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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(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, San Miguel Food and Beverage, I ...

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 Sta ...

was appointed as team consultant.

Chito Victolero Ercito "Chito" Victolero (born November 29, 1975) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played in the PB ...

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 seaso ...

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 ,

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L 88–96
,

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

(13) ,

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, 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 sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome" ...

, 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 professional basketball player for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Regarded as an all-time grea ...

(19) ,

(8) ,

Jio Jalalon Jiovani Nacawili Jalalon (born August 2, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life The third of the six children of Vicente Jalalon and Jocelyn N ...

(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 partially as R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that ...

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 and ...

, 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , December 10 , Phoenix
W 123–79
, Maliksi,

(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 professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He has formerly played in the Philippine Basketball Association, play ...

(16) ,

Ian Sangalang Ian Paul Mendoza Sangalang (born December 20, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by the San Mig Super Coffee ...

(9) ,

(6) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , December 25 , Barangay Ginebra
L 79–86
, Paul Lee (20) ,

(16) ,

(5) ,

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located within the Ciudad de Victoria tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. It is located about north of Manila. With a maximum seating capac ...

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

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

L 90–97 (OT)
, Allein Maliksi (15) , Allein Maliksi (9) , Paul Lee (4) ,

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

TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...

W 88–77
,

(14) ,

(8) ,

(5) ,

, 4–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , January 25 , Blackwater
W 111–95
, Allein Maliksi (26) ,

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

Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome, also known as Pasay Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is an indoor arena located in Pasay, Philippines. The arena has hosted Philippine Basketball Association games from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 onwards, and also cur ...

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

Meralco The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), 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 3 ...

W 120–73
, Allein Maliksi (25) , Pingris, Sangalang (7) , Paul Lee (5) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center, also known as Ynares Center Antipolo, is an indoor 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 ...

, 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , February 1 , Mahindra
W 124–87
, Allein Maliksi (33) ,

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

(11) ,

(6) ,

, 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 4 , Phoenix
W 114–83
, Paul Lee (22) ,

(14) ,

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". People with the surname Ramos are most likely found in Mexico, Brazil or Puerto Rico. Notable people and characters with the surname include: People ...

(4) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 6 , Phoenix
W 91–71
, Paul Lee (17) ,

(9) , Paul Lee (9) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 9 , Barangay Ginebra
W 78–74
, Paul Lee (18) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 11 , Barangay Ginebra
W 91–89
, Paul Lee (17) ,

(8) , Jalalon, Pingris (5) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , February 13 , Barangay Ginebra
L 62–73
,

(12) ,

(18) ,

(4) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , February 15 , Barangay Ginebra
L 86–93
, Allein Maliksi (18) ,

(13) ,

, Pingris (2) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , February 17 , Barangay Ginebra
W 89–80
,

(17) ,

(13) ,

(7) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , February 19 , Barangay Ginebra
L 67–91
,

(14) ,

(10) ,

(4) ,

`18,642 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , February 21 , Barangay Ginebra
L 76–89
, Allein Maliksi (22) , Pingris,

(8) ,

(6) ,

20,221 , 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , March 22 , Phoenix
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) , Mindanao Civic Center , 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , March 29 ,

W 105–103
, Allein Maliksi (24) , Tony Mitchell (15) , Jalalon,

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

(6) ,

, 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , April 16 ,

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,

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

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

(5) ,

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

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

W 109–105
, Maliksi, Ratliffe (26) , Ricardo Ratliffe (21) , Paul Lee (8) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 12 ,

L 76–77
, Ricardo Ratliffe (25) , Ricardo Ratliffe (35) , Melton, Ratliffe (3) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 14 ,

L 110–111
, Ricardo Ratliffe (44) , Ricardo Ratliffe (19) , Ricardo Ratliffe (7) ,

, 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , June 16 ,

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 ,

W 104–98
, Malcolm Hill (20) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

, 3–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , August 23 , Phoenix
W 100–81
, Malcolm Hill (20) ,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...

(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 , Barangay Ginebra
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. As a member of KR, he won t ...

(18) ,

(8) ,

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

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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 Basketball venues in the Philippines Biñan Tatak Gel Buildings and structures in Biñan Indoor arenas in the Philippines MPBL venues Philippine Basketball Association venues Sports in Laguna (province) Sports venues completed in 2013 Volleyball v ...

, 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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