The 2016–17 Phoenix Fuel Masters season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
2016 October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
Draft picks
Special draft Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College Matthew Wright G none St. Bonaventure
Regular draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 2 2 Gelo Alolino G Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU 2 10 Jeoffrey Javillonar F Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU 3 16 Paolo Javelona G BDO-National University NU 3 18 Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr. G Phoenix Accelerators FEU
Roster
Philippine Cup
Eliminations Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | November 23 | Blackwater | L 87–94 | Simon Enciso (25) | Willy Wilson (14) | Cyrus Baguio (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 30 | San Miguel | W 92–85 | JC Intal (22) | Willy Wilson (18) | Simon Enciso (9) | Ynares Center | 1–1
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | December 4 | Mahindra | W 114–104 | JC Intal (24) | Prince Caperal (17) | Baguio, Enciso (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | December 10 | Star | L 79–123 | Simon Enciso (16) | Willy Wilson (7) | Enciso, W. Wilson (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | December 16 | TNT | L 98–117 | Mark Borboran (18) | Borboran, Caperal (6) | Simon Enciso (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | December 21 | Meralco | W 94–90 | Matthew Wright (22) | Borboran, Caperal, Wright (8) | Cyrus Baguio (10) | Filoil Flying V Centre | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | December 28 | GlobalPort | W 101–99 | Mark Borboran (23) | Matthew Wright (9) | Baguio, Wright (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–3
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | January 8 | Rain or Shine | L 82–97 | Matthew Wright (26) | Matthew Wright (12) | Enciso, Wright (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | January 18 | NLEX | W 102–91 | Simon Enciso (21) | Matthew Wright (12) | Matthew Wright (9) | Cuneta Astrodome | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | January 22 | Barangay Ginebra | W 79–73 | Matthew Wright (18) | Willy Wilson (12) | Matthew Wright (5) | PhilSports Arena | 6–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | January 27 | Alaska | L 85–106 | Matthew Wright (18) | Matthew Wright (8) | Matthew Wright (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 6–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | February 4 | Star | L 83–114 | Matthew Wright (19) | Doug Kramer (12) | Dehesa, Intal (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | February 6 | Star | L 71–91 | Matthew Wright (24) | Willy Wilson (10) | JC Intal (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2
Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | March 18 | Blackwater | W 118–116 (2OT) | Eugene Phelps (53) | Eugene Phelps (21) | RJ Jazul (6) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | March 22 | Star | L 82–101 | Jameel McKay (34) | Jameel McKay (20) | RJ Jazul (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | March 26 | TNT | L 109–134 | Jameel McKay (31) | Jameel McKay (11) | JC Intal (5) | Ynares Center | 1–2
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | April 1 | Barangay Ginebra | W 94–91 | Matthew Wright (27) | Jameel McKay (28) | Cyrus Baguio (5) | University of Southeastern Philippines Gym | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | April 7 | San Miguel | L 88–110 | Jameel McKay (21) | Jameel McKay (16) | Matthew Wright (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | April 12 | Rain or Shine | L 94–96 | Jameel McKay (27) | Jameel McKay (18) | Jameel McKay (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | April 21 | Alaska | W 94–86 | Jameel McKay (42) | Jameel McKay (22) | RJ Jazul (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–4 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | May 3 | Meralco | L 66–81 | Jameel McKay (16) | Jameel McKay (16) | RJ Jazul (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | May 5 | GlobalPort | W 84–72 | Jameel McKay (22) | Jameel McKay (20) | six players (2) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | May 21 | Mahindra | L 121–122 (OT) | Jameel McKay (18) | Jameel McKay (12) | Jameel McKay (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | May 27 | NLEX | L 114–116 | Matthew Wright (42) | Jameel McKay (14) | four players (4) | Ynares Center | 4–7
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | June 6 | San Miguel | L 96–115 | Jameel McKay (20) | Jameel McKay (13) | Matthew Wright (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | July 19 | Kia | W 118–105 | Eugene Phelps (33) | Eugene Phelps (14) | three players (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | July 22 | Alaska | W 95–93 | Eugene Phelps (29) | Eugene Phelps (14) | RJ Jazul (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | July 26 | GlobalPort | L 91–100 | Eugene Phelps (32) | Eugene Phelps (17) | Eugene Phelps (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | July 30 | NLEX | L 91–95 | Eugene Phelps (31) | Eugene Phelps (18) | Eugene Phelps (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | August 6 | Blackwater | L 86–92 | Jazul, Phelps (13) | Eugene Phelps (17) | Willy Wilson (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | August 18 | Meralco | L 104–107 | Brandon Brown (38) | Brandon Brown (9) | RJ Jazul (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | August 23 | Star | L 81–100 | Brandon Brown (33) | Brandon Brown (23) | RJ Jazul (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | August 25 | TNT | L 103–110 | Brandon Brown (49) | Brandon Brown (19) | three players (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | August 30 | Barangay Ginebra | L 92–105 | Brandon Brown (26) | Brandon Brown (18) | RJ Jazul (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–7
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | September 13 | Rain or Shine | L 111–116 | Matthew Wright (36) | Brandon Brown (20) | Brandon Brown (4) | Ynares Center | 2–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | September 20 | San Miguel | L 107–109 | Brandon Brown (30) | Brandon Brown (17) | Brown, Wright (4) | Ynares Center | 2–9
Transactions
Free agency Player Date signed Contract amount Former teamMarvin HayesNovember 12, 2016Not disclosedGlobalPort Batang PierKarl DehesaJanuary 31, 2017GlobalPort Batang PierJeff Viernes2017 Trades
Philippine Cup FebruaryFebruary 18, 2017To Phoenix RJ JazulTo Alaska Simon EncisoFebruary 21, 2017To Phoenix Joseph EriobuTo Mahindra Prince Caperal
Governors' Cup AugustAugust 7, 2017To Phoenix Jeff ChanTo Rain or Shine Mark Borboran
Season 46 2nd-round pickAugust 15, 2017 To Phoenix Dylan Ababou2020 2nd round pickTo Globalport Karl Dehesa2019 first round pickTo NLEX Cyrus Baguio
Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game RecordCommissioner's Cup Eugene Phelps 14 March 18(vs. Blackwater) March 18(vs. Blackwater) 1–0 Jameel McKay 5 March 22(vs. Star) June 6(vs. San Miguel) 3–8Governors' Cup Eugene Phelps 4 July 19(vs. Kia) August 6(vs. Blackwater) 2–3 Brandon Brown 23 August 18(vs. Meralco) September 20(vs. San Miguel) 0–6
Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.JC IntalPhilippine Cup Player of the WeekDecember 4, 2016Matthew WrightPhilippine Cup Player of the WeekJanuary 23, 2017 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player(Mindanao leg)April 26, 2017 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player(Luzon leg)April 28, 2017
References