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2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Star with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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2016

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  • October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

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Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Alfonzo Gotladera C/F  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters Ateneo

Regular draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 8 Reden Celda G  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU

Roster

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2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Monfort, Emman 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 1989–07–02 Ateneo
G 3 Philippines Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo
G/F 5 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G/F 8 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–08–19 UST
G 9 Philippines Lastimosa, Carlo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990–09–03 St. Benilde
G 11 Philippines Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983–03–31 Far Eastern
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo
F/C 14 Philippines Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–06–23 Ateneo
F/C 16 Philippines Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
G/F 17 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
C 19 Philippines Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo
G/F 20 United States Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987–03–26 Lewis–Clark State
F/C 21 Philippines Gotladera, Alfonzo (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1992–02–16 Ateneo
F/C 37 Philippines Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

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2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 25 Alaska W 99–97 (OT) Sean Anthony (21) Sean Anthony (14) Jonas Villanueva (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–0
December: 0–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 3 Meralco L 93–106 Sean Anthony (15) Anthony, Soyud (8) Garvo Lanete (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–1
3 December 7 Star L 75–99 Lastimosa, J. Villanueva (11) Sean Anthony (6) four players (2) Mall of Asia Arena
 1–2
4 December 14 Blackwater L 85–96 Carlo Lastimosa (23) Sean Anthony (11) Kevin Alas (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–3
5 December 17 San Miguel L 80–106 Alas, Guinto, J. Villanueva (12) Sean Anthony (11) Jonas Villanueva (5) Xavier University Gym
 1–4
6 December 23 Rain or Shine L 97–107 Sean Anthony (22) Sean Anthony (16) Jonas Villanueva (6) PhilSports Arena
 1–5
January: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 January 7 TNT W 110–98 Carlo Lastimosa (22) Sean Anthony (13) Jonas Villanueva (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
 2–5
8 January 13 GlobalPort L 96–110 Carlo Lastimosa (19) Raul Soyud (14) Carlo Lastimosa (6) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–6
9 January 18 Phoenix L 91–102 Sean Anthony (23) Sean Anthony (8) Jonas Villanueva (4) Cuneta Astrodome
 2–7
10 January 27 Mahindra L 96–106 Eric Camson (17) Bradwyn Guinto (7) Emman Monfort (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–8
11 January 29 Barangay Ginebra L 80–90 Alas, E. Villanueva (14) Bradwyn Guinto (10) Camson, Lanete (3) Cuneta Astrodome 2–9
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455 4
7 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9
March: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 17 Rain or Shine L 105–113 Wayne Chism (27) Wayne Chism (21) Asi Taulava (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 19 Meralco L 84–91 Wayne Chism (18) Wayne Chism (17) Sean Anthony (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 March 24 Mahindra L 81–89 Wayne Chism (28) Wayne Chism (21) Jansen Rios (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 March 31 Star L 103–105 Wayne Chism (33) Wayne Chism (19) Wayne Chism (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
April: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 7 TNT L 121–126 (OT) Wayne Chism (35) Wayne Chism (21) Jonas Villanueva (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–5
6 April 12 GlobalPort L 82–85 Wayne Chism (29) Wayne Chism (14) Emman Monfort (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6
7 April 19 Barangay Ginebra L 92–101 Wayne Chism (16) Wayne Chism (8) Anthony, Monfort (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–7
All-Star Break
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 May 3 Blackwater L 98–104 Kevin Alas (18) Wayne Chism (15) Chism, J. Villanueva (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–8
9 May 19 San Miguel L 108–114 Wayne Chism (22) Alas, Al-Hussaini, Mallari (7) Kevin Alas (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–9
10 May 24 Alaska W 100–92 Wayne Chism (22) Alex Mallari (8) Monfort, Quiñahan, Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9
11 May 27 Phoenix W 116–114 Alex Mallari (22) Wayne Chism (13) Chism, Mallari (5) Ynares Center 2–9
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
July: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 19 Alaska W 112–104 Aaron Fuller (30) Aaron Fuller (20) Alas, Rios (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 22 Kia W 100–93 Aaron Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (19) Larry Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 July 26 Rain or Shine W 122–114 (2OT) Aaron Fuller (33) Aaron Fuller (20) Larry Fonacier (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 July 30 Phoenix W 95–91 Aaron Fuller (18) Aaron Fuller (24) Fonacier, Mallari (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
August: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 August 5 Barangay Ginebra L 97–110 Aaron Fuller (20) Aaron Fuller (17) Alex Mallari (6) Calasiao Sports Complex 4–1
6 August 13 Meralco W 100–94 Aaron Fuller (25) Aaron Fuller (18) Kevin Alas (4) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1
7 August 18 Blackwater L 106–107 Kevin Alas (19) Alas, Fuller (11) Larry Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 August 27 San Miguel W 103–100 Aaron Fuller (26) Aaron Fuller (22) Alex Mallari (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
September: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 September 3 GlobalPort W 109–99 Aaron Fuller (33) Aaron Fuller (20) Cyrus Baguio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10 September 13 TNT L 107–112 Aaron Fuller (28) Aaron Fuller (18) Alas, Mallari (5) Ynares Center 7–3
11 September 24 Star L 93–101 Aaron Fuller (16) Aaron Fuller (17) Alas, Mallari (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84
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Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 26 Star L 77–89 Aaron Fuller (16) Aaron Fuller (9) Larry Fonacier (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

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Trades

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Commissioner's Cup

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March 2017
March 28[1] Three-team trade
To NLEX
 To Blackwater
  • 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
To Meralco
May 2017
May 6[2] Four-team trade
To NLEX
  • Larry Fonacier (from TNT)
  • J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort)
  • 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra)
  • 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)
 To GlobalPort
To TNT
  • Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort)
  • 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)
 To Meralco

Recruited imports

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Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Wayne Chism United States 4 March 17
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 May 27
(vs. Phoenix)		 2–9
Governors' Cup Aaron Fuller United States 23 July 19
(vs. Alaska)		 September 26
(vs. Star)		 7–5

Awards

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Kevin Alas Governors' Cup Player of the Week July 24, 2017 [3]
Larry Fonacier August 28, 2017 [4]
Juami Tiongson September 4, 2017 [5]

References

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  1. ^ Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
  2. ^ 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
  3. ^ "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier". pba.ph. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Juami Tiongson seizes the moment". pba.ph. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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