2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Topex Robinson (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup) ; Jamike Jarin (interim)
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–6 ; (50%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters seasons

The 2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
2	14	Tyler Tio	G	Philippines	Ateneo
2	16	Chris Lalata	C/F	Philippines	Olivarez
2	19	Encho Serrano	G	Philippines	De La Salle
2	23	Enzo Joson	G	Philippines	NU
3	28	Alvin Baetiong	C	Philippines	San Sebastian
4	39	Leonard Esguerra	C	Philippines	José Rizal
5	47	Niño Ibañez	G	Philippines	Lyceum
6	51	Nichole John Ubalde	G	Philippines	USTP

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
C	1	Muyang, Larry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1995–06–04	Letran
F	2	Manganti, Sean	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1994–04–18	Adamson
G	3	Lojera, Kurt (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1995–10–16	De La Salle
C	4	Soyud, Raul	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1991–01–14	UP Diliman
F/C	6	Lalata, Chris (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1995–01–09	Olivarez
F	7	Mocon, Javee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1995–04–07	San Beda
G	8	Garcia, RR	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–12	Far Eastern
F/C	11	Adamos, Ben	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–12–30	UPHSD
G	12	Alejandro, Jjay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1995–04–13	National-U
G	13	Jazul, RJ (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–11	Letran
G	16	Go, Jollo (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1997–01–16	De La Salle
G	18	Serrano, Encho (R)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999–09–18	De La Salle
G	19	Tio, Tyler (R)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998–04–05	Ateneo
F	20	Camacho, Simon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)			Adamson
F	30	Perkins, Jason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1992–09–20	De La Salle

Head coach

Jamike Jarin (interim)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Jacinto (1st assistant)
Paolo Dizon
Dondon Hontiveros
Ian Anthony Sangco
Willy Wilson

Team manager

Paolo Bugia

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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT Tropang Giga	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	3
7	Converge FiberXers	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Blackwater Bossing	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364	5
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
12	Terrafirma Dyip	0	11	.000	9

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:

Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8

June: 2–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	June 8	San Miguel	L 100–108	Matthew Wright (22)	Jason Perkins (10)	Serrano, Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	June 11	Meralco	L 98–109	Jason Perkins (28)	Javee Mocon (11)	Matthew Wright (5)	Ynares Center	0–2
3	June 17	Terrafirma	W 97–74	Jason Perkins (17)	Sean Anthony (12)	Matthew Wright (10)	Ynares Center	1–2
4	June 19	Rain or Shine	W 106–102	RJ Jazul (25)	Mocon, Perkins (9)	Matthew Wright (6)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	June 24	Magnolia	L 77–95	Javee Mocon (19)	Jason Perkins (8)	Matthew Wright (6)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–3
6	June 26	TNT	L 72–87	Anthony, Tio (13)	Sean Anthony (14)	Matthew Wright (4)	Ynares Center	2–4
7	June 30	NLEX	L 108–114 (OT)	Matthew Wright (19)	Larry Muyang (11)	Matthew Wright (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–5

July : 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	July 8	Blackwater	L 89–91	Jason Perkins (22)	Jason Perkins (8)	Matthew Wright (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–6
9	July 14	NorthPort	L 92–95	Matthew Wright (20)	Javee Mocon (10)	Jason Perkins (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–7
10	July 16	Converge	W 89–66	Matthew Wright (15)	Muyang, Wright (8)	Jason Perkins (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	3–7
11	July 21	Barangay Ginebra	L 93–100	Jason Perkins (17)	Anthony, Melecio, Perkins (7)	Anthony, Tio (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–8

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bay Area Dragons (G)	10	2	.833[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	10	2	.833[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	8	4	.667	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	5	.583	3
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	6	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	6	6	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 3]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Meralco Bolts	4	8	.333[lower-alpha 4]	6
11	TNT Tropang Giga	4	8	.333[lower-alpha 4]	6
12	Blackwater Bossing	3	9	.250	7
13	Terrafirma Dyip	1	11	.083	9

