2020 NLEX Road Warriors season

2020   NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
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The 2020 NLEX Road Warriors season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus. ^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Special draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Matt Nieto	G	Philippines	Cignal HD Hawkeyes	Ateneo

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Mike Ayonayon	G	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	PCU
2	15	Will McAloney	F	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	San Carlos
2	20	AC Soberano	G	Philippines	Metropac Movers	San Beda
3	27	Gelo Vito	C	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	UP
4	38	Jayvee Marcelino	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Lyceum
5	43	Jeramer Cabanag	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	San Beda

Roster

2020 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Michael Miranda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian C 4 Raul Soyud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines G 7 Kevin Alas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran 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) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–10–08 UE F/C 14 Kris Porter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–09–02 Ateneo F 17 Kenneth Ighalo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa G 18 Mike Ayonayon  (R) Philippine Christian F 20 Will McAloney  (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–09–01 San Carlos G 24 Kiefer Ravena 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo F 33 Anthony Semerad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda 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 Luisito Cruz Jojo Lastimosa 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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727 [a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727 [a]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [b]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [b]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636 [b]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636 [b]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091 [c]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091 [c]	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 record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
October: 2–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 11 Barangay Ginebraa L 92–102 J. R. Quiñahan (26) Soyud, Alas (8) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1 2 October 14 Magnolia L 100–103 Kiefer Ravena (27) Raul Soyud (12) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–2 3 October 17 Blackwater L 88–98 Mike Ayonayon (20) Kiefer Ravena (8) Kiefer Ravena (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–3 4 October 21 NorthPort W 102–88 Kiefer Ravena (25) Soyud, Alas (10) Kevin Alas (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–3 5 October 23 Meralco L 92–101 Kiefer Ravena (30) J. R. Quiñahan (11) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–4 6 October 26 Phoenix Super LPG L 110–114 Raul Soyud (27) Quiñahan, Ravena (5) Kiefer Ravena (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–5 7 October 29 TNT W 109–98 Kevin Alas (24) J. R. Quiñahan (10) J. R. Quiñahan (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–5
November: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 4 Rain or Shine W 94–74 Kevin Alas (18) Raul Soyud (9) Mike Ayonayon (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–5 9 November 6 San Miguel W 124–90 Michael Miranda (22) Kevin Alas (9) Ravena, Cruz (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–5 10 November 9 Alaska L 119–122 OT Kiefer Ravena (30) Raul Soyud (10) Ravena, Alas (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–6 11 November 11 Terrafirma W 127–101 Kiefer Ravena (23) Michael Miranda (8) Jericho Cruz (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–6

References

1. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.