# 2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2023–24 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in the Commissioner's Cup, the team revert to their former name Phoenix Fuel Masters starting the Philippine Cup.

## 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 |
| 1 | 6 | Kenneth Tuffin | F | New Zealand | FEU |
| 2 | 16 | Raffy Verano | F | USA | Ateneo |
| 2 | 17 | Ricci Rivero | G | Philippines | UP |
| 3 | 28 | Matthew Daves | F | Canada | Ateneo |
| 4 | 39 | John Lloyd Clemente | G | Philippines | NU |
| 5 | 50 | Daniel Atienza | G | Philippines | CEU |
| 6 | 59 | Joe Gómez de Liaño | G | Philippines | UP |
| 7 | 66 | Theo Flores | G/F | Philippines | NU |

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

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 3–8 :
May: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 24
San Miguel
W 106–101
Simon Camacho (15)
Larry Muyang (12)
Jjay Alejandro (9)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
May 28
Meralco
W 100–93
Raul Soyud (25)
Raul Soyud (13)
Tyler Tio (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–0 :
June: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
June 2
Rain or Shine
L 104–113
Raul Soyud (24)
Raul Soyud (13)
RJ Jazul (9)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
June 9
NLEX
L 95–112
Larry Muyang (21)
Larry Muyang (12)
Jjay Alejandro (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–2
5
June 14
Barangay Ginebra
L 89–95
RJ Jazul (18)
Javee Mocon (9)
RJ Jazul (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–3
6
June 23
Terrafirma
W 104–92
Reden Celda (19)
Lalata, Muyang (8)
Jjay Alejandro (8)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–3
7
June 25
Blackwater
L 90–92
Sean Manganti (18)
Larry Muyang (8)
Reden Celda (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–4 :
July: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
July 7
Converge
L 90–104
Sean Manganti (15)
Sean Manganti (8)
Tyler Tio (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–5
9
July 14
NorthPort
L 86–105
Raul Soyud (16)
Larry Muyang (12)
RR Garcia (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–6
10
July 19
TNT
L 88–96
Sean Manganti (18)
Camacho, Lalata (13)
Javee Mocon (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–7
11
July 23
Magnolia
L 91–111
Jjay Alejandro (24)
Larry Muyang (10)
Garcia, Mocon (6)
FilOil EcoOil Centre
3–8 :

### Converge Pocket Tournament
#### Game log

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log Total: 0–3 :
October: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 13
Rain or Shine
L 105–109
Johnathan Williams (25)
Johnathan Williams (11)
Tyler Tio (9)
Gatorade Hoops Center
0–1
2
October 15
Blackwater
L 96–103
Ricci Rivero (28)
Johnathan Williams (14)
Ken Tuffin (4)
Gatorade Hoops Center
0–2
3
October 17
Converge
L 93–97
Javee Mocon (13)
Johnathan Williams (8)
Alejandro, Mocon, Williams (4)
Gatorade Hoops Center
0–3 :

## 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: 8–3 :
November: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 10
NLEX
W 113–101
Johnathan Williams (26)
Johnathan Williams (13)
Tyler Tio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 12
Magnolia
L 92–107
Johnathan Williams (26)
Johnathan Williams (13)
Johnathan Williams (5)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
November 18
Rain or Shine
W 99–98
Johnathan Williams (29)
Johnathan Williams (18)
Johnathan Williams (7)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
November 24
Blackwater
W 111–106
Jason Perkins (23)
Johnathan Williams (12)
Johnathan Williams (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
November 29
Terrafirma
W 103–84
Johnathan Williams (29)
Johnathan Williams (13)
Johnathan Williams (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1 :
December: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
December 2
Converge
W 99–98
Johnathan Williams (27)
Johnathan Williams (16)
Johnathan Williams (6)
PhilSports Arena
5–1
7
December 9
Barangay Ginebra
W 82–77
Johnathan Williams (24)
Johnathan Williams (23)
Tyler Tio (7)
FPJ Arena
6–1
8
December 20
NorthPort
W 113–104
Johnathan Williams (38)
Johnathan Williams (19)
Johnathan Williams (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–1
9
December 25
San Miguel
L 96–117
Johnathan Williams (37)
Johnathan Williams (16)
Tyler Tio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2 :
January: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 10
Meralco
W 93–83
Jason Perkins (22)
Johnathan Williams (15)
Johnathan Williams (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–2
11
January 14
TNT
L 96–116
Johnathan Williams (21)
Johnathan Williams (14)
Johnathan Williams (6)
PhilSports Arena
8–3 :

