2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2015–16 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Koy Banal
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results Record 3–8 (.273) Place 11th Playoff finish Did not qualify Governors' Cup results Record 0–0   Place TBD Playoff finish Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons 2016-17

The 2015–16 Phoenix Fuelmasters season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key Dates

• January 28: The PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of Barako Bull to Phoenix Petroleum in a special meeting Wednesday at the league’s headquarters in Libis, Quezon City.^[1]

Roster

Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Forrester, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–09–03 Arellano G 2 Urbiztondo, Josh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–27 Fresno Pacific G/F 7 Intal, J.C. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–18 Ateneo G 8 Garcia, R.R. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 FEU G 14 Knuttel, Jens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1989–09–17 FEU F/C 20 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano G 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum F 28 Wilson, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–01–30 La Salle F/C 33 Andrada, Yutien (R / IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–11–18 La Salle F/C 34 Miranda, Michael (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian G 42 Sorongon, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1985–12–12 UP C 88 Pennisi, Mick (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–03–13 Eastern Michigan F 91 Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson G -- Enciso, Simon (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 NDNU F -- Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–11–20 UE	Head coach Koy Banal Assistant coach(es) Arturo dela Cruz (1st Assistant) Jonas Mendoza Paolo Rivero Team manager Paolo Bugia Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Commissioner's Cup

Transactions

Signings

Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Kenny Adeleke (Import)

Trades

May 04, 2016 [2]	To Phoenix Simon Enciso Mark Borboran	To NLEX Emman Monfort Marnel Baracael 2018 second round pick

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
6	Tropang TNT	6	5	.545	2
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Star Hotshots	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Mahindra Enforcer	4	7	.364	4	Eliminated
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
12	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
2. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine via best head-to-head record. Alaska is 2–0; Barangay Ginebra is 1–1; Rain or Shine is 0–2.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
4. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against Phoenix and GlobalPort by greatest quotient. Blackwater with 1.04; Phoenix with 0.99; GlobalPort with 0.98.

References

1. PBA Board OKs sale of Barako Bull, pba.inquirer.net, January 28, 2016.
2. , interaksyon.com, May 05, 2016