2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season

The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coachAto Agustin
Owner(s)Petron Corporation
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record9–5
(64.3%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 4-3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors Cup results
Record6–8
(42.9%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons

Key dates edit

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Chris Lutz SF   United States Marshall University
3 2 Filemon Fernandez PG/SG   United States Orange Coast College

Roster edit

Petron Blaze Boosters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2   Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 3   Lutz, Chris (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall
C 4   Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State
PG 5   Cabagnot, Alex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo
SG 7   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cebu
F/C 10   Ildefonso, Danny (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) National-U
PG 11   Duncil, Jojo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UST
G/F 13   Lassiter, Marcio   (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
SG 18   Yeo, Joseph 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
F 23   Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd
C 24   Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Flagler
G 26   Lanete, Chico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum
F/C 27   Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo
G 28   Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
F 29   Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G 40   Doruelo, Axel (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



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

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[a]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[b] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1B-Meg88123
8Powerade97131*
8Powerade4
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
8Powerade1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text81
7Barako Bull79
2Talk 'N Text4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze3
3Petron Blaze2
6Meralco0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals edit

Petron Blaze-Meralco series edit

December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

Semifinals edit

Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series edit

January 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 Advance to semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Pre-season edit

August 28, 2011[1] To Petron Blaze
2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz)
Dondon Hontiveros
Carlo Sharma
To Barako Bull
2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou)
Mick Pennisi
Sunday Salvacion
future draft picks

Commissioner's Cup edit

March 20, 2012[2] To Petron Blaze
Chico Lanete
To Barako Bull
Marc Agustin
April 20, 2012[3] To Petron Blaze
Marcio Lassiter
Celino Cruz
To Powerade
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Rey Guevarra
Lordy Tugade
May 1, 2012 To Petron Blaze
Dorian Pena
To Barako Bull
Celino Cruz
Carlo Sharma

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Nick Fazekas February 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) March 16 (vs. Alaska) 3–4
Will McDonald March 21 (vs. Barako Bull) March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 0–2
Governors Cup Eddie Basden May 20 (vs. Powerade) June 29 (vs. Air21) 5-4
Marcus Faison July 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) July 15 (vs. Meralco) 1–4

References edit

  1. ^ Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011
  2. ^ Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com
  3. ^ Powerade, Petron agree on new Lassiter trade Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, April 20, 2012