The 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 9 Jerom Lastimosa G  Philippines Adamson
3 33 RV Berjay F  Philippines Ateneo
4 42 Ry dela Rosa G  USA JRU

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 United States Ahanmisi, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–10–16 Adamson
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 13 Philippines Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Alfaro, Peter (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda
F 19 United States dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F 22 United States Lucero, Zavier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Philippines
F 23 British Hong Kong Eriobu, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
G 30 Philippines Lastimosa, Jerom (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–07–01 Adamson
C 42 Australia Laput, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–08–26 De La Salle
F 57 Philippines Dionisio, Aris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
G 65 Philippines Mendoza, Jed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996–06–21 UE
G 77 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
F/C 88 Philippines Escoto, Russel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster



Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–5
August: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 18 Meralco L 94–99 Glenn Robinson III (29) Glenn Robinson III (11) Mark Barroca (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 23 Converge W 105–93 Glenn Robinson III (28) Ian Sangalang (8) Paul Lee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 29 TNT L 82–88 Glenn Robinson III (19) Glenn Robinson III (15) Lee, Robinson III (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
September: 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 September 1 Terrafirma W 124–103 Jerrick Ahanmisi (24) Glenn Robinson III (13) Paul Lee (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 September 4 NorthPort W 105–94 Glenn Robinson III (25) Zavier Lucero (12) Paul Lee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 September 7 Meralco L 74–82 Zavier Lucero (14) Zavier Lucero (13) Mark Barroca (5) Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center 3–3
7 September 12 Terrafirma W 99–98 Shabazz Muhammad (20) Calvin Abueva (7) Mark Barroca (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–3
8 September 17 TNT L 82–88 Shabazz Muhammad (30) Shabazz Muhammad (17) Mark Barroca (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4
9 September 20 NorthPort W 110–94 Aris Dionisio (30) Zavier Lucero (12) Mark Barroca (12) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
10 September 23 Converge L 82–89 Abueva, Alfaro (11) Rafi Reavis (9) Abueva, Mendoza, Rice (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 25 Rain or Shine L 105–109 Rayvonte Rice (16) Paul Lee (9) Paul Lee (13) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 27 Rain or Shine W 121–69 Jabari Bird (22) Jabari Bird (13) Mark Barroca (10) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 Rain or Shine L 106–111 (OT) Jabari Bird (31) Calvin Abueva (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 1–2
4 October 1 Rain or Shine W 129–100 Jabari Bird (30) Jed Mendoza (7) Barroca, Lee (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 October 5 Rain or Shine L 103–113 Jabari Bird (23) Jabari Bird (15) Paul Lee (7) Ynares Center 2–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 3 .750 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 4 .667[a] 1
3 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583[b] 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583[b] 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500[c] 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500[c] 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250[d] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250[d] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 8
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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–6
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 28, 2024 Blackwater W 118–100 Ricardo Ratliffe (30) Ricardo Ratliffe (18) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
December: 1–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 December 1, 2024 Converge L 91–93 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Rome dela Rosa (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 December 4, 2024 NorthPort L 103–107 Jerom Lastimosa (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Jerom Lastimosa (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
4 December 11, 2024 TNT L 100–103 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–3
5 December 18, 2024 Rain or Shine L 100–102 Ricardo Ratliffe (27) Ricardo Ratliffe (13) Barroca, Lee (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–4
6 December 20, 2024 NLEX W 99–95 (OT) Ricardo Ratliffe (38) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Mark Barroca (8) PhilSports Arena 2–4
7 December 25, 2024 Barangay Ginebra L 92–95 Ricardo Ratliffe (17) Ricardo Ratliffe (16) Barroca, Ratliffe (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,198
2–5
January: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 January 10, 2025 Terrafirma W 89–84 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (11) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–5
9 January 12, 2025 San Miguel L 78–85 Ricardo Ratliffe (24) Ricardo Ratliffe (15) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 3–6
10 January 16, 2025 Phoenix W 110–104 Zavier Lucero (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Alfaro, Barroca (4) PhilSports Arena 4–6
11 January 26, 2025 Eastern W 107–78 Ricardo Ratliffe (25) Ricardo Ratliffe (16) Ricardo Ratliffe (7) Ynares Center 5–6
12 January 31, 2025 Meralco W 129–92 Ricardo Ratliffe (31) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Paul Lee (5) PhilSports Arena 6–6

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort113
8Magnolia110
1NorthPort
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Meralco1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT109
7Eastern93
2TNT
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine
3Converge1
6Rain or Shine2

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 February 2, 2025 NLEX W 112–81 Ricardo Ratliffe (32) Ricardo Ratliffe (14) Mark Barroca (6) Ynares Center 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 February 6, 2025 NorthPort L 110–113 Mark Barroca (26) Ricardo Ratliffe (19) Mark Barroca (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Joseph Eriobu August 2, 2024 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed [4]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Jackson Corpuz 1 Power forward Released [4]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024[5] To Magnolia
Zavier Lucero
To NorthPort
Jio Jalalon
Abu Tratter

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Glenn Robinson III August 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco) September 4, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) 3–2 [6]
Shabazz Muhammad September 12, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) September 17, 2024 (vs. TNT) 1–1 [7]
Rayvonte Rice September 23, 2024 (vs. Converge) September 25, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) 0–2 [8]
Jabari Bird September 27, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) October 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) 2–2 [9]
Commissioner's Cup Ricardo Ratliffe November 28, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) February 6, 2025 (vs. NorthPort) 7–7 [10]

References

  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Ramos, Gerry (August 2, 2024). "Jackson Corpuz's five-season stint at Magnolia comes to an end". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "PBA Governors' Cup: A mix of old and new imports coming over". PBA.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 6, 2024). "Magnolia goes with Shabazz Muhammad in GR3's place for Panabo game". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 22, 2024). "Magnolia brings in Rayvonte Rice as new import heading to QFs". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 26, 2024). "Magnolia brings in fourth Govs' Cup import in Jabari Bird". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 15, 2024). "Ricardo Ratliffe reunites with Magnolia Hotshots in PBA comeback". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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