# 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the second 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 |
| Matthew Wright | G | Canada | none | St. Bonaventure |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 2 | 2 | Gelo Alolino | G | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | NU |
| 2 | 10 | Jeoffrey Javillonar | F | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | NU |
| 3 | 16 | Paolo Javelona | G | Philippines | BDO-National University | NU |
| 3 | 18 | Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr. | G | Philippines | Phoenix Accelerators | FEU |

## 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: 6–5 :
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 23
Blackwater
L 87–94
Simon Enciso (25)
Willy Wilson (14)
Cyrus Baguio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
November 30
San Miguel
W 92–85
JC Intal (22)
Willy Wilson (18)
Simon Enciso (9)
Ynares Center
1–1 :
December: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 4
Mahindra
W 114–104
JC Intal (24)
Prince Caperal (17)
Baguio, Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
December 10
Star
L 79–123
Simon Enciso (16)
Willy Wilson (7)
Enciso, W. Wilson (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
December 16
TNT
L 98–117
Mark Borboran (18)
Borboran, Caperal (6)
Simon Enciso (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
December 21
Meralco
W 94–90
Matthew Wright (22)
Borboran, Caperal, Wright (8)
Cyrus Baguio (10)
Filoil Flying V Centre
3–3
7
December 28
GlobalPort
W 101–99
Mark Borboran (23)
Matthew Wright (9)
Baguio, Wright (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–3 :
January: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
January 8
Rain or Shine
L 82–97
Matthew Wright (26)
Matthew Wright (12)
Enciso, Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
January 18
NLEX
W 102–91
Simon Enciso (21)
Matthew Wright (12)
Matthew Wright (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–4
10
January 22
Barangay Ginebra
W 79–73
Matthew Wright (18)
Willy Wilson (12)
Matthew Wright (5)
PhilSports Arena
6–4
11
January 27
Alaska
L 85–106
Matthew Wright (18)
Matthew Wright (8)
Matthew Wright (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–5 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | 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 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 98 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Star | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 4
Star
L 83–114
Matthew Wright (19)
Doug Kramer (12)
Dehesa, Intal (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
February 6
Star
L 71–91
Matthew Wright (24)
Willy Wilson (10)
JC Intal (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2 :
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: 4–7 :
March: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 18
Blackwater
W 118–116 (2OT)
Eugene Phelps (53)
Eugene Phelps (21)
RJ Jazul (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–0
2
March 22
Star
L 82–101
Jameel McKay (34)
Jameel McKay (20)
RJ Jazul (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
March 26
TNT
L 109–134
Jameel McKay (31)
Jameel McKay (11)
JC Intal (5)
Ynares Center
1–2 :
April: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
April 1
Barangay Ginebra
W 94–91
Matthew Wright (27)
Jameel McKay (28)
Cyrus Baguio (5)
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym
2–2
5
April 7
San Miguel
L 88–110
Jameel McKay (21)
Jameel McKay (16)
Matthew Wright (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–3
6
April 12
Rain or Shine
L 94–96
Jameel McKay (27)
Jameel McKay (18)
Jameel McKay (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
April 21
Alaska
W 94–86
Jameel McKay (42)
Jameel McKay (22)
RJ Jazul (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
All-Star Break :
May: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
May 3
Meralco
L 66–81
Jameel McKay (16)
Jameel McKay (16)
RJ Jazul (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
May 5
GlobalPort
W 84–72
Jameel McKay (22)
Jameel McKay (20)
six players (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
May 21
Mahindra
L 121–122 (OT)
Jameel McKay (18)
Jameel McKay (12)
Jameel McKay (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–6
11
May 27
NLEX
L 114–116
Matthew Wright (42)
Jameel McKay (14)
four players (4)
Ynares Center
4–7 :
2016–17 schedule :

### 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 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 115 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
San Miguel
L 96–115
Jameel McKay (20)
Jameel McKay (13)
Matthew Wright (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
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: 2–9 :
July: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 19
Kia
W 118–105
Eugene Phelps (33)
Eugene Phelps (14)
three players (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 22
Alaska
W 95–93
Eugene Phelps (29)
Eugene Phelps (14)
RJ Jazul (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
3
July 26
GlobalPort
L 91–100
Eugene Phelps (32)
Eugene Phelps (17)
Eugene Phelps (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
July 30
NLEX
L 91–95
Eugene Phelps (31)
Eugene Phelps (18)
Eugene Phelps (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2 :
August: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
August 6
Blackwater
L 86–92
Jazul, Phelps (13)
Eugene Phelps (17)
Willy Wilson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
August 18
Meralco
L 104–107
Brandon Brown (38)
Brandon Brown (9)
RJ Jazul (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
August 23
Star
L 81–100
Brandon Brown (33)
Brandon Brown (23)
RJ Jazul (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5
8
August 25
TNT
L 103–110
Brandon Brown (49)
Brandon Brown (19)
three players (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–6
9
August 30
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–105
Brandon Brown (26)
Brandon Brown (18)
RJ Jazul (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–7 :
September: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
September 13
Rain or Shine
L 111–116
Matthew Wright (36)
Brandon Brown (20)
Brandon Brown (4)
Ynares Center
2–8
11
September 20
San Miguel
L 107–109
Brandon Brown (30)
Brandon Brown (17)
Brown, Wright (4)
Ynares Center
2–9 :
2016–17 schedule :

## Transactions
### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Former team |
| Marvin Hayes | November 12, 2016 | Not disclosed | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Karl Dehesa | January 31, 2017 | Not disclosed | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Jeff Viernes | 2017 | Not disclosed | |

### Trades
#### Philippine Cup

February :
| February 18, 2017 | To Phoenix RJ Jazul | To Alaska Simon Enciso |
| February 21, 2017 | To Phoenix Joseph Eriobu | To Mahindra Prince Caperal |

#### Governors' Cup

August :
| August 7, 2017 | To Phoenix Jeff Chan | To Rain or Shine Mark Borboran Season 46 2nd-round pick | To Rain or Shine Mark Borboran Season 46 2nd-round pick |
| August 15, 2017 | To Phoenix Dylan Ababou 2020 2nd round pick | To Globalport Karl Dehesa 2019 first round pick | To NLEX Cyrus Baguio |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Eugene Phelps | 14 | March 18 (vs. Blackwater) | March 18 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Jameel McKay | 5 | March 22 (vs. Star) | June 6 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–8 |
| Governors' Cup | Eugene Phelps | 4 | July 19 (vs. Kia) | August 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Brandon Brown | 23 | August 18 (vs. Meralco) | September 20 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| JC Intal | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | December 4, 2016 |
| Matthew Wright | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 23, 2017 |
| Matthew Wright | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg) | April 26, 2017 |
| Matthew Wright | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Luzon leg) | April 28, 2017 |