2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Topex Robinson
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters seasons
	← 2020 2022–23 →

The 2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	7	Larry Muyang	Center	Philippines	La Salle
2	18	Nick Demusis	Forward	USA	Whittier
2	19	Aljun Melecio	Guard	Philippines	La Salle
3	34	Reymar Caduyac	Guard	Philippines	Lyceum
4	44	Max Hentschel	Forward	Philippines	UvA
5	52	Jerie Pingoy	Guard	Philippines	Adamson

Roster

2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
C	1	Muyang, Larry (R)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1995–06–04	Letran
F	2	Manganti, Sean	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1994–04–18	Adamson
F	3	Perkins, Jason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1992–09–20	De La Salle
G/F	7	Wright, Matthew (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–02–07	St. Bonaventure
G	8	Garcia, RR	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–12	Far Eastern
F	9	Pascual, Jake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
F	10	Anthony, Sean	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–01–26	McGill
G	11	Melecio, Aljun (R)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998–07–25	De La Salle
G	13	Jazul, RJ	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–11	Letran
F	14	Demusis, Nick (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991–05–09	Whittier
F	20	Camacho, Simon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)			Adamson
F	24	Salva, Nico	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1990–03–08	Ateneo
G	25	Tamsi, Alfrancis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	1992–03–25	Far Eastern
F	28	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
G	30	Robles, Billy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1992–05–30	NIPSC
F/C	41	Porter, Kris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1994–09–02	Ateneo

Head coach

Topex Robinson

Assistant coach(es)

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	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7

July: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 17	Magnolia	L 73–80	Matthew Wright (20)	Jason Perkins (13)	Matthew Wright (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–1
2	July 21	NorthPort	L 79–115	Vic Manuel (26)	Chua, Perkins, Wright (7)	Aljun Melecio (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–2
3	July 24	Alaska	W 101–93	Vic Manuel (26)	Vic Manuel (12)	RR Garcia (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–2
4	July 28	Meralco	L 80–91	Matthew Wright (29)	Nick Demusis (6)	Jason Perkins (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–3

August : 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	August 1	TNT	L 80–84	Matthew Wright (15)	Vic Manuel (9)	Chris Banchero (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–4

September : 3–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	September 2	Rain or Shine	W 78–77	Garcia, Perkins (18)	Perkins, Wright (12)	Perkins, Wright (5)	DHVSU Gym	2–4
7	September 4	NLEX	L 76–94	Vic Manuel (13)	Jason Perkins (12)	Banchero, Wright (6)	DHVSU Gym	2–5
8	September 9	Terrafirma	W 96–84	Jason Perkins (28)	Nick Demusis (9)	RR Garcia (7)	DHVSU Gym	3–5
9	September 11	Blackwater	W 114–92	Chua, Perkins (17)	Justin Chua (9)	Garcia, Wright (6)	DHVSU Gym	4–5
10	September 15	Barangay Ginebra	L 87–94	Jason Perkins (30)	Chua, Perkins (8)	Chris Banchero (7)	DHVSU Gym	4–6
11	September 17	San Miguel	L 80–110	Jason Perkins (18)	Jason Perkins (9)	Matthew Wright (10)	DHVSU Gym	4–7

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT		84

8	Barangay Ginebra		71
				1	TNT	4
(best-of-3)
				4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel		2

5	NorthPort		0
							1	TNT	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Magnolia	1
2	Meralco	80	97

7	NLEX	81	86
				2	Meralco	2
(best-of-3)
				3	Magnolia	4
3	Magnolia		2

6	Rain or Shine		0

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

8th seed playoff: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	September 25	Barangay Ginebra	L 85–95	Jason Perkins (15)	Jake Pascual (11)	Matthew Wright (8)	DHVSU Gym	0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[a]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6

December: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 9	Terrafirma	W 103–100	Paul Harris (24)	Paul Harris (15)	Matthew Wright (10)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	December 11	Blackwater	W 110–99	Chris Banchero (23)	Paul Harris (16)	Matthew Wright (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0
3	December 16	Rain or Shine	L 88–90	Paul Harris (17)	Paul Harris (20)	Paul Harris (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	December 19	Barangay Ginebra	L 121–125 (OT)	Paul Harris (26)	Nick Demusis (9)	Matthew Wright (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	December 25	NLEX	W 102–93	Matthew Wright (23)	Matthew Wright (9)	Jazul, Perkins, Wright (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843	3–2

February : 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	February 13, 2022	TNT	W 93–92	Matthew Wright (27)	Dominique Sutton (10)	Matthew Wright (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2
7	February 19, 2022	Magnolia	L 83–103	Matthew Wright (18)	Sean Manganti (9)	Matthew Wright (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	February 23, 2022	San Miguel	L 99–104	Matthew Wright (24)	Jake Pascual (11)	Matthew Wright (7)	Ynares Center	4–4
9	February 26, 2022	NorthPort	L 93–101	Dominique Sutton (23)	Dominique Sutton (12)	Matthew Wright (6)	Ynares Center	4–5

