2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season

2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season
2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (18.2%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (18.2%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (63.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Alfonzo Gotladera	C/F	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Ateneo

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	8	Reden Celda	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	NU

Roster

2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Monfort, Emman	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	1989–07–02	Ateneo
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	8	Baguio, Cyrus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–08–19	UST
G	9	Lastimosa, Carlo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1990–09–03	St. Benilde
G	11	Villanueva, Jonas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1983–03–31	Far Eastern
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
F/C	14	Villanueva, Enrico	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980–06–23	Ateneo
F/C	16	Soyud, Raul	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–01–14	Philippines
G/F	17	Ighalo, Kenneth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–11	Mapúa
C	19	Al-Hussaini, Rabeh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1988–08–11	Ateneo
G/F	20	Mallari, Alex	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1987–03–26	Lewis–Clark State
F/C	21	Gotladera, Alfonzo (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1992–02–16	Ateneo
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 (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Ronald Dulatre

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	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^[b]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[c]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^[d]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9

November: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 25	Alaska	W 99–97 (OT)	Sean Anthony (21)	Sean Anthony (14)	Jonas Villanueva (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

December: 0–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	December 3	Meralco	L 93–106	Sean Anthony (15)	Anthony, Soyud (8)	Garvo Lanete (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	December 7	Star	L 75–99	Lastimosa, J. Villanueva (11)	Sean Anthony (6)	four players (2)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–2
4	December 14	Blackwater	L 85–96	Carlo Lastimosa (23)	Sean Anthony (11)	Kevin Alas (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	December 17	San Miguel	L 80–106	Alas, Guinto, J. Villanueva (12)	Sean Anthony (11)	Jonas Villanueva (5)	Xavier University Gym	1–4
6	December 23	Rain or Shine	L 97–107	Sean Anthony (22)	Sean Anthony (16)	Jonas Villanueva (6)	PhilSports Arena	1–5

January: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	January 7	TNT	W 110–98	Carlo Lastimosa (22)	Sean Anthony (13)	Jonas Villanueva (7)	Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena	2–5
8	January 13	GlobalPort	L 96–110	Carlo Lastimosa (19)	Raul Soyud (14)	Carlo Lastimosa (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–6
9	January 18	Phoenix	L 91–102	Sean Anthony (23)	Sean Anthony (8)	Jonas Villanueva (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–7
10	January 27	Mahindra	L 96–106	Eric Camson (17)	Bradwyn Guinto (7)	Emman Monfort (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–8
11	January 29	Barangay Ginebra	L 80–90	Alas, E. Villanueva (14)	Bradwyn Guinto (10)	Camson, Lanete (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–9

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^[c]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^[c]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9

March: 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 17	Rain or Shine	L 105–113	Wayne Chism (27)	Wayne Chism (21)	Asi Taulava (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	March 19	Meralco	L 84–91	Wayne Chism (18)	Wayne Chism (17)	Sean Anthony (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	March 24	Mahindra	L 81–89	Wayne Chism (28)	Wayne Chism (21)	Jansen Rios (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	March 31	Star	L 103–105	Wayne Chism (33)	Wayne Chism (19)	Wayne Chism (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–4

April: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	April 7	TNT	L 121–126 (OT)	Wayne Chism (35)	Wayne Chism (21)	Jonas Villanueva (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–5
6	April 12	GlobalPort	L 82–85	Wayne Chism (29)	Wayne Chism (14)	Emman Monfort (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–6
7	April 19	Barangay Ginebra	L 92–101	Wayne Chism (16)	Wayne Chism (8)	Anthony, Monfort (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–7
All-Star Break

May: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	May 3	Blackwater	L 98–104	Kevin Alas (18)	Wayne Chism (15)	Chism, J. Villanueva (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–8
9	May 19	San Miguel	L 108–114	Wayne Chism (22)	Alas, Al-Hussaini, Mallari (7)	Kevin Alas (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–9
10	May 24	Alaska	W 100–92	Wayne Chism (22)	Alex Mallari (8)	Monfort, Quiñahan, Tiongson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–9
11	May 27	Phoenix	W 116–114	Alex Mallari (22)	Wayne Chism (13)	Chism, Mallari (5)	Ynares Center	2–9

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273^[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4

July: 4–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 19	Alaska	W 112–104	Aaron Fuller (30)	Aaron Fuller (20)	Alas, Rios (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	July 22	Kia	W 100–93	Aaron Fuller (24)	Aaron Fuller (19)	Larry Fonacier (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	July 26	Rain or Shine	W 122–114 (2OT)	Aaron Fuller (33)	Aaron Fuller (20)	Larry Fonacier (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–0
4	July 30	Phoenix	W 95–91	Aaron Fuller (18)	Aaron Fuller (24)	Fonacier, Mallari (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–0

August: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	August 5	Barangay Ginebra	L 97–110	Aaron Fuller (20)	Aaron Fuller (17)	Alex Mallari (6)	Calasiao Sports Complex	4–1
6	August 13	Meralco	W 100–94	Aaron Fuller (25)	Aaron Fuller (18)	Kevin Alas (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	5–1
7	August 18	Blackwater	L 106–107	Kevin Alas (19)	Alas, Fuller (11)	Larry Fonacier (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–2
8	August 27	San Miguel	W 103–100	Aaron Fuller (26)	Aaron Fuller (22)	Alex Mallari (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–2

September: 1–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	September 3	GlobalPort	W 109–99	Aaron Fuller (33)	Aaron Fuller (20)	Cyrus Baguio (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–2
10	September 13	TNT	L 107–112	Aaron Fuller (28)	Aaron Fuller (18)	Alas, Mallari (5)	Ynares Center	7–3
11	September 24	Star	L 93–101	Aaron Fuller (16)	Aaron Fuller (17)	Alas, Mallari (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–4

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Meralco	91	104

8	Blackwater	92	96
				1	Meralco	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Star	0
4	Star		89

5	NLEX		77
							1	Meralco	3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	TNT	102	118

7	Rain or Shine	106	114
				2	TNT	1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra		104

6	San Miguel		84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	September 26	Star	L 77–89	Aaron Fuller (16)	Aaron Fuller (9)	Larry Fonacier (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 28^[1]	Three-team trade
	To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)	To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
	To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater)
May 2017
May 6^[2]	Four-team trade
	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)
	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)	To Meralco Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Wayne Chism		4	March 17 (vs. Rain or Shine)	May 27 (vs. Phoenix)	2–9
Governors' Cup	Aaron Fuller		23	July 19 (vs. Alaska)	September 26 (vs. Star)	7–5

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kevin Alas	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	July 24, 2017	^[3]
Larry Fonacier		August 28, 2017	^[4]
Juami Tiongson		September 4, 2017	^[5]

References

^ Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
^ 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
^ "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
^ "The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier". pba.ph. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "Juami Tiongson seizes the moment". pba.ph. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

[table_hth_ALA0.68050997875655-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.68050997875655-2] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.68050997875655-3] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.68050997875655-4] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.74472412361983-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.74472412361983-6] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.74472412361983-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.55742657862484-8] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.55742657862484-9] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.55742657862484-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

[11] Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.

[12] 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE

[13] "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[14] "The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier". pba.ph. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[15] "Juami Tiongson seizes the moment". pba.ph. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

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