2021 NLEX Road Warriors season

2021 NLEX Road Warriors season
2021 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (.455)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2021 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 7th and current season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.[1]

Draft picks

Special draft

Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
3	Tzaddy Rangel	Center	Philippines	NU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	3	Calvin Oftana	Forward	Philippines	San Beda
2	20	David Murrell	Guard/Forward	USA	UP
3	28	Antonio Bonsubre	Forward	Philippines	San Beda
4	39	Jose Presbitero	Guard	Philippines	San Beda
5	49	Joseph Alcantara	Guard	Philippines	La Consolacion
6	57	Alberto Torres	Guard	Philippines	Canottieri Milano

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	2	Miranda, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
F	3	Oftana, Calvin (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1996–01–03	San Beda
F/C	4	Soyud, Raul	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1991–01–14	Philippines-Diliman
G	7	Alas, Kevin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
G/F	8	Trollano, Don	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1992–01–07	Adamson
G	9	Paniamogan, Philip	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–05–30	José Rizal
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
F/C	14	Porter, Kris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1994–09–02	Ateneo
G	15	Ravena, Kiefer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–10–27	Ateneo
F	17	Ighalo, Kenneth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–11	Mapúa
G	18	Ayonayon, Mike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1992–12–08	Philippine Christian
F/C	20	McAloney, Will	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1993–09–01	San Carlos
F	33	Semerad, Anthony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–04–25	San Beda
F/C	37	Quiñahan, J. R. (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1984–05–08	Visayas
G	39	Cruz, Jericho	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–10–11	Adamson
G/F	77	Galanza, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–12–21	UE
C	88	Taulava, Asi (IN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–02	BYU–Hawaii
G	–	Sumang, Roi (IN)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1990–12–12	UE
G	–	Soberano, AC (R / IN)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1994–03–28	San Beda

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Adonis Tierra (1st assistant)
Ford Arao
Jojo Lastimosa
Jonas Mendoza
Jaime Serrano
Borgie Hermida

Team manager

Ronald Dulatre
Raymond Celis (Assistant)

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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6

July: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	July 16	Rain or Shine	L 82–83	Kiefer Ravena (23)	Michael Miranda (8)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–1
2	July 18	Barangay Ginebra	W 94–75	Kevin Alas (20)	J. R. Quiñahan (10)	Kiefer Ravena (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–1
3	July 23	San Miguel	L 93–110	Kevin Alas (20)	Raul Soyud (7)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–2
4	July 25	Terrafirma	W 108–94	Kevin Alas (21)	Raul Soyud (12)	Kiefer Ravena (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–2

September : 3–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
5	September 2	Alaska	W 84–74	J. R. Quiñahan (18)	Kevin Alas (7)	Kevin Alas (3)	DHVSU Gym	3–2
6	September 4	Phoenix	W 94–76	Jericho Cruz (19)	Calvin Oftana (8)	Jericho Cruz (8)	DHVSU Gym	4–2
7	September 8	Magnolia	L 105–112 (2OT)	Jericho Cruz (21)	Raul Soyud (16)	Jericho Cruz (8)	DHVSU Gym	4–3
8	September 10	TNT	L 85–100	Kevin Alas (16)	Miranda, Soyud, Trollano (7)	J. R. Quiñahan (5)	DHVSU Gym	4–4
9	September 12	NorthPort	L 94–96	Don Trollano (19)	Jericho Cruz (10)	Alas, Cruz (6)	DHVSU Gym	4–5
10	September 16	Blackwater	W 90–73	J. R. Quiñahan (16)	Raul Soyud (11)	Jericho Cruz (5)	DHVSU Gym	5–5
11	September 22	Meralco	L 101–104	Calvin Oftana (34)	Raul Soyud (12)	Kevin Alas (5)	DHVSU Gym	5–6

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	TNT	84
8	Barangay Ginebra	71
				1	TNT	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel	2
5	NorthPort	0
							1	TNT	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Magnolia	1
2	Meralco	80	97
7	NLEX	81	86
				2	Meralco	2
	(Best-of-3)			3	Magnolia	4
3	Magnolia	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1

Quarterfinals: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Series
1	September 29	Meralco	W 81–80	Anthony Semerad (23)	Calvin Oftana (9)	Calvin Oftana (5)	DHVSU Gym	1–0
2	October 1	Meralco	L 86–97	Don Trollano (19)	Calvin Oftana (11)	Kevin Alas (4)	DHVSU Gym	1–1

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	2	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	2	0	1.000	—
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	1	0	1.000	0.5
4	Alaska Aces	2	1	.667	0.5
5	Terrafirma Dyip	1	1	.500	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	1	1	.500	1
7	San Miguel Beermen	1	2	.333	1.5
8	Blackwater Bossing	0	2	.000	2
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	0	3	.000	2.5
10	Magnolia Hotshots	0	0	—	1
11	Meralco Bolts	0	0	—	1
12	TNT Tropang Giga	0	0	—	1

Updated to match(es) played on December 12, 2021. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 2–0

December: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	December 8	San Miguel	W 114–102	K. J. McDaniels (27)	K. J. McDaniels (11)	Kevin Alas (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	December 10	NorthPort	W 120–115	K. J. McDaniels (40)	K. J. McDaniels (15)	K. J. McDaniels (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0

Transactions

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Kris Rosales	November 16, 2021[4]	Not disclosed	One-season	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Pre-season

March
March 11, 2021[5]	To NLEX Maurice Shaw Roi Sumang Don Trollano 2022 Blackwater second-round pick	To Blackwater 2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4)

Off-season

November
November 16, 2021[6]	To NLEX Marion Magat 2023 Blackwater second-round pick	To Blackwater Mike Ayonayon Will McAloney

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	K. J. McDaniels	December 8 (vs. San Miguel)		2–0

References

Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
"NLEX taps Kris Rosales from free agency after unloading Ayonayon". Sports Interactive Network. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
"NLEX re-acquires Magat from Blackwater". PBA.ph. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

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[table_hth_NP0.51722260309254-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.51722260309254-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[1] Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

[4] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[6] "NLEX taps Kris Rosales from free agency after unloading Ayonayon". Sports Interactive Network. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[7] "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[8] "NLEX re-acquires Magat from Blackwater". PBA.ph. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.