2021 Magnolia Hotshots season

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2021 Magnolia Hotshots season
Head coachChito Victolero
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3 (72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to TNT, 1–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record9–2 (81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
Magnolia Hotshots seasons
← 2020

The 2021 Magnolia Hotshots season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 10 Jerrick Ahanmisi G  USA Adamson
3 30 Ronnie de Leon F  Philippines UE
4 41 Andrew Estrella G  Philippines Mapúa

Roster[edit]

Magnolia Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 00 United States Brill, Loren (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–01–14 Old Dominion
F 1 Philippines Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 5 United States Ahanmisi, Jerrick (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–10–16 Adamson
G 6 Philippines Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 11 Philippines de Leon, Ronnie (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–02–24 UE
F 13 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G/F 17 Philippines Capobres, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–08–19 San Sebastian
G/F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
G 21 United States Wong, Adrian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996–02–10 Ateneo
C 42 Australia Laput, James (R) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–08–26 De La Salle
F 57 Philippines Dionisio, Aris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
F/C 88 Philippines Escoto, Russel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log[edit]

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
July: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 July 17 Phoenix W 80–73 Calvin Abueva (26) Calvin Abueva (10) Jio Jalalon (6) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 July 21 Alaska W 84–82 Ian Sangalang (26) Calvin Abueva (10) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
3 July 25 Barangay Ginebra W 89–79 Paul Lee (22) Corpuz, Reavis (12) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–0
4 July 30 Terrafirma W 105–83 Ian Sangalang (18) Calvin Abueva (8) Jio Jalalon (9) Ynares Sports Arena 4–0
September : 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 September 1 Meralco L 94–95 Paul Lee (21) Calvin Abueva (14) Mark Barroca (4) DHVSU Gym 4–1
6 September 3 Blackwater W 94–78 Barroca, Sangalang (16) Calvin Abueva (10) Mark Barroca (7) DHVSU Gym 5–1
7 September 5 TNT L 76–83 Calvin Abueva (23) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (4) DHVSU Gym 5–2
8 September 8 NLEX W 112–105 (2OT) Calvin Abueva (23) Calvin Abueva (12) Jio Jalalon (9) DHVSU Gym 6–2
9 September 10 Rain or Shine L 72–75 Ian Sangalang (21) Calvin Abueva (13) Paul Lee (5) DHVSU Gym 6–3
10 September 17 NorthPort W 90–89 Ian Sangalang (26) Ian Sangalang (10) Mark Barroca (8) DHVSU Gym 7–3
11 September 19 San Miguel W 100–90 Paul Lee (32) Ian Sangalang (12) Paul Lee (5) DHVSU Gym 8–3

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT84
8Barangay Ginebra71
1TNT4
(Best-of-3)
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel2
5NorthPort0
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Magnolia1
2Meralco8097
7NLEX8186
2Meralco2
(Best-of-3)
3Magnolia4
3Magnolia2
6Rain or Shine0

Game log[edit]

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–6
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 26 Rain or Shine W 81–70 Paul Lee (20) Abueva, Sangalang (13) Mark Barroca (5) DHVSU Gym 1–0
2 September 30 Rain or Shine W 96–86 Paul Lee (24) Calvin Abueva (19) Jio Jalalon (6) DHVSU Gym 2–0
Semifinals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 October 3 Meralco W 88–79 Ian Sangalang (18) Rafi Reavis (10) Mark Barroca (6) DHVSU Gym 1–0
2 October 6 Meralco W 92–78 Paul Lee (28) Calvin Abueva (11) Mark Barroca (6) DHVSU Gym 2–0
3 October 8 Meralco L 86–91 Paul Lee (18) Abueva, Sangalang (7) Jio Jalalon (9) DHVSU Gym 2–1
4 October 10 Meralco W 81–69 Abueva, Barroca, Sangalang (17) Calvin Abueva (12) Mark Barroca (6) DHVSU Gym 3–1
5 October 13 Meralco L 98–102 Mark Barroca (25) Ian Sangalang (14) Calvin Abueva (6) DHVSU Gym 3–2
6 October 15 Meralco W 93–85 Ian Sangalang (19) Ian Sangalang (14) Ian Sangalang (6) DHVSU Gym 4–2
Finals: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 October 20 TNT L 70–88 Corpuz, Lee (12) Abueva, Corpuz (11) Jio Jalalon (3) DHVSU Gym 0–1
2 October 22 TNT L 93–105 Ian Sangalang (25) Calvin Abueva (11) Jio Jalalon (8) DHVSU Gym 0–2
3 October 24 TNT W 106–98 Paul Lee (21) Rafi Reavis (9) Ian Sangalang (5) DHVSU Gym 1–2
4 October 27 TNT L 89–106 Calvin Abueva (28) Ian Sangalang (10) Jio Jalalon (8) DHVSU Gym 1–3
5 October 29 TNT L 79–94 Ian Sangalang (18) Rafi Reavis (10) Mark Barroca (6) DHVSU Gym 1–4

