# 2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season

The 2020 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
* March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| 1 | 9 | Aris Dionisio | PF | Philippines | St. Clare |
| 2 | 21 | Yankie Haruna | SF | Philippines | St. Benlide |
| 3 | 32 | Alvin Capobres | SF | Philippines | San Sebastian |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
March: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 8
San Miguel
L 78–94
Paul Lee (19)
Jackson Corpuz (13)
Chris Banchero (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
October: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
October 14
NLEX
W 103–100
Banchero, Jalalon (19)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Jio Jalalon (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–1
3
October 17
Alaska
L 81–87
Mark Barroca (16)
Reavis, Sangalang (7)
Mark Barroca (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–2
4
October 20
Meralco
L 104–109 (OT)
Paul Lee (32)
Jackson Corpuz (8)
Chris Banchero (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–3
5
October 23
Phoenix Super LPG
L 84–91
Chris Banchero (20)
Rafi Reavis (10)
Barroca, Lee (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–4
6
October 25
Barangay Ginebra
W 102–92
Jackson Corpuz (20)
Ian Sangalang (8)
Jio Jalalon (10)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–4 :
November: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 4
TNT
W 102–92
Paul Lee (27)
Ian Sangalang (9)
Mark Barroca (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
3–4
8
November 5
Terrafirma
W 103–89
Paul Lee (29)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Banchero, Barroca (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
4–4
9
November 7
Rain or Shine
W 70–62
Paul Lee (31)
Rafi Reavis (11)
Jio Jalalon (3)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–4
10
November 8
NorthPort
W 83–76
Ian Sangalang (23)
Ian Sangalang (9)
Paul Lee (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
6–4
11
November 11
Blackwater
W 95–80
Ian Sangalang (17)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Banchero, Barroca (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
7–4 :

### 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 | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | 71 | 68 | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 89 | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 104 | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | Alaska | 83 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 14
Phoenix Super LPG
L 88–89
Paul Lee (17)
Ian Sangalang (11)
Paul Lee (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Trades

Off-season
| December 13, 2019 | To Magnolia Jackson Corpuz | To ColumbianAldrech Ramos |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Date | Signed |
| Justin Melton | January 23, 2020 | Two-year contract extension |

#### Rookie signings

| Player | Signed | PBA D-League team |
| Aris Dionisio | Undisclosed | Gamboa Coffee Mixers |
| Alvin Capobres | Undisclosed | Valencia City, Bukidnon |