# 2024–25 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2024–25 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 4 | Kai Ballungay | C/F | USA | Ateneo |
| 3 | 28 | CJ Payawal | F | USA | UE |
| 4 | 38 | Chino Mosqueda | G | Philippines | NU |
| 5 | 45 | Patrick Feliciano | G | Philippines | Diliman |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group B Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 1 | 9 | .100 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 1–9 :
August: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 21
San Miguel
L 107–111
Jason Perkins (18)
Jayveous McKinnis (15)
Rivero, Tio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
August 25
NLEX
L 95–100
RR Garcia (18)
Jayveous McKinnis (14)
Jason Perkins (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
August 30
Rain or Shine
L 99–116
Alejandro, Jazul (12)
Javee Mocon (9)
Tyler Tio (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–3 :
September: 1–6
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
September 3
Blackwater
L 111–123
Brandone Francis (45)
Javee Mocon (12)
Brandone Francis (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
September 6
Barangay Ginebra
L 101–110
Brandone Francis (33)
Javee Mocon (9)
Francis, Mocon, Tio (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–5
6
September 10
Rain or Shine
L 107–122
Brandone Francis (31)
Jason Perkins (10)
Jason Perkins (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–6
7
September 13
San Miguel
L 127–139
Brandone Francis (48)
Jason Perkins (7)
Tyler Tio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–7
8
September 15
Blackwater
W 119–114
Brandone Francis (23)
Brandone Francis (10)
Brandone Francis (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
9
September 18
Barangay Ginebra
L 96–112
Manganti, Perkins (18)
Ballungay, Francis (6)
Tyler Tio (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–8
10
September 20
NLEX
L 79–104
Sean Manganti (13)
Jason Perkins (7)
Ricci Rivero (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–9 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier (Q) | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga (Q) | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers (Q) | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (Q) | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts (Q) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Q) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Eastern (G, Q) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen (E) | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing (E) | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters (E) | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip (E) | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia vs. NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–9 :
November: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 27, 2024
Eastern
L 87–102
Donovan Smith (33)
Donovan Smith (11)
Perkins, Rivero (4)
PhilSports Arena
0–1
2
November 29, 2024
Meralco
L 109–111
Donovan Smith (33)
Donovan Smith (9)
Tyler Tio (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–2 :
December: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 3, 2024
San Miguel
L 104–107
Donovan Smith (37)
Donovan Smith (15)
Tyler Tio (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–3
4
December 13, 2024
Barangay Ginebra
L 72–94
Donovan Smith (20)
Donovan Smith (15)
Ricci Rivero (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–4
5
December 17, 2024
NorthPort
W 115–109
Donovan Smith (32)
Donovan Smith (14)
Tyler Tio (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–4
6
December 19, 2024
Converge
L 105–116
Donovan Smith (30)
Donovan Smith (18)
Tyler Tio (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–5 :
January: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 7, 2025
Terrafirma
W 122–108
Donovan Smith (37)
Kenneth Tuffin (9)
Jazul, Rivero (5)
PhilSports Arena
2–5
8
January 11, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 93–91
Donovan Smith (22)
RR Garcia (11)
Tyler Tio (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–5
9
January 16, 2025
Magnolia
L 104–110
Donovan Smith (40)
Donovan Smith (6)
Tyler Tio (5)
PhilSports Arena
3–6
10
January 19, 2025
NLEX
L 94–108
Donovan Smith (36)
Donovan Smith (14)
Donovan Smith (3)
Ynares Center
3–7
11
January 21, 2025
Blackwater
L 92–100
Donovan Smith (32)
Donovan Smith (9)
Donovan Smith (5)
Ynares Center
3–8
12
January 24, 2025
TNT
L 70–106
Tyler Tio (14)
Donovan Smith (15)
RJ Jazul (4)
Ynares Center
3–9 :

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

September :
| September 11, 2024 | To PhoenixAto Ular2026 NLEX second-round pick | To NLEXJavee Mocon |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Jayveous McKinnis | August 21, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | August 25, 2024 (vs. NLEX) | 0–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Brandone Francis | September 3, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) | September 20, 2024 (vs. NLEX) | 1–6 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Donovan Smith | November 27, 2024 (vs. NLEX) | January 24, 2025 (vs. TNT) | 3–9 |