2014–15 Star Hotshots season

The 2014–15 Star Hotshots season is the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Star Hotshots season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(.545)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(Lost to Meralco in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(.727)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(Lost to Talk 'N Text, 1-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(.545)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(Lost to Alaska, 0-3)
Star Hotshots seasons

Key dates
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • October 15: Team officials announced that the team will be renamed as the Purefoods Star Hotshots starting this season's Philippine Cup.[1]
  • October 22: The Grand Slam championship ring ceremony of the team was held before the start of their game against the Alaska Aces.[2]
  • November 9: (Manila Clasico) The team retired the jersey numbers of Rey Evangelista (#7) and Jerry Codiñera (#44) before their game against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[2][3] They also wore a modified version of their 1989 jerseys.
  • December 11:The Hotshots lost to the Meralco Bolts in the first phase of the quarterfinals having a twice-to-beat disadvantage, they hardly-fought in a cold-game but they struggled until the end game, losing the game with the score off 77-65. The loss ends the four-straight championship run of the Hotshots since the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup and it's also the first time that the Hotshots did not qualify to the semis since the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[4]
  • May 9:The franchise change their name to Star Hotshots.

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
no draft picks

Roster
Star Hotshots roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 00 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake
G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-04-27 Mount Olive
F/C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977-07-26 Coppin State
G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-06-01 Mindanao
G 9 Alvarez, Lester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-09-18 Adamson
F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian  (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-12-20 San Sebastian
G 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987-03-26 Lewis-Clark State
G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-25 FEU
F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-10-16 FEU
G/F 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-02-15 UE
F 19 Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-01-17 La Salle
G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-09-18 UST
F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-02-19 UTEP
F/C 41 Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1977-06-10 La Salle
C 88 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-03-13 Eastern Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=PF}}

Bracket
  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Alaska 114    
  8 Ginebra 108    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       5 Star 0  
  4 GlobalPort 73 94
  5 Star 126 101  
    1 Alaska 0
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 San Miguel 4
  2 San Miguel 99 102  
  7 Meralco 106 86  
            2 San Miguel 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Rain or Shine 1    
  3 Rain or Shine 134**  
  6 Barako Bull 132    

*Game went into overtime[a] a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via Expansion Draft

Via trade

Draft day
August 24, 2014[5]
 To GlobalPort
1st round pick (Anthony Semerad) and
2016 1st round pick (from San Mig)		 To San Mig Super Coffee
2016 1st round pick and
2018 2nd round pick (from GlobalPort)

Philippine Cup
December 8, 2014[6]
 To Barako Bull
Isaac Holstein
Ronnie Matias		 To Purefoods
Mick Pennisi

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupMarqus BlakelyJanuary 30 (vs GlobalPort)February 6 (vs Blackwater)3–0
Daniel OrtonFebruary 11 (vs NLEX)February 18 (vs Kia)4–2
Denzel BowlesFebruary 22 (vs Barangay Ginebra)April 11 (vs Talk 'N Text)7-4
Governors' CupMarqus BlakelyMay 9 (vs NLEX)July 5 (vs Alaska)9–8

References
  1. After winning Grand Slam, San Mig Coffee back to being Purefoods, Jessica Bartolome, GMA News Online, October 15, 2014
  2. Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 11, 2014
  3. Purefoods retires jerseys of Jerry Codiñera, Rey Evangelista Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 9, 2014
  4. "Meralco ends Purefoods' reign". gmanetwork.com/news/. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  5. San Mig Coffee trades No. 7 to GlobalPort for future picks Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014
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