2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season

2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (18.2%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
	← 2016–17 2019 →

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	2	Kiefer Ravena	G	Philippines		Ateneo
2	13	John Grospe	F	Philippines	Team Batangas JRU Heavy Bombers	JRU
3	26	Gabriel Dagangon	G	Philippines	AMA Online Education Titans Racal Tile Masters	Perpetual

Roster

2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Uyloan, Jonathan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–26	Golden West
G	1	Monfort, Emman	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	1989–07–02	Ateneo
F/C	2	Miranda, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
G	3	Tiongson, Juami	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–02–05	Ateneo
G/F	5	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
G	6	Alas, Kevin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
G/F	7	Galanza, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–12–21	UE
G/F	8	Baguio, Cyrus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–08–19	UST
G	9	Paniamogan, Philip	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–05–30	José Rizal
F/C	10	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
G/F	11	Mallari, Alex	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1987–03–26	Lewis–Clark State
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
G	15	Ravena, Kiefer (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–10–27	Ateneo
F/C	16	Soyud, Raul	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–01–14	Philippines
F	17	Ighalo, Kenneth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–11	Mapúa
F/C	21	Gotladera, Alfonzo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1992–02–16	Ateneo
G	26	Tallo, Mark (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Southwestern-U
F/C	37	Quiñahan, J. R.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1984–05–08	Visayas
C	88	Taulava, Asi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Ronald Dulatre
Raymond Celis (Assistant)

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	7

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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

December: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 20	Kia	W 119–115	Kiefer Ravena (18)	Rabeh Al-Hussaini (8)	Kiefer Ravena (12)	Filoil Flying V Centre	1–0
2	December 25	GlobalPort	W 115–104	Kiefer Ravena (20)	J. R. Quiñahan (9)	Larry Fonacier (7)	Philippine Arena 22,531	2–0

January: 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	January 7	Phoenix	L 95–102	Larry Fonacier (22)	Quiñahan, Taulava (9)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000	2–1
4	January 14	Magnolia	L 94–105	Kiefer Ravena (31)	J. R. Quiñahan (10)	Kiefer Ravena (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	January 19	San Miguel	L 98–109	Kiefer Ravena (15)	Michael Miranda (11)	Kiefer Ravena (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–3
6	January 26	Rain or Shine	L 86–97	J. R. Quiñahan (22)	Alex Mallari (9)	six players (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4

February: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	February 3	Barangay Ginebra	W 81–78	Larry Fonacier (17)	Raul Soyud (10)	Kiefer Ravena (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–4
8	February 9	Meralco	W 87–85	Kiefer Ravena (21)	Alex Mallari (10)	Kiefer Ravena (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–4
9	February 11	Alaska	W 96–89	three players (15)	Alas, Baguio (8)	Kiefer Ravena (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–4
10	February 18	Blackwater	W 93–90	Kevin Alas (25)	Michael Miranda (9)	Kevin Alas (5)	Philippine Arena	6–4
11	February 28	TNT	L 75–101	J. R. Quiñahan (20)	Raul Soyud (11)	Cyrus Baguio (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	106

8	TNT	93
			1	San Miguel	4
(best-of-3)
			4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra	2

5	Rain or Shine	0
						1	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						2	Magnolia	1
2	Magnolia	86

7	GlobalPort	79
			2	Magnolia	4
(best-of-3)
			6	NLEX	2
3	Alaska	0

6	NLEX	2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–4

Quarterfinals: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 5	Alaska	W 105–99	Kiefer Ravena (25)	J. R. Quiñahan (10)	Kiefer Ravena (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0
2	March 7	Alaska	W 87–83	Kevin Alas (18)	Kevin Alas (9)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0

Semifinals: 2–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 10	Magnolia	W 88–87	Cyrus Baguio (17)	J. R. Quiñahan (9)	J. R. Quiñahan (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	March 12	Magnolia	L 84–99	Mallari, Quiñahan (13)	Raul Soyud (6)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	March 14	Magnolia	L 99–106	Kiefer Ravena (20)	Kevin Alas (9)	Quiñahan, Ravena (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	March 16	Magnolia	W 91–79	Kiefer Ravena (20)	Alas, Miranda (6)	Alas, Ravena (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	March 18	Magnolia	L 78–87	Kiefer Ravena (21)	Mallari, Soyud (9)	Cyrus Baguio (7)	Ynares Center	2–3
6	March 20	Magnolia	L 89–96	Michael Miranda (20)	Michael Miranda (8)	Cyrus Baguio (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[c]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9

April: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 28	Columbian	L 103–123	Adrian Forbes (26)	Adrian Forbes (17)	Larry Fonacier (6)	Ynares Center	0–1

