# 2017–18 Columbian Dyip season

The 2017–18 Columbian Dyip season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Picanto for the Philippine Cup

## 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 |
| 3 | 1 | Chris de Chavez | G | Philippines | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Ateneo |
| 4 | 1 | Arvie Bringas | F/C | Philippines | Hapee Fresh Fighters Big Chill Super Chargers | FEU |
| 5 | 1 | Christian Geronimo | G | Philippines | | PUP |

## 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: 1–10 :
December: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 20
NLEX
L 115–119
Eric Camson (24)
Jay-R Reyes (12)
Celda, McCarthy (5)
Filoil Flying V Centre
0–1
2
December 27
Phoenix
L 102–125
Rashawn McCarthy (22)
Rashawn McCarthy (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Ynares Center
0–2 :
January
: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 10
Magnolia
L 77–124
Jay-R Reyes (12)
Jackson Corpuz (13)
Rashawn McCarthy (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
January 14
Alaska
L 65–102
Rashawn McCarthy (16)
Mark Yee (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
January 20
Rain or Shine
W 98–94
Cabrera, McCarthy (14)
Mark Yee (8)
three players (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–4
6
January 24
Meralco
L 76–105
Rashawn McCarthy (17)
Rashawn McCarthy (12)
Glenn Khobuntin (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–5
7
January 31
TNT
L 85–90
Rashawn McCarthy (21)
Jackson Corpuz (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–6 :
February
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
February 7
Barangay Ginebra
L 77–103
Rashawn McCarthy (15)
Jackson Corpuz (7)
three players (2)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–7
9
February 16
Blackwater
L 76–95
Ronald Tubid (22)
McCarthy, Tubid (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–8
10
February 21
GlobalPort
L 91–108
Reden Celda (20)
Jonjon Gabriel (11)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–9
11
February 23
San Miguel
L 106–108
Glenn Khobuntin (15)
Mark Yee (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–10 :

## 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: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 22
Blackwater
W 126–98
Jerramy King (30)
C. J. Aiken (22)
Celda, McCarthy (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
April 25
Meralco
L 103–116
C. J. Aiken (21)
C. J. Aiken (18)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
April 28
NLEX
W 123–103
C. J. Aiken (28)
C. J. Aiken (10)
Rashawn McCarthy (12)
Ynares Center
2–1 :
May: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
May 4
Alaska
L 103–134
John Fields (39)
John Fields (16)
Rashawn McCarthy (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
May 9
Rain or Shine
W 104–96
John Fields (34)
John Fields (11)
Carlo Lastimosa (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–2
6
May 16
Magnolia
L 101–126
John Fields (22)
John Fields (19)
Jerramy King (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
All-Star Break :
June: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
June 1
TNT
L 95–123
John Fields (34)
John Fields (20)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–4
8
June 6
San Miguel
L 117–129
Celda, McCarthy (19)
John Fields (22)
Reden Celda (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–5
9
June 10
Phoenix
W 115–107
John Fields (29)
John Fields (26)
Rashawn McCarthy (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
June 20
Barangay Ginebra
L 107–134
John Fields (30)
John Fields (16)
Jerramy King (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
June 22
GlobalPort
L 115–133
John Fields (26)
John Fields (23)
Rashawn McCarthy (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
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: 1–10 :
August: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 17
Meralco
L 106–109
Akeem Wright (30)
Akeem Wright (14)
Rashawn McCarthy (7)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
August 22
Phoenix
L 107–113
Jerramy King (27)
Akeem Wright (14)
Akeem Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
August 29
NLEX
L 104–116
Akeem Wright (37)
Akeem Wright (17)
Akeem Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
August 31
Barangay Ginebra
L 84–96
Rashawn McCarthy (18)
Akeem Wright (9)
Akeem Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4 :
September: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 2
TNT
L 114–118 (OT)
Jerramy King (26)
Russel Escoto (10)
Akeem Wright (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5
6
September 21
San Miguel
L 119–143
Jackson Corpuz (28)
Jerramy King (14)
King, Wright (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–6 :
October: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
October 3
Magnolia
L 95–113
Jackson Corpuz (20)
Jackson Corpuz (9)
Rashawn McCarthy (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–7
8
October 6
NorthPort
L 101–118
Jerramy King (29)
Akeem Wright (11)
Akeem Wright (5)
Ynares Center
0–8
9
October 17
Alaska
L 94–104
Corpuz, Wright (19)
Akeem Wright (15)
Akeem Wright (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–9
10
October 19
Rain or Shine
W 100–84
Akeem Wright (23)
Akeem Wright (12)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Ynares Center
1–9
11
October 27
Blackwater
L 99–120
Akeem Wright (28)
Akeem Wright (10)
Ronald Tubid (6)
Alonte Sports Arena
1–10 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre season

October :
| October 27, 2017 | To KiaRonald Tubid Jay-R Reyes Rashawn McCarthy 2019 first round pick | To San Miguel2017 first round pick |
| November ||||
| November 15, 2017 | To KiaJason Grimaldo 2018 second round pick (from TNT) | To PhoenixLA Revilla |

### Free agency
#### Addition

| Player | Number | Position | Date Signed | Notes |
| Dylan Ababou | 33 | Guard/forward | November 22, 2017 | Signed after being released by Phoenix. |

#### Subtraction

| Player | Number | Position | Reason left | New Team |
| Jason Ballesteros | 81 | Center | Waived | Meralco Bolts |
| Josan Nimes | 6 | Guard/forward | Waived | — |
| Jason Deutchman | 14 | Forward | Waived | — |
| Nico Elorde | 9 | Point guard | Waived | GlobalPort |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | C. J. Aiken | 7 | April 22 (vs. Blackwater) | April 28 (vs. NLEX) | 2–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | John Fields | 32 | May 4 (vs. Alaska) | June 22 (vs. GlobalPort) | 2–6 |
| Governors' Cup | Akeem Wright | 34 | August 17 (vs. Meralco) | October 27 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–10 |