2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
# 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

The 2017–18 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Jason Perkins | Forward | United States | Caida Tile Masters | De La Salle |
| 1 | 8 | Sidney Onwubere | Forward | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| 2 | 9 | Jayson Grimaldo | Forward | Philippines | Victoria Sports Stallions Racal Tile Masters | MLQU |
| 2 | 11 | Wilson Baltazar | Guard/forward | Philippines | Bread Story Smashing Bakers | Lyceum |
| 3 | 4 | Roldan Sara | Guard | Philippines | Team Batangas Racal Tile Masters | San Beda |
| 4 | 4 | John Carlo Casiño | Guard | Philippines | Cafe France Bakers CEU Scorpions | Centro Escolar |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

**Game log**

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :

December: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

December 17

San Miguel

L 96–104

Jeff Chan (18)

Doug Kramer (10)

Chan, Wright (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 5,600

0–1

2

December 27

Kia

W 125–102

three players (15)

Kramer, Perkins (9)

Jason Perkins (6)

Ynares Center

1–1 :

January

: 2–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

January 7

NLEX

W 102–95

Matthew Wright (19)

Doug Kramer (11)

Matthew Wright (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000

2–1

4

January 17

Rain or Shine

L 99–120

Perkins, Wright (17)

Matthew Wright (7)

LA Revilla (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–2

5

January 20

Magnolia

L 91–97

Gelo Alolino (19)

four players (6)

LA Revilla (5)

Cuneta Astrodome

2–3

6

January 26

Barangay Ginebra

W 87–82

three players (19)

LA Revilla (11)

Chan, Revilla (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–3

7

January 31

Alaska

L 75–93

Matthew Wright (16)

Matthew Wright (11)

Revilla, Wright (5)

Mall of Asia Arena

3–4 :

February

: 1–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

8

February 7

TNT

W 74–72

Matthew Wright (16)

Jason Perkins (10)

Jeff Chan (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

4–4

9

February 14

Meralco

L 90–92

Willy Wilson (24)

Wilson, Wright (8)

Jeff Chan (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–5

10

February 21

Blackwater

L 78–83

Jason Perkins (17)

Doug Kramer (13)

Jeff Chan (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–6 :

March

: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

March 2

GlobalPort

W 104–100

Matthew Wright (32)

Jason Perkins (10)

RJ Jazul (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–6 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |

* view
* talk

**Game log**

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :

8th seed playoff: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 4

TNT

L 97–118

Matthew Wright (18)

Kramer, Perkins (11)

Matthew Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–1 :

## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

**Game log**

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :

April: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

April 25

Blackwater

W 107–102

James White (31)

James White (14)

Matthew Wright (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0

2

April 28

TNT

L 98–106

James White (32)

James White (11)

Matthew Wright (7)

Ynares Center

1–1 :

May

: 2–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

May 6

Magnolia

W 89–87

White, Wright (19)

James White (17)

Matthew Wright (8)

Mall of Asia Arena

2–1

4

May 11

NLEX

L 115–120 (OT)

Matthew Wright (31)

Kramer, Perkins (12)

Jeff Chan (8)

Alonte Sports Arena

2–2

5

May 20

Barangay Ginebra

W 103–98 (2OT)

Eugene Phelps (25)

Eugene Phelps (14)

Eugene Phelps (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–2

All-Star Break

6

May 30

San Miguel

L 94–106

Eugene Phelps (33)

Eugene Phelps (17)

Jeff Chan (9)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–3 :

June

: 1–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

7

June 8

Meralco

L 100–103 (OT)

Eugene Phelps (31)

Eugene Phelps (26)

Matthew Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–4

8

June 10

Columbian

L 107–115

Eugene Phelps (34)

Eugene Phelps (22)

LA Revilla (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–5

9

June 16

Rain or Shine

L 106–108

Chan, Phelps (26)

Eugene Phelps (14)

