2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

Key dates

2017

• October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	2	Kiefer Ravena	G	Philippines		Ateneo
2	13	John Grospe	F	Philippines	Team Batangas JRU Heavy Bombers	JRU
3	26	Gabriel Dagangon	G	Philippines	AMA Online Education Titans Racal Tile Masters	Perpetual

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West G 1 Monfort, Emman 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo F/C 2 Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian G 3 Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo G/F 5 Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson G 6 Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran G/F 7 Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE G/F 8 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST G 9 Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal F/C 10 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda G/F 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo G 15 Ravena, Kiefer (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo F/C 16 Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines F 17 Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa F/C 21 Gotladera, Alfonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1992–02–16 Ateneo G 26 Tallo, Mark (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Southwestern-U F/C 37 Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas C 88 Taulava, Asi 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) Claiford Arao Alex Arespacochaga Jojo Lastimosa Jonas Mendoza Jaime Serrano 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 Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	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: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
December: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 December 20 Kia W 119–115 Kiefer Ravena (18) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (8) Kiefer Ravena (12) Filoil Flying V Centre 1–0 2 December 25 GlobalPort W 115–104 Kiefer Ravena (20) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Larry Fonacier (7) Philippine Arena 22,531 2–0
January : 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 January 7 Phoenix L 95–102 Larry Fonacier (22) Quiñahan, Taulava (9) Kiefer Ravena (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000 2–1 4 January 14 Magnolia L 94–105 Kiefer Ravena (31) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Kiefer Ravena (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 January 19 San Miguel L 98–109 Kiefer Ravena (15) Michael Miranda (11) Kiefer Ravena (6) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3 6 January 26 Rain or Shine L 86–97 J. R. Quiñahan (22) Alex Mallari (9) six players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
February : 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 February 3 Barangay Ginebra W 81–78 Larry Fonacier (17) Raul Soyud (10) Kiefer Ravena (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4 8 February 9 Meralco W 87–85 Kiefer Ravena (21) Alex Mallari (10) Kiefer Ravena (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 9 February 11 Alaska W 96–89 three players (15) Alas, Baguio (8) Kiefer Ravena (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4 10 February 18 Blackwater W 93–90 Kevin Alas (25) Michael Miranda (9) Kevin Alas (5) Philippine Arena 6–4 11 February 28 TNT L 75–101 J. R. Quiñahan (20) Raul Soyud (11) Cyrus Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 6–5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	106
	8	TNT	93
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra	2
	5	Rain or Shine	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Magnolia	1
	2	Magnolia	86
	7	GlobalPort	79
							2	Magnolia	4
		(Best-of-3)					6	NLEX	2
	3	Alaska	0
	6	NLEX	2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 March 5 Alaska W 105–99 Kiefer Ravena (25) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Kiefer Ravena (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 March 7 Alaska W 87–83 Kevin Alas (18) Kevin Alas (9) Kiefer Ravena (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 March 10 Magnolia W 88–87 Cyrus Baguio (17) J. R. Quiñahan (9) J. R. Quiñahan (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 March 12 Magnolia L 84–99 Mallari, Quiñahan (13) Raul Soyud (6) Kiefer Ravena (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 March 14 Magnolia L 99–106 Kiefer Ravena (20) Kevin Alas (9) Quiñahan, Ravena (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 March 16 Magnolia W 91–79 Kiefer Ravena (20) Alas, Miranda (6) Alas, Ravena (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 March 18 Magnolia L 78–87 Kiefer Ravena (21) Mallari, Soyud (9) Cyrus Baguio (7) Ynares Center 2–3 6 March 20 Magnolia L 89–96 Michael Miranda (20) Michael Miranda (8) Cyrus Baguio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 2–9
April: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 April 28 Columbian L 103–123 Adrian Forbes (26) Adrian Forbes (17) Larry Fonacier (6) Ynares Center 0–1
May : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 May 2 Rain or Shine L 97–98 Arnett Moultrie (24) Arnett Moultrie (17) Kiefer Ravena (8) Ynares Center 0–2 3 May 4 Meralco L 90–106 Arnett Moultrie (25) Arnett Moultrie (17) Kiefer Ravena (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 May 11 Phoenix W 120–115 (OT) Arnett Moultrie (37) Arnett Moultrie (17) Larry Fonacier (9) Alonte Sports Arena 1–3 5 May 16 GlobalPort L 94–116 Kiefer Ravena (24) Moultrie , Quiñahan (10) J. R. Quiñahan (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 All-Star Break 6 May 30 Blackwater W 93–89 Arnett Moultrie (26) Arnett Moultrie (16) Juami Tiongson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
June : 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 June 3 TNT L 106–117 Arnett Moultrie (31) Arnett Moultrie (14) Alex Mallari (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5 8 June 9 Barangay Ginebra L 85–93 Arnett Moultrie (30) Arnett Moultrie (19) Alex Mallari (4) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 2–6 9 June 15 Alaska L 111–120 Arnett Moultrie (34) Arnett Moultrie (8) Mallari, Tiongson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–7 10 June 23 San Miguel L 114–125 Arnett Moultrie (43) Arnett Moultrie (14) Jonathan Uyloan (11) Calasiao Sports Complex 2–8
July : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 June 3 Magnolia L 89–116 Olu Ashaolu (31) Olu Ashaolu (12) Cyrus Baguio (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–9

