2020 NLEX Road Warriors season

2020 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
← 2019
2021  →

The 2020 NLEX Road Warriors season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

  • December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]

Draft[edit]

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Special draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 3 Matt Nieto Point Guard  Philippines Ateneo

Regular draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 3 Mike Ayonayon Point Guard  Philippines PCU
2 15 Will McAloney Power Forward  Philippines San Carlos
2 20 AC Soberano Shooting Guard  Philippines San Beda
3 27 Gelo Vito Center  Philippines State U
4 38 Jayvee Marcelino Point Guard  Philippines Lyceum

Roster[edit]

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
F/C 4 Philippines Soyud, Raul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines
G 7 Philippines Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 9 Philippines Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
G/F 10 United States Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1994–10–08 UE
F 14 Philippines Porter, Kris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–09–02 Ateneo
F 17 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
G 18 Philippines Ayonayon, Mike (R) Philippine Christian
F 20 United States McAloney, Will (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–09–01 San Carlos
G 24 Philippines Ravena, Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–10–27 Ateneo
F 33 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 37 Philippines Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
G 39 Philippines Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G/F 77 Philippines Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
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 Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 7
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log[edit]

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
October: 2–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 11 Barangay Ginebraa L 92–102 J. R. Quiñahan (26) Soyud, Alas (8) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1
2 October 14 Magnolia L 100–103 Kiefer Ravena (27) Raul Soyud (12) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–2
3 October 17 Blackwater L 88–98 Mike Ayonayon (20) Kiefer Ravena (8) Kiefer Ravena (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–3
4 October 21 NorthPort W 102–88 Kiefer Ravena (25) Soyud, Alas (10) Kevin Alas (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–3
5 October 23 Meralco L 92–101 Kiefer Ravena (30) J. R. Quiñahan (11) Kevin Alas (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–4
6 October 26 Phoenix Super LPG L 110–114 Raul Soyud (27) Quiñahan, Ravena (5) Kiefer Ravena (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–5
7 October 29 TNT W 109–98 Kevin Alas (24) J. R. Quiñahan (10) J. R. Quiñahan (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–5
November : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 November 4 Rain or Shine W 94–74 Kevin Alas (18) Raul Soyud (9) Mike Ayonayon (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–5
9 November 6 San Miguel W 124–90 Michael Miranda (22) Kevin Alas (9) Ravena, Cruz (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–5
10 November 9 Alaska L 119–122 OT Kiefer Ravena (30) Raul Soyud (10) Ravena, Alas (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–6
11 November 11 Terrafirma W 127–101 Kiefer Ravena (23) Michael Miranda (8) Jericho Cruz (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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