2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season

The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011-12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
Head coachAto Agustin
Owner(s)Petron Corporation
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record9–5
(.643)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 4-3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors Cup results
Record6–8
(.429)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Petron Blaze Boosters seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Chris Lutz SF  United States Marshall University
3 2 Filemon Fernandez PG/SG  United States Orange Coast College

Roster
Petron Blaze Boosters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 2 Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU
G/F 3 Lutz, Chris (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Marshall
C 4 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State
PG 5 Cabagnot, Alex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaii-Hilo
SG 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu
F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) NU
PG 11 Duncil, Jojo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UST
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio  (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
SG 18 Yeo, Joseph 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) DLSU
F 23 Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd College
C 24 Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Flagler College
G 26 Lanete, Chico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum
F/C 27 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo
G 28 Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
F 29 Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
G 40 Doruelo, Axel (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UP Diliman
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=PET}}

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 B-Meg 88 123  
  8 Powerade 97 131*  
            8 Powerade 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Rain or Shine 3  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 0  
  5 Rain or Shine 2    
    8 Powerade 1
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 81    
  7 Barako Bull 79    
            2 Talk 'N Text 4
    (Best-of-3)     3 Petron Blaze 3    
  3 Petron Blaze 2  
  6 Meralco 0    

*Game went into overtime

Petron Blaze-Meralco series
December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series
January 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 — Advance to semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 110–80 Air21

Transactions

Pre-season
August 28, 2011[1] To Petron Blaze
2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz)
Dondon Hontiveros
Carlo Sharma		 To Barako Bull
2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou)
Mick Pennisi
Sunday Salvacion
future draft picks

Commissioner's Cup
March 20, 2012[2] To Petron Blaze
Chico Lanete		 To Barako Bull
Marc Agustin
April 20, 2012[3] To Petron Blaze
Marcio Lassiter
Celino Cruz		 To Powerade
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Rey Guevarra
Lordy Tugade
May 1, 2012 To Petron Blaze
Dorian Pena		 To Barako Bull
Celino Cruz
Carlo Sharma

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupNick FazekasFebruary 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)March 16 (vs. Alaska)3–4
Will McDonaldMarch 21 (vs. Barako Bull)March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text)0–2
Governors CupEddie BasdenMay 20 (vs. Powerade)June 29 (vs. Air21)5-4
Marcus FaisonJuly 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)July 15 (vs. Meralco)1-4

References
  1. Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011
  2. Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com
  3. Powerade, Petron agree on new Lassiter trade Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, April 20, 2012
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