia
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	6
1C-Losses:	5
1C-Place:	6
1C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	4
2C-Losses:	7
2C-Place:	7
2C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	2
3C-Losses:	9
3C-Place:	11
3C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Owners:	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

See main article: 2016 PBA draft.

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	2	Gelo Alolino	G		Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
2	10	Jeoffrey Javillonar	F		Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU
3	16	Paolo Javelona	G		BDO-National University	NU
3	18	Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr.	G		Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| November 23| Blackwater| L 87–94| Simon Enciso (25)| Willy Wilson (14)| Cyrus Baguio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| November 30| San Miguel| W 92–85| JC Intal (22)| Willy Wilson (18)| Simon Enciso (9)| Ynares Center
| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 4| Mahindra| W 114–104| JC Intal (24)| Prince Caperal (17)| Baguio, Enciso (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 10| Star| L 79–123| Simon Enciso (16)| Willy Wilson (7)| Enciso, W. Wilson (4)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| December 16| TNT| L 98–117| Mark Borboran (18)| Borboran, Caperal (6)| Simon Enciso (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| December 21| Meralco| W 94–90| Matthew Wright (22)| Borboran, Caperal, Wright (8)| Cyrus Baguio (10)| Filoil Flying V Centre
| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| December 28| GlobalPort| W 101–99| Mark Borboran (23)| Matthew Wright (9)| Baguio, Wright (4)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 8| Rain or Shine| L 82–97| Matthew Wright (26)| Matthew Wright (12)| Enciso, Wright (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 4–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 18| NLEX| W 102–91| Simon Enciso (21)| Matthew Wright (12)| Matthew Wright (9)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 5–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| January 22| Barangay Ginebra| W 79–73| Matthew Wright (18)| Willy Wilson (12)| Matthew Wright (5) | PhilSports Arena| 6–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 27| Alaska| L 85–106| Matthew Wright (18)| Matthew Wright (8)| Matthew Wright (4)| Cuneta Astrodome| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| February 4| Star| L 83–114| Matthew Wright (19)| Doug Kramer (12)| Dehesa, Intal (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| February 6| Star| L 71–91| Matthew Wright (24)| Willy Wilson (10)| JC Intal (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| March 18| Blackwater| W 118–116 (2OT)| Eugene Phelps (53)| Eugene Phelps (21)| RJ Jazul (6)| Cuneta Astrodome| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| March 22| Star| L 82–101| Jameel McKay (34)| Jameel McKay (20)| RJ Jazul (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| March 26| TNT| L 109–134| Jameel McKay (31)| Jameel McKay (11)| JC Intal (5)| Ynares Center| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 1| Barangay Ginebra| W 94–91| Matthew Wright (27)| Jameel McKay (28)| Cyrus Baguio (5)| University of Southeastern Philippines Gym| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| April 7| San Miguel| L 88–110| Jameel McKay (21)| Jameel McKay (16)| Matthew Wright (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| April 12| Rain or Shine| L 94–96| Jameel McKay (27)| Jameel McKay (18)| Jameel McKay (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| April 21| Alaska| W 94–86| Jameel McKay (42)| Jameel McKay (22)| RJ Jazul (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–4|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| May 3| Meralco| L 66–81| Jameel McKay (16)| Jameel McKay (16)| RJ Jazul (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| May 5| GlobalPort| W 84–72| Jameel McKay (22)| Jameel McKay (20)| six players (2)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| May 21| Mahindra| L 121–122 (OT)| Jameel McKay (18)| Jameel McKay (12)| Jameel McKay (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 4–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| May 27| NLEX| L 114–116| Matthew Wright (42)| Jameel McKay (14)| four players (4)| Ynares Center| 4–7

