2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
General Manager	Alvin Patrimonio
Owner(s)	San Miguel Food and Beverage ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
3	33	Patrick Maagdenberg	C/F	New Zealand	Ateneo
4	44	Rey Anthony Peralta	G	Philippines	Perpetual
5	55	Warren Bonifacio	F	Philippines	Mapúa
6	63	Christian Buñag	C	Philippines	Mapúa

Roster

2023–24 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	1	Corpuz, Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–02–08	Philippine Christian
G	2	Ahanmisi, Jerrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997–10–16	Adamson
G	3	Lee, Paul	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989–02–14	UE
C	4	Reavis, Rafi (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1977–07–26	Coppin State
F/C	5	Tratter, Abu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–01–09	De La Salle
G	6	Jalalon, Jio	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–08–02	Arellano
F/C	10	Sangalang, Ian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20	San Sebastian
F	13	Abueva, Calvin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04	San Sebastian
G	14	Barroca, Mark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25	Far Eastern
F	19	dela Rosa, Rome	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–11	San Beda
F	23	Eriobu, Joseph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1992–02–12	Mapúa
C	42	Laput, James	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1996–08–26	De La Salle
F	57	Dionisio, Aris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1995–07–21	St. Clare
G	65	Mendoza, Jed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1996–06–21	UE
G	77	Balanza, Jerrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996–09–06	Letran
F/C	88	Escoto, Russel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–04	Far Eastern

Head coach

Chito Victolero

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alvin Patrimonio

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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 11–0

May: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 28	Blackwater	W 117–83	Ahanmisi, Barroca, Tratter (14)	James Laput (12)	Mark Barroca (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	May 31	Converge	W 99–95	Paul Lee (21)	James Laput (10)	Mark Barroca (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0

June: 4–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	June 3	NLEX	W 103–97	Jackson Corpuz (19)	James Laput (13)	Barroca, Lee (5)	Baliwag Star Arena	3–0
4	June 11	Barangay Ginebra	W 91–80	Mark Barroca (20)	James Laput (12)	Mark Barroca (5)	Ynares Center	4–0
5	June 16	TNT	W 96–63	Rome dela Rosa (19)	James Laput (13)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	5–0
6	June 23	NorthPort	W 125–89	Jerrick Ahanmisi (23)	Jackson Corpuz (9)	Mark Barroca (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	6–0

July: 5–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	July 2	Meralco	W 121–101	Paul Lee (28)	James Laput (10)	Barroca, Jalalon (6)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	7–0
8	July 9	San Miguel	W 94–65	James Laput (21)	Calvin Abueva (16)	Jalalon, Lee, Mendoza (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	8–0
9	July 15	Rain or Shine	W 103–88	Jio Jalalon (24)	Abu Tratter (14)	Mark Barroca (8)	Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center	9–0
10	July 23	Phoenix Super LPG	W 111–91	Jio Jalalon (22)	Dionisio, Tratter (8)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	10–0
11	July 26	Terrafirma	W 106–92	James Laput (16)	James Laput (11)	Jio Jalalon (12)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	11–0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[c]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091^[c]	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^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2

November: 4–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 5	TNT	W 110–102	Tyler Bey (31)	Tyler Bey (20)	Jio Jalalon (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	November 12	Phoenix Super LPG	W 107–92	Tyler Bey (32)	Tyler Bey (16)	Mark Barroca (8)	Ynares Center	2–0
3	November 17	NorthPort	W 112–74	Tyler Bey (25)	Tyler Bey (8)	Bey, Lee (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–0
4	November 19	Barangay Ginebra	W 93–91	Tyler Bey (31)	Tyler Bey (10)	Paul Lee (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–0

December: 5–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 1	NLEX	W 99–72	Tyler Bey (23)	Abu Tratter (9)	Mark Barroca (9)	PhilSports Arena	5–0
6	December 6	Blackwater	W 105–84	Tyler Bey (26)	Tyler Bey (22)	Mark Barroca (8)	PhilSports Arena	6–0
7	December 10	San Miguel	W 94–90	Tyler Bey (31)	Tyler Bey (21)	Jio Jalalon (11)	PhilSports Arena	7–0
8	December 16	Rain or Shine	L 110–113	Tyler Bey (30)	Tyler Bey (11)	Mark Barroca (7)	Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center	7–1
9	December 20	Terrafirma	W 104–91	Tyler Bey (25)	Tyler Bey (12)	Bey, Lee (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–1
10	December 23	Converge	W 88–80	Tyler Bey (27)	Tyler Bey (13)	Barroca, Jalalon (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	9–1

January: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	January 6	Meralco	L 80–85	Tyler Bey (23)	Tyler Bey (16)	Paul Lee (4)	University of San Agustin Gym	9–2

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Magnolia		109

8	TNT		94
				1	Magnolia	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Phoenix Super LPG	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG	107	88

5	Meralco	116***	84
							1	Magnolia	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel		127

7	Rain or Shine		122
				2	San Miguel	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Barangay Ginebra	0
3	Barangay Ginebra		106

6	NorthPort		93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 6–5

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 17	TNT	W 109–94	Tyler Bey (41)	Tyler Bey (13)	Jio Jalalon (5)	PhilSports Arena	1–0

Semifinals: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 24	Phoenix Super LPG	W 82–79	Tyler Bey (23)	Tyler Bey (10)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	January 26	Phoenix Super LPG	W 82–78	Tyler Bey (25)	Tyler Bey (12)	Mark Barroca (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–0
3	January 28	Phoenix Super LPG	L 85–103	Tyler Bey (18)	Tyler Bey (12)	Jio Jalalon (9)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–1
4	January 31	Phoenix Super LPG	W 89–79	Mark Barroca (21)	Tyler Bey (20)	Paul Lee (6)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	3–1

