# 2014–15 Kia Carnival season

The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.

## Key dates

* June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.
* July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.
* August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.
* January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.

## Expansion draft picks

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Previous team | PBA years |
| 2 | Reil Cervantes | F | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy | 3 |
| 4 | Mike Burtscher | F | Switzerland | Air21 Express | 5 |
| 6 | Hans Thiele | C/F | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy | 4 |
| 8 | Alvin Padilla | G | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | n/a |
| 10 | Jai Reyes | G | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 |
| 12 | Paul Sanga | | Philippines | undrafted | n/a |
| 14 | Bogs Raymundo | G | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 |
| 16 | Eder Saldua | | Philippines | undrafted | n/a |
| 18 | Nic Belasco | F | United States | Alaska Aces | 17 |
| 20 | LA Revilla | G | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 |
| 22 | Joshua Webb | G | Philippines | Air21 Express | 1 |
| 24 | Chad Alonzo | F | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 8 |

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 11 | Manny Pacquiao | G | Philippines | none | NDDU |
| 2 | 24 | Kyle Pascual | F/C | Philippines | NLEX (D-League) | SBC |
| 3 | 25 | Rene Pacquiao | F | Philippines | Hog's Breath Razorbacks | SWU |
| 3 | 28 | Kenneth Ighalo | F | Philippines | Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | MIT |
| 3 | 29 | Paolo Taha | G | Philippines | Boracay Rum Waves | CSB |
| 3 | 31 | Jeremy Bartolo | F | Philippines | none | Cal State San Bernardino |
| 3 | 32 | Anthony Gavieres | G/F | Philippines | none | VCU |
| 3 | 35 | Richard Cole | F/G | United States | none | NU |
| 3 | 36 | Giorgio Umali | G/F | Philippines | none | SPU |
| 3 | 37 | Jonathan Banal | G | Philippines | Wang's Basketball Couriers | MIT |
| 3 | 38 | Michael Acuña | G | Philippines | none | Perpetual |
| 3 | 39 | Paolo Romero | G/F | Philippines | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | CSB |
| 3 | 40 | Francis Bercede | G | Philippines | none | USC |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 10 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19, 2014
Blackwater
80–66
Revilla (23)
Thiele (9)
Lingganay (5)
Philippine Arena
1–0
2
October 25, 2014
Ginebra
55–87
Lingganay (14)
Alvarez (6)
Cervantes (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
October 29, 2014
Rain or Shine
88–117
Cervantes (18)
Cervantes (8)
Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 4, 2014
GlobalPort
79–84
Thiele (18)
Thiele (8)
Lingganay (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
November 7, 2014
Talk 'N Text
62–85
Dehesa (14)
Saldua (6)
Revilla (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4
6
November 11, 2014
Alaska
75–85
Cervantes (18)
Webb (6)
Buensuceso (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–5
7
November 16, 2014
Barako
71–87
Revilla (21)
Alvarez (8)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–6
8
November 19, 2014
San Miguel
74–90
Cervantes (16)
Buensuceso (9)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
9
November 26, 2014
Purefoods Star
77–88
Cervantes (14)
Raymundo (6)
Revilla (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–8 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
December 3, 2014
Meralco
93–99
Cervantes (18)
Alvarez (7)
Poligrates (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–9
11
December 7, 2014
NLEX
80–88
Cervantes (34)
Cervantes (7)
Buensuceso (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–10 :
2014–15 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
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## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

#### Game log

2014–15 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log :
January
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 27, 2015
GlobalPort
89–100
Ramos (41)
Ramos (20)
Ramos (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
January 30, 2015
Meralco
80–90
Ramos (34)
Ramos (21)
Buensuceso (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–2 :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
February 4, 2015
San Miguel
88–78
Ramos (22)
Yee (9)
Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
February 8, 2015
Barako
79–84
Ramos (34)
Ramos (20)
Poligrates (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
February 13, 2015
Ginebra
92–100
Ramos (37)
Ramos (22)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4
6
February 18, 2015
Purefoods Star
95–84
Ramos (32)
Ramos (26)
Revilla (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
February 25, 2015
Talk 'N Text
106–103
Ramos (24)
Ramos (25)
Ramos (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
February 28, 2015
Blackwater
104–115
Ramos (49)
Ramos (14)
Revilla (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5 :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
March 3, 2015
Alaska
103–89
Ramos (36)
Ramos (33)
Buensuceso (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
March 18, 2015
NLEX
86–102
Ramos (41)
Ramos (23)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
March 22, 2015
Rain or Shine
99–119
Ramos (41)
Ramos (21)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–7 :
2014–15 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 | Rain or Shine | 92 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 4 | NLEX | 0 | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | 0 | | | | | | |
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## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Kia Carnival | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

#### Game log

2014–15 PBA Governors' Cup game log :
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 6, 2015
San Miguel
83–78
N'Diaye (21)
Thiele (8)
Revilla (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
May 13, 2015
Ginebra
98–105
Revilla (20)
N'Diaye (25)
Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
May 18, 2015
NLEX
85–82
Revilla (15)
N'Diaye (8)
Revilla (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–1
4
May 26, 2015
Blackwater
83–76
Chang (25)
N'Diaye (23)
Chang (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–1
5
May 30, 2015
Purefoods Star
80–89
Chang (17)
N'Diaye (18)
Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2 :
June
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
June 5, 2015
Alaska
63–101
N'Diaye (18)
N'Diaye (7)
Pascual (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
June 10, 2015
Barako
71–68
Chang (15)
N'Diaye (14)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
June 14, 2015
GlobalPort
94–102
N'Diaye (29)
N'Diaye (13)
Bagatsing (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
June 17, 2015
Rain or Shine
90–94
N'Diaye (31)
N'Diaye (21)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
June 19, 2015
Talk 'N Text
86–102
Dehesa (19)
N'Diaye (13)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
June 24, 2015
Meralco
88–85
N'Diaye (24)
N'Diaye (19)
Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6 :
2014–15 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 | Alaska | Alaska | 114 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ginebra | Ginebra | 108 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ginebra | Ginebra | 108 | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 5 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | GlobalPort | 73 | 94 | 5 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Star | 126 | 101 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Star | 126 | 101 | | | | 1 | Alaska | 0 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 1 | Alaska | 0 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 99 | 102 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 134** | 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 132 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
$^a$ The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.
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## Transactions
### Trades
#### Philippine Cup

| November 27, 2014 | To KiaEliud Poligrates | To NLEXRudy Lingganay |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Peter John Ramos | January 27 (vs Kia) | March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) | 4–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Hamady N'Diaye | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |
| Governors' Cup | Jet Chang* | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |
(* Asian import)