2020 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

2020   Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Topex Robinson (interim) [1]
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 2–3)
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters seasons
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The 2020 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	28	Ralph Tansingco	F	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers	Lyceum
4	39	Spencer Pretta	G	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers	Lyceum
5	44	Jeffrey Santos	G	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers	Lyceum

Roster

2020 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Brian Heruela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu G 1 Mike Gamboa 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–02–26 UP Diliman F 3 Jason Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle F/C 4 Jay-R Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 UP Diliman F 7 JC Intal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo F 8 Calvin Abueva 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian F 9 Jake Pascual   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda 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 F/C 22 Dave Marcelo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda F 28 Jansen Rios 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson G/F 35 Matthew Wright  (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–02–07 St. Bonaventure	Head coach Topex Robinson Assistant coach(es) Jamike Jarin (1st assistant) Jon Jacinto Kristofer Reyes Willy Wilson 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	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: 4–3
October: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 12 Meralco W 116–98 Matthew Wright (36) Jason Perkins (9) Matthew Wright (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0 2 October 15 NorthPort W 110–105 Jason Perkins (31) Jason Perkins (12) Matthew Wright (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0 3 October 19 TNT L 91–110 Matthew Wright (31) Jason Perkins (9) JC Intal (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1 4 October 21 Barangay Ginebra L 71–86 Jason Perkins (15) Jason Perkins (8) Matthew Wright (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2 5 October 23 Magnolia W 91–84 Matthew Wright (23) Jason Perkins (12) JC Intal (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2 6 October 26 NLEX W 114–110 Matthew Wright (28) Abueva, Perkins (13) Calvin Abueva (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–2 7 October 29 Alaska L 97–105 Matthew Wright (27) Matthew Wright (9) Calvin Abueva (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3

Game log

Note: The PBA Board of Governors announced that games will be postponed for the meantime due to the coronavirus outbreak. ^[3]

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jansen Rios	January 25, 2020 [4]	Not disclosed	One-year deal	NLEX Road Warriors
Jay-R Reyes	February 6, 2020 [5]			Columbian Dyip

Trades

December 10, 2019 [6]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Jake Pascual	To Alaska Aces 2020 second round pick
January 16, 2020 [7]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Brian Heruela	To Blackwater Elite Ron Dennison
January 20, 2020 [8]	To Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Sol Mercado	To NorthPort Batang Pier LA Revilla Rey Guevarra

References

1. "Phoenix fires Louie Alas, appoints Topex Robinson interim coach". Spin.ph. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
2. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
3. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
4. Ramos, Gerry (January 25, 2020). "Brian Heruela, Jansen Rios officially on board at Phoenix after signing new contracts". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
5. Ramos, Gerry (February 6, 2020). "Jay-R Reyes pro career gets new lease on life after signing with Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
6. "Trade: Phoenix acquires Jake Pascual from Alaska for future pick". Spin.ph. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
7. "Blackwater trades Brian Heruela again, this time to Phoenix for Ron Dennison". Spin.ph. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
8. "Trade approved: Sol Mercado set to join Phoenix as Northport acquires Revilla, Guevarra". Spin.ph. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-20.