2020 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season explained

Team:	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Pbayear:	2020
Coach:	Topex Robinson (interim)^[1]
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	8
1C-Losses:	3
1C-Place:	2nd
1C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 2–3)
Owners:	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

The 2020 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft

See main article: 2019 PBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
3	28	Ralph Tansingco	Small forward		Lyceum
4	39	Spencer Pretta	Point guard		Lyceum
5	44	Jeffrey Santos	Shooting guard		Lyceum

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 1| October 12| Meralco| W 116–98| Matthew Wright (36)| Jason Perkins (9)| Matthew Wright (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 2| October 15| NorthPort| W 110–105| Jason Perkins (31)| Jason Perkins (12)| Matthew Wright (9)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=edbebf| 3| October 19| TNT| L 91–110| Matthew Wright (31)| Jason Perkins (9)| JC Intal (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=edbebf| 4| October 21| Barangay Ginebra| L 71–86| Jason Perkins (15)| Jason Perkins (8)| Matthew Wright (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–2|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 5| October 23| Magnolia| W 91–84| Matthew Wright (23)| Jason Perkins (12)| JC Intal (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 3–2|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 6| October 26| NLEX| W 114–110| Matthew Wright (28)| Abueva, Perkins (13)| Calvin Abueva (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 4–2|-bgcolor=edbebf| 7| October 29| Alaska| L 97–105| Matthew Wright (27)| Matthew Wright (9)| Calvin Abueva (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 4–3|-bgcolor=bbffbb

Game log

Note: The PBA Board of Governors announced that games will be postponed for the meantime due to the coronavirus outbreak.^[2]

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jansen Rios	January 25, 2020^[3]	Not disclosed	One-year deal	NLEX Road Warriors
Jay-R Reyes	February 6, 2020^[4]			Columbian Dyip

Trades

December 10, 2019^[5]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Jake Pascual	To Alaska Aces 2020 second round pick
January 16, 2020^[6]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Brian Heruela	To Blackwater Elite Ron Dennison
January 20, 2020^[7]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Sol Mercado	To NorthPort Batang Pier LA Revilla Rey Guevarra

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phoenix fires Louie Alas, appoints Topex Robinson interim coach. 2020-09-11. Spin.ph. en. 2020-10-24.
2. Web site: PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak . March 17, 2020 . March 17, 2020.
3. Web site: Ramos . Gerry . January 25, 2020 . Brian Heruela, Jansen Rios officially on board at Phoenix after signing new contracts . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
4. Web site: Ramos . Gerry . February 6, 2020 . Jay-R Reyes pro career gets new lease on life after signing with Phoenix . 2022-08-30 . Spin.ph . en.
5. Web site: Trade: Phoenix acquires Jake Pascual from Alaska for future pick. 2019-12-10. Spin.ph. en. 2019-12-10.
6. Web site: Blackwater trades Brian Heruela again, this time to Phoenix for Ron Dennison. 2020-01-16. Spin.ph. en. 2020-01-16.
7. Web site: Trade approved: Sol Mercado set to join Phoenix as Northport acquires Revilla, Guevarra. 2020-01-20. Spin.ph. en. 2020-01-20.