# 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season

The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 30th 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 | 9 | Lervin Flores | C | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | Arellano |
| 2 | 2 | Joseph Gabayni | F/C | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas | Lyceum |
| 2 | 4 | Julian Sargent | G/F | United States | AMA Titans Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | La Salle |
| 2 | 8 | Gwyne Capacio | F | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers | Ateneo |
| 3 | 8 | Thomas Torres | G | Philippines | Racal Motors Flying V Thunder | La Salle |

## 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

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 20
Alaska
W 108–95
Paul Lee (30)
Ian Sangalang (10)
three players (6)
Filoil Flying V Centre
1–0
2
December 25
Barangay Ginebra
L 78–89
Ian Sangalang (25)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Mark Barroca (9)
Philippine Arena 22,531
1–1 :
January: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 10
Kia
W 124–77
Justin Melton (23)
Ian Sangalang (9)
Justin Melton (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
January 14
NLEX
W 105–94
Paul Lee (21)
Marc Pingris (15)
Mark Barroca (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
January 20
Phoenix
W 97–91
Paul Lee (20)
Marc Pingris (17)
Marc Pingris (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–1
6
January 27
TNT
W 91–83
Mark Barroca (20)
Justin Melton (10)
Barroca, Jalalon (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1 :
February: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
February 2
Blackwater
W 78–72
Barroca, Ramos (14)
Marc Pingris (12)
Marc Pingris (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–1
8
February 4
San Miguel
L 76–77
Mark Barroca (21)
Marc Pingris (14)
three players (4)
Ynares Center
6–2
9
February 10
Rain or Shine
L 95–101
Aldrech Ramos (27)
Rafi Reavis (11)
Jio Jalalon (8)
Calasiao Sports Complex
6–3
10
February 16
GlobalPort
W 96–81
Rome dela Rosa (18)
three players (6)
Justin Melton (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
11
February 24
Meralco
W 94–65
Paul Lee (21)
Marc Pingris (10)
Barroca, Pingris
Xavier University Gym
8–3 :

### 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 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 6–6 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 6
GlobalPort
W 86–79
Mark Barroca (17)
Paul Lee (13)
Jio Jalalon (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
Semifinals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 10
NLEX
L 87–88
Ian Sangalang (21)
Ian Sangalang (9)
Jio Jalalon (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
March 12
NLEX
W 99–84
Paul Lee (27)
Ian Sangalang (8)
Jio Jalalon (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
March 14
NLEX
W 106–99
Jio Jalalon (25)
Rafi Reavis (10)
Paul Lee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
March 16
NLEX
L 79–91
Ian Sangalang (15)
Ian Sangalang (14)
Mark Barroca (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
March 18
NLEX
W 87–78
Mark Barroca (18)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Ian Sangalang (6)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
March 20
NLEX
W 96–89
Ian Sangalang (15)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Jio Jalalon (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
Finals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 23
San Miguel
W 105–103
Ian Sangalang (29)
Reavis, Sangalang (9)
Barroca, Lee (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
March 25
San Miguel
L 77–92
Mark Barroca (18)
dela Rosa, Reavis 6
three players (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
April 1
San Miguel
L 87–111
Mark Barroca (22)
Rafi Reavis (14)
Paul Lee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
April 4
San Miguel
L 80–84
Ian Sangalang (22)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Paul Lee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
April 6
San Miguel
L 99–108 (2OT)
Paul Lee (21)
Rafi Reavis (12)
Mark Barroca (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–4 :

## 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: 6–5 :
May: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 6
Phoenix
L 87–89
Vernon Macklin (25)
Vernon Macklin (17)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
May 12
GlobalPort
W 92–87
Ian Sangalang (22)
Vernon Macklin (13)
Mark Barroca (7)
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
1–1
3
May 16
Columbian
W 126–101
Vernon Macklin (19)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Paul Lee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
May 18
Meralco
W 81–79
Vernon Macklin (21)
Vernon Macklin (15)
Paul Lee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
All-Star Break :
June: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
June 2
Rain or Shine
L 96–99 (OT)
dela Rosa, Kelly (19)
Curtis Kelly (15)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
June 6
Blackwater
L 84–86
Mark Barroca (16)
Curtis Kelly (9)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
June 10
Alaska
L 99–103
Jackson, Lee (21)
Justin Jackson (13)
Justin Jackson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
June 13
TNT
W 111–89
Paul Lee (25)
Justin Jackson (19)
Justin Jackson (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–4
9
June 17
Barangay Ginebra
L 84–104
Justin Jackson (21)
Justin Jackson (15)
Justin Jackson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5 :
July: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
July 4
NLEX
W 116–89
Wayne Chism (27)
Wayne Chism (8)
Jio Jalalon (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–5
11
July 7
San Miguel
W 101–97
Wayne Chism (21)
Wayne Chism (14)
Justin Melton (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–5 :

