2024–25 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2024–25 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2024–25 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachJamike Jarin
General ManagerPaolo Bugia
Sheila Briones (assistant)
Owner(s)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record1–9
(10%)
Place6th in Group B
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 4 Kai Ballungay C/F   USA Ateneo
3 28 CJ Payawal F   USA UE
4 38 Chino Mosqueda G   Philippines NU
5 45 Patrick Feliciano G   Philippines Diliman

Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 1   Muyang, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–06–04 Letran
F 2   Manganti, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1994–04–18 Adamson
F 3   Perkins, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle
C 4   Soyud, Raul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
F 5   Ular, Ato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–05–04 Letran
G 8   Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9   Alejandro, Jjay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995–04–13 National-U
F/C 10   Ballungay, Kai (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001–11–16 Ateneo
F/C 12   Daves, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Ateneo
G 13   Jazul, RJ (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
F 15   Camacho, Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson
C 17   Smith, Donovan (CI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993–11–19 Quinnipiac
G 18   Salado, Kent (IN) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
G 19   Tio, Tyler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–04–05 Ateneo
F 20   Tuffin, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1997–05–05 Far Eastern
F 22   Verano, Raffy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G 25   Rivero, Ricci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1998–05–25 Philippines
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

Roster



Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Group B Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 3 .700 Quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600[a] 1
4 NLEX Road Warriors 5 5 .500[b] 2
5 Blackwater Bossing 5 5 .500[b] 2
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 9 .100 6
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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 1–9
August: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 21 San Miguel L 107–111 Jason Perkins (18) Jayveous McKinnis (15) Rivero, Tio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 25 NLEX L 95–100 RR Garcia (18) Jayveous McKinnis (14) Jason Perkins (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 August 30 Rain or Shine L 99–116 Alejandro, Jazul (12) Javee Mocon (9) Tyler Tio (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–3
September: 1–6
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 September 3 Blackwater L 111–123 Brandone Francis (45) Javee Mocon (12) Brandone Francis (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
5 September 6 Barangay Ginebra L 101–110 Brandone Francis (33) Javee Mocon (9) Francis, Mocon, Tio (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–5
6 September 10 Rain or Shine L 107–122 Brandone Francis (31) Jason Perkins (10) Jason Perkins (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–6
7 September 13 San Miguel L 127–139 Brandone Francis (48) Jason Perkins (7) Tyler Tio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–7
8 September 15 Blackwater W 119–114 Brandone Francis (23) Brandone Francis (10) Brandone Francis (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7
9 September 18 Barangay Ginebra L 96–112 Manganti, Perkins (18) Ballungay, Francis (6) Tyler Tio (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–8
10 September 20 NLEX L 79–104 Sean Manganti (13) Jason Perkins (7) Ricci Rivero (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–9

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 1 .857 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 1 .800 1
3 Eastern (G) 6 2 .750 0.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Converge FiberXers 6 2 .750 0.5
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 2 .667 1.5
6 Meralco Bolts 3 2 .600 2
7 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500 2.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT Tropang Giga 2 2 .500 2.5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 3 4 .429 3
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2 5 .286 4
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 5 .167 4.5
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 5 .167 4.5
13 Terrafirma Dyip 0 7 .000 6
Updated to match(es) played on December 25, 2024. 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]
(G) Guests

Game log

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2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–5
November: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 27, 2024 Eastern L 87–102 Donovan Smith (33) Donovan Smith (11) Perkins, Rivero (4) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 November 29, 2024 Meralco L 109–111 Donovan Smith (33) Donovan Smith (9) Tyler Tio (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–2
December: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 December 3, 2024 San Miguel L 104–107 Donovan Smith (37) Donovan Smith (15) Tyler Tio (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–3
4 December 13, 2024 Barangay Ginebra L 72–94 Donovan Smith (20) Donovan Smith (15) Ricci Rivero (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–4
5 December 17, 2024 NorthPort W 115–109 Donovan Smith (32) Donovan Smith (14) Tyler Tio (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–4
6 December 19, 2024 Converge L 105–116 Donovan Smith (30) Donovan Smith (18) Tyler Tio (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–5
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 January 7, 2025 Terrafirma PhilSports Arena
8 January 11, 2025 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9 January 16, 2025 Magnolia PhilSports Arena
10 January 19, 2025 NLEX Ynares Center
11 January 21, 2025 Blackwater Ynares Center
12 January 24, 2025 TNT Ynares Center

Transactions

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Trades

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Governors' Cup

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September
September 11, 2024[4] To Phoenix
Ato Ular
2026 NLEX second-round pick
To NLEX
Javee Mocon


Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Jayveous McKinnis August 21, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) August 25, 2024 (vs. NLEX) 0–2 [5]
Brandone Francis September 3, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) September 20, 2024 (vs. NLEX) 1–6 [6]
Commissioner's Cup Donovan Smith November 27, 2024 (vs. NLEX) 1–5 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 11, 2024). "Phoenix trades Javee Mocon to NLEX for Ato Ular, 2nd round-pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Sayson, Homer D. (July 12, 2024). "Phoenix taps McKinnis; TNT plan to bring back RHJ faces hitch". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 2, 2024). "Phoenix taps Brandone Francis as replacement import for Govs Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Sayson, Homer D. (October 21, 2024). "Phoenix bringing in Donovan Smith for PBA Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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