2020 Magnolia Hotshots season

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

2020 Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Hotshots seasons
← 2019
2021  →

Key dates edit

  • 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.[1]

Draft picks edit

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

Roster edit

Magnolia Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 1   Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G 2   Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3   Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
F/C 4   Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 6   Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
G 8   Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao
F/C 10   Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 11   Calisaan, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–02–27 San Sebastian
G 14   Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G/F 19   dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 22   Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
G 29   Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar
F/C 32   Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F 41   Saitanan, Jessie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Mapúa
F 57   Dionisio, Aris (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
March: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 March 8 San Miguel L 78–94 Paul Lee (19) Jackson Corpuz (13) Chris Banchero (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
November: 5–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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 edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 14 Phoenix L 88–89 Paul Lee (17) Ian Sangalang (11) Paul Lee (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Off-season

December 13, 2019[3] To Magnolia
Jackson Corpuz
To Columbian
Aldrech Ramos

Free agents edit

Re-signed edit

Player Date Signed
Justin Melton[4] January 23, 2020 Two-year contract extension

Rookie signings edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rapler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ ph, spin. "PBA gives Jackson Corpuz-Aldrech Ramos one-on-one deal the green light". spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ ph, spin. "Back-up Justin Melton signed to fresh two-year deal by Magnolia". spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2020.