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The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

• October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	Lervin Flores	C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Arellano
2	2	Joseph Gabayni	F/C	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas	Lyceum
2	4	Julian Sargent	G/F	United States	AMA Titans Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	La Salle
2	8	Gwyne Capacio	F	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers	Ateneo
3	8	Thomas Torres	G	Philippines	Racal Motors Flying V Thunder	La Salle

Roster

2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980–06–01 Mindanao G/F 9 Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian F 12 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda G/F 13 Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern F 15 Pingris, Marc  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA F/C 17 Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda G 29 Abundo, Alvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–10–29 Centro Escolar F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda F 91 Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Chito Victolero Assistant coach(es) Jason Webb (1st Assistant) Johnny Abarrientos Mon Jose Angelito Esguerra Tony Boy Espinosa Juno Sauler Paul Sorongon Team manager Alvin Patrimonio 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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

1. ^ Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. ^ Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. ^ Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

1. ^ Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. ^ Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. ^ Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

1. ^ Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. ^ Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Vernon Macklin		22	May 6 (vs. Phoenix)	May 18 (vs. Meralco)	3–1
	Curtis Kelly		74	June 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 6 (vs. Blackwater)	0–2
	Justin Jackson		5	June 10 (vs. Alaska)	June 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	1–2
	Wayne Chism		1	July 4 (vs. NLEX)	July 10 (vs. Alaska)	2–1
Governors' Cup	Romeo Travis		24	August 22 (vs. NLEX)		12–4

Awards

References

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
3. GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.
4. "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. "For providing spark to keep Hotshots' hot streak, Paul Lee named PBA Player of the Week". SPIN.ph. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".
7. "Magnolia's Jio Jalalon soars".
8. "Paul Lee bags first PBA Best Player award". December 12, 2018.

• Magnolia Hotshots seasons
• 2017–18 PBA season by team