2021 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots season explained

Team:	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots
Pbayear:	2021
Coach:	Chito Victolero
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	8
1C-Losses:	3
1C-Place:	3
1C-Playoffs:	Runner-up (lost to TNT, 1–4)
2C-Name:	Governors' Cup
2C-Wins:	9
2C-Losses:	2
2C-Place:	1
2C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
Owners:	San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022–23

The Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots season was the 33rd 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

See main article: article and PBA season 46 draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	10		G		Adamson
3	30		F		UE
4	41		G		Mapúa

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| July 17| Phoenix Super LPG| W 80–73| Calvin Abueva (26)| Calvin Abueva (10)| Jio Jalalon (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| July 21| Alaska| W 84–82| Ian Sangalang (26)| Calvin Abueva (10)| Mark Barroca (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| July 25| Barangay Ginebra| W 89–79| Paul Lee (22)| Corpuz, Reavis (12)| Mark Barroca (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| July 30| Terrafirma| W 105–83| Ian Sangalang (18)| Calvin Abueva (8)| Jio Jalalon (9)| Ynares Sports Arena| 4–0|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 5| September 1| Meralco| L 94–95| Paul Lee (21)| Calvin Abueva (14)| Mark Barroca (4)| DHVSU Gym| 4–1|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 6| September 3| Blackwater| W 94–78| Barroca, Sangalang (16)| Calvin Abueva (10)| Mark Barroca (7)| DHVSU Gym| 5–1|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 7| September 5| TNT| L 76–83| Calvin Abueva (23)| Ian Sangalang (10)| Jio Jalalon (4)| DHVSU Gym| 5–2|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 8| September 8| NLEX| W 112–105 (2OT)| Calvin Abueva (23)| Calvin Abueva (12)| Jio Jalalon (9)| DHVSU Gym| 6–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| September 10| Rain or Shine| L 72–75| Ian Sangalang (21)| Calvin Abueva (13)| Paul Lee (5)| DHVSU Gym| 6–3|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 10| September 17| NorthPort| W 90–89| Ian Sangalang (26)| Ian Sangalang (10)| Mark Barroca (8)| DHVSU Gym| 7–3|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 11| September 19| San Miguel| W 100–90| Paul Lee (32)| Ian Sangalang (12)| Paul Lee (5)| DHVSU Gym| 8–3

