# 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 4 | Jason Perkins | Forward | United States | Caida Tile Masters | De La Salle |
| 1 | 8 | Sidney Onwubere | Forward | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| 2 | 9 | Jayson Grimaldo | Forward | Philippines | Victoria Sports Stallions Racal Tile Masters | MLQU |
| 2 | 11 | Wilson Baltazar | Guard/forward | Philippines | Bread Story Smashing Bakers | Lyceum |
| 3 | 4 | Roldan Sara | Guard | Philippines | Team Batangas Racal Tile Masters | San Beda |
| 4 | 4 | John Carlo Casiño | Guard | Philippines | Cafe France Bakers CEU Scorpions | Centro Escolar |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 17
San Miguel
L 96–104
Jeff Chan (18)
Doug Kramer (10)
Chan, Wright (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 5,600
0–1
2
December 27
Kia
W 125–102
three players (15)
Kramer, Perkins (9)
Jason Perkins (6)
Ynares Center
1–1 :
January: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 7
NLEX
W 102–95
Matthew Wright (19)
Doug Kramer (11)
Matthew Wright (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000
2–1
4
January 17
Rain or Shine
L 99–120
Perkins, Wright (17)
Matthew Wright (7)
LA Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 20
Magnolia
L 91–97
Gelo Alolino (19)
four players (6)
LA Revilla (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–3
6
January 26
Barangay Ginebra
W 87–82
three players (19)
LA Revilla (11)
Chan, Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
January 31
Alaska
L 75–93
Matthew Wright (16)
Matthew Wright (11)
Revilla, Wright (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–4 :
February: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
February 7
TNT
W 74–72
Matthew Wright (16)
Jason Perkins (10)
Jeff Chan (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–4
9
February 14
Meralco
L 90–92
Willy Wilson (24)
Wilson, Wright (8)
Jeff Chan (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
February 21
Blackwater
L 78–83
Jason Perkins (17)
Doug Kramer (13)
Jeff Chan (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6 :
March: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
March 2
GlobalPort
W 104–100
Matthew Wright (32)
Jason Perkins (10)
RJ Jazul (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#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 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 4
TNT
L 97–118
Matthew Wright (18)
Kramer, Perkins (11)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 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 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
April: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 25
Blackwater
W 107–102
James White (31)
James White (14)
Matthew Wright (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
April 28
TNT
L 98–106
James White (32)
James White (11)
Matthew Wright (7)
Ynares Center
1–1 :
May: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
May 6
Magnolia
W 89–87
White, Wright (19)
James White (17)
Matthew Wright (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
May 11
NLEX
L 115–120 (OT)
Matthew Wright (31)
Kramer, Perkins (12)
Jeff Chan (8)
Alonte Sports Arena
2–2
5
May 20
Barangay Ginebra
W 103–98 (2OT)
Eugene Phelps (25)
Eugene Phelps (14)
Eugene Phelps (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
All-Star Break
6
May 30
San Miguel
L 94–106
Eugene Phelps (33)
Eugene Phelps (17)
Jeff Chan (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3 :
June: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
June 8
Meralco
L 100–103 (OT)
Eugene Phelps (31)
Eugene Phelps (26)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
June 10
Columbian
L 107–115
Eugene Phelps (34)
Eugene Phelps (22)
LA Revilla (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
June 16
Rain or Shine
L 106–108
Chan, Phelps (26)
Eugene Phelps (14)
Eugene Phelps (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–6
10
June 20
GlobalPort
W 135–108
Eugene Phelps (37)
Eugene Phelps (23)
Eugene Phelps (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6 :
July: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
July 6
Alaska
L 91–114
Eugene Phelps (23)
Eugene Phelps (10)
Phelps, Revilla (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–7 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
August: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 22
Columbian
W 113–107
Eugene Phelps (50)
Eugene Phelps (17)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 26
NorthPort
W 132–91
Eugene Phelps (30)
Eugene Phelps (15)
LA Revilla (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
August 29
Alaska
L 97–108
Eugene Phelps (27)
Eugene Phelps (24)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 31
TNT
W 112–82
Jason Perkins (22)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Revilla, Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
September: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 19
Meralco
W 96–86
Eugene Phelps (24)
Eugene Phelps (19)
Matthew Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
September 23
Magnolia
W 95–82
Eugene Phelps (36)
Eugene Phelps (20)
Calvin Abueva (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
September 29
Barangay Ginebra
L 99–101
Matthew Wright (27)
Eugene Phelps (13)
LA Revilla (5)
Xavier University Gym
5–2 :
October: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
October 10
NLEX
W 123–97
Eugene Phelps (51)
Eugene Phelps (20)
Matthew Wright (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–2
9
October 12
San Miguel
L 100–117
Eugene Phelps (37)
Eugene Phelps (26)
Eugene Phelps (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–3
10
October 24
Rain or Shine
W 103–97
Abueva, Phelps (18)
Eugene Phelps (20)
Eugene Phelps (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
7–3 :
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
November 4
Blackwater
W 97–91
Calvin Abueva (25)
Eugene Phelps (19)
LA Revilla (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–3 :

### 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 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime.
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 7
Meralco
L 74–90
Eugene Phelps (27)
Eugene Phelps (17)
Jazul, Revilla (3)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
November 9
Meralco
L 103–108 (OT)
Jason Perkins (24)
Eugene Phelps (23)
Eugene Phelps (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2 :

## Transactions
### Free agent signings

| Player | Contract length | Date signed | Former team |
| Rey Guevarra | One-conference | December 15, 2017 | Kia Picanto |

### Trades
#### Preseason

November :
| November 6, 2017 | To Phoenix2018 second round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXMichael Miranda |
| November 9, 2017 | To Phoenix Justin Chua JonJon Gabriel | To TNT Sidney Onwubere 2019 second round pick |
| November 15, 2017 | To PhoenixLA Revilla | To KiaJason Grimaldo 2018 second round pick (from TNT) |
| December 15, 2017 | To Phoenix Jaypee Mendoza | To Alaska 2019 second round pick |

#### Commissioner's Cup

June :
| June 18, 2018 | To Phoenix2018 first round pick | To GinebraJeff Chan |

#### Governor's Cup

August :
| August 7, 2018 | To Phoenix Calvin Abueva | To Alaska Karl Dehesa 2019 first round pick |
| December 13, 2018 | To Phoenix Alex Mallari Dave Marcelo | To NLEX 2018 first round pick (#4) 2019 second round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | James White | 33 | April 25 (vs. Blackwater) | May 11 (vs. NLEX) | 2–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Eugene Phelps | 14 | May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | November 9 (vs. Meralco) | 10–10 |
| Governors' Cup | Eugene Phelps | 14 | May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | November 9 (vs. Meralco) | 10–10 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Willy Wilson | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 29, 2018 | |