### 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: 2–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 17
Meralco
L 107–116 (3OT)
Johnathan Williams (24)
Johnathan Williams (24)
Johnathan Williams (6)
PhilSports Arena
0–1
2
January 21
Meralco
W 88–84
Johnathan Williams (21)
Johnathan Williams (16)
Javee Mocon (4)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–1 :
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 24
Magnolia
L 79–82
Jason Perkins (25)
Johnathan Williams (18)
Johnathan Williams (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
January 26
Magnolia
L 78–82
Johnathan Williams (27)
Johnathan Williams (16)
Johnathan Williams (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
January 28
Magnolia
W 103–85
Johnathan Williams (19)
Johnathan Williams (15)
Johnathan Williams (4)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
January 31
Magnolia
L 79–89
Johnathan Williams (17)
Johnathan Williams (17)
Johnathan Williams (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–3 :

## 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: 3–8 :
March: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 8
NorthPort
L 120–124
Jason Perkins (28)
Jason Perkins (7)
Rivero, Tio, Tuffin (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
March 10
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–102
Jason Perkins (14)
Javee Mocon (9)
Garcia, Manganti, Mocon (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
March 13
Terrafirma
W 94–78
RR Garcia (20)
Kenneth Tuffin (9)
RR Garcia (10)
PhilSports Arena
1–2
4
March 17
Rain or Shine
L 85–100
Ricci Rivero (16)
Javee Mocon (12)
Garcia, Rivero (4)
Ynares Center
1–3
All-Star Break
5
March 31
San Miguel
L 102–116
Alejandro, Daves (13)
Jason Perkins (11)
Jjay Alejandro (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4 :
April: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
April 12
Converge
W 113–107
Jason Perkins (26)
Jason Perkins (13)
Jjay Alejandro (8)
PhilSports Arena
2–4
7
April 14
Magnolia
L 93–107
RJ Jazul (21)
Jason Perkins (5)
Kent Salado (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–5
8
April 20
NLEX
W 112–77
RJ Jazul (19)
Jason Perkins (8)
Kent Salado (8)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–5
9
April 24
TNT
L 101–108
Jason Perkins (26)
Jason Perkins (10)
Kent Salado (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–6
10
April 26
Meralco
L 76–82
Kenneth Tuffin (14)
Mocon, Salado (8)
Jason Perkins (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–7 :
May: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
May 4
Blackwater
L 83–102
Jason Perkins (22)
Kenneth Tuffin (10)
Jjay Alejandro (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–8 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| RR Garcia | April 5, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Larry Muyang | April 5, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Chris Lalata | May 23, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Tyler Tio | July 3, 2023 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Jjay Alejandro | December 16, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Jason Perkins | December 19, 2023 | ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) | 3 years | Re-signed |
| RR Garcia | March 5, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| RJ Jazul | March 6, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Kent Salado | March 16, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | NLEX Road Warriors |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Encho Serrano | 18 | Point guard / Shooting guard | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL) |
| Kurt Lojera | 3 | Shooting guard | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | Siomai King (PSL) |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

May :
| May 30, 2023 | To PhoenixReden CeldaTzaddy Rangel | To NLEXBen Adamos |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Johnathan Williams | November 10, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | January 31, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | 10–7 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Johnathan Williams | 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference | February 9, 2024 |
| Honors |||
| Jason Perkins | 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team | August 18, 2024 |