2014–15 Star Hotshots season

The 2014–15 Star Hotshots season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Star Hotshots season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(lost to Meralco in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(lost to Talk 'N Text, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(lost to Alaska, 0–3)
Star Hotshots seasons

Key dates
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • October 15: Team officials announced that the team will be renamed as the Purefoods Star Hotshots starting this season's Philippine Cup.[1]
  • October 22: The Grand Slam championship ring ceremony of the team was held before the start of their game against the Alaska Aces.[2]
  • November 9: (Manila Clasico) The team retired the jersey numbers of Rey Evangelista (#7) and Jerry Codiñera (#44) before their game against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[2][3] They also wore a modified version of their 1989 jerseys.
  • December 11:The Hotshots lost to the Meralco Bolts in the first phase of the quarterfinals having a twice-to-beat disadvantage, they hardly-fought in a cold-game but they struggled until the end game, losing the game with the score off 77–65. The loss ends the four-straight championship run of the Hotshots since the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup and it's also the first time that the Hotshots did not qualify to the semis since the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[4]
  • May 9:The franchise change their name to Star Hotshots.

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
no draft picks

Roster
Star Hotshots roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 00 Kuwait Taha, Yousef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake
G 2 Philippines Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-04-27 Mount Olive
F/C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977-07-26 Coppin State
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-06-01 Mindanao
G 9 Philippines Alvarez, Lester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-09-18 Adamson
F/C 10 Philippines Sangalang, Ian Injured (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-12-20 San Sebastian
G 11 United States Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987-03-26 Lewis–Clark State
G 14 Philippines Barroca, Mark 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-25 Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-10-16 Far Eastern
G/F 18 Philippines Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-02-15 UE
F 19 Philippines Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-01-17 De La Salle
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-09-18 UST
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-02-19 UTEP
F/C 41 Philippines Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1977-06-10 De La Salle
C 88 Australia Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-03-13 Eastern Michigan
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

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Bracket
Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Alaska114
8Ginebra108
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
5Star0
4GlobalPort7394
5Star126101
1Alaska0
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel99102
7Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine1
3Rain or Shine134**
6Barako Bull132

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via Expansion Draft

Via trade

Draft day
August 24, 2014[5]
 To GlobalPort
1st round pick (Anthony Semerad) and
2016 1st round pick (from San Mig)		 To San Mig Super Coffee
2016 1st round pick and
2018 2nd round pick (from GlobalPort)

Philippine Cup
December 8, 2014[6]
 To Barako Bull
Isaac Holstein
Ronnie Matias		 To Purefoods
Mick Pennisi

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupMarqus BlakelyJanuary 30 (vs GlobalPort)February 6 (vs Blackwater)3–0
Daniel OrtonFebruary 11 (vs NLEX)February 18 (vs Kia)4–2
Denzel BowlesFebruary 22 (vs Barangay Ginebra)April 11 (vs Talk 'N Text)7–4
Governors' CupMarqus BlakelyMay 9 (vs NLEX)July 5 (vs Alaska)9–8

References
  1. After winning Grand Slam, San Mig Coffee back to being Purefoods, Jessica Bartolome, GMA News Online, October 15, 2014
  2. Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 11, 2014
  3. Purefoods retires jerseys of Jerry Codiñera, Rey Evangelista Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 9, 2014
  4. "Meralco ends Purefoods' reign". gmanetwork.com/news/. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  5. San Mig Coffee trades No. 7 to GlobalPort for future picks Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014
  6. "Mick Pennisi available for Purefoods game against Barako Bull as PBA approves trade".


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