2014–15 Kia Carnival season
# 2014–15 Kia Carnival season

The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.

## Key dates

* June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.
* July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.
* August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.
* January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.

## Expansion draft picks

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Previous team | PBA years |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Reil Cervantes | F | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy | 3 |
| 4 | Mike Burtscher | F | Switzerland | Air21 Express | 5 |
| 6 | Hans Thiele | C/F | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy | 4 |
| 8 | Alvin Padilla | G | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | n/a |
| 10 | Jai Reyes | G | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 |
| 12 | Paul Sanga | | Philippines | undrafted | n/a |
| 14 | Bogs Raymundo | G | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 |
| 16 | Eder Saldua | | Philippines | undrafted | n/a |
| 18 | Nic Belasco | F | United States | Alaska Aces | 17 |
| 20 | LA Revilla | G | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 |
| 22 | Joshua Webb | G | Philippines | Air21 Express | 1 |
| 24 | Chad Alonzo | F | Philippines | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 8 |

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Manny Pacquiao | G | Philippines | none | NDDU |
| 2 | 24 | Kyle Pascual | F/C | Philippines | NLEX (D-League) | SBC |
| 3 | 25 | Rene Pacquiao | F | Philippines | Hog's Breath Razorbacks | SWU |
| 3 | 28 | Kenneth Ighalo | F | Philippines | Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | MIT |
| 3 | 29 | Paolo Taha | G | Philippines | Boracay Rum Waves | CSB |
| 3 | 31 | Jeremy Bartolo | F | Philippines | none | Cal State San Bernardino |
| 3 | 32 | Anthony Gavieres | G/F | Philippines | none | VCU |
| 3 | 35 | Richard Cole | F/G | United States | none | NU |
| 3 | 36 | Giorgio Umali | G/F | Philippines | none | SPU |
| 3 | 37 | Jonathan Banal | G | Philippines | Wang's Basketball Couriers | MIT |
| 3 | 38 | Michael Acuña | G | Philippines | none | Perpetual |
| 3 | 39 | Paolo Romero | G/F | Philippines | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | CSB |
| 3 | 40 | Francis Bercede | G | Philippines | none | USC |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Purefoods Star 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 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 10 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | | | | | | | | | |

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## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Tropang TNT | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| 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 | Rain or Shine | 92 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 4 | NLEX | 0 | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | 0 | | | | | | |

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## Transactions

### Trades

**Philippine Cup**

| November 27, 2014 | To KiaEliud Poligrates | To NLEXRudy Lingganay |
| - | - | - |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | Peter John Ramos | January 27 (vs Kia) | March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) | 4–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Hamady N'Diaye | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |
| Governors' Cup | Jet Chang* | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |

(* Asian import)

