2014–15 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2014–15 NLEX Road Warriors season was the first season of the franchise (after buying Air21) in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachBoyet Fernandez
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place10th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(lost to Alaska in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(lost to Meralco Bolts in two games)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

Key dates
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 4 Matthew Ganuelas G  Philippines NLEX (D-League) CSPU

Roster
NLEX Road Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 3 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-11-13 De La Salle
G/F 4 Philippines Wilson, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-01-18 José Rizal
G 8 Philippines Raymundo, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989-05-30 San Sebastian
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-02-12 UE
G 10 Philippines Lingganay, Rudy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-08-15 UE
G 11 Philippines Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983-03-31 Far Eastern
F 13 Philippines Camson, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1990-06-12 Adamson
F/C 14 Philippines Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-06-23 Ateneo
F 16 Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-11-20 UE
F/C 17 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-04-03 Far Eastern
F 18 Philippines Apinan, Jeckster (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-09 José Rizal
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1976-11-28 MLQU
G 23 Philippines Baloria, Juneric (R/IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990-07-03 UPHSD
F 26 Philippines Arboleda, Harold (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-09-05 UPHSD
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-02 BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Ronald Dulatre


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

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=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

Pre-season
July 25, 2014[1]
 To NLEX
2015 1st round pick		 To San Miguel
2016 2nd round pick
September 12, 2014[2] To NLEX
Juneric Baloria
2016 & 2017 2nd round picks (from Blackwater)		 To Blackwater
Sunday Salvacion
Jason Ballesteros
(from Meralco)		 To Meralco
Sean Anthony
(from NLEX via Blackwater)
September 22, 2014[3] To NLEX
Harold Arboleda and 2018 2nd round pick
(from Talk 'n Text via Globalport)
2016 2nd round pick
(from Ginebra via GlobalPort)		 To GlobalPort
Nonoy Baclao and
2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text)		 To Talk 'N Text
Jay Washington (from GlobalPort)
Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort)
October 4, 2014[4] To NLEX
Kevin Alas		 To Rain or Shine
2015 1st round pick
October 9, 2014[5] To NLEX
Niño Canaleta
(from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)		 To Blackwater
Larry Rodriguez
2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text)		 To Talk 'N Text
Kevin Alas (from NLEX)
2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater)

Philippine Cup
November 27, 2014[6]
 To NLEX
Rudy Lingganay		 To Kia
Eliud Poligrates

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupAl ThorntonFebruary 3 (vs Rain or Shine)March 29 (vs Meralco)6–7
Governors' CupKwame AlexanderMay 6 (vs Barako Bull)June 24 (vs Barangay Ginebra)3–8
Syria Michael Madanly*May 6 (vs Barako Bull)June 24 (vs Barangay Ginebra)3–8

(* Asian import)

References
  1. NLEX busy on trading floor; Yeo to Ginebra, Inquirer.net, July 25, 2014
  2. "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer".
  3. Texters bag J-Wash, Ganuelas, Inquirer.net, September 22, 2014.
  4. , Inquirer.net, October 4, 2014
  5. Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
  6. Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014
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