The 2016–17 Star Hotshots season was the 29th season of the franchise in the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA).

Key dates

2016

* October 14:

Star Hotshots The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migue ...

head coach

Jason Webb Jason Pagaspas Webb (born September 23, 1973) is a Filipino basketball coach and former basketball player. Playing career Webb played collegiate basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers from 1991 to 1995. After college, he played for St ...

was appointed as team consultant.

Chito Victolero Ercito Victolero, known as Chito Victolero (born November 29, 1975) in Santa Maria, Bulacan, is a former Filipino professional basketball player and current coach. He is currently the head coach of the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketba ...

took over as the Hotshots' head coach.Chito Victolero replaces Jason Webb, takes over as new Star head coach
Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2016 *October 30: The

2016 PBA draft The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2015–16 season, ...

took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Regular draft

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , November 20 , San Miguel
L 88–96
,

Mark Barroca Andy Mark C. Barroca (born April 25, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He currently wears the number 14 to imply the birthdate of his wife. Professional ...

(13) , Lee, Sangalang (10) ,

(4) ,

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose arena, sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the ...

, 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , December 2 , GlobalPort
L 84–91
,

Marc Pingris Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr. (born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Known as one of the best defenders and rebounders in PBA history, he was named one of the league's 40 Greatest Players. He spent 14 season ...

(19) ,

(8) ,

Jio Jalalon Jiovani Nacawili Jalalon (born August 2, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life The third of the six children of Vicente Jalal ...

(5) ,

, 0–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , December 7 ,

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects M ...

W 99–75
, Paul Lee (20) ,

(9) , Paul Lee (7) ,

Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...

, 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , December 10 ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

W 123–79
, Maliksi, Lee (18) , Jalalon, Pingris (7) ,

(7) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , December 18 , Rain or Shine
W 99–91
,

Peter June Simon Peter June Libo-on Simon (born June 1, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He has formerly played in the Philippine Basketball Association, playing for 16 years with the Magnolia Hotshots franchise. Simon was drafted 43rd ...

(16) ,

Ian Sangalang Ian Paul Mendoza Sangalang (born December 20, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by the Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. Amateur ...

(9) ,

(6) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , December 25 ,

Barangay Ginebra The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

L 79–86
, Paul Lee (20) ,

(16) ,

(5) ,

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000 at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippin ...

, 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , January 11 ,

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L 90–97 (OT)
,

Allein Maliksi Allein Gail Q. Maliksi (born September 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 8th by the Petron Blaze Boosters in the 2011 PBA draft. College ...

(15) ,

(9) , Paul Lee (4) ,

, 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , January 15 ,

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

W 88–77
,

(14) ,

(8) ,

(5) ,

, 4–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , January 25 , Blackwater
W 111–95
,

(26) ,

(9) , Jalalon, Paul Lee (4) ,

Cuneta Astrodome The Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines. Since the 1993 PBA season, it was better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association. when it left the PhilSports Arena (that was then known as ULTRA), ...

, 5–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , January 28 ,

Meralco The Manila Electric Company (), also known as Meralco (, ), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 22 cities and 89 munic ...

W 120–73
,

(25) , Pingris, Sangalang (7) , Paul Lee (5) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center is an indoor sporting arena located along the Circumferential Road in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The facility, which has a seating capacity of 7,400, is managed by the Provincial Government of Rizal. Aside from hosting bask ...

, 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , February 1 , Mahindra
W 124–87
,

(33) ,

Rafi Reavis Rafael Reavis (born July 27, 1977) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Professional career Reavis first played for the San Juan Knights in the Metropoli ...

(11) ,

(6) ,

, 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 4 ,

W 114–83
, Paul Lee (22) ,

(14) , Lee,

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Aldrech Ramos (born 1988), Filipino basketball player * Aleja ...

(4) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 6 ,

W 91–71
, Paul Lee (17) ,

(9) , Paul Lee (9) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 9 ,

W 78–74
, Paul Lee (18) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 11 ,

W 91–89
, Paul Lee (17) ,

(8) , Jalalon, Pingris (5) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , February 13 ,

L 62–73
,

(12) ,

(18) ,

(4) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , February 15 ,

L 86–93
,

(18) ,

(13) , Lee, Pingris (2) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , February 17 ,

W 89–80
,

(17) ,

(13) ,

(7) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , February 19 ,

L 67–91
,

(14) ,

(10) ,

(4) ,

`18,642 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , February 21 ,

L 76–89
,

(22) , Pingris,

(8) ,

(6) ,

20,221 , 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , March 22 ,

W 101–82
, Tony Mitchell (24) , Tony Mitchell (16) ,

(4) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , March 25 , GlobalPort
W 103–77
, Tony Mitchell (22) , Tony Mitchell (17) , Paul Lee (6) ,

