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2014–15 Kia Carnival season

The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.

2014–15 Kia Carnival (PBA team) season
Head coachManny Pacquiao
Owner(s)Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Kia Carnival (PBA team) seasons

Key dates edit

  • June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.[1]
  • July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.[2]
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.[3]
  • January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[4]

Expansion draft picks edit

Main article: 2014 PBA Expansion Draft
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA years[a]
2 Reil Cervantes F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 3
4 Mike Burtscher F   Switzerland Air21 Express 5
6 Hans Thiele C/F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 4
8 Alvin Padilla G   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel n/a
10 Jai Reyes G   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5
12 Paul Sanga   Philippines undrafted n/a
14 Bogs Raymundo G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 2
16 Eder Saldua   Philippines undrafted n/a
18 Nic Belasco F   United States Alaska Aces 17
20 LA Revilla G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 1
22 Joshua Webb G   Philippines Air21 Express 1
24 Chad Alonzo F   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 8

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 11 Manny Pacquiao G   Philippines none NDDU
2 24 Kyle Pascual F/C   Philippines NLEX (D-League) SBC
3 25 Rene Pacquiao F   Philippines Hog's Breath Razorbacks SWU
3 28 Kenneth Ighalo F   Philippines Cagayan Valley Rising Suns MIT
3 29 Paolo Taha G   Philippines Boracay Rum Waves CSB
3 31 Jeremy Bartolo F   Philippines none Cal State San Bernardino
3 32 Anthony Gavieres G/F   Philippines none VCU
3 35 Richard Cole F/G   United States none NU
3 36 Giorgio Umali G/F   Philippines none SPU
3 37 Jonathan Banal G   Philippines Wang's Basketball Couriers MIT
3 38 Michael Acuña G   Philippines none Perpetual
3 39 Paolo Romero G/F   Philippines Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants CSB
3 40 Francis Bercede G   Philippines none USC

Roster edit

Kia Carnival roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1   Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984-02-02 UE
G 2   Revilla, LA 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1989-11-30 De La Salle
G/F 3   Ighalo, Kenneth (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-01-11 Mapúa
G 6   Dehesa, Karl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-05-24 Waldorf
F 7   Deutchman, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1986-09-27 San Diego State
G/F 8   Cawaling, JR 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-08-15 Far Eastern
G/F 9   Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-07-25 Adamson
F 10   Webb, Joshua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-11-14 De La Salle
G 17   Pacquiao, Manny   (IN) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 1978-12-17 NDDU
F 21   Alvarez, Rich (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-10-30 Ateneo
G 24   Buensuceso, JR 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-04-21 BYU–Hawaii
F/C 25   Pascual, Kyle (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-04-13 San Beda
F 27   Yee, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-01-04 San Sebastian (Cavite)
G 30   Avenido, Leo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-25 Far Eastern
G 32   Bagatsing, Hyram 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985-02-18 De La Salle
F 63   Burtscher, Mike (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-03-08 Clearwater Christian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78
This box:

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0
This box:


Transactions edit

Trades edit

Philippine Cup edit

November 27, 2014[5]
 To Kia
Eliud Poligrates 		To NLEX
Rudy Lingganay

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup   Peter John Ramos January 27 (vs Kia) March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) 4–7
Governors' Cup   Hamady N'Diaye May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6
  Jet Chang* May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6

(* Asian import)

References edit

  1. ^ Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA, Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo Sports, June 9, 2014
  2. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  3. ^ Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team – and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014
  4. ^ KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015
  5. ^ Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014
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