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| September 26| Rain or Shine| W 81–70| Paul Lee (20)| Abueva, Sangalang (13)| Mark Barroca (5)| DHVSU Gym| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| September 30| Rain or Shine| W 96–86| Paul Lee (24)| Calvin Abueva (19)| Jio Jalalon (6)| DHVSU Gym| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| October 3| Meralco| W 88–79| Ian Sangalang (18)| Rafi Reavis (10)| Mark Barroca (6)| DHVSU Gym| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| October 6| Meralco| W 92–78| Paul Lee (28)| Calvin Abueva (11)| Mark Barroca (6)| DHVSU Gym| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| October 8| Meralco| L 86–91| Paul Lee (18)| Abueva, Sangalang (7)| Jio Jalalon (9)| DHVSU Gym| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| October 10| Meralco| W 81–69| Abueva, Barroca, Sangalang (17)| Calvin Abueva (12)| Mark Barroca (6)| DHVSU Gym| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 13| Meralco| L 98–102| Mark Barroca (25)| Ian Sangalang (14)| Calvin Abueva (6)| DHVSU Gym| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| October 15| Meralco| W 93–85| Ian Sangalang (19)| Ian Sangalang (14)| Ian Sangalang (6)| DHVSU Gym| 4–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| October 20| TNT| L 70–88| Corpuz, Lee (12)| Abueva, Corpuz (11)| Jio Jalalon (3)| DHVSU Gym| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| October 22| TNT| L 93–105| Ian Sangalang (25)| Calvin Abueva (11)| Jio Jalalon (8)| DHVSU Gym| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| October 24| TNT| W 106–98| Paul Lee (21)| Rafi Reavis (9)| Ian Sangalang (5)| DHVSU Gym| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| October 27| TNT| L 89–106| Calvin Abueva (28)| Ian Sangalang (10)| Jio Jalalon (8)| DHVSU Gym| 1–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 29| TNT| L 79–94| Ian Sangalang (18)| Rafi Reavis (10)| Mark Barroca (6)| DHVSU Gym| 1–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| December 15| Terrafirma| W 114–87| Mike Harris (30)| Mike Harris (15)| Mark Barroca (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| December 19| Rain or Shine| W 109–98| Mike Harris (26)| Calvin Abueva (9)| Jio Jalalon (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| December 25| Barangay Ginebra| W 117–94| Mike Harris (29)| Mike Harris (15)| Jio Jalalon (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,843| 3–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| February 11, 2022| TNT| W 96–93| Mike Harris (41)| Mike Harris (18)| Mark Barroca (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| February 16, 2022| NLEX| W 112–109| Mike Harris (31)| Mike Harris (10)| Jio Jalalon (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| February 19, 2022| Phoenix Super LPG| W 103–83| Mike Harris (20)| Mike Harris (13)| Barroca, Jalalon (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| February 24, 2022| NorthPort| L 101–103| Mike Harris (34)| Mike Harris (12)| Mark Barroca (8)| Ynares Center| 6–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| February 27, 2022| San Miguel| W 104–87| Harris, Lee (26)| Mike Harris (13)| Mark Barroca (9)| Ynares Center
3,561| 7–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| March 2, 2022| Meralco| W 88–85| Mike Harris (30)| Mike Harris (22)| Jio Jalalon (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 8–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| March 6, 2022| Alaska| W 118–91| Mike Harris (38)| Mike Harris (10)| Jio Jalalon (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
6,502| 9–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 11| March 9, 2022| Blackwater| L 100–101| Mark Barroca (27)| Mike Harris (17)| Barroca, Lee (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 9–2

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 18, 2022| Phoenix Super LPG| W 127–88| Paul Lee (25)| Calvin Abueva (9)| Mark Barroca (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 23, 2022| Meralco| W 94–80| Mike Harris (26)| Mike Harris (16)| Jio Jalalon (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| March 25, 2022| Meralco| L 75–81| Mike Harris (25)| Mike Harris (17)| Jio Jalalon (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| March 27, 2022| Meralco| L 95–101| Mike Harris (24)| Mike Harris (17)| Mark Barroca (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| March 30, 2022| Meralco| W 94–73| Mike Harris (34)| Mike Harris (18)| Jio Jalalon (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| April 1, 2022| Meralco| L 81–94| Calvin Abueva (21)| Mike Harris (11)| Jio Jalalon (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Mark Barroca	January 14, 2021^[2]	align=center rowspan=3	Not disclosed	align=center rowspan=2	3 years	align=center rowspan=3	Re-signed
Rome dela Rosa	November 27, 2021^[3]
Russel Escoto	November 30, 2021^[4]	align=center	1 year

Trades

Mid-season

Recruited imports

Notes and References

https://www.pba.ph/news/application-forms-for-season-46-draft-available-monday Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday
News: Here are the latest PBA off-season trades and transactions . ESPN5 . January 14, 2021 . January 14, 2021.
News: Ramos, Gerry . Magnolia inks Rome dela Rosa to fresh, three-year contract . Sports Interactive Network . November 27, 2021 . November 27, 2021.
News: Ramos, Gerry . Magnolia Hotshots sign Russel Escoto to one-year deal . Sports Interactive Network . November 30, 2021 . November 30, 2021.
News: Phoenix trades Abueva to Magnolia for Banchero, 2 draft picks . PBA.ph . February 17, 2021 . February 17, 2021.
News: GRussel Escoto traded to Magnolia for second-round pick SPIN.PH. Ramos. Gerry.. 2021-07-16. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 2021-07-16.
News: Magnolia deals Melton, Pascual to Terrafirma for Laput . PBA.ph . November 25, 2021 . November 25, 2021.