2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season

The 2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team placed seventh in the Philippine Cup, third in the Commissioner's Cup and second in the Governors' Cup. It had three draft picks: two Filipino and one American.

2012-13 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coach	Olsen Racela Gee Abanilla (Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)	Petron Corporation (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–8 (.429)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (eliminated by San Mig Coffee in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–6 (.571)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (def. by Talk N' Text 0-2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–1 (.889)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (def. by San Mig Coffee 3-4)
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons

Key dates

• August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft was held in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
• August 22: Ato Agustin was replaced as head coach by assistant coach Olsen Racela. Team consultant Rajko Toroman was made assistant coach, with a more active role anticipated.[1]
• October 24: Petron management gave full control of the team to Olsen Racela, with Toroman no longer active.[2] Racela appointed Gee Abanilla as lead assistant coach.[3]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	June Mar Fajardo	C	Philippines	Cebu
1	3	Alex Mallari	G/F	United States	Lewis-Clark State
3	5	Mark Sarangay	F/C	Philippines	Mapúa

Roster

Petron Blaze Boosters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 2 Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU SF 3 Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall PG 5 Cabagnot, Alex (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaii-Hilo SF 7 Deutchman, Jason (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) San Diego PF 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) NU PF 12 Isip, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FEU SF 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton G 21 Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE C 22 Fajardo, Junmar (R) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UC F/C 24 Sison, Magi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UP Diliman PG 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum SF 29 Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU F/C 44 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo SG 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE	Head coach Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Leo Austria (Lyceum) Koy Banal (Mapua) Biboy Ravanes (UC) John Todd Purves Team manager Siot Tangquincen (UST) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=PBB}}

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 3 Rain or Shine 86–102 Yeo, Santos (16) Fajardo (12) Lutz (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore 2 October 10 Barako Bull 98–89 Lutz (22) Santos (11) Cabagnot (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 Boxscore 3 October 14 San Mig Coffee 84–90 Santos (18) Fajardo (13) Lutz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscore 4 October 19 Alaska 86–88 Lutz (20) Washington (13) Lutz, Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 Boxscore 5 October 21 Barangay Ginebra 98–95 Cabagnot (25) Santos (17) Cabagnot (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 Boxscore 6 October 26 GlobalPort 110–98 Santos (29) Santos (17) Cabagnot (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 Boxscore
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 November 2 Air21 76–97 Santos (15) Santos (14) Lutz (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 Boxscore 8 November 7 Talk 'N Text 82–92 Lutz (18) Santos (11) Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 Boxscore 9 November 11 Meralco 81–95 Cabagnot (19) Santos (16) Cabagnot, Lutz (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–6 Boxscore 10 November 14 Rain or Shine 96–86 Lutz (19) Santos (15) Cabagnot (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 Boxscore 11 November 18 GlobalPort 110–81 Lutz (22) Santos (13) Miranda (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6 Boxscore 12 November 24 Barako Bull 93–83 Santos (21) Santos (12) Cabagnot, Lutz (5) Lucena City 6–6 Boxscore 13 November 28 Talk 'N Text 82–95 Santos (22) Santos (11) Cabagnot, Miranda (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–7 Boxscore
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 December 5 Alaska 71–79 Lassiter (14) Santos (11) Yeo, Miranda, Lutz (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–8 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	105
	8	Air21	100
							1	Talk 'N Text	4
		(Best-of-3)					5	Alaska	2
	4	Meralco	0
	5	Alaska	2
												1	Talk 'N Text	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Rain or Shine	0
	2	San Mig Coffee	92*
	7	Petron Blaze	87
							2	San Mig Coffee	2
		(Best-of-3)					3	Rain or Shine	4
	3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	Barangay Ginebra	1

