# 2021 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots season

The 2021 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 10 | Jerrick Ahanmisi | G | USA | Adamson |
| 3 | 30 | Ronnie de Leon | F | Philippines | UE |
| 4 | 41 | Andrew Estrella | G | Philippines | Mapúa |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
July: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 17
Phoenix Super LPG
W 80–73
Calvin Abueva (26)
Calvin Abueva (10)
Jio Jalalon (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
July 21
Alaska
W 84–82
Ian Sangalang (26)
Calvin Abueva (10)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–0
3
July 25
Barangay Ginebra
W 89–79
Paul Lee (22)
Corpuz, Reavis (12)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–0
4
July 30
Terrafirma
W 105–83
Ian Sangalang (18)
Calvin Abueva (8)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–0 :
September: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 1
Meralco
L 94–95
Paul Lee (21)
Calvin Abueva (14)
Mark Barroca (4)
DHVSU Gym
4–1
6
September 3
Blackwater
W 94–78
Barroca, Sangalang (16)
Calvin Abueva (10)
Mark Barroca (7)
DHVSU Gym
5–1
7
September 5
TNT
L 76–83
Calvin Abueva (23)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Jio Jalalon (4)
DHVSU Gym
5–2
8
September 8
NLEX
W 112–105 (2OT)
Calvin Abueva (23)
Calvin Abueva (12)
Jio Jalalon (9)
DHVSU Gym
6–2
9
September 10
Rain or Shine
L 72–75
Ian Sangalang (21)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Paul Lee (5)
DHVSU Gym
6–3
10
September 17
NorthPort
W 90–89
Ian Sangalang (26)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Mark Barroca (8)
DHVSU Gym
7–3
11
September 19
San Miguel
W 100–90
Paul Lee (32)
Ian Sangalang (12)
Paul Lee (5)
DHVSU Gym
8–3 :

### 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 | TNT | TNT | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | 80 | 97 | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 2 | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–6 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 26
Rain or Shine
W 81–70
Paul Lee (20)
Abueva, Sangalang (13)
Mark Barroca (5)
DHVSU Gym
1–0
2
September 30
Rain or Shine
W 96–86
Paul Lee (24)
Calvin Abueva (19)
Jio Jalalon (6)
DHVSU Gym
2–0 :
Semifinals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
October 3
Meralco
W 88–79
Ian Sangalang (18)
Rafi Reavis (10)
Mark Barroca (6)
DHVSU Gym
1–0
2
October 6
Meralco
W 92–78
Paul Lee (28)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Mark Barroca (6)
DHVSU Gym
2–0
3
October 8
Meralco
L 86–91
Paul Lee (18)
Abueva, Sangalang (7)
Jio Jalalon (9)
DHVSU Gym
2–1
4
October 10
Meralco
W 81–69
Abueva, Barroca, Sangalang (17)
Calvin Abueva (12)
Mark Barroca (6)
DHVSU Gym
3–1
5
October 13
Meralco
L 98–102
Mark Barroca (25)
Ian Sangalang (14)
Calvin Abueva (6)
DHVSU Gym
3–2
6
October 15
Meralco
W 93–85
Ian Sangalang (19)
Ian Sangalang (14)
Ian Sangalang (6)
DHVSU Gym
4–2 :
Finals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
October 20
TNT
L 70–88
Corpuz, Lee (12)
Abueva, Corpuz (11)
Jio Jalalon (3)
DHVSU Gym
0–1
2
October 22
TNT
L 93–105
Ian Sangalang (25)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Jio Jalalon (8)
DHVSU Gym
0–2
3
October 24
TNT
W 106–98
Paul Lee (21)
Rafi Reavis (9)
Ian Sangalang (5)
DHVSU Gym
1–2
4
October 27
TNT
L 89–106
Calvin Abueva (28)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Jio Jalalon (8)
DHVSU Gym
1–3
5
October 29
TNT
L 79–94
Ian Sangalang (18)
Rafi Reavis (10)
Mark Barroca (6)
DHVSU Gym
1–4 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2 :
December: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 15
Terrafirma
W 114–87
Mike Harris (30)
Mike Harris (15)
Mark Barroca (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
December 19
Rain or Shine
W 109–98
Mike Harris (26)
Calvin Abueva (9)
Jio Jalalon (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
December 25
Barangay Ginebra
W 117–94
Mike Harris (29)
Mike Harris (15)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843
3–0 :
February: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
February 11, 2022
TNT
W 96–93
Mike Harris (41)
Mike Harris (18)
Mark Barroca (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–0
5
February 16, 2022
NLEX
W 112–109
Mike Harris (31)
Mike Harris (10)
Jio Jalalon (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–0
6
February 19, 2022
Phoenix Super LPG
W 103–83
Mike Harris (20)
Mike Harris (13)
Barroca, Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–0
7
February 24, 2022
NorthPort
L 101–103
Mike Harris (34)
Mike Harris (12)
Mark Barroca (8)
Ynares Center
6–1
8
February 27, 2022
San Miguel
W 104–87
Harris, Lee (26)
Mike Harris (13)
Mark Barroca (9)
Ynares Center 3,561
7–1 :
March: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
March 2, 2022
Meralco
W 88–85
Mike Harris (30)
Mike Harris (22)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–1
10
March 6, 2022
Alaska
W 118–91
Mike Harris (38)
Mike Harris (10)
Jio Jalalon (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502
9–1
11
March 9, 2022
Blackwater
L 100–101
Mark Barroca (27)
Mike Harris (17)
Barroca, Lee (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–2 :

### 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 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 127 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 100 | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | NLEX | 79 | 96 | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | 92 | 95 | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 115 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' playoffs game log Total: 3–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 18, 2022
Phoenix Super LPG
W 127–88
Paul Lee (25)
Calvin Abueva (9)
Mark Barroca (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 23, 2022
Meralco
W 94–80
Mike Harris (26)
Mike Harris (16)
Jio Jalalon (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
March 25, 2022
Meralco
L 75–81
Mike Harris (25)
Mike Harris (17)
Jio Jalalon (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
March 27, 2022
Meralco
L 95–101
Mike Harris (24)
Mike Harris (17)
Mark Barroca (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 13,272
1–2
4
March 30, 2022
Meralco
W 94–73
Mike Harris (34)
Mike Harris (18)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,353
2–2
5
April 1, 2022
Meralco
L 81–94
Calvin Abueva (21)
Mike Harris (11)
Jio Jalalon (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Mark Barroca | January 14, 2021 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Rome dela Rosa | November 27, 2021 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Russel Escoto | November 30, 2021 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

February :
| February 17, 2021 | To MagnoliaCalvin Abueva 2020 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 10) | To PhoenixChris Banchero 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18) |

#### Philippine Cup

July :
| July 16, 2021 | To MagnoliaRussel Escoto | To Terrafirma2022 second-round pick |

#### Mid-season

November :
| November 25, 2021 | To MagnoliaJames Laput | To TerrafirmaJustin Melton Kyle Pascual |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Mike Harris | December 15, 2021 (vs. Terrafirma) | April 1, 2022 (vs. Meralco) | 12–5 |