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | June 6 | San Miguel | L 96–115| Jameel McKay (20)| Jameel McKay (13)| Matthew Wright (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| July 19| Kia| W 118–105| Eugene Phelps (33)| Eugene Phelps (14)| three players (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| July 22| Alaska| W 95–93| Eugene Phelps (29)| Eugene Phelps (14)| RJ Jazul (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| July 26| GlobalPort| L 91–100| Eugene Phelps (32)| Eugene Phelps (17)| Eugene Phelps (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| July 30| NLEX| L 91–95| Eugene Phelps (31)| Eugene Phelps (18)| Eugene Phelps (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| August 6| Blackwater| L 86–92| Jazul, Phelps (13)| Eugene Phelps (17)| Willy Wilson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| August 18| Meralco| L 104–107| Brandon Brown (38)| Brandon Brown (9)| RJ Jazul (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| August 23| Star| L 81–100| Brandon Brown (33)| Brandon Brown (23)| RJ Jazul (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| August 25| TNT| L 103–110| Brandon Brown (49)| Brandon Brown (19)| three players (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| August 30| Barangay Ginebra| L 92–105| Brandon Brown (26)| Brandon Brown (18)| RJ Jazul (8)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10| September 13| Rain or Shine | L 111–116| Matthew Wright (36)| Brandon Brown (20)| Brandon Brown (4)| Ynares Center | 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11| September 20| San Miguel| L 107–109| Brandon Brown (30)| Brandon Brown (17)| Brown, Wright (4)| Ynares Center | 2–9

Transactions

Free agency

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Former team
Marvin Hayes	November 12, 2016^[1]	Not disclosed	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Karl Dehesa	January 31, 2017^[2]		GlobalPort Batang Pier
Jeff Viernes	2017^[3]

Trades

Philippine Cup

February
February 18, 2017^[4]	To Phoenix----RJ Jazul	To Alaska----Simon Enciso
February 21, 2017^[5]	To Phoenix----Joseph Eriobu	To Mahindra----Prince Caperal

Governors' Cup

August
August 7, 2017^[6]	To Phoenix----Jeff Chan	To Rain or Shine----Mark Borboran Season 46 2nd round pick
August 15, 2017^[7]	To Phoenix----Dylan Ababou 2020 2nd round pick	To Globalport----Karl Dehesa 2019 first round pick	To NLEX----Cyrus Baguio

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
			14	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	March 18 (vs. Blackwater)	1–0
			5	March 22 (vs. Star)	June 6 (vs. San Miguel)	3–8
	Eugene Phelps		4	July 19 (vs. Kia)	August 6 (vs. Blackwater)	2–3
			23	August 18 (vs. Meralco)	September 20 (vs. San Miguel)	0–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
JC Intal	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 4, 2016	^[8]
Matthew Wright	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 23, 2017	^[9]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg)	April 26, 2017	^[10]
	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Luzon leg)	April 28, 2017	^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sacamos . Karlo . November 12, 2016 . Hayes, Javillonar make final Phoenix cut as Javelona relegated to practice player . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
2. Web site: Ramos . Gerry . January 31, 2017 . Phoenix gears up for PBA quarterfinal playoffs by signing free agent Karl Dehesa . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
3. Web site: Sacamos . Karlo . April 17, 2017 . Rookie Jeff Viernes hit with sanctions by Phoenix after playing in 'ligang labas' game . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
4. Web site: Li . Matthew . February 18, 2017 . Phoenix gets vet in Jazul, trades Enciso to Alaska . 2022-08-30 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
5. Web site: Saldajeno . Ivan . February 21, 2017 . Phoenix goes for makeover, acquires Jazul, Eriobu in separate swaps . 2022-08-30 . www.dugout.ph.
6. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . 2017-08-07 . Jeff Chan ‘shocked’ by trade to Phoenix, hopes to help new team make playoffs . 2022-08-30 . INQUIRER.net . en.
7. Web site: Sacamos . Karlo . August 15, 2017 . Baguio reunites with Guiao at NLEX, Baracael to GlobalPort, Ababou to Phoenix in three-team trade . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
8. Web site: Player of the Week: JC Intal unleashing old form for Phoenix . December 4, 2016 . Inquirer.net . March 3, 2017 .
9. Web site: Player of the Week: Wright flaunts all-around game . January 23, 2017 . Inquirer.net . March 3, 2017.
10. Web site: Gilas made to sweat by Mindanao selection as PBA All-Star game ends in a draw . Sacamos . Karlo . April 26, 2017 . spin.ph . April 29, 2017.
11. Web site: Gilas young turks show mettle by beating veteran-laden Luzon selection in PBA All-Stars . Ballesteros . Jan . April 28, 2017 . spin.ph . April 29, 2017.