# 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season

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 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
March: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
July: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Star | Star | 89 | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 84 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| March 28 | 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 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| May 6 | 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) |
| May 6 | 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 |
| Kevin Alas | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | July 24, 2017 |
| Larry Fonacier | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | August 28, 2017 |
| Juami Tiongson | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | September 4, 2017 |