2016–17 Kia Picanto season

2016–17 Kia Picanto (PBA team) season
2016–17 Kia Picanto (PBA team) season
Head coach	Manny Pacquiao
Owner(s)	Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–11 ; (0%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Kia Picanto (PBA team) seasons
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Kia Picanto season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Mahindra Floodbuster for the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup.

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
Russel Escoto	F/C	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	4	Joseph Eriobu	F	Hong Kong	Caida Tile Masters	Mapua
3	17	Cedrick Ablaza	F	Philippines	Cagayan Rising Suns	STI
4	19	Jan Niccolo Jamon	G	Philippines	Cafe France Bakers	EAC
5	23	Paolo Pontejos	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	JRU

Roster

2016–17 Kia Picanto roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Celda, Reden (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1992–03–01	National-U
F	1	Corpuz, Jackson (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–02–08	Philippine Christian
G	2	Revilla, LA (C)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	1989–11–30	De La Salle
G/F	6	Nimes, Josan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–05–11	Mapúa
G/F	7	Guevarra, Rey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–11–24	Letran
G	8	Paniamogan, Philip	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–05–30	José Rizal
G	9	Elorde, Nico	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1991–10–04	Ateneo
C	12	Caperal, Prince	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1993–06–12	Arellano
F/C	14	Deutchman, Jason	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1987–09–27	San Diego State
G	17	Pacquiao, Manny	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	1978–12–17	NDDU
F	21	Camson, Eric	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1990–05–12	Adamson
F	24	Khobuntin, Glenn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1991–09–07	National-U
F	27	Yee, Mark (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–01–04	San Sebastian (Cavite)
F	28	Jaime, Chito	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1983–10–21	AMA
F/C	33	Escoto, Russel (R)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–12–04	Far Eastern
F/C	81	Ballesteros, Jason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1985–10–07	San Sebastian
F	88	Salva, Nico	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1990–03–08	Ateneo

Head coach

Manny Pacquiao

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Eric Pineda
Joe Ramos (Assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^[b]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[c]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^[c]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^[d]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8

November: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 25	GlobalPort	L 75–97	Alex Mallari (17)	Alex Mallari (9)	Alex Mallari (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	November 30	Rain or Shine	L 83–105	Escoto, Mallari, Paniamogan (10)	Alex Mallari (10)	Josan Nimes (2)	Ynares Center	0–2

December : 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	December 4	Phoenix	L 104–114	Alex Mallari (19)	Joseph Eriobu (10)	four players (2)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	December 11	San Miguel	L 91–94	Alex Mallari (21)	Alex Mallari (8)	Mallari, Revilla (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–4
5	December 16	Barangay Ginebra	L 70–89	Mark Yee (15)	Mark Yee (8)	Mallari, Paniamogan, Revilla (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–5
6	December 25	Blackwater	W 97–93 (OT)	Alex Mallari (23)	Mark Yee (14)	Alex Mallari (4)	Philippine Arena	1–5

January : 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	January 11	Meralco	W 105–92	Philip Paniamogan (25)	Jason Ballesteros (8)	Alex Mallari (11)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–5
8	January 18	TNT	L 92–104	Alex Mallari (19)	Araña, Deutchman, Mallari (7)	Alex Mallari (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–6
9	January 22	Alaska	L 91–107	Alex Mallari (23)	Jason Ballesteros (6)	Alex Mallari (8)	PhilSports Arena	2–7
10	January 27	NLEX	W 106–96	Alex Mallari (30)	Ballesteros, Mallari (10)	Alex Mallari (9)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–7

February : 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	February 1	Star	L 87–124	Mallari, Salva (15)	Jason Ballesteros (8)	LA Revilla (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–8

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^[c]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^[c]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–8

March: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 17	Meralco	L 86–94	James White (33)	James White (16)	Alex Mallari (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	March 19	Rain or Shine	L 95–99 (OT)	James White (29)	James White (21)	Alex Mallari (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	March 24	NLEX	W 89–81	James White (30)	James White (23)	LA Revilla (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	March 29	Alaska	L 92–98	James White (30)	James White (14)	Celda, Mallari (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–3