Eugene Phelps (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–6

10

June 20

GlobalPort

W 135–108

Eugene Phelps (37)

Eugene Phelps (23)

Eugene Phelps (10)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–6 :

July

: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

July 6

Alaska

L 91–114

Eugene Phelps (23)

Eugene Phelps (10)

Phelps, Revilla (5)

Cuneta Astrodome

4–7 :

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

**Game log**

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :

August: 3–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

August 22

Columbian

W 113–107

Eugene Phelps (50)

Eugene Phelps (17)

Matthew Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0

2

August 26

NorthPort

W 132–91

Eugene Phelps (30)

Eugene Phelps (15)

LA Revilla (11)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–0

3

August 29

Alaska

L 97–108

Eugene Phelps (27)

Eugene Phelps (24)

Matthew Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–1

4

August 31

TNT

W 112–82

Jason Perkins (22)

Calvin Abueva (13)

Revilla, Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–1 :

September: 2–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

5

September 19

Meralco

W 96–86

Eugene Phelps (24)

Eugene Phelps (19)

Matthew Wright (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–1

6

September 23

Magnolia

W 95–82

Eugene Phelps (36)

Eugene Phelps (20)

Calvin Abueva (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–1

7

September 29

Barangay Ginebra

L 99–101

Matthew Wright (27)

Eugene Phelps (13)

LA Revilla (5)

Xavier University Gym

5–2 :

October: 2–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

8

October 10

NLEX

W 123–97

Eugene Phelps (51)

Eugene Phelps (20)

Matthew Wright (7)

Cuneta Astrodome

6–2

9

October 12

San Miguel

L 100–117

Eugene Phelps (37)

Eugene Phelps (26)

Eugene Phelps (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

6–3

10

October 24

Rain or Shine

W 103–97

Abueva, Phelps (18)

Eugene Phelps (20)

Eugene Phelps (7)

Cuneta Astrodome

7–3 :

November: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

November 4

Blackwater

W 97–91

Calvin Abueva (25)

Eugene Phelps (19)

LA Revilla (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

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 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |

*Game went into overtime.

* view
* talk

**Game log**

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :

Quarterfinals: 0–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

November 7

Meralco

L 74–90

Eugene Phelps (27)

Eugene Phelps (17)

Jazul, Revilla (3)

Cuneta Astrodome

0–1

2

November 9

Meralco

L 103–108 (OT)

Jason Perkins (24)

Eugene Phelps (23)

Eugene Phelps (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–2 :

## Transactions

### Free agent signings

| Player | Contract length | Date signed | Former team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Rey Guevarra | One-conference | December 15, 2017 | Kia Picanto |

### Trades

**Preseason**

November :

| November 6, 2017 | To Phoenix2018 second round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXMichael Miranda |
| - | - | - |
| November 9, 2017 | To Phoenix Justin Chua JonJon Gabriel | To TNT Sidney Onwubere 2019 second round pick |
| November 15, 2017 | To PhoenixLA Revilla | To KiaJason Grimaldo 2018 second round pick (from TNT) |
| December 15, 2017 | To Phoenix Jaypee Mendoza | To Alaska 2019 second round pick |

**Commissioner's Cup**

June :

| June 18, 2018 | To Phoenix2018 first round pick | To GinebraJeff Chan |
| - | - | - |

**Governor's Cup**

August :

| August 7, 2018 | To Phoenix Calvin Abueva | To Alaska Karl Dehesa 2019 first round pick |
| - | - | - |
| December 13, 2018 | To Phoenix Alex Mallari Dave Marcelo | To NLEX 2018 first round pick (#4) 2019 second round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | James White | 33 | April 25 (vs. Blackwater) | May 11 (vs. NLEX) | 2–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Eugene Phelps | 14 | May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | November 9 (vs. Meralco) | 10–10 |
| Governors' Cup | Eugene Phelps | 14 | May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | November 9 (vs. Meralco) | 10–10 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Willy Wilson | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 29, 2018 | |
