The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates 2017 October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 1 9 Lervin Flores C Racal Tile Masters Arellano 2 2 Joseph Gabayni F/C Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas Lyceum 2 4 Julian Sargent G/F AMA Titans Marinerong Pilipino Skippers La Salle 2 8 Gwyne Capacio F Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers Ateneo 3 8 Thomas Torres G Racal Motors Flying V Thunder La Salle
Roster
Philippine Cup
Eliminations Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | December 20 | Alaska | W 108–95 | Paul Lee (30) | Ian Sangalang (10) | three players (6) | Filoil Flying V Centre | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | December 25 | Barangay Ginebra | L 78–89 | Ian Sangalang (25) | Ian Sangalang (11) | Mark Barroca (9) | Philippine Arena22,531 | 1–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | January 10 | Kia | W 124–77 | Justin Melton (23) | Ian Sangalang (9) | Justin Melton (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | January 14 | NLEX | W 105–94 | Paul Lee (21) | Marc Pingris (15) | Mark Barroca (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | January 20 | Phoenix | W 97–91 | Paul Lee (20) | Marc Pingris (17) | Marc Pingris (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | January 27 | TNT | W 91–83 | Mark Barroca (20) | Justin Melton (10) | Barroca, Jalalon (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | February 2 | Blackwater | W 78–72 | Barroca, Ramos (14) | Marc Pingris (12) | Marc Pingris (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 6–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | February 4 | San Miguel | L 76–77 | Mark Barroca (21) | Marc Pingris (14) | three players (4) | Ynares Center | 6–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | February 10 | Rain or Shine | L 95–101 | Aldrech Ramos (27) | Rafi Reavis (11) | Jio Jalalon (8) | Calasiao Sports Complex | 6–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | February 16 | GlobalPort | W 96–81 | Rome dela Rosa (18) | three players (6) | Justin Melton (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | February 24 | Meralco | W 94–65 | Paul Lee (21) | Marc Pingris (10) | Barroca, Pingris | Xavier University Gym | 8–3
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | March 6 | GlobalPort | W 86–79 | Mark Barroca (17) | Paul Lee (13) | Jio Jalalon (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | March 10 | NLEX | L 87–88 | Ian Sangalang (21) | Ian Sangalang (9) | Jio Jalalon (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | March 12 | NLEX | W 99–84 | Paul Lee (27) | Ian Sangalang (8) | Jio Jalalon (10) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | March 14 | NLEX | W 106–99 | Jio Jalalon (25) | Rafi Reavis (10) | Paul Lee (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | March 16 | NLEX | L 79–91 | Ian Sangalang (15) | Ian Sangalang (14) | Mark Barroca (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | March 18 | NLEX | W 87–78 | Mark Barroca (18) | Ian Sangalang (11) | Ian Sangalang (6) | Ynares Center | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | March 20 | NLEX | W 96–89 | Ian Sangalang (15) | Ian Sangalang (11) | Jio Jalalon (13) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–2
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | March 23 | San Miguel | W 105–103 | Ian Sangalang (29) | Reavis, Sangalang (9) | Barroca, Lee (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | March 25 | San Miguel | L 77–92 | Mark Barroca (18) | dela Rosa, Reavis 6 | three players (3) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | April 1 | San Miguel | L 87–111 | Mark Barroca (22) | Rafi Reavis (14) | Paul Lee (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | April 4 | San Miguel | L 80–84 | Ian Sangalang (22) | Ian Sangalang (11) | Paul Lee (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | April 6 | San Miguel | L 99–108 (2OT) | Paul Lee (21) | Rafi Reavis (12) | Mark Barroca (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–4
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 6 | Phoenix | L 87–89 | Vernon Macklin (25) | Vernon Macklin (17) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 12 | GlobalPort | W 92–87 | Ian Sangalang (22) | Vernon Macklin (13) | Mark Barroca (7) | Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 16 | Columbian | W 126–101 | Vernon Macklin (19) | Jio Jalalon (9) | Paul Lee (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 18 | Meralco | W 81–79 | Vernon Macklin (21) | Vernon Macklin (15) | Paul Lee (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 2 | Rain or Shine | L 96–99 (OT) | dela Rosa, Kelly (19) | Curtis Kelly (15) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 6 | Blackwater | L 84–86 | Mark Barroca (16) | Curtis Kelly (9) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 10 | Alaska | L 99–103 | Jackson, Lee (21) | Justin Jackson (13) | Justin Jackson (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | June 13 | TNT | W 111–89 | Paul Lee (25) | Justin Jackson (19) | Justin Jackson (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 17 | Barangay Ginebra | L 84–104 | Justin Jackson (21) | Justin Jackson (15) | Justin Jackson (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | July 4 | NLEX | W 116–89 | Wayne Chism (27) | Wayne Chism (8) | Jio Jalalon (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 5–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | July 7 | San Miguel | W 101–97 | Wayne Chism (21) | Wayne Chism (14) | Justin Melton (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | July 10 | Alaska | L 78–89 | Wayne Chism (20) | Wayne Chism (15) | Mark Barroca (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | August 22 | NLEX | W 102–72 | Romeo Travis (21) | Romeo Travis (13) | Jio Jalalon (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | September 1 | NorthPort | W 104–87 | Mark Barroca (20) | Romeo Travis (22) | Jio Jalalon (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 23 | Phoenix | L 82–95 | Romeo Travis (28) | Romeo Travis (19) | Jio Jalalon (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | September 26 | Rain or Shine | W 92–76 | Lee, Travis (28) | Romeo Travis (16) | Paul Lee (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | September 30 | San Miguel | W 109–108 | Paul Lee (28) | Romeo Travis (12) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 3 | Columbian | W 113–95 | Romeo Travis (32) | Romeo Travis (14) | Jio Jalalon (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | October 10 | Blackwater | W 133–99 | Romeo Travis (22) | Jalalon, Travis (12) | Jio Jalalon (13) | Cuneta Astrodome | 6–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | October 14 | Alaska | W 83–73 | Romeo Travis (19) | Romeo Travis (17) | Jio Jalalon (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | October 19 | Meralco | L 88–94 | Romeo Travis (25) | Romeo Travis (19) | Jio Jalalon (6) | Ynares Center | 7–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | October 26 | TNT | W 116–103 | Ian Sangalang (28) | Romeo Travis (15) | Paul Lee (8) | Ynares Center | 8–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | October 28 | Barangay Ginebra | L 86–93 | Romeo Travis (30) | Sangalang, Travis (7) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–3
Playoffs
Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | November 6 | Blackwater | W 103–99 | Paul Lee (22) | Romeo Travis (10) | Romeo Travis (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | November 10 | Barangay Ginebra | W 106–98 | Romeo Travis (37) | Romeo Travis (16) | Romeo Travis (5) | Ynares Center | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | November 12 | Barangay Ginebra | W 101–97 | Romeo Travis (25) | Romeo Travis (12) | Barroca, Travis (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 14 | Barangay Ginebra | L 103–107 | Mark Barroca (19) | Ian Sangalang (11) | Jio Jalalon (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 16 | Barangay Ginebra | W 112–108 | Romeo Travis (50) | Romeo Travis (13) | Ian Sangalang (6) | Ynares Center | 3–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | December 5 | Alaska | W 100–84 | Romeo Travis (29) | Romeo Travis (13) | Jio Jalalon (9) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | December 7 | Alaska | W 77–71 | Romeo Travis (24) | Romeo Travis (9) | Jio Jalalon (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | December 9 | Alaska | L 71–100 | Romeo Travis (18) | Jio Jalalon (6) | Barroca, Travis (3) | Ynares Center | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | December 12 | Alaska | L 76–90 | Romeo Travis (29) | Romeo Travis (13) | Jio Jalalon (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | December 14 | Alaska | W 79–78 | Ian Sangalang (20) | Romeo Travis (17) | Romeo Travis (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | December 19 | Alaska | W 102–86 | Romeo Travis (32) | Romeo Travis (17) | Romeo Travis (6) | Ynares Center | 4–2
Transactions Trades Preseason October October 29, 2017GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017. To MagnoliaDraft rights to Robert HerndonDraft rights to Gian Abrigo To GlobalPortDraft rights to Lervin FloresDraft rights to Joseph GabayniDraft rights to Julian Sargent
Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game RecordCommissioner's Cup Vernon Macklin 22 May 6 May 18 3–1 Curtis Kelly 74 June 2 June 6 0–2 Justin Jackson 5 June 10 June 17 1–2 Wayne Chism 1 July 4 July 10 2–1 Governors' Cup Romeo Travis 24 August 22 December 19 16–6
Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.Paul LeePhilippine Cup Player of the WeekJanuary 15, 2018 Commissioner's Cup Player of the WeekMay 21, 2018 Governors' Cup Player of the WeekOctober 2, 2018 Jio JalalonOctober 15, 2018 Paul LeeGovernors' Cup Best Player of the ConferenceDecember 12, 2018
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