# 2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

The 2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 3 | 33 | Patrick Maagdenberg | C/F | New Zealand | Ateneo |
| 4 | 44 | Rey Anthony Peralta | G | Philippines | Perpetual |
| 5 | 55 | Warren Bonifacio | F | Philippines | Mapúa |
| 6 | 63 | Christian Buñag | C | Philippines | Mapúa |

## Preseason
### PBA on Tour
#### Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 11–0 :
May: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 28
Blackwater
W 117–83
Ahanmisi, Barroca, Tratter (14)
James Laput (12)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
May 31
Converge
W 99–95
Paul Lee (21)
James Laput (10)
Mark Barroca (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–0 :
June: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
June 3
NLEX
W 103–97
Jackson Corpuz (19)
James Laput (13)
Barroca, Lee (5)
Baliwag Star Arena
3–0
4
June 11
Barangay Ginebra
W 91–80
Mark Barroca (20)
James Laput (12)
Mark Barroca (5)
Ynares Center
4–0
5
June 16
TNT
W 96–63
Rome dela Rosa (19)
James Laput (13)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–0
6
June 23
NorthPort
W 125–89
Jerrick Ahanmisi (23)
Jackson Corpuz (9)
Mark Barroca (8)
Ynares Sports Arena
6–0 :
July: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
July 2
Meralco
W 121–101
Paul Lee (28)
James Laput (10)
Barroca, Jalalon (6)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
7–0
8
July 9
San Miguel
W 94–65
James Laput (21)
Calvin Abueva (16)
Jalalon, Lee, Mendoza (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
8–0
9
July 15
Rain or Shine
W 103–88
Jio Jalalon (24)
Abu Tratter (14)
Mark Barroca (8)
Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center
9–0
10
July 23
Phoenix Super LPG
W 111–91
Jio Jalalon (22)
Dionisio, Tratter (8)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
10–0
11
July 26
Terrafirma
W 106–92
James Laput (16)
James Laput (11)
Jio Jalalon (12)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
11–0 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2 :
November: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 5
TNT
W 110–102
Tyler Bey (31)
Tyler Bey (20)
Jio Jalalon (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 12
Phoenix Super LPG
W 107–92
Tyler Bey (32)
Tyler Bey (16)
Mark Barroca (8)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
November 17
NorthPort
W 112–74
Tyler Bey (25)
Tyler Bey (8)
Bey, Lee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
November 19
Barangay Ginebra
W 93–91
Tyler Bey (31)
Tyler Bey (10)
Paul Lee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–0 :
December: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
December 1
NLEX
W 99–72
Tyler Bey (23)
Abu Tratter (9)
Mark Barroca (9)
PhilSports Arena
5–0
6
December 6
Blackwater
W 105–84
Tyler Bey (26)
Tyler Bey (22)
Mark Barroca (8)
PhilSports Arena
6–0
7
December 10
San Miguel
W 94–90
Tyler Bey (31)
Tyler Bey (21)
Jio Jalalon (11)
PhilSports Arena
7–0
8
December 16
Rain or Shine
L 110–113
Tyler Bey (30)
Tyler Bey (11)
Mark Barroca (7)
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center
7–1
9
December 20
Terrafirma
W 104–91
Tyler Bey (25)
Tyler Bey (12)
Bey, Lee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–1
10
December 23
Converge
W 88–80
Tyler Bey (27)
Tyler Bey (13)
Barroca, Jalalon (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–1 :
January: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
January 6
Meralco
L 80–85
Tyler Bey (23)
Tyler Bey (16)
Paul Lee (4)
University of San Agustin Gym
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 | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 127 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 6–5 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 17
TNT
W 109–94
Tyler Bey (41)
Tyler Bey (13)
Jio Jalalon (5)
PhilSports Arena
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 24
Phoenix Super LPG
W 82–79
Tyler Bey (23)
Tyler Bey (10)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
January 26
Phoenix Super LPG
W 82–78
Tyler Bey (25)
Tyler Bey (12)
Mark Barroca (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
3
January 28
Phoenix Super LPG
L 85–103
Tyler Bey (18)
Tyler Bey (12)
Jio Jalalon (9)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
January 31
Phoenix Super LPG
W 89–79
Mark Barroca (21)
Tyler Bey (20)
Paul Lee (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
3–1 :
Finals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 2
San Miguel
L 95–103
Tyler Bey (26)
Tyler Bey (15)
Jio Jalalon (12)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
February 4
San Miguel
L 85–109
Tyler Bey (22)
Tyler Bey (16)
Paul Lee (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
February 7
San Miguel
W 88–80
Mark Barroca (20)
Abueva, Jalalon (7)
Mark Barroca (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
February 9
San Miguel
W 96–85
Tyler Bey (26)
Tyler Bey (12)
Mark Barroca (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
February 11
San Miguel
L 98–108
Tyler Bey (34)
Bey, Sangalang (8)
Mark Barroca (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
February 14
San Miguel
L 102–104
Paul Lee (25)
Abueva, Bey (8)
Jio Jalalon (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
March: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 16
Converge
W 106–75
Ian Sangalang (17)
Calvin Abueva (8)
Jio Jalalon (7)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
1–0
All-Star Break
2
March 31
Barangay Ginebra
L 77–87
Ian Sangalang (17)
Jio Jalalon (10)
Barroca, Lee (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
April: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
April 6
NLEX
L 74–87
Escoto, Sangalang (13)
Ian Sangalang (10)
Barroca, Jalalon, Lee (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–2
4
April 10
NorthPort
W 104–97
Ian Sangalang (32)
Ian Sangalang (13)
Mark Barroca (10)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2
5
April 14
Phoenix
W 107–93
Mark Barroca (27)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Ian Sangalang (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–2
6
April 17
Blackwater
W 81–77
Mark Barroca (19)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Paul Lee (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–2
7
April 20
Rain or Shine
W 108–102
Ian Sangalang (25)
Abueva, Sangalang (12)
Mark Barroca (9)
Tiaong Convention Center
5–2
8
April 26
San Miguel
L 91–98
Paul Lee (23)
Aris Dionisio (10)
Mark Barroca (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
April 28
Meralco
L 51–74
Ian Sangalang (8)
Ian Sangalang (10)
dela Rosa, Sangalang (2)
PhilSports Arena
5–4 :
May: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
May 3
Terrafirma
W 108–100
Ian Sangalang (23)
Rafi Reavis (13)
Paul Lee (7)
PhilSports Arena
6–4
11
May 5
TNT
L 93–98
Mark Barroca (22)
Dionisio, Sangalang (7)
Paul Lee (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–5 :

### 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 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 1 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Meralco | Meralco | 2 | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | NLEX | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 11
Barangay Ginebra
L 77–99
Mark Barroca (19)
Calvin Abueva (9)
Mark Barroca (8)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
0–1 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Jerrick Ahanmisi | May 30, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Joseph Eriobu | August 22, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Purefoods TJ Titans (PBA 3x3) |
| Calvin Abueva | December 20, 2023 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Russel Escoto | February 4, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Aris Dionisio | March 12, 2024 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Keith Zaldivar | 25 | Center | End of contract | Converge FiberXers |
| David Murrell | 11 | Small forward | Free agent | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

April :
| April 14, 2023 | To MagnoliaDavid Murrell Abu Tratter | To ConvergeAdrian Wong2023 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 10) |

#### Philippine Cup

April :
| April 11, 2024 | To MagnoliaJerrick Balanza | To Converge2024 Magnolia second-round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Tyler Bey | November 5, 2023 (vs. TNT) | February 14, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 15–7 |