# 2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key Dates

* January 28: The PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of Barako Bull to Phoenix Petroleum in a special meeting Wednesday at the league’s headquarters in Libis, Quezon City.

## Commissioner's Cup
### Transactions
#### Trades

| March 11, 2016 | To PhoenixDoug Kramer | To GlobalPortMick Pennisi |
| May 4, 2016 | To PhoenixSimon Enciso Mark Borboran | To NLEXEmman Monfort Marnel Baracael 2018 second round pick |
| May 11, 2016 | To PhoenixMark Cruz (from Star) Norbert Torres (from Star) Jonathan Uyloan (from Star via GlobalPort) | To StarRR Garcia (from Phoenix) Rodney Brondial(from Phoenix) Keith Jensen (from GlobalPort) | To GlobalPortYousef Taha (from Star) Ronald Pascual (from Star) |

### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

## Governors' Cup
### Transactions
#### Trades

| July 12, 2016 | To PhoenixRonjay Buenafe | To AlaskaJonathan Uyloan |
| July 13, 2016 | To PhoenixCyrus Baguio | To Alaska2017 2nd Round Pick 2018 second round pick |
| July 13, 2016 | To PhoenixJohn Wilson | To NLEXJames Forrester |

### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Star Hotshots | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Kenny Adeleke | February 17 (vs. NLEX) | February 21 (vs. Meralco) | 1–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Kevinn Pinkney | February 27 (vs. TNT) | April 10 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Marcus Simmons | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | July 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Eugene Phelps | July 31 (vs. GlobalPort) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–4 |
| Governors' Cup | Lee Gwan-hee* | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | September 24 (vs. TNT) | 6–7 |