2019 Magnolia Hotshots season

2019   Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
Owner(s)	San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to TNT in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Hotshots seasons
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The 2019 Magnolia Hotshots season is the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. ^[1]

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE F/C 4 Reavis, Rafi  (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian F 11 Calisaan, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–02–27 San Sebastian G/F 12 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA F 17 Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern G/F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda G 22 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific G 29 Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda	Head coach Chito Victolero Assistant coach(es) Jason Webb (1st Assistant) Johnny Abarrientos Mon Jose Angelito Esguerra Tony Boy Espinosa Juno Sauler Paul Sorongon Team manager Alvin Patrimonio Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	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:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
February: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 3 TNT L 75–80 (OT) Robbie Herndon (16) Barroca, Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 February 10 San Miguel L 92–113 Ian Sangalang (19) Rafi Reavis (6) Mark Barroca (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 February 13 Rain or Shine L 74–75 Barroca, Sangalang (16) Ian Sangalang (18) Jio Jalalon (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–3
March: 5–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 March 2 Meralco W 92–86 Jio Jalalon (19) Ian Sangalang (16) Barroca, Jalalon (4) Xavier University Gym 1–3 5 March 6 Phoenix L 87–89 Barroca, Lee (16) Rafi Reavis (8) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 March 9 Alaska W 103–86 Ian Sangalang (24) Ian Sangalang (14) Ian Sangalang (6) Ynares Center 2–4 7 March 13 Columbian W 109–83 Ian Sangalang (16) dela Rosa, Jalalon, Lee (7) Barroca, Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 March 17 Barangay Ginebra L 93–97 (OT) Mark Barroca (23) Ian Sangalang (13) Barroca, Sangalang (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 March 20 NorthPort W 103–90 Paul Lee (24) Rafi Reavis (10) Barroca, Melton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 March 22 Blackwater W 97–87 Rome dela Rosa (17) Brondial, Sangalang (10) Barroca, Sangalang (5) Ynares Center 5–5
April: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 April 3 NLEX W 102–74 Paul Lee (26) Rodney Brondial (9) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(Best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(Best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–8
Quarterfinals: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 6 Barangay Ginebra L 75–86 Paul Lee (15) Rodney Brondial (9) Barroca, Lee, Sangalang (3) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 April 8 Barangay Ginebra W 106–77 Ian Sangalang (21) Ian Sangalang (9) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 April 10 Barangay Ginebra W 85–72 Paul Lee (25) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147 2–1
Semifinals: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 12 Rain or Shine L 77–84 Paul Lee (15) Rafi Reavis (10) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 April 14 Rain or Shine L 80–93 Herndon, Sangalang (13) Jio Jalalon (8) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 April 16 Rain or Shine W 85–74 Lee, Sangalang (16) Reavis, Sangalang (11) Mark Barroca (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 April 22 Rain or Shine W 94–91 Ian Sangalang (19) Rafi Reavis (11) Jio Jalalon (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 April 24 Rain or Shine W 82–74 Barroca, Jalalon (14) Rafi Reavis (12) Barroca, Jalalon (3) Cuneta Astrodome 3–2 6 April 26 Rain or Shine L 81–91 Ian Sangalang (19) Reavis, Sangalang (8) Jio Jalalon (8) Ynares Center 3–3 7 April 28 Rain or Shine W 63–60 (OT) Lee, Sangalang (11) Rafi Reavis (20) Jio Jalalon (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3
Finals : 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 San Miguel W 99–94 Paul Lee (18) Ian Sangalang (12) Paul Lee (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 May 3 San Miguel L 101–108 Ian Sangalang (18) Paul Lee (10) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 May 5 San Miguel W 86–82 Mark Barroca (22) Reavis, Sangalang (15) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 May 8 San Miguel L 98–114 Barroca, Jalalon (22) Ian Sangalang (11) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 May 10 San Miguel W 88–86 Mark Barroca (22) Ian Sangalang (14) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 May 12 San Miguel L 86–98 Jio Jalalon (17) Paul Lee (7) Jio Jalalon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 May 15 San Miguel L 71–72 Ian Sangalang (18) Rafi Reavis (8) Jalalon, Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	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 ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6
June: 5–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 5 Alaska L 80–103 Ian Sangalang (17) Ian Sangalang (9) Rome dela Rosa (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 12 NorthPort L 99–102 Ian Sangalang (21) James Farr (14) Paul Lee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 June 14 NLEX W 98–88 James Farr (24) James Farr (21) Paul Lee (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 June 16 Columbian W 110–103 Farr, Sangalang (22) Jio Jalalon (12) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 June 22 Phoenix W 99–96 Paul Lee (27) James Farr (18) Paul Lee (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–2 6 June 26 San Miguel W 118–82 James Farr (19) James Farr (18) Jio Jalalon (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 June 29 Meralco W 99–88 Mark Barroca (21) James Farr (17) Mark Barroca (7) Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 5–2
July: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 July 5 Blackwater L 99–104 (OT) Paul Lee (25) James Farr (20) Paul Lee (8) Mall of Asia Arena 5–3 9 July 7 Barangay Ginebra L 81–102 James Farr (34) James Farr (21) Paul Lee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4 10 July 10 Rain or Shine L 82–86 Ian Sangalang (24) James Farr (23) Mark Barroca (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 July 17 TNT L 83–98 Paul Lee (23) James Farr (14) Christmas, Jalalon, Melton (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(Best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 20 Barangay Ginebra L 79–85 Paul Lee (24) Rakeem Christmas (14) Jio Jalalon (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 July 23 Barangay Ginebra L 80–106 Mark Barroca (17) Jio Jalalon (10) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

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Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Ian Sangalang	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	March 26, 2019	[5]

References

1. Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
4. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
5. "Ian Sangalang earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.