# 2016–17 Kia Picanto season

The 2016–17 Kia Picanto season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Mahindra Floodbuster for the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup.

## 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 |
| Russel Escoto | F/C | Philippines | Phoenix Accelerators | FEU |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 2 | 4 | Joseph Eriobu | F | Hong Kong | Caida Tile Masters | Mapua |
| 3 | 17 | Cedrick Ablaza | F | Philippines | Cagayan Rising Suns | STI |
| 4 | 19 | Jan Niccolo Jamon | G | Philippines | Cafe France Bakers | EAC |
| 5 | 23 | Paolo Pontejos | G | Philippines | Wang's Basketball Couriers | JRU |

## 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: 3–8 :
November: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 25
GlobalPort
L 75–97
Alex Mallari (17)
Alex Mallari (9)
Alex Mallari (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
November 30
Rain or Shine
L 83–105
Escoto, Mallari, Paniamogan (10)
Alex Mallari (10)
Josan Nimes (2)
Ynares Center
0–2 :
December
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 4
Phoenix
L 104–114
Alex Mallari (19)
Joseph Eriobu (10)
four players (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
December 11
San Miguel
L 91–94
Alex Mallari (21)
Alex Mallari (8)
Mallari, Revilla (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
December 16
Barangay Ginebra
L 70–89
Mark Yee (15)
Mark Yee (8)
Mallari, Paniamogan, Revilla (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5
6
December 25
Blackwater
W 97–93 (OT)
Alex Mallari (23)
Mark Yee (14)
Alex Mallari (4)
Philippine Arena
1–5 :
January
: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 11
Meralco
W 105–92
Philip Paniamogan (25)
Jason Ballesteros (8)
Alex Mallari (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5
8
January 18
TNT
L 92–104
Alex Mallari (19)
Araña, Deutchman, Mallari (7)
Alex Mallari (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–6
9
January 22
Alaska
L 91–107
Alex Mallari (23)
Jason Ballesteros (6)
Alex Mallari (8)
PhilSports Arena
2–7
10
January 27
NLEX
W 106–96
Alex Mallari (30)
Ballesteros, Mallari (10)
Alex Mallari (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–7 :
February
: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
February 1
Star
L 87–124
Mallari, Salva (15)
Jason Ballesteros (8)
LA Revilla (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–8 :
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: 3–8 :
March: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 17
Meralco
L 86–94
James White (33)
James White (16)
Alex Mallari (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
March 19
Rain or Shine
L 95–99 (OT)
James White (29)
James White (21)
Alex Mallari (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
March 24
NLEX
W 89–81
James White (30)
James White (23)
LA Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
March 29
Alaska
L 92–98
James White (30)
James White (14)
Celda, Mallari (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–3 :
April
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
April 5
Star
L 83–97
Alex Mallari (24)
Keith Wright (14)
Keith Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4
6
April 9
TNT
L 84–86
Keith Wright (26)
Keith Wright (13)
Keith Wright (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–5
7
April 19
San Miguel
L 80–109
Keith Wright (16)
Keith Wright (12)
LA Revilla (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–6
8
April 23
GlobalPort
L 86–105
Keith Wright (23)
Keith Wright (9)
LA Revilla (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
All-Star Break :
May
: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
May 7
Blackwater
W 96–87
Reden Celda (18)
Keith Wright (16)
Celda, Revilla (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–7
10
May 21
Phoenix
W 122–121 (OT)
LA Revilla (26)
Keith Wright (21)
LA Revilla (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–7 :
June
: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
June 2
Barangay Ginebra
L 80–94
Keith Wright (21)
Keith Wright (22)
LA Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–8 :
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: 0–11 :
July: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 19
Phoenix
L 105–118
Markeith Cummings (31)
Markeith Cummings (10)
Markeith Cummings (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 22
NLEX
L 93–100
Markeith Cummings (30)
Markeith Cummings (15)
Reden Celda (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
July 28
TNT
L 96–106
Markeith Cummings (27)
Markeith Cummings (7)
Nico Elorde (6)
Ynares Center
0–3 :
August
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
August 2
Barangay Ginebra
L 99–120
Reden Celda (21)
Jason Ballesteros (10)
LA Revilla (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
August 6
Meralco
L 97–112
Markeith Cummings (20)
Markeith Cummings (7)
LA Revilla (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5
6
August 13
Rain or Shine
L 86–94
Markeith Cummings (30)
Markeith Cummings (12)
LA Revilla (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–6
7
August 20
GlobalPort
L 90–102
Markeith Cummings (37)
Markeith Cummings (6)
LA Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–7 :
September
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
September 1
Blackwater
L 97–118
Geron Johnson (28)
Jackson Corpuz (10)
Geron Johnson (6)
Ynares Center
0–8
9
September 10
Alaska
L 94–102
Geron Johnson (39)
Geron Johnson (9)
Geron Johnson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–9
10
September 16
San Miguel
L 112–118
Geron Johnson (42)
Geron Johnson (10)
Geron Johnson (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–10
11
September 22
Star
L 81–128
Geron Johnson (27)
Corpuz, Johnson (9)
Geron Johnson (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–11 :
2016–17 schedule :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Off-season

November :
| November 3, 2016 | To MahindraRyan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star) | To San MiguelKeith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star) | To StarAldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX) |
| November 3, 2016 | To MahindraDennice Villamor Franklin Bonifacio | To Barangay GinebraPaolo Taha |

#### Philippine

February 2017 :
| February 18, 2017 | To MahindraPrince Caperal | To PhoenixJoseph Eriobu |

### Free agency
#### Subtraction

| Player | Number | Position | Reason left | New Team |
| Niño Canaleta | 9 | Forward | Waived | GlobalPort Batang Pier |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | James White | 1 | March 17 (vs. Meralco) | March 29 (vs. Alaska) | 1–3 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Keith Wright | 36 | April 5 (vs. Star) | May 26 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 2–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Markeith Cummings | 3 | July 19 (vs. Phoenix) | August 20 (vs. GlobalPort) | 0–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Geron Johnson | 55 | September 1 (vs. Kia) | September 22 (vs. Star) | 0–4 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Alex Mallari | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | December 26, 2016 | |