May: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	May 2	Rain or Shine	L 97–98	Arnett Moultrie (24)	Arnett Moultrie (17)	Kiefer Ravena (8)	Ynares Center	0–2
3	May 4	Meralco	L 90–106	Arnett Moultrie (25)	Arnett Moultrie (17)	Kiefer Ravena (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	May 11	Phoenix	W 120–115 (OT)	Arnett Moultrie (37)	Arnett Moultrie (17)	Larry Fonacier (9)	Alonte Sports Arena	1–3
5	May 16	GlobalPort	L 94–116	Kiefer Ravena (24)	Moultrie, Quiñahan (10)	J. R. Quiñahan (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–4
All-Star Break
6	May 30	Blackwater	W 93–89	Arnett Moultrie (26)	Arnett Moultrie (16)	Juami Tiongson (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4

June: 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	June 3	TNT	L 106–117	Arnett Moultrie (31)	Arnett Moultrie (14)	Alex Mallari (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–5
8	June 9	Barangay Ginebra	L 85–93	Arnett Moultrie (30)	Arnett Moultrie (19)	Alex Mallari (4)	Ibalong Centrum for Recreation	2–6
9	June 15	Alaska	L 111–120	Arnett Moultrie (34)	Arnett Moultrie (8)	Mallari, Tiongson (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–7
10	June 23	San Miguel	L 114–125	Arnett Moultrie (43)	Arnett Moultrie (14)	Jonathan Uyloan (11)	Calasiao Sports Complex	2–8

July: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	June 3	Magnolia	L 89–116	Olu Ashaolu (31)	Olu Ashaolu (12)	Cyrus Baguio (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455^[b]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455^[b]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6

August: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	August 17	TNT	W 103–90	Olu Ashaolu (33)	Olu Ashaolu (23)	J. R. Quiñahan (6)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	August 19	NorthPort	W 123–107	Olu Ashaolu (27)	Olu Ashaolu (13)	Alex Mallari (5)	Ynares Center	2–0
3	August 22	Magnolia	L 72–102	Olu Ashaolu (21)	Olu Ashaolu (9)	Ashaolu, Fonacier (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	August 29	Columbian	W 116–104	Aaron Fuller (35)	Aaron Fuller (21)	Aaron Fuller (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1

September: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	September 1	San Miguel	L 112–125	Aaron Fuller (36)	Aaron Fuller (16)	Mark Tallo (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	September 26	Blackwater	W 124–106	Fonacier, Fuller (24)	Aaron Fuller (20)	Fonacier, Tallo (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2

October: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	October 5	Barangay Ginebra	L 92–106	Larry Fonacier (21)	Aaron Fuller (19)	Aaron Fuller (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	October 10	Phoenix	L 97–123	Aaron Fuller (38)	Aaron Fuller (14)	Monfort, Tallo (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–4
9	October 14	Meralco	L 105–108	Aaron Fuller (31)	Aaron Fuller (13)	Aaron Fuller (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	October 26	Alaska	W 116–110 (OT)	Aaron Fuller (42)	Aaron Fuller (22)	Philip Paniamogan (5)	Ynares Center	5–5

November: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	November 3	Rain or Shine	L 101–107	Aaron Fuller (29)	Aaron Fuller (12)	Aaron Fuller (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–6

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra		111

8	NLEX		75
				1	Barangay Ginebra	1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Magnolia	3
4	Magnolia		103

5	Blackwater		99
							4	Magnolia	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Alaska	2
2	Phoenix	74	103

7	Meralco	90	108*
				7	Meralco	1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Alaska	3
3	Alaska		96

6	San Miguel		85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 6	Barangay Ginebra	L 75–111	Aaron Fuller (25)	Aaron Fuller (12)	Aaron Fuller (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017^[3]	To NLEX Michael Miranda	To Phoenix 2018 2nd Round Pick (from TNT)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adrian Forbes	14	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	0–1
	Arnett Moultrie	23	May 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 23 (vs. San Miguel)	2–7
	Olu Ashaolu	55	July 4 (vs. Magnolia)	August 22 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2
Governors' Cup	Olu Ashaolu	55	July 4 (vs. Magnolia)	August 22 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2
Governors' Cup	Aaron Fuller	23	August 29 (vs. Columbian)	November 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kiefer Ravena	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 27, 2017	^[4]
Kiefer Ravena		February 12, 2018	^[5]
Garvo Lanete		February 19, 2018	^[6]
Mark Tallo	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 20, 2018	^[7]

References

^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ [1], pba.ph, November 6, 2017.
^ "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
^ "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
^ "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".

[table_hth_MAG0.46951944449428-2] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_BGSM0.46951944449428-3] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95

[table_hth_GP0.46951944449428-4] Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.99927718657967-6] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_BGSM0.99927718657967-7] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92

[table_hth_COL0.99927718657967-8] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.49485473404399-9] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982

[table_hth_MER0.49485473404399-10] Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

[1] San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

[PBAquotient-5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[11] [1], pba.ph, November 6, 2017.

[12] "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

[13] "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[14] "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[15] "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".

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