April : 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	April 5	Star	L 83–97	Alex Mallari (24)	Keith Wright (14)	Keith Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–4
6	April 9	TNT	L 84–86	Keith Wright (26)	Keith Wright (13)	Keith Wright (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–5
7	April 19	San Miguel	L 80–109	Keith Wright (16)	Keith Wright (12)	LA Revilla (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–6
8	April 23	GlobalPort	L 86–105	Keith Wright (23)	Keith Wright (9)	LA Revilla (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–7
All-Star Break

May : 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	May 7	Blackwater	W 96–87	Reden Celda (18)	Keith Wright (16)	Celda, Revilla (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–7
10	May 21	Phoenix	W 122–121 (OT)	LA Revilla (26)	Keith Wright (21)	LA Revilla (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–7

June : 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	June 2	Barangay Ginebra	L 80–94	Keith Wright (21)	Keith Wright (22)	LA Revilla (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–8

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273^[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 0–11

July: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 19	Phoenix	L 105–118	Markeith Cummings (31)	Markeith Cummings (10)	Markeith Cummings (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	July 22	NLEX	L 93–100	Markeith Cummings (30)	Markeith Cummings (15)	Reden Celda (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–2
3	July 28	TNT	L 96–106	Markeith Cummings (27)	Markeith Cummings (7)	Nico Elorde (6)	Ynares Center	0–3

August : 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	August 2	Barangay Ginebra	L 99–120	Reden Celda (21)	Jason Ballesteros (10)	LA Revilla (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–4
5	August 6	Meralco	L 97–112	Markeith Cummings (20)	Markeith Cummings (7)	LA Revilla (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–5
6	August 13	Rain or Shine	L 86–94	Markeith Cummings (30)	Markeith Cummings (12)	LA Revilla (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–6
7	August 20	GlobalPort	L 90–102	Markeith Cummings (37)	Markeith Cummings (6)	LA Revilla (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–7

September : 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	September 1	Blackwater	L 97–118	Geron Johnson (28)	Jackson Corpuz (10)	Geron Johnson (6)	Ynares Center	0–8
9	September 10	Alaska	L 94–102	Geron Johnson (39)	Geron Johnson (9)	Geron Johnson (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–9
10	September 16	San Miguel	L 112–118	Geron Johnson (42)	Geron Johnson (10)	Geron Johnson (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–10
11	September 22	Star	L 81–128	Geron Johnson (27)	Corpuz, Johnson (9)	Geron Johnson (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–11

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

November
November 3, 2016^[1]	To Mahindra Ryan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star)	To San Miguel Keith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star)	To Star Aldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX)

November 3, 2016^[2]

To Mahindra

Dennice Villamor
Franklin Bonifacio

To Barangay Ginebra

Paolo Taha

Philippine

February 2017
February 18, 2017^[3]	To Mahindra Prince Caperal	To Phoenix Joseph Eriobu

Free agency

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason left	New Team
Niño Canaleta^[4]	9	Forward	Waived	GlobalPort Batang Pier

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	James White	1	March 17 (vs. Meralco)	March 29 (vs. Alaska)	1–3
Commissioner's Cup	Keith Wright	36	April 5 (vs. Star)	May 26 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	2–5
Governors' Cup	Markeith Cummings	3	July 19 (vs. Phoenix)	August 20 (vs. GlobalPort)	0–7
Governors' Cup	Geron Johnson	55	September 1 (vs. Kia)	September 22 (vs. Star)	0–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Alex Mallari	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	December 26, 2016	^[5]

References

^ RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
^ paolo taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
^ paolo taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.
^ "KG Canaleta goes to Globalport as Mahindra loses another key player after Aldrech Ramos". spin.ph. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ "Player of the Week: Mallari ties career best". Inquirer.net. December 26, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[table_hth_ALA0.26776422293287-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.26776422293287-2] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.26776422293287-3] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.26776422293287-4] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.30239101699665-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.30239101699665-6] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.30239101699665-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.090898643755772-8] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.090898643755772-9] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.090898643755772-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

[11] RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.

[12] taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.

[13] taha to ginebra, bonifacio and villamor traded to mahindra, spin.ph, November 15, 2016.

[14] "KG Canaleta goes to Globalport as Mahindra loses another key player after Aldrech Ramos". spin.ph. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[15] "Player of the Week: Mallari ties career best". Inquirer.net. December 26, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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