The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 4th 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

2017

*October 29: The

2017 PBA draft The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. It was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on October 29, 2017. The league determined the draf ...

took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger
PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

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Kiefer Ravena Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena (; born October 27, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP The University Athletic Association o ...

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Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rabeh Ahmed T. Al-Hussaini (born August 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Viva Portmasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. A power forward (basketball), power forward/center (basketball), center, ...

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Filoil Flying V Centre The Arena, known as Playtime Filoil Centre for sponsorship reasons, is an is an Indoor arena, indoor arena located along Bonny Serrano Avenue in San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. History The Playtime Filoil Centre fi ...

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J. R. Quiñahan Joseph Ronald Quiñahan (born May 8, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Cebu Greats of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He played college basketball for the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, ...

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Larry Fonacier Larry Alexander Nacua Fonacier (born May 13, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously served as the team manager for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted fourteent ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

, 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , January 26 , Rain or Shine
L 86–97
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Alex Mallari Alex Christopher Hale Mallari (born March 26, 1987) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected third overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the Petron Blaze Boosters. ...

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Kevin Alas Kevin Louie Platon Alas (born November 13, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted second overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2 ...

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Cyrus Baguio Cyrus Marata Baguio (born August 19, 1980) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Valenzuela Classic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He also formerly played in the Philippine Basketball Associ ...

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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 ...

, 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

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W 87–83
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W 88–87
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L 84–99
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L 99–106
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L 89–96
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, 2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

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, 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 2 , Rain or Shine
L 97–98
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Arnett Moultrie Arnett Nathaniel Moultrie (born November 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Kaohsiung Aquas of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball with UTEP and Mississipp ...

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L 90–106
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W 120–115 (OT)
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L 94–116
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Juami Tiongson Juan Miguel B. "Juami" Tiongson (born February 5, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Tiongson was drafted by the Blackwater Elite twelfth overall in the 20 ...

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Jonathan Uyloan Jonathan Uyloan (born November 26, 1983) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was undrafted and signed by the Rain o ...

(11) , Calasiao Sports Complex , 2–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , June 3 ,

L 89–116
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Olu Ashaolu Oluseyi Ashaolu (born April 18, 1988) is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball player. A power forward, Ashaolu played college basketball at Louisiana Tech and Oregon. College career Ashaolu lived in Brampton until 2004, when he made the move to Atlan ...

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, 2–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , August 17 ,

W 103–90
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W 123–107
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L 72–102
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, 2–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , August 29 , Columbian
W 116–104
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Aaron Fuller Aaron Fuller may refer to: * Aaron Fuller (American football) (born 1997), American football player *Aaron Fuller (basketball) Aaron Craig Fuller (born December 3, 1989) is an American-Mexican professional basketball player for the RANS Simba B ...

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L 112–125
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(16) , Mark Tallo (9) ,

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W 124–106
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, 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , October 5 , Barangay Ginebra
L 92–106
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, 4–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , October 10 , Phoenix
L 97–123
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(14) , Monfort, Tallo (5) ,

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L 105–108
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, 4–5 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 10 , October 26 ,

W 116–110 (OT)
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(22) , Philip Paniamogan (5) ,

, 5–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , November 3 , Rain or Shine
L 101–107
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, 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

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L 75–111
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, 0–1

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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