2014–15 Kia Carnival season
The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.
| 2014–15 Kia Carnival (PBA team) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Manny Pacquiao |
| Owner(s) | Columbian Autocar Corporation |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 1–10 (9.1%) |
| Place | 11th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
| Place | 11th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
| Place | 9th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Kia Carnival (PBA team) seasons | |
Key dates
- June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.[1]
- July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.[2]
- August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.[3]
- January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[4]
Expansion draft picks
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Previous team | PBA years[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Reil Cervantes | F |  Philippines |
Barako Bull Energy | 3 |
| 4 | Mike Burtscher | F | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Air21 Express | 5 |
| 6 | Hans Thiele | C/F | Philippines |
Barako Bull Energy | 4 |
| 8 | Alvin Padilla | G | Philippines |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | n/a |
| 10 | Jai Reyes | G | Philippines |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 |
| 12 | Paul Sanga | Philippines |
undrafted | n/a | |
| 14 | Bogs Raymundo | G | Philippines |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 |
| 16 | Eder Saldua | Philippines |
undrafted | n/a | |
| 18 | Nic Belasco | F |  United States |
Alaska Aces | 17 |
| 20 | LA Revilla | G | Philippines |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 |
| 22 | Joshua Webb | G | Philippines |
Air21 Express | 1 |
| 24 | Chad Alonzo | F | Philippines |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | 8 |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Manny Pacquiao | G | Philippines |
none | NDDU |
| 2 | 24 | Kyle Pascual | F/C | Philippines |
NLEX (D-League) | SBC |
| 3 | 25 | Rene Pacquiao | F | Philippines |
Hog's Breath Razorbacks | SWU |
| 3 | 28 | Kenneth Ighalo | F | Philippines |
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | MIT |
| 3 | 29 | Paolo Taha | G | Philippines |
Boracay Rum Waves | CSB |
| 3 | 31 | Jeremy Bartolo | F | Philippines |
none | Cal State San Bernardino |
| 3 | 32 | Anthony Gavieres | G/F | Philippines |
none | VCU |
| 3 | 35 | Richard Cole | F/G | United States |
none | NU |
| 3 | 36 | Giorgio Umali | G/F | Philippines |
none | SPU |
| 3 | 37 | Jonathan Banal | G | Philippines |
Wang's Basketball Couriers | MIT |
| 3 | 38 | Michael Acuña | G | Philippines |
none | Perpetual |
| 3 | 39 | Paolo Romero | G/F | Philippines |
Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | CSB |
| 3 | 40 | Francis Bercede | G | Philippines |
none | USC |
Roster
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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:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
- Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
- Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
- 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||
| (#6 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
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:
Notes:
- Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
- Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
- Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
- Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 92 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | Meralco | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | NLEX | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
Transactions
Philippine Cup
| November 27, 2014[5] |
To Kia Eliud Poligrates |
To NLEX Rudy Lingganay |
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner's Cup |  Peter John Ramos | January 27 (vs Kia) | March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) | 4–7 |
| Governors' Cup |  Hamady N'Diaye | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |
 Jet Chang* | May 6 (vs San Miguel) | June 24 (vs Meralco) | 5–6 |
(* Asian import)
References
- Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA, Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo Sports, June 9, 2014
- FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
- Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team – and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014
- KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015
- Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014
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