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
←  2019 2021  →

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

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Special draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	3	Matt Nieto	Point Guard	Philippines	Ateneo

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	3	Mike Ayonayon	Point Guard	Philippines	PCU
2	15	Will McAloney	Power Forward	Philippines	San Carlos
2	20	AC Soberano	Shooting Guard	Philippines	San Beda
3	27	Gelo Vito	Center	Philippines	State U
4	38	Jayvee Marcelino	Point Guard	Philippines	Lyceum

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian F/C 4 Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines G 7 Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran G 9 Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal G/F 10 Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1994–10–08 UE F 14 Porter, Kris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–09–02 Ateneo F 17 Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa G 18 Ayonayon, Mike  (R) Philippine Christian F 20 McAloney, Will  (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–09–01 San Carlos G 24 Ravena, Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo F 33 Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda F/C 37 Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas G 39 Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson G/F 77 Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE C 88 Taulava, Asi  (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 (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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	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 [lower-alpha 3]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091 [lower-alpha 3]	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 Ginebra 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 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". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.