2019 NLEX Road Warriors season

2019   NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to NorthPort with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
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The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fifth 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	4	Paul Desiderio	G	Philippines	Go for Gold	UP
	7	Abu Tratter	C	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	De La Salle
2	16	Kris Porter	F	Philippines	Go for Gold	Ateneo
3	29	Kyles Lao	G	Philippines	AMA	UP
4	38	Dan Wong	G	United States	Go for Gold	Ateneo

Roster

2019 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Emman Monfort  (IN) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo F/C 2 Michael Miranda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian F 5 Jansen Rios 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson G 6 Kevin Alas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran C 7 John Paul Erram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo G/F 8 Cyrus Baguio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST G 9 Philip Paniamogan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal F 10 Paul Varilla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) –10–08 UE G/F 12 Larry Fonacier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo G 13 Kyles Lao 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1995–06–10 UP Diliman G 15 Kiefer Ravena 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo C 16 Raul Soyud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines F 17 Kenneth Ighalo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa F/C 37 J. R. Quiñahan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas G 39 Jericho Cruz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson G 77 Bong Galanza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE C 88 Asi Taulava  (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra (1st assistant) Ford Arao Jojo Lastimosa Jonas Mendoza Jaime Serrano 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 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 [a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636 [a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [b]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364 [b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364 [b]	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 ^[1]
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 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7
January: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 18 Rain or Shine L 87–96 J. R. Quiñahan (19) Philip Paniamogan (8) J. R. Quiñahan (5) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1 2 January 20 NorthPort L 90–95 John Paul Erram (19) Marion Magat (8) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 January 23 TNT L 80–85 Erram, Galanza (19) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Alas, Tallo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 January 27 Columbian W 107–97 John Paul Erram (23) Marion Magat (13) Mark Tallo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
February: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 February 2 Meralco W 87–83 J. R. Quiñahan (16) Erram, Magat (8) John Paul Erram (7) Ynares Center 2–3 6 February 8 Phoenix L 82–83 J. R. Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (15) Philip Paniamogan (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–4
March: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 March 8 San Miguel L 111–121 J. R. Quiñahan (17) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Juami Tiongson (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 March 13 Alaska W 91–70 Galanza, Quiñahan (14) John Paul Erram (12) Paniamogan, Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 March 17 Blackwater W 122–101 Philip Paniamogan (25) John Paul Erram (10) Juami Tiongson (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 March 24 Barangay Ginebra L 96–105 John Paul Erram (16) John Paul Erram (8) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 4–6
April: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 April 3 Magnolia L 74–102 Bong Galanza (10) John Paul Erram (12) Philip Paniamogan (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

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: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 5 Alaska L 80–88 Kenneth Ighalo (16) John Paul Erram (19) John Paul Erram (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

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 [a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455 [b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455 [b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455 [b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [c]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364 [c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273 [d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273 [d]	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 ^[1]
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 108–103 Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–8
May: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 22 TNT L 87–102 Curtis Washington (18) Curtis Washington (16) Larry Fonacier (5) Ynares Center 0–1 2 May 25 NorthPort L 79–83 Kenneth Ighalo (18) Marion Magat (10) Lao, Paniamogan (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 May 29 Alaska L 87–100 Tony Mitchell (34) John Paul Erram (12) Juami Tiongson (9) Mall of Asia Arena 0–3
June: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 June 1 Columbian L 105–120 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (16) Juami Tiongson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–4 5 June 8 Blackwater L 106–132 Tony Mitchell (27) Tony Mitchell (11) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Ynares Center 0–5 6 June 14 Magnolia L 88–98 Tony Mitchell (22) Tony Mitchell (13) Jericho Cruz (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–6 7 June 19 Meralco W 100–91 Tony Mitchell (32) Tony Mitchell (20) Jericho Cruz (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–6 8 June 23 Barangay Ginebra L 85–100 John Paul Erram (20) John Paul Erram (14) Galanza, Cruz (5) Batangas City Coliseum 1–7 9 June 28 Rain or Shine W 100–97 Olu Ashaolu (26) Olu Ashaolu (13) Ashaolu, Cruz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7
July: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 5 San Miguel L 105–109 Olu Ashaolu (31) Olu Ashaolu (15) Juami Tiongson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–8 11 July 12 Phoenix W 87–85 Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (17) Olu Ashaolu (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727 [a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727 [a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727 [a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545 [b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545 [b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455 [c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364 [d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364 [d]	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 ^[1] >
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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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

December
December 28, 2018 [2]	To NLEX John Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT)	To Blackwater Abu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT)	To TNT Michael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
John Paul Erram	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	February 4, 2019	[3]
Bong Galanza		March 18, 2019	[4]

References

1. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
2. Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
3. "Poy Erram lets his game do the talking". PBA.ph. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
4. "Bong Galanza making the most of his second chance in the PBA". PBA.ph. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.