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, 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , March 29 ,

W 105–103
,

(24) , Tony Mitchell (15) , Jalalon, Lee (4) ,

, 3–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , April 5 , Mahindra
W 97–83
, Tony Mitchell (19) , Tony Mitchell (14) , Paul Lee (5) ,

, 4–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , April 9 ,

L 98–113
, Tony Mitchell (22) , Tony Mitchell (9) ,

(6) ,

, 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , April 16 , San Miguel
L 97–103
, Tony Mitchell (22) ,

(13) ,

(5) ,

, 4–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , April 22 , Blackwater
W 96–90
, Tony Mitchell (17) , Tony Mitchell (15) ,

Barroca João Gabriel Silva Ferreira (born 29 July 1986 in Mealhada, Aveiro District), known as Barroca, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (som ...

, Lee (5) ,

, 5–2 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , May 6 , Rain or Shine
W 99–93
, Paul Lee (23) , Tony Mitchell (18) ,

(9) ,

Batangas City Coliseum Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batan ...

, 6–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , May 10 ,

W 107–97
, Ricardo Ratliffe (37) , Ricardo Ratliffe (22) ,

, Lee (5) ,

, 7–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , May 24 ,

W 108–90
, Ricardo Ratliffe (32) , Ricardo Ratliffe (13) ,

Justin Melton Justin Brian Melton (born April 7, 1987), popularly known as QuickMelt, Mouse, The Flying Minion, and Minion is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was ...

(5) ,

, 8–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , May 31 ,

W 102–98 (OT)
, Ricardo Ratliffe (35) , Ricardo Ratliffe (28) ,

(6) ,

, 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , June 5 , Rain or Shine
W 118–82
, Ricardo Ratliffe (29) , Ricardo Ratliffe (8) , Paul Lee (10) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , June 7 , Rain or Shine
W 84–69
, Ricardo Ratliffe (26) , Ricardo Ratliffe (24) , Ricardo Ratliffe (5) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , June 10 , San Miguel
W 109–105
, Maliksi, Ratliffe (26) , Ricardo Ratliffe (21) , Paul Lee (8) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 12 , San Miguel
L 76–77
, Ricardo Ratliffe (25) , Ricardo Ratliffe (35) , Melton, Ratliffe (3) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 14 , San Miguel
L 110–111
, Ricardo Ratliffe (44) , Ricardo Ratliffe (19) , Ricardo Ratliffe (7) ,

, 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , June 16 , San Miguel
L 102–109
, Ricardo Ratliffe (36) , Ricardo Ratliffe (17) ,

(6) ,

, 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , July 23 , Blackwater
W 103–86
,

(20) , Cinmeon Bowers (8) ,

(7) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , July 28 ,

W 101–92
, Malcolm Hill (28) , Malcolm Hill (11) , Paul Lee (5) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , August 4 , San Miguel
W 104–98
, Malcolm Hill (20) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

, 3–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , August 23 ,

W 100–81
, Malcolm Hill (20) ,

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(8) , ''three players'' (4) ,

, 4–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , August 27 , Rain or Shine
L 88–92
, Malcolm Hill (26) , Malcolm Hill (20) , ''three players'' (3) ,

, 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , September 3 ,

L 101–105 (OT)
, Malcolm Hill (28) , Malcolm Hill (12) ,

(4) ,

, 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , September 9 ,

L 90–96
, Malcolm Hill (28) , Malcolm Hill (10) ,

(7) , Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , September 15 , GlobalPort
W 109–83
, Malcolm Hill (32) , Malcolm Hill (12) , Malcolm Hill (5) ,

, 5–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , September 17 ,

L 99–104
,

Kristófer Acox Kristófer Acox (born 13 October 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team, with whom he participated in the EuroBasket 2017. He has won the Icelandic cha ...

(18) ,

(8) ,

, 5–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , September 22 ,

Kia Kia Corporation, commonly known as Kia (, ; formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry and Kia Motors Corporation), is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second lar ...

W 128–81
,

(19) ,

(15) ,

(7) ,

, 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , September 24 ,

W 101–93
,

(16) ,

(10) ,

(6) ,

, 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , September 26 ,

W 89–77
,

(21) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 1 ,

L 66–72
,

(15) ,

(16) , Jalalon, Pingris (3) ,

Alonte Sports Arena The Alonte Sports Arena is an indoor arena in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines with the capacity of 6,500 people. It serves as the home to the Laguna Heroes of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and has hosted games of the Philippine Basketball Ass ...

, 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , October 3 ,

L 74–98
,

(16) ,

(12) ,

(3) , Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 5 ,

L 88–91 (OT)
,

(21) ,

(12) ,

(8) ,

, 0–3

Transactions

Trades

Off-Season

Philippine Cup

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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