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 December 13 San Mig Coffee 87–92* Fajardo (22) Fajardo (15) Cabagnot (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	11	3	.786	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643	2
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	6	.571[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Mig Coffee Mixers	8	6	.571[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5
9	Barako Bull Energy Cola	5	9	.357	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	2	12	.143	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 February 8 GlobalPort 92–94 Balkman (23) Balkman (14) Cabagnot (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 boxscore 2 February 13 San Mig Coffee 98–73 Balkman (28) Balkman (15) Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 boxscore 3 February 17 Barangay Ginebra 105–90 Balkman (34) Balkman (10) Miranda, Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 boxscore 4 February 20 Meralco 88–86 Balkman (26) Fajardo (12) Washington (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 boxscore
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 March 1 Air21 60–53 Balkman (25) Balkman (13) Lanete (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 boxscore 6 March 3 Barako Bull 91–78 Balkman (33) Balkman (14) Lanete (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 boxscore 7 March 8 Alaska 73–83 Miranda (25) Balkman (17) Miranda (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 boxscore 8 March 16 Rain or Shine 87-79 June Mar Fajardo June Mar Fajardo Alex Cabagnot Panabo, Davao del Norte 6-2 9 March 22 Talk 'N Text Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Alaska	87
	8	Air21	81
							1	Alaska	3
		(Best-of-3)					4	San Mig Coffee	1
	4	San Mig Coffee	2
	5	Meralco	1
												1	Alaska	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	0
	2	Rain or Shine	83	79
	7	Barangay Ginebra	90	81
							7	Barangay Ginebra	3
		(Best-of-3)					6	Talk 'N Text	2
	3	Petron	0
	6	Talk 'N Text	2

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	1	.889	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Mig Coffee Mixers	6	3	.667	2
3	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Alaska Aces	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Petron Blaze	101
	8	Barangay Ginebra	94
							1	Petron Blaze	3
		(#4 twice to beat)					4	Rain or Shine	1
	4	Rain or Shine	108
	5	GlobalPort	106
												1	Petron Blaze	3
		(#2 twice to beat)										2	San Mig Coffee	4
	2	San Mig Coffee	105	83
	7	Alaska	112	73
							2	San Mig Coffee	3
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Meralco	1
	3	Meralco	86
	6	Barako Bull	68

Transactions

Pre-season

August 23, 2012[4][5]	To Petron Blaze Magi Sison (from Air21) Paolo Hubalde (from Air21) 2014 second round pick (from Air21)	To Air21 Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze) Robert Reyes (from Petron Blaze) KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra) John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra)	To Barangay Ginebra Elmer Espiritu (from Air21) 2013 first round pick (from Air21)

August 31, 2012[6]	To Petron Blaze Wesley Gonzales Hans Thiele	To Alaska Dondon Hontiveros

Commissioner's Cup

January 22, 2013[7]	To Petron Blaze Ronald Tubid	To Barako Bull Alex Mallari Jojo Duncil 2014 1st round pick (traded to San Mig Coffee)

June 10, 2013[8]	To Petron Blaze Jason Deutchman 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick	To GlobalPort Jay Washington

August 12, 2013[9]	To Petron Blaze Doug Kramer	To Barako Bull Dorian Peña 2013 2nd round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Renaldo Balkman	February 8 (vs. GlobalPort)	March 8 (vs. Alaska)	5–2
	Rodney White	March 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	March 27 (vs. Alaska)	0–2
	Henry Sims	April 5 (vs. Meralco)	April 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	2–4
Governors' Cup	Elijah Millsap	August 16 (vs. Meralco)	October 25 (vs. San Mig Coffee)	15–7

References

1. Agustin no longer part of Petron staff; Toroman to take on more active role, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 22, 2012
2. TIMELINE | Petronovela: A look at the drama surrounding the Petron Blaze Boosters Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
3. Olsen Racela taps Gee Abanilla as Petron lead assistant coach Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 26, 2012
4. PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
5. PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
6. Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
7. PBA approves of Tubid to Petron and Barako Bull-San Mig Coffee multiplayer trade, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 22, 2013
8. GlobalPort deals Japeth Aguilar to Ginebra, acquires Jay Washington from Petron, Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, June 11, 2013
9. Petron officially acquires Doug Kramer, sends Dorian Peña back to Barako Bull Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 12, 2013