2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
Head coachTopex Robinson
Owner(s)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7 (36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6 (45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters seasons
← 2020

The 2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 7 Larry Muyang Center  Philippines La Salle
2 18 Nick Demusis Forward  USA Whittier
2 19 Aljun Melecio Guard  Philippines La Salle
3 34 Reymar Caduyac Guard  Philippines Lyceum
4 44 Max Hentschel Forward  Philippines UvA
5 52 Jerie Pingoy Guard  Philippines Adamson

Roster

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2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 1 Philippines Muyang, Larry (R) 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
G/F 7 Canada Wright, Matthew (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure
G 8 Philippines Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
F 9 Philippines Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda
F 10 Canada Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill
G 11 Philippines Melecio, Aljun (R) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998–07–25 De La Salle
G 13 Philippines Jazul, RJ 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
F 14 Philippines Demusis, Nick (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–05–09 Whittier
C 20 Philippines Camacho, Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson
F 24 Philippines Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 25 Philippines Tamsi, Alfrancis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
G/F 28 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
G 30 Philippines Robles, Billy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1992–05–30 NIPSC
F/C 41 Philippines Porter, Kris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–09–02 Ateneo
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


Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
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 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

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2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7
July: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 July 17 Magnolia L 73–80 Matthew Wright (20) Jason Perkins (13) Matthew Wright (8) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1
2 July 21 NorthPort L 79–115 Vic Manuel (26) Chua, Perkins, Wright (7) Aljun Melecio (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2
3 July 24 Alaska W 101–93 Vic Manuel (26) Vic Manuel (12) RR Garcia (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2
4 July 28 Meralco L 80–91 Matthew Wright (29) Nick Demusis (6) Jason Perkins (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–3
August : 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 August 1 TNT L 80–84 Matthew Wright (15) Vic Manuel (9) Chris Banchero (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–4
September : 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
6 September 2 Rain or Shine W 78–77 Garcia, Perkins (18) Perkins, Wright (12) Perkins, Wright (5) DHVSU Gym 2–4
7 September 4 NLEX L 76–94 Vic Manuel (13) Jason Perkins (12) Banchero, Wright (6) DHVSU Gym 2–5
8 September 9 Terrafirma W 96–84 Jason Perkins (28) Nick Demusis (9) RR Garcia (7) DHVSU Gym 3–5
9 September 11 Blackwater W 114–92 Chua, Perkins (17) Justin Chua (9) Garcia, Wright (6) DHVSU Gym 4–5
10 September 15 Barangay Ginebra L 87–94 Jason Perkins (30) Chua, Perkins (8) Chris Banchero (7) DHVSU Gym 4–6
11 September 17 San Miguel L 80–110 Jason Perkins (18) Jason Perkins (9) Matthew Wright (10) DHVSU Gym 4–7

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT84
8Barangay Ginebra71
1TNT4
(best-of-3)
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel2
5NorthPort0
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Magnolia1
2Meralco8097
7NLEX8186
2Meralco2
(best-of-3)
3Magnolia4
3Magnolia2
6Rain or Shine0

Game log

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2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 25 Barangay Ginebra L 85–95 Jason Perkins (15) Jake Pascual (11) Matthew Wright (8) DHVSU Gym 0–1

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 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 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