March : 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	March 3, 2022	Alaska	W 104–99	Matthew Wright (26)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)	Matthew Wright (11)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–5
11	March 11, 2022	Meralco	L 90–109	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (26)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (12)	Matthew Wright (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–6

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Magnolia		127

8	Phoenix Super LPG		88
				1	Magnolia	2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Meralco	3
4	Meralco		100

5	San Miguel		85
							4	Meralco	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	NLEX	79	96

7	Alaska	93	80
				2	NLEX	1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				6	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	TNT	92	95

6	Barangay Ginebra	104	115

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–0

8th seed playoff: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 13, 2022	NorthPort	W 101–98	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (31)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (13)	Maxwell, Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 18, 2022	Magnolia	L 88–127	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (32)	Maxwell, Perkins (9)	Matthew Wright (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Michael Calisaan	July 15, 2021^[4]	Not disclosed	One-year	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
Bryan Faundo	July 15, 2021^[4]		Not disclosed	Meralco Bolts
Alfrancis Tamsi	July 20, 2021^[5]		Not disclosed	KCS Computer Specialist (VisMin)
Nico Salva	November 12, 2021^[6]		One-conference	Meralco Bolts
Simon Camacho	November 26, 2021^[7]		Not disclosed	Bacolod Masters (MPBL)
Billy Robles	February 9, 2022^[8]		Not disclosed	Davao Occidental Tigers (MPBL)

Trades

Pre-season

February
February 17, 2021^[9]	To Phoenix Super LPG Chris Banchero 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18)	To Magnolia Calvin Abueva 2020 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 10)
February 23, 2021^[10]	To Phoenix Super LPG Vic Manuel 2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7) 2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19)	To Alaska Brian Heruela 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16) 2021 Phoenix first-round pick

Mid-season

November
November 5, 2021^[11]	To Phoenix Super LPG Sean Anthony Sean Manganti 2021 TNT second-round pick	To NorthPort Michael Calisaan Vic Manuel

Governors' Cup

February
February 24, 2022^[12]	To Phoenix Super LPG Kris Porter Season 47 2nd round pick Season 48 1st round pick	To NLEX Justin Chua

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Paul Harris	December 9, 2021 (vs. Terrafirma)	December 25, 2021 (vs. NLEX)	3–2
	Dominique Sutton	February 13, 2022 (vs. TNT)	February 26, 2022 (vs. NorthPort)	1–3
	Du'Vaughn Maxwell	March 3, 2022 (vs. Alaska)	March 18, 2022 (vs. Magnolia)	2–2

References

^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Rookies Pingoy, Caduyac left out of Phoenix opening roster". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Bacnis, Justine (July 20, 2021). "Tamsi activated by Phoenix Super LPG". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Ramos, Gerry (November 12, 2021). "Phoenix signs up free-agent Nico Salva for Governors Cup". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ Flores-Colina, Celest (2021-11-26). "Filbasket MVP Simon Camacho signs with Phoenix". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ Li, Matthew (February 9, 2022). "Phoenix Super LPG signs Davao Occi's Billy Robles". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ "Phoenix trades Abueva to Magnolia for Banchero, 2 draft picks". PBA.ph. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony". PBA.ph. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ Ramos, Gerry (February 24, 2022). "Justin Chua-Kris Porter trade gets PBA approval as NLEX adds two draft picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[table_hth_NP0.59634680747816-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.59634680747816-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[table_hth_MER0.9220564281205-5] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95

[table_hth_ALA0.9220564281205-6] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska

[table_hth_NP0.9220564281205-7] Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

[1] Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

[4] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[:0-9] "Rookies Pingoy, Caduyac left out of Phoenix opening roster". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[10] Bacnis, Justine (July 20, 2021). "Tamsi activated by Phoenix Super LPG". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[11] Ramos, Gerry (November 12, 2021). "Phoenix signs up free-agent Nico Salva for Governors Cup". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[12] Flores-Colina, Celest (2021-11-26). "Filbasket MVP Simon Camacho signs with Phoenix". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[13] Li, Matthew (February 9, 2022). "Phoenix Super LPG signs Davao Occi's Billy Robles". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[14] "Phoenix trades Abueva to Magnolia for Banchero, 2 draft picks". PBA.ph. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[15] "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[16] "Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony". PBA.ph. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[17] Ramos, Gerry (February 24, 2022). "Justin Chua-Kris Porter trade gets PBA approval as NLEX adds two draft picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

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