### 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 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 2 | Alaska | Alaska | 89 | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 0 | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 10
Alaska
L 78–89
Wayne Chism (20)
Wayne Chism (15)
Mark Barroca (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

## 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: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 22
NLEX
W 102–72
Romeo Travis (21)
Romeo Travis (13)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
September: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
September 1
NorthPort
W 104–87
Mark Barroca (20)
Romeo Travis (22)
Jio Jalalon (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
September 23
Phoenix
L 82–95
Romeo Travis (28)
Romeo Travis (19)
Jio Jalalon (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
September 26
Rain or Shine
W 92–76
Lee, Travis (28)
Romeo Travis (16)
Paul Lee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
September 30
San Miguel
W 109–108
Paul Lee (28)
Romeo Travis (12)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1 :
October: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
October 3
Columbian
W 113–95
Romeo Travis (32)
Romeo Travis (14)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
October 10
Blackwater
W 133–99
Romeo Travis (22)
Jalalon, Travis (12)
Jio Jalalon (13)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–1
8
October 14
Alaska
W 83–73
Romeo Travis (19)
Romeo Travis (17)
Jio Jalalon (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–1
9
October 19
Meralco
L 88–94
Romeo Travis (25)
Romeo Travis (19)
Jio Jalalon (6)
Ynares Center
7–2
10
October 26
TNT
W 116–103
Ian Sangalang (28)
Romeo Travis (15)
Paul Lee (8)
Ynares Center
8–2
11
October 28
Barangay Ginebra
L 86–93
Romeo Travis (30)
Sangalang, Travis (7)
Jio Jalalon (7)
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: 4–1 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 6
Blackwater
W 103–99
Paul Lee (22)
Romeo Travis (10)
Romeo Travis (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 10
Barangay Ginebra
W 106–98
Romeo Travis (37)
Romeo Travis (16)
Romeo Travis (5)
Ynares Center
1–0
2
November 12
Barangay Ginebra
W 101–97
Romeo Travis (25)
Romeo Travis (12)
Barroca, Travis (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
November 14
Barangay Ginebra
L 103–107
Mark Barroca (19)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Jio Jalalon (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
November 16
Barangay Ginebra
W 112–108
Romeo Travis (50)
Romeo Travis (13)
Ian Sangalang (6)
Ynares Center
3–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 5
Alaska
Mall of Asia Arena
2
December 7
Alaska
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3
December 9
Alaska
Ynares Center
4
December 12
Alaska
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5*
December 14
Alaska
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6*
December 16
Alaska
7*
December 19
Alaska

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

October :
| October 29, 2017 | To MagnoliaDraft rights to Robert Herndon Draft rights to Gian Abrigo | To GlobalPortDraft rights to Lervin Flores Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni Draft rights to Julian Sargent |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Vernon Macklin | 22 | May 6 (vs. Phoenix) | May 18 (vs. Meralco) | 3–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Curtis Kelly | 74 | June 2 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Justin Jackson | 5 | June 10 (vs. Alaska) | June 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Wayne Chism | 1 | July 4 (vs. NLEX) | July 10 (vs. Alaska) | 2–1 |
| Governors' Cup | Romeo Travis | 24 | August 22 (vs. NLEX) | | 12–4 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Paul Lee | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 15, 2018 |
| Paul Lee | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 21, 2018 |
| Paul Lee | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | October 2, 2018 |
| Jio Jalalon | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | October 15, 2018 |
| Paul Lee | Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference | December 12, 2018 |