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2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
December: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 9 Terrafirma W 103–100 Paul Harris (24) Paul Harris (15) Matthew Wright (10) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 December 11 Blackwater W 110–99 Chris Banchero (23) Paul Harris (16) Matthew Wright (9) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
3 December 16 Rain or Shine L 88–90 Paul Harris (17) Paul Harris (20) Paul Harris (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 December 19 Barangay Ginebra L 121–125 (OT) Paul Harris (26) Nick Demusis (9) Matthew Wright (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 December 25 NLEX W 102–93 Matthew Wright (23) Matthew Wright (9) Jazul, Perkins, Wright (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,843
3–2
February : 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
6 February 13, 2022 TNT W 93–92 Matthew Wright (27) Dominique Sutton (10) Matthew Wright (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 February 19, 2022 Magnolia L 83–103 Matthew Wright (18) Sean Manganti (9) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 February 23, 2022 San Miguel L 99–104 Matthew Wright (24) Jake Pascual (11) Matthew Wright (7) Ynares Center 4–4
9 February 26, 2022 NorthPort L 93–101 Dominique Sutton (23) Dominique Sutton (12) Matthew Wright (6) Ynares Center 4–5
March : 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 March 3, 2022 Alaska W 104–99 Matthew Wright (26) Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21) Matthew Wright (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5
11 March 11, 2022 Meralco L 90–109 Du'Vaughn Maxwell (26) Du'Vaughn Maxwell (12) Matthew Wright (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia127
8Phoenix Super LPG88
1Magnolia2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco100
5San Miguel85
4Meralco2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra4
2NLEX7996
7Alaska9380
2NLEX1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra3
3TNT9295
6Barangay Ginebra104115

Game log

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2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–0
8th seed playoff: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 13, 2022 NorthPort W 101–98 Du'Vaughn Maxwell (31) Du'Vaughn Maxwell (13) Maxwell, Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 18, 2022 Magnolia L 88–127 Du'Vaughn Maxwell (32) Maxwell, Perkins (9) Matthew Wright (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

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Free agency

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Signings

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Michael Calisaan July 15, 2021[4] Not disclosed One-year Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
Bryan Faundo July 15, 2021[4] Not disclosed Meralco Bolts
Alfrancis Tamsi July 20, 2021[5] Not disclosed KCS Computer Specialist (VisMin)
Nico Salva November 12, 2021[6] One-conference Meralco Bolts
Simon Camacho November 26, 2021[7] Not disclosed Bacolod Masters (MPBL)
Billy Robles February 9, 2022[8] Not disclosed Davao Occidental Tigers (MPBL)

Trades

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Pre-season

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February
February 17, 2021[9] To Phoenix Super LPG
Chris Banchero
2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6)
2020 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18)
To Magnolia
Calvin Abueva
2020 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 10)
February 23, 2021[10] To Phoenix Super LPG
Vic Manuel
2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7)
2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19)
To Alaska
Brian Heruela
2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6)
2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16)
2021 Phoenix first-round pick

Mid-season

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November
November 5, 2021[11] To Phoenix Super LPG
Sean Anthony
Sean Manganti
2021 TNT second-round pick
To NorthPort
Michael Calisaan
Vic Manuel

Governors' Cup

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February
February 24, 2022[12] To Phoenix Super LPG
Kris Porter
Season 47 2nd round pick
Season 48 1st round pick
To NLEX
Justin Chua

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Governors' Cup Paul Harris December 9, 2021 (vs. Terrafirma) December 25, 2021 (vs. NLEX) 3–2
Dominique Sutton February 13, 2022 (vs. TNT) February 26, 2022 (vs. NorthPort) 1–3
Du'Vaughn Maxwell March 3, 2022 (vs. Alaska) March 18, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) 2–2

References

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  1. ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Rookies Pingoy, Caduyac left out of Phoenix opening roster". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 20, 2021). "Tamsi activated by Phoenix Super LPG". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 12, 2021). "Phoenix signs up free-agent Nico Salva for Governors Cup". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Flores-Colina, Celest (2021-11-26). "Filbasket MVP Simon Camacho signs with Phoenix". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  8. ^ Li, Matthew (February 9, 2022). "Phoenix Super LPG signs Davao Occi's Billy Robles". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  9. ^ "Phoenix trades Abueva to Magnolia for Banchero, 2 draft picks". PBA.ph. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony". PBA.ph. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 24, 2022). "Justin Chua-Kris Porter trade gets PBA approval as NLEX adds two draft picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.