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	1	10	.091	8

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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6
August: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 August 17 TNT W 103–90 Olu Ashaolu (33) Olu Ashaolu (23) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Ynares Center 1–0 2 August 19 NorthPort W 123–107 Olu Ashaolu (27) Olu Ashaolu (13) Alex Mallari (5) Ynares Center 2–0 3 August 22 Magnolia L 72–102 Olu Ashaolu (21) Olu Ashaolu (9) Ashaolu, Fonacier (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 29 Columbian W 116–104 Aaron Fuller (35) Aaron Fuller (21) Aaron Fuller (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
September: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 September 1 San Miguel L 112–125 Aaron Fuller (36) Aaron Fuller (16) Mark Tallo (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 September 26 Blackwater W 124–106 Fonacier, Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (20) Fonacier, Tallo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
October: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 October 5 Barangay Ginebra L 92–106 Larry Fonacier (21) Aaron Fuller (19) Aaron Fuller (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 October 10 Phoenix L 97–123 Aaron Fuller (38) Aaron Fuller (14) Monfort, Tallo (5) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 9 October 14 Meralco L 105–108 Aaron Fuller (31) Aaron Fuller (13) Aaron Fuller (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 October 26 Alaska W 116–110 (OT) Aaron Fuller (42) Aaron Fuller (22) Philip Paniamogan (5) Ynares Center 5–5
November: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 November 3 Rain or Shine L 101–107 Aaron Fuller (29) Aaron Fuller (12) Aaron Fuller (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	111
	8	NLEX	75
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Magnolia	3
	4	Magnolia	103
	5	Blackwater	99
												4	Magnolia	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Alaska	2
	2	Phoenix	74	103
	7	Meralco	90	108*
							7	Meralco	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska	96
	6	San Miguel	85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 November 6 Barangay Ginebra L 75–111 Aaron Fuller (25) Aaron Fuller (12) Aaron Fuller (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

Preseason

November
November 6, 2017[3]	To NLEX Michael Miranda	To Phoenix 2018 2nd Round Pick (from TNT)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Adrian Forbes		14	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	April 28 (vs. Columbian)	0–1
	Arnett Moultrie		23	May 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 23 (vs. San Miguel)	2–7
	Olu Ashaolu		55	July 4 (vs. Magnolia)	August 22 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2
Governors' Cup
	Aaron Fuller		23	August 29 (vs. Columbian)	November 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kiefer Ravena	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 27, 2017	[4]
		February 12, 2018	[5]
Garvo Lanete		February 19, 2018	[6]
Mark Tallo	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 20, 2018	[7]

References

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
3. , pba.ph, November 6, 2017.
4. "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
5. "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
6. "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
7. "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".