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]
(G) Guests
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–6

September: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	September 21, 2022	NorthPort	L 89–92	Javee Mocon (24)	Kaleb Wesson (15)	Kaleb Wesson (7)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	September 24, 2022	Blackwater	L 85–97	Kaleb Wesson (28)	Kaleb Wesson (26)	Tyler Tio (6)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	0–2

October : 5–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	October 1, 2022	Bay Area	L 91–101	Javee Mocon (22)	Kaleb Wesson (18)	RJ Jazul (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	October 8, 2022	NLEX	W 111–97	Tyler Tio (26)	Kaleb Wesson (21)	Tio, Wesson (7)	PhilSports Arena	1–3
5	October 14, 2022	Barangay Ginebra	W 101–93	Javee Mocon (20)	Kaleb Wesson (17)	Tyler Tio (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	October 19, 2022	Meralco	W 89–82	Kaleb Wesson (23)	Kaleb Wesson (13)	Javee Mocon (4)	PhilSports Arena	3–3
7	October 26, 2022	Rain or Shine	W 92–83	Kaleb Wesson (21)	Kaleb Wesson (17)	Encho Serrano (5)	Ynares Center	4–3
8	October 30, 2022	TNT	W 91–88	Kaleb Wesson (23)	Kaleb Wesson (17)	RJ Jazul (5)	Ynares Center	5–3

November : 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	November 9, 2022	Converge	L 127–132	Kaleb Wesson (25)	Kaleb Wesson (21)	Kaleb Wesson (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–4
10	November 12, 2022	Magnolia	L 80–90	Sean Anthony (17)	Kaleb Wesson (18)	RJ Jazul (5)	Ynares Center	5–5
11	November 19, 2022	San Miguel	L 104–108	Javee Mocon (18)	Kaleb Wesson (13)	Kaleb Wesson (7)	PhilSports Arena	5–6
12	November 26, 2022	Terrafirma	W 135–84	RR Garcia (20)	Kaleb Wesson (12)	Garcia, Jazul, Wesson (3)	PhilSports Arena	6–6

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Bay Area	126

8	Rain or Shine	96
			1	Bay Area	3
(Best-of-3)
			5	San Miguel	1
4	Converge	0

5	San Miguel	2
						1	Bay Area	3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	Magnolia	102

7	Phoenix Super LPG	95
			2	Magnolia	1
(Best-of-3)
			3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra	2

6	NorthPort	0

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 9, 2022	Magnolia	L 95–102	Tyler Tio (18)	Kaleb Wesson (12)	Kaleb Wesson (9)	PhilSports Arena	0–1

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
7	Converge FiberXers	6	5	.545	4
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364	6
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273	7
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	9	.182	8
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	9

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[4]
Notes:

Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 4–7

January: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 25	TNT	L 119–123	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (19)	RR Garcia (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	January 27	Blackwater	L 105–108	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (37)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (17)	Jason Perkins (6)	Ynares Center	0–2
3	January 29	San Miguel	L 93–114	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (14)	Jason Perkins (5)	Ynares Center	0–3

February : 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	February 2	NorthPort	W 108–97	Maxwell, Perkins (26)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (11)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (6)	PhilSports Arena	1–3
5	February 4	NLEX	L 94–98	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (25)	Jason Perkins (13)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (7)	Ynares Center	1–4
6	February 10	Magnolia	L 95–108	Jason Perkins (20)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (10)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	1–5
7	February 18	Terrafirma	W 125–100	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (20)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (12)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–5
8	February 26	Converge	W 106–103	Encho Serrano (28)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (15)	Garcia, Jazul, Maxwell, Mocon, Perkins (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–5

March : 1–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	March 1	Rain or Shine	W 114–106	Garcia, Serrano (17)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (13)	Lalata, Maxwell, Tio (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	March 3	Barangay Ginebra	L 89–109	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (22)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (7)	Javee Mocon (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6
11	March 5	Meralco	L 86–92	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (29)	Maxwell, Serrano (9)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (3)	PhilSports Arena	4–7

