# 2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

The 2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 2 | 14 | Tyler Tio | G | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 2 | 16 | Chris Lalata | C/F | Philippines | Olivarez |
| 2 | 19 | Encho Serrano | G | Philippines | De La Salle |
| 2 | 23 | Enzo Joson | G | Philippines | NU |
| 3 | 28 | Alvin Baetiong | C | Philippines | San Sebastian |
| 4 | 39 | Leonard Esguerra | C | Philippines | José Rizal |
| 5 | 47 | Niño Ibañez | G | Philippines | Lyceum |
| 6 | 51 | Nichole John Ubalde | G | Philippines | USTP |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8 :
June: 2–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 8
San Miguel
L 100–108
Matthew Wright (22)
Jason Perkins (10)
Serrano, Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
June 11
Meralco
L 98–109
Jason Perkins (28)
Javee Mocon (11)
Matthew Wright (5)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
June 17
Terrafirma
W 97–74
Jason Perkins (17)
Sean Anthony (12)
Matthew Wright (10)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
June 19
Rain or Shine
W 106–102
RJ Jazul (25)
Mocon, Perkins (9)
Matthew Wright (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
June 24
Magnolia
L 77–95
Javee Mocon (19)
Jason Perkins (8)
Matthew Wright (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–3
6
June 26
TNT
L 72–87
Anthony, Tio (13)
Sean Anthony (14)
Matthew Wright (4)
Ynares Center
2–4
7
June 30
NLEX
L 108–114 (OT)
Matthew Wright (19)
Larry Muyang (11)
Matthew Wright (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5 :
July
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
July 8
Blackwater
L 89–91
Jason Perkins (22)
Jason Perkins (8)
Matthew Wright (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–6
9
July 14
NorthPort
L 92–95
Matthew Wright (20)
Javee Mocon (10)
Jason Perkins (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–7
10
July 16
Converge
W 89–66
Matthew Wright (15)
Muyang, Wright (8)
Jason Perkins (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
3–7
11
July 21
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–100
Jason Perkins (17)
Anthony, Melecio, Perkins (7)
Anthony, Tio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–8 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Bay Area Dragons (G) | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | |
| 10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

#### Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–6 :
September: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 21, 2022
NorthPort
L 89–92
Javee Mocon (24)
Kaleb Wesson (15)
Kaleb Wesson (7)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
September 24, 2022
Blackwater
L 85–97
Kaleb Wesson (28)
Kaleb Wesson (26)
Tyler Tio (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–2 :
October
: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
October 1, 2022
Bay Area
L 91–101
Javee Mocon (22)
Kaleb Wesson (18)
RJ Jazul (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
October 8, 2022
NLEX
W 111–97
Tyler Tio (26)
Kaleb Wesson (21)
Tio, Wesson (7)
PhilSports Arena
1–3
5
October 14, 2022
Barangay Ginebra
W 101–93
Javee Mocon (20)
Kaleb Wesson (17)
Tyler Tio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
October 19, 2022
Meralco
W 89–82
Kaleb Wesson (23)
Kaleb Wesson (13)
Javee Mocon (4)
PhilSports Arena
3–3
7
October 26, 2022
Rain or Shine
W 92–83
Kaleb Wesson (21)
Kaleb Wesson (17)
Encho Serrano (5)
Ynares Center
4–3
8
October 30, 2022
TNT
W 91–88
Kaleb Wesson (23)
Kaleb Wesson (17)
RJ Jazul (5)
Ynares Center
5–3 :
November
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 9, 2022
Converge
L 127–132
Kaleb Wesson (25)
Kaleb Wesson (21)
Kaleb Wesson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4
10
November 12, 2022
Magnolia
L 80–90
Sean Anthony (17)
Kaleb Wesson (18)
RJ Jazul (5)
Ynares Center
5–5
11
November 19, 2022
San Miguel
L 104–108
Javee Mocon (18)
Kaleb Wesson (13)
Kaleb Wesson (7)
PhilSports Arena
5–6
12
November 26, 2022
Terrafirma
W 135–84
RR Garcia (20)
Kaleb Wesson (12)
Garcia, Jazul, Wesson (3)
PhilSports Arena
6–6 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Bay Area | 126 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | 1 | Bay Area | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Bay Area | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Converge | 0 | 5 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 1 | Bay Area | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Bay Area | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 102 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | 2 | Magnolia | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 9, 2022
Magnolia
L 95–102
Tyler Tio (18)
Kaleb Wesson (12)
Kaleb Wesson (9)
PhilSports Arena
0–1 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

#### Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
January: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 25
TNT
L 119–123
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (19)
RR Garcia (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
January 27
Blackwater
L 105–108
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (37)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (17)
Jason Perkins (6)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
January 29
San Miguel
L 93–114
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (14)
Jason Perkins (5)
Ynares Center
0–3 :
February
: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
February 2
NorthPort
W 108–97
Maxwell, Perkins (26)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (11)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (6)
PhilSports Arena
1–3
5
February 4
NLEX
L 94–98
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (25)
Jason Perkins (13)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (7)
Ynares Center
1–4
6
February 10
Magnolia
L 95–108
Jason Perkins (20)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (10)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–5
7
February 18
Terrafirma
W 125–100
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (20)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (12)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5
8
February 26
Converge
W 106–103
Encho Serrano (28)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (15)
Garcia, Jazul, Maxwell, Mocon, Perkins (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5 :
March
: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
March 1
Rain or Shine
W 114–106
Garcia, Serrano (17)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (13)
Lalata, Maxwell, Tio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
March 3
Barangay Ginebra
L 89–109
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (22)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (7)
Javee Mocon (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
March 5
Meralco
L 86–92
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (29)
Maxwell, Serrano (9)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (3)
PhilSports Arena
4–7 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | 132 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | 4 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| 7 | Converge | 105 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Converge | 105 | 2 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
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#### Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 22
TNT
L 105–132
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (23)
Du'Vaughn Maxwell (10)
Javee Mocon (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Nick Demusis | May 20, 2022 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Javee Mocon | June 7, 2022 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Jollo Go | January 24, 2023 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Blackwater Bossing |

#### Subtraction

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Matthew Wright | 7, 35 | Shooting guard / small forward | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | Kyoto Hannaryz |
| Jansen Rios | 5, 28 | Small forward | End of contract | Meralco Bolts |

### Trades
#### Philippine Cup

June :
| June 7, 2022 | To PhoenixJavee Mocon | To Rain or ShineNick Demusis 2022 Phoenix first-round draft pick 2023 Phoenix second-round draft pick |

#### Mid-season

September :
| September 9, 2022 | To PhoenixBen Adamos Kurt Lojera | To ConvergeAljun Melecio Kris Porter |
| January ||||
| January 18, 2023 | To PhoenixJjay Alejandro Raul Soyud 2022 NLEX second-round pick 2026 TNT second-round pick | To NLEXSean Anthony Jake Pascual | To TNTJustin Chua Paul Varilla |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Kaleb Wesson | September 21, 2022 (vs. NorthPort) | December 9, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) | 6–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | January 25, 2023 (vs. TNT) | March 22, 2023 (vs. TNT) | 4–8 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
| Encho Serrano | 2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team | November 19, 2023 |
| Tyler Tio | 2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team | November 19, 2023 |