2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
# 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season

The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Lutz | SF | United States | Marshall University |
| 3 | 2 | Filemon Fernandez | PG/SG | United States | Orange Coast College |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | B-Meg | 88 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text | 81 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze | Petron Blaze | 2 | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | | | | | | |

*Game went into overtime

* view
* talk

### Quarterfinals

**Petron Blaze-Meralco series**

* December 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 21

Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64 :

* Petron wins series 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

### Semifinals

**Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series**

* January 5
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 7
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 9
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 11
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 13
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 15
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91 :

* Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 9 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |

* 1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

## Transactions

### Trades

**Pre-season**

| August 28, 2011 | To Petron Blaze2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz) Dondon Hontiveros Carlo Sharma | To Barako Bull2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou) Mick Pennisi Sunday Salvacion future draft picks |
| - | - | - |

**Commissioner's Cup**

| March 20, 2012 | To Petron BlazeChico Lanete | To Barako BullMarc Agustin |
| - | - | - |
| April 20, 2012 | To Petron BlazeMarcio Lassiter Celino Cruz | To PoweradeRabeh Al-Hussaini Rey Guevarra Lordy Tugade |
| May 1, 2012 | To Petron BlazeDorian Pena | To Barako BullCelino Cruz Carlo Sharma |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | Nick Fazekas | February 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 16 (vs. Alaska) | 3–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Will McDonald | March 21 (vs. Barako Bull) | March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 0–2 |
| Governors Cup | Eddie Basden | May 20 (vs. Powerade) | June 29 (vs. Air21) | 5-4 |
| Governors Cup | Marcus Faison | July 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | 1–4 |
