2020 Magnolia Hotshots season

The 2020 Magnolia Hotshots season is the 32nd and current season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
Owner(s)	San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (.636)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Hotshots seasons

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.[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	9	Aris Dionisio	PF	Philippines	St. Clare
2	21	Yankie Haruna	SF	Philippines	St. Benlide
3	32	Alvin Capobres	SF	Philippines	San Sebastian

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 1 Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian F 11 Calisaan, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–02–27 San Sebastian G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA G/F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda G 22 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific G 29 Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda F/C 41 Saitanan, Jessie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–02–12 Mapúa F 57 Dionisio, Aris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Clare	Head coach Chito Victolero Assistant coach(es) Jason Webb (1st Assistant) Johnny Abarrientos Mon Jose Angelito Esguerra Tony Boy Espinosa Juno Sauler Paul Sorongon Team manager Alvin Patrimonio Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	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: 7–4
March: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 8 San Miguel L 78–94 Paul Lee (19) Jackson Corpuz (13) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
October : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 October 14 NLEX W 103–100 Banchero, Jalalon (19) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1 3 October 17 Alaska L 81–87 Mark Barroca (16) Reavis, Sangalang (7) Mark Barroca (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2 4 October 20 Meralco L 104–109 (OT) Paul Lee (32) Jackson Corpuz (8) Chris Banchero (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–3 5 October 23 Phoenix L 84–91 Chris Banchero (20) Rafi Reavis (10) Barroca, Lee (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–4 6 October 25 Ginebra W 102–92 Jackson Corpuz (20) Ian Sangalang (8) Jio Jalalon (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–4
November : 5–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 November 4 TNT W 102–92 Paul Lee (27) Ian Sangalang (9) Mark Barroca (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–4 8 November 5 Terrafirma W 103–89 Paul Lee (29) Ian Sangalang (10) Banchero, Barroca (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–4 9 November 7 Rain or Shine W 70–62 Paul Lee (31) Rafi Reavis (11) Jio Jalalon (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4 10 November 8 NorthPort W 83–76 Ian Sangalang (23) Ian Sangalang (9) Paul Lee (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4 11 November 11 Blackwater W 95–80 Ian Sangalang (17) Ian Sangalang (10) Banchero, Barroca (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

December 13, 2019[3]	To Magnolia Jackson Corpuz	To Columbian Aldrech Ramos

Re-signed

Player	Date	Signed
Justin Melton[4]	January 23, 2020	Two-year contract extension

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Aris Dionisio	Undisclosed	Gamboa Coffee Mixers
Alvin Capobres	Undisclosed	Valencia City, Bukidnon

References

1. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rapler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. ph, spin. "PBA gives Jackson Corpuz-Aldrech Ramos one-on-one deal the green light". spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
4. ph, spin. "Back-up Justin Melton signed to fresh two-year deal by Magnolia". spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2020.