2021 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2021 NLEX Road Warriors season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2021 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record56 (45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (Lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record83 (72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

Key dates

Draft picks

Special draft

Pick Player Position Place of birth College
3Tzaddy RangelCenter PhilippinesNU

Regular draft

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
13Calvin OftanaForward PhilippinesSan Beda
220David MurrellGuard/Forward USAUP
328Antonio BonsubreForward PhilippinesSan Beda
439Jose PresbiteroGuard PhilippinesSan Beda
549Joseph AlcantaraGuard PhilippinesLa Consolacion
657Alberto TorresGuard PhilippinesCanottieri Milano

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 0 Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
G/F 1 Murrell, David (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–08 Philippines-Diliman
F/C 2 Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
C 4 Soyud, Raul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991–01–14 Philippines-Diliman
G 5 Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International
G 7 Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G/F 8 Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
G 9 Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
G/F 10 Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
F 17 Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
F 18 Oftana, Calvin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F/C 22 Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
G/F 27 Galanza, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
G 31 Nieto, Matt (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
F 33 Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 37 Quiñahan, J. R. (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Ronald Dulatre
  • Raymond Celis (Assistant)



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

Roster


Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 1] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
July: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 July 16 Rain or Shine L 82–83 Kiefer Ravena (23) Michael Miranda (8) Kiefer Ravena (7) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1
2 July 18 Barangay Ginebra W 94–75 Kevin Alas (20) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Kiefer Ravena (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1
3 July 23 San Miguel L 93–110 Kevin Alas (20) Raul Soyud (7) Kiefer Ravena (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2
4 July 25 Terrafirma W 108–94 Kevin Alas (21) Raul Soyud (12) Kiefer Ravena (7) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
September : 3–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5 September 2 Alaska W 84–74 J. R. Quiñahan (18) Kevin Alas (7) Kevin Alas (3) DHVSU Gym 3–2
6 September 4 Phoenix W 94–76 Jericho Cruz (19) Calvin Oftana (8) Jericho Cruz (8) DHVSU Gym 4–2
7 September 8 Magnolia L 105–112 (2OT) Jericho Cruz (21) Raul Soyud (16) Jericho Cruz (8) DHVSU Gym 4–3
8 September 10 TNT L 85–100 Kevin Alas (16) Miranda, Soyud, Trollano (7) J. R. Quiñahan (5) DHVSU Gym 4–4
9 September 12 NorthPort L 94–96 Don Trollano (19) Jericho Cruz (10) Alas, Cruz (6) DHVSU Gym 4–5
10 September 16 Blackwater W 90–73 J. R. Quiñahan (16) Raul Soyud (11) Jericho Cruz (5) DHVSU Gym 5–5
11 September 22 Meralco L 101–104 Calvin Oftana (34) Raul Soyud (12) Kevin Alas (5) DHVSU Gym 5–6

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 TNT 84    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 71    
            1 TNT 4    
    (Best-of-3)       4 San Miguel 3  
  4 San Miguel 2  
  5 NorthPort 0    
    1 TNT 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Magnolia 1
  2 Meralco 80 97  
  7 NLEX 81 86  
            2 Meralco 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Magnolia 4    
  3 Magnolia 2  
  6 Rain or Shine 0    

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 September 29 Meralco W 81–80 Anthony Semerad (23) Calvin Oftana (9) Calvin Oftana (5) DHVSU Gym 1–0
2 October 1 Meralco L 86–97 Don Trollano (19) Calvin Oftana (11) Kevin Alas (4) DHVSU Gym 1–1

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
December: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 December 8 San Miguel W 114–102 K. J. McDaniels (27) K. J. McDaniels (11) Kevin Alas (8) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 December 10 NorthPort W 120–115 (OT) K. J. McDaniels (40) K. J. McDaniels (15) K. J. McDaniels (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
3 December 15 TNT W 102–100 K. J. McDaniels (33) K. J. McDaniels (8) Alas, Cruz (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 December 18 Terrafirma W 116–86 K. J. McDaniels (34) K. J. McDaniels (13) Paniamogan, Quiñahan (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 December 25 Phoenix L 93–102 Calvin Oftana (18) Calvin Oftana (11) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,843
4–1
February : 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6 February 11, 2022 Meralco L 100–110 K. J. McDaniels (41) K. J. McDaniels (12) J. R. Quiñahan (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 February 16, 2022 Magnolia L 109–112 K. J. McDaniels (35) K. J. McDaniels (13) McDaniels, Trollano (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 February 18, 2022 Blackwater W 117–97 K. J. McDaniels (24) K. J. McDaniels (11) Don Trollano (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 February 23, 2022 Alaska W 106–89 K. J. McDaniels (27) K. J. McDaniels (11) Alas, Nieto (4) Ynares Center 6–3
10 February 25, 2022 Rain or Shine W 109–100 (OT) K. J. McDaniels (35) K. J. McDaniels (12) Kevin Alas (7) Ynares Center 7–3
March : 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
11 March 4, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 115–103 K. J. McDaniels (26) Alas, McDaniels (10) Kevin Alas (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Magnolia 127    
  8 Phoenix Super LPG 88    
            1 Magnolia 2    
    (#4 twice-to-beat)       4 Meralco 3  
  4 Meralco 100  
  5 San Miguel 85    
    4 Meralco 2
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 Barangay Ginebra 4
  2 NLEX 79 96  
  7 Alaska 93 80  
            2 NLEX 1
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     6 Barangay Ginebra 3    
  3 TNT 92 95
  6 Barangay Ginebra 104 115  

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 March 16, 2022 Alaska L 79–93 Cameron Clark (25) Cameron Clark (16) Kevin Alas (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
7,091
0–1
2 March 19, 2022 Alaska W 96–80 Cameron Clark (24) Raul Soyud (9) Kevin Alas (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,486
1–1
Semifinals : 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 March 23, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 86–95 Cameron Clark (30) Cameron Clark (13) Kevin Alas (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 March 25, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 94–104 Matt Nieto (19) Don Trollano (6) Kevin Alas (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–2
3 March 27, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 86–85 Cameron Clark (21) Cameron Clark (17) Alas, Clark (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272
1–2
4 March 30, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 94–104 Cameron Clark (34) Cameron Clark (12) Kevin Alas (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353
1–3

Transactions

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Kris Rosales November 16, 2021[4] Not disclosed One-season Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Pre-season

March
March 11, 2021[5] To NLEX
Maurice Shaw
Roi Sumang
Don Trollano
2022 Blackwater second-round pick
To Blackwater
2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4)

Off-season

November
November 16, 2021[6] To NLEX
Marion Magat
2023 Blackwater second-round pick
To Blackwater
Mike Ayonayon
Will McAloney

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Governors' CupK. J. McDanielsDecember 8, 2021 (vs. San Miguel)March 4, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)8–3
Cameron ClarkMarch 16, 2022 (vs. Alaska)March 30, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)2–4

References

  1. Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
  2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. "NLEX taps Kris Rosales from free agency after unloading Ayonayon". Sports Interactive Network. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. "NLEX re-acquires Magat from Blackwater". PBA.ph. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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