Finals: 2–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	February 2	San Miguel	L 95–103	Tyler Bey (26)	Tyler Bey (15)	Jio Jalalon (12)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	February 4	San Miguel	L 85–109	Tyler Bey (22)	Tyler Bey (16)	Paul Lee (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	0–2
3	February 7	San Miguel	W 88–80	Mark Barroca (20)	Abueva, Jalalon (7)	Mark Barroca (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	February 9	San Miguel	W 96–85	Tyler Bey (26)	Tyler Bey (12)	Mark Barroca (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	February 11	San Miguel	L 98–108	Tyler Bey (34)	Bey, Sangalang (8)	Mark Barroca (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	February 14	San Miguel	L 102–104	Paul Lee (25)	Abueva, Bey (8)	Jio Jalalon (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4

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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545^[a]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[b]	5
10	Blackwater Bossing	4	7	.364	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	7
12	Converge FiberXers	2	9	.182	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:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
^ ^a ^b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

March: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 16	Converge	W 106–75	Ian Sangalang (17)	Calvin Abueva (8)	Jio Jalalon (7)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	1–0
All-Star Break
2	March 31	Barangay Ginebra	L 77–87	Ian Sangalang (17)	Jio Jalalon (10)	Barroca, Lee (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1

April: 4–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	April 6	NLEX	L 74–87	Escoto, Sangalang (13)	Ian Sangalang (10)	Barroca, Jalalon, Lee (4)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	1–2
4	April 10	NorthPort	W 104–97	Ian Sangalang (32)	Ian Sangalang (13)	Mark Barroca (10)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	2–2
5	April 14	Phoenix	W 107–93	Mark Barroca (27)	Calvin Abueva (11)	Ian Sangalang (5)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	3–2
6	April 17	Blackwater	W 81–77	Mark Barroca (19)	Calvin Abueva (13)	Paul Lee (4)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	4–2
7	April 20	Rain or Shine	W 108–102	Ian Sangalang (25)	Abueva, Sangalang (12)	Mark Barroca (9)	Tiaong Convention Center	5–2
8	April 26	San Miguel	L 91–98	Paul Lee (23)	Aris Dionisio (10)	Mark Barroca (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–3
9	April 28	Meralco	L 51–74	Ian Sangalang (8)	Ian Sangalang (10)	dela Rosa, Sangalang (2)	PhilSports Arena	5–4

May: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	May 3	Terrafirma	W 108–100	Ian Sangalang (23)	Rafi Reavis (13)	Paul Lee (7)	PhilSports Arena	6–4
11	May 5	TNT	L 93–98	Mark Barroca (22)	Dionisio, Sangalang (7)	Paul Lee (5)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	95	110

8	Terrafirma	106	91
				1	San Miguel	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	0
4	TNT		1

5	Rain or Shine		2
							1	San Miguel	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Meralco	4
2	Barangay Ginebra		99

7	Magnolia		77
				2	Barangay Ginebra	3
(best-of-3)
				3	Meralco	4
3	Meralco		2

6	NLEX		0

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 11	Barangay Ginebra	L 77–99	Mark Barroca (19)	Calvin Abueva (9)	Mark Barroca (8)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jerrick Ahanmisi	May 30, 2023^[4]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed
Joseph Eriobu	August 22, 2023^[5]		1 year	Purefoods TJ Titans (PBA 3x3)
Calvin Abueva	December 20, 2023^[6]		3 years	Re-signed
Russel Escoto	February 4, 2024^[7]		1 year
Aris Dionisio	March 12, 2024^[8]		3 years

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Keith Zaldivar^[9]	25	Center	End of contract	Converge FiberXers
David Murrell^[10]	11	Small forward	Free agent	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Trades

Pre-season

April
April 14, 2023^[11]	To Magnolia David Murrell Abu Tratter	To Converge Adrian Wong 2023 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 10)

Philippine Cup

April
April 11, 2024^[12]	To Magnolia Jerrick Balanza	To Converge 2024 Magnolia second-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Tyler Bey	November 5, 2023 (vs. TNT)	February 14, 2024 (vs. San Miguel)	15–7

References

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^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ Sacamos, Karlo. "Jerrick Ahanmisi to brother Maverick: 'Choose what you want for your heart'". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Bacnis, Justine. "Joseph Eriobu signs one-season deal with Magnolia". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Calvin Abueva signed to new, three-year contract by Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Signed to a new deal, Russel Escoto shows value to Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia signs top shooter Aris Dionisio to three-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "Ginebra signs David Murrell; Magnolia activates Rome Dela Rosa". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Badua, Snow. "Magnolia acquires Jerrick Balanza from Converge for second-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

[table_hth_BGSM0.30338113722549-2] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.30338113722549-3] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.30338113722549-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.10340341837304-6] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.10340341837304-7] Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

[1] [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

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

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

[9] Sacamos, Karlo. "Jerrick Ahanmisi to brother Maverick: 'Choose what you want for your heart'". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[10] Bacnis, Justine. "Joseph Eriobu signs one-season deal with Magnolia". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[11] Ramos, Gerry. "Calvin Abueva signed to new, three-year contract by Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[12] Ramos, Gerry. "Signed to a new deal, Russel Escoto shows value to Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[13] Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia signs top shooter Aris Dionisio to three-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[14] Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[15] "Ginebra signs David Murrell; Magnolia activates Rome Dela Rosa". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[16] Ramos, Gerry. "Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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