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT	132

8	Phoenix Super LPG	105
			1	TNT	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
			4	Meralco	1
4	Meralco	113*

5	Magnolia	107
						1	TNT	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	2
2	San Miguel	121

7	Converge	105
			2	San Miguel	0
(#3 twice-to-beat)
			3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra	127

6	NLEX	93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 22	TNT	L 105–132	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (23)	Du'Vaughn Maxwell (10)	Javee Mocon (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

Transactions

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Nick Demusis	May 20, 2022[5]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Javee Mocon	June 7, 2022[6]		3 years	Re-signed
Jollo Go	January 24, 2023[7]		Not disclosed	Blackwater Bossing

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Matthew Wright[8]	7, 35	Shooting guard / small forward	End of contract; did not agree to term extension	Kyoto Hannaryz
Jansen Rios[9]	5, 28	Small forward	End of contract	Meralco Bolts

Philippine Cup

June
June 7, 2022[10]	To Phoenix Javee Mocon	To Rain or Shine Nick Demusis 2022 Phoenix first-round draft pick 2023 Phoenix second-round draft pick

Mid-season

September
September 9, 2022[11]	To Phoenix Ben Adamos Kurt Lojera	To Converge Aljun Melecio Kris Porter
January
January 18, 2023[12]	To Phoenix Jjay Alejandro Raul Soyud 2022 NLEX second-round pick 2026 TNT second-round pick	To NLEX Sean Anthony Jake Pascual	To TNT Justin Chua Paul Varilla

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Kaleb Wesson	September 21, 2022 (vs. NorthPort)	December 9, 2022 (vs. Magnolia)	6–7
Governors' Cup	Du'Vaughn Maxwell	January 25, 2023 (vs. TNT)	March 22, 2023 (vs. TNT)	4–8

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Encho Serrano	2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team	November 19, 2023[13]
Tyler Tio	2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team	November 19, 2023[13]

References

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"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
Ramos, Gerry. "Nick Demusis rewarded with a Phoenix contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
Ramos, Gerry. "Javee Mocon signs three-year deal with Phoenix Fuel Masters". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
Ramos, Gerry. "Jollo Go reunites with coach Jamike after signing Phoenix free-agent deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
Leongson, Randolph B. (September 2, 2022). "Wright gets a lot of help in Kyoto's bid for B.League revival". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
Terrado, Reuben. "Jansen Rios signs with Meralco at the end of Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
"Javee Mocon now a Phoenix player as trade approved by PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
Ramos, Gerry. "PBA approves Converge-Phoenix trade as Melecio, Ayo reunite". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
Ramos, Gerry. "Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
"Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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[table_hth_BGSM0.41998259044252-2] Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90

[table_hth_BWB0.41998259044252-3] Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater

[table_hth_NP0.41998259044252-4] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_BAY0.064538120787841-6] Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_NP0.064538120787841-7] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_NLEX0.064538120787841-8] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.064538120787841-9] Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_MAG0.4944086105071-11] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

[1] , PBA.ph, June 1, 2022

[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[10] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[12] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[13] Ramos, Gerry. "Nick Demusis rewarded with a Phoenix contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[14] Ramos, Gerry. "Javee Mocon signs three-year deal with Phoenix Fuel Masters". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[15] Ramos, Gerry. "Jollo Go reunites with coach Jamike after signing Phoenix free-agent deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[16] Leongson, Randolph B. (September 2, 2022). "Wright gets a lot of help in Kyoto's bid for B.League revival". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

[17] Terrado, Reuben. "Jansen Rios signs with Meralco at the end of Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[18] "Javee Mocon now a Phoenix player as trade approved by PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[19] Ramos, Gerry. "PBA approves Converge-Phoenix trade as Melecio, Ayo reunite". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[20] Ramos, Gerry. "Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[21] "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.