Governors' Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log[edit]

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 9–2
December: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 15 Terrafirma W 114–87 Mike Harris (30) Mike Harris (15) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 December 19 Rain or Shine W 109–98 Mike Harris (26) Calvin Abueva (9) Jio Jalalon (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 December 25 Barangay Ginebra W 117–94 Mike Harris (29) Mike Harris (15) Jio Jalalon (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,843
3–0
February : 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 February 11, 2022 TNT W 96–93 Mike Harris (41) Mike Harris (18) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 February 16, 2022 NLEX W 112–109 Mike Harris (31) Mike Harris (10) Jio Jalalon (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0
6 February 19, 2022 Phoenix W 103–83 Mike Harris (20) Mike Harris (13) Barroca, Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–0
7 February 24, 2022 NorthPort L 101–103 Mike Harris (34) Mike Harris (12) Mark Barroca (8) Ynares Center 6–1
8 February 27, 2022 San Miguel W 104–87 Harris, Lee (26) Mike Harris (13) Mark Barroca (9) Ynares Center
3,561
7–1
March : 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 March 2, 2022 Meralco W 88–85 Mike Harris (30) Mike Harris (22) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1
10 March 6, 2022 Alaska W 118–91 Mike Harris (38) Mike Harris (10) Jio Jalalon (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum
6,502
9–1
11 March 9, 2022 Blackwater L 100–101 Mark Barroca (27) Mike Harris (17) Barroca, Lee (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia127
8Phoenix Super LPG88
1Magnolia2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco100
5San Miguel85
4Meralco2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra4
2NLEX7996
7Alaska9380
2NLEX1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra3
3TNT9295
6Barangay Ginebra104115

Game log[edit]

2021 PBA Governors' playoffs game log
Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 18, 2022 Phoenix W 127–88 Paul Lee (25) Calvin Abueva (9) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 23, 2022 Meralco W 94–80 Mike Harris (26) Mike Harris (16) Jio Jalalon (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 March 25, 2022 Meralco L 75–81 Mike Harris (25) Mike Harris (17) Jio Jalalon (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 March 27, 2022 Meralco L 95–101 Mike Harris (24) Mike Harris (17) Mark Barroca (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272
1–2
4 March 30, 2022 Meralco W 94–73 Mike Harris (34) Mike Harris (18) Jio Jalalon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353
2–2
5 April 1, 2022 Meralco L 81–94 Calvin Abueva (21) Mike Harris (11) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3

Transactions[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Signings[edit]

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Mark Barroca January 14, 2021[4] Not disclosed 3 years Re-signed
Rome dela Rosa November 27, 2021[5]
Russel Escoto November 30, 2021[6] 1 year

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

February
February 17, 2021[7] To Magnolia
Calvin Abueva
2020 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 10)
To Phoenix
Chris Banchero
2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6)
2020 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18)

Philippine Cup[edit]

July
July 16, 2021[8] To Magnolia
Russel Escoto
To Terrafirma
2022 second-round pick

Mid-season[edit]

November
November 25, 2021[9] To Magnolia
James Laput
To Terrafirma
Justin Melton
Kyle Pascual

Recruited imports[edit]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Governors' Cup Mike Harris December 15, 2021 (vs. Terrafirma) April 1, 2022 (vs. Meralco) 12–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Here are the latest PBA off-season trades and transactions". ESPN5. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 27, 2021). "Magnolia inks Rome dela Rosa to fresh, three-year contract". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 30, 2021). "Magnolia Hotshots sign Russel Escoto to one-year deal". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Phoenix trades Abueva to Magnolia for Banchero, 2 draft picks". PBA.ph. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry. (2021-07-16). "GRussel Escoto traded to Magnolia for second-round pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  9. ^ "Magnolia deals Melton, Pascual to Terrafirma for Laput". PBA.ph. November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.