2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season

2019   Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Louie Alas
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters seasons
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The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season was the fourth 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	12	Jorey Napoles	F	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	TIP
2	21	Ron Dennison	G	Philippines	Go for Gold	FEU
	22	Joe Allen Trinidad	G	United States	Wang's Basketball Couriers	FEU
3	26	Ivan Villanueva	F	Philippines	AMA	Adamson
4	36	Kim Cinco	G	Philippines	Zark's Burger	Lyceum

Roster

2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Mike Gamboa 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–02–26 UP Diliman G 2 LA Revilla  (C / IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle F 3 Jason Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle G 5 Davon Potts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1992–12–27 San Beda F 7 JC Intal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo F 8 Calvin Abueva  (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian G/F 11 Alex Mallari 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State G 12 RR Garcia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern G 13 RJ Jazul 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran F 15 Jorey Napoles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–11–27 TIP C 18 Justin Chua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo G 21 Ron Dennison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–11–21 Far Eastern F/C 22 Dave Marcelo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda F 24 Rey Guevarra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–11–24 Letran G/F 35 Matthew Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure	Head coach Louie Alas Assistant coach(es) Topex Robinson (1st assistant) Carmelo Alas Jon Jacinto Kristofer Reyes Caesar Polhen Team manager Paolo Bugia 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: 9–2
January: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 16 Meralco W 93–92 (OT) Justin Chua (24) JC Intal (16) JC Intal (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 January 19 TNT W 93–84 (OT) Matthew Wright (23) Jason Perkins (15) Intal, Mallari, Wright (4) Ynares Center 2–0 3 January 23 Columbian W 108–98 Matthew Wright (22) Jason Perkins (11) LA Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
February : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 1 Blackwater W 114–95 Calvin Abueva (22) Calvin Abueva (14) Matthew Wright (7) Ynares Center 4–0 5 February 8 NLEX W 83–82 Matthew Wright (17) Abueva, Perkins (11) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 5–0 6 February 10 Rain or Shine L 94–98 (OT) Jason Perkins (27) Calvin Abueva (12) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 February 27 NorthPort W 98–96 Matthew Wright (22) Justin Chua (9) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
March : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 March 1 Alaska W 94–80 Calvin Abueva (21) Calvin Abueva (16) Alex Mallari (6) Mall of Asia Arena 7–1 9 March 6 Magnolia W 89–87 Calvin Abueva (24) Calvin Abueva (13) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 March 10 Barangay Ginebra L 97–100 Calvin Abueva (15) Calvin Abueva (11) Matthew Wright (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2 11 March 16 San Miguel W 96–93 Matthew Wright (25) Jason Perkins (10) Alex Mallari (6) Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center 9–2

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: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 7 Alaska W 91–76 Jason Perkins (31) Calvin Abueva (11) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 13 San Miguel L 88–100 Matthew Wright (22) Calvin Abueva (21) Calvin Abueva (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 April 15 San Miguel L 82–92 Calvin Abueva (16) Calvin Abueva (10) Calvin Abueva (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 April 21 San Miguel W 92–90 Abueva, Wright (18) Calvin Abueva (13) Calvin Abueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 April 23 San Miguel L 91–114 Calvin Abueva (19) Calvin Abueva (15) Abueva, Dennison, Jazul, Wright (3) Cuneta Astrodome 1–3 5 April 23 San Miguel L 91–114 Matthew Wright (20) Justin Chua (11) LA Revilla (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4

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 [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: 4–7
May: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 31 Blackwater W 103–98 Matthew Wright (22) Robert Dozier (16) Matthew Wright (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
June : 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 June 2 TNT L 88–114 Matthew Wright (21) Robert Dozier (12) LA Revilla (5) Ynares Center 1–1 3 June 7 Meralco L 95–101 Matthew Wright (20) Jason Perkins (13) LA Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 June 9 Rain or Shine L 82–89 Richard Howell (27) Richard Howell (11) Jazul, Wright (5) Ynares Center 1–3 5 June 15 Alaska W 78–76 Richard Howell (24) Richard Howell (29) Matthew Wright (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 June 22 Magnolia L 96–99 Richard Howell (36) Richard Howell (20) Matthew Wright (8) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4 7 June 26 NorthPort W 97–87 Matthew Wright (28) Richard Howell (15) Alex Mallari (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 June 28 Barangay Ginebra W 111–103 Matthew Wright (32) Richard Howell (21) Matthew Wright (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
July : 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 July 6 Columbian L 98–100 Richard Howell (35) Richard Howell (23) RJ Jazul (9) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5 10 July 10 San Miguel L 108–128 Richard Howell (15) Richard Howell (14) Jazul, Mallari (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 July 12 NLEX L 85–87 RJ Jazul (20) Richard Howell (8) Jazul, Wright (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7

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

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player	Contract amount	Date signed	Former team
RR Garcia	Not disclosed	September 16, 2019 [2]	TNT KaTropa
Davon Potts	Not disclosed	September 16, 2019 [2]	Alaska Aces

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Calvin Abueva	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	March 5, 2019	[3]

References

1. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
2. Sacamos, Karlo (September 16, 2019). "RR Garcia, Davon Potts find new home at Phoenix Fuel Masters". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
3. "Player of the Week: Calvin Abueva fuels Phoenix's drive". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.