2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season

2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season
2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season
Head coach	Koy Banal
Owner(s)	Energy Food and Drinks Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (.364)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (Lost to Talk 'N Text in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (.455)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (Lost to Talk 'N Text in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (.545)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (Lost to Rain or Shine in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Barako Bull Energy seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[]

August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
October 18: Barako Bull Energy fired head coach Siot Tanquingcen. He was replaced by assistant coach Koy Banal^[1]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	8	Jake Pascual	C/F	Philippines	NLEX (D-League)	SBC
1	10	David Semerad	C/F	Australia		SBC
2	3		F/C	Philippines	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	DLSU
2	6	Philip Morrison	G	United States	none	Asbury
2	10	Gab Banal	F	Philippines		MIT

Roster[]

Barako Bull Energy roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G/F	1	Forrester, James	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1989-09-03	Arellano
F	5	Salvador, Jondan	6 ft 3.25 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980-10-12	Benilde
G/F	7	Intal, JC (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1983-11-18	Ateneo
G	8	Garcia, RR	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990-01-12	FEU
G	9	Yeo, Joseph	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1983-09-07	La Salle
G	12	Hubalde, Paolo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1981-01-24	UE
G	13	Heruela, Brian (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989-04-13	UC
F	14	Salva, Nico	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990-03-08	Ateneo
F/C	15	Pascual, Jake (R)	6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1988-11-13	San Beda
F/C	18	Chua, Justin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1989-07-13	Ateneo
C	21	(R/IN)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992-01-12	La Salle
G	26	Lanete, Chico	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1979-08-01	Lyceum
F	28	Wilson, Willy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1980-01-30	La Salle
G/F	0		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1986-12-07	UST
F/C	35	Holstein, Isaac (IN)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1987-09-07	WVSU
G	42		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1985-12-12	UP
F	99	Maierhofer, Rico	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985-11-04	La Salle

Head coach

Koy Banal (Mapúa)

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Legend

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

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Texters	8	3	.727^[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364^[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[d]	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 87–79 Rain or Shine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 100–98 Talk 'N Text
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 98–87 NLEX

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals (1st phase)			Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#3 twice to beat)
3	Alaska	82
10	NLEX	78
			3	Alaska	87
	(#6 twice to beat)		6	Meralco	69	2	Rain or Shine	2
6	Meralco	77				3	Alaska	4
7	Purefoods Star	65
									3	Alaska	3
	(#4 twice to beat)								1	San Miguel	4
4	Talk 'N Text	105
9	Barako Bull	76				1	San Miguel	4
			4	Talk 'N Text	83	4	Talk 'N Text	0
	(#5 twice to beat)		5	Barangay Ginebra	67
5	Barangay Ginebra	95
8	GlobalPort	78

Commissioner's Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Tropang TNT	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[b]	2
5	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[b]	2
6	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
7	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Kia Carnival	4	7	.364^[d]	4
12	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

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
	(Best-of-3)		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[]

Trades[]

Draft day[]

August 24, 2014^[2]

To Barako Bull

Jojo Duncil
Chico Lanete
Gab Banal (Second round pick, from San Miguel)

To San Miguel

Ronald Pascual (first round pick, from Barako)
2016 first round pick (from Barako)

Philippine Cup[]

November 11, 2014^[3]	To Barako Bull Paolo Hubalde	To San Miguel Jeric Fortuna
December 6, 2014^[4]	To Barako Bull Isaac Holstein Ronnie Matias	To Purefoods Star Mick Pennisi
January 8, 2015^[5]	To Barako Bull Sol Mercado	To GlobalPort Denok Miranda 2016 2nd round pick

Commissioner's Cup[]

February 3, 2015^[6]

To Barako Bull

Justin Chua (from San Miguel)
2017 1st round pick
(from San Miguel)

To Barangay Ginebra

Dorian Peña (from Barako Bull)
2015 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

To San Miguel

JR Reyes (from Barangay Ginebra)

March 31, 2015^[7]	To Barako Bull Energy James Forrester Dylan Ababou	To Barangay Ginebra 2015 first round pick
April 6, 2015 ^[8]	To Barako Bull Energy Billy Mamaril	To Barangay Ginebra Dave Marcelo
April 6, 2015 ^[8]	To Barako Bull Energy Rico Maierhofer	To San Miguel Billy Mamaril (traded to GlobalPort)

Recruited imports[]

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Solomon Alabi	January 28 (vs Blackwater)	March 28 (vs Talk 'N Text)	5–7
Governors' Cup	Liam McMorrow	May 6 (vs NLEX)	June 27 (vs Rain or Shine)	6–6

References[]

^ Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 18, 2014
^ San Miguel acquires No. 3 pick from Barako Bull, selects Ronald Pascual, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014
^ Jeric Fortuna reunites with SMB coach Austria as PBA approves trade with Paolo Hubalde, Richard Dy, spin.ph, December 12, 2014
^ Trade: Purefoods to acquire Mick Pennisi from Barako Bull in exchange for Isaac Holstein, Ronnie Matias, Snow Badua, spin.ph, December 6, 2014
^ PBA approves Sol Mercado move from GlobalPort to Barako Bull in swap for Denok Miranda , Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 8, 2015
^ PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.
^ Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015
^ Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015

[table_hth_ROS0.57485667363501-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 87–79 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_ALA0.57485667363501-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 100–98 Talk 'N Text

[table_hth_BGSM0.57485667363501-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89

[table_hth_BAR0.57485667363501-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 98–87 NLEX

[table_hth_ROS0.81170541504943-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969

[table_hth_MER0.81170541504943-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_ALA0.81170541504943-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960

[table_hth_GP0.81170541504943-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

[1] Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 18, 2014

[10] San Miguel acquires No. 3 pick from Barako Bull, selects Ronald Pascual, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014

[11] Jeric Fortuna reunites with SMB coach Austria as PBA approves trade with Paolo Hubalde, Richard Dy, spin.ph, December 12, 2014

[12] Trade: Purefoods to acquire Mick Pennisi from Barako Bull in exchange for Isaac Holstein, Ronnie Matias, Snow Badua, spin.ph, December 6, 2014

[13] PBA approves Sol Mercado move from GlobalPort to Barako Bull in swap for Denok Miranda , Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 8, 2015

[14] PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.

[15] Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015

[16] Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015

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Formerly the FedEx Express, Burger King Whoppers, Air21 Express and Barako Bull Energy. Founded in 2002 Disbanded in 2016 Owned by the Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the
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Coaches	Pumaren Lipa Ramos Perasol Guiao Baculi Tanquingcen Banal
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