2025–26 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

2025–26 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coachLA Tenorio
General managerAlvin Patrimonio
GovernorJason Webb
OwnersSan Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons

The 2025–26 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 50 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 11 Yukien Andrada PF/C  Philippines San Beda
3 30 Gab Gomez PG  Italy Ateneo
4 41 Joshua Yerro SG  Philippines Adamson

Roster

Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Paolo Taha 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
F 1 Nuni Omot (CI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–10–03 Baylor
G/F 2 Javi Gómez de Liaño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998–07–27 Philippines
G 3 Paul Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
G 5 LA Tenorio (IN) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G/F 6 Chris Koon (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2001–02–06 Ateneo
C 10 Ian Sangalang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
G 13 Gab Gomez (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 2000–03–20 Ateneo
G 14 Mark Barroca 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G 17 Peter Alfaro 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–12–17 San Beda
F 19 Rome dela Rosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F 21 Yukien Andrada (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2001–04–21 San Beda
F 22 Zavier Lucero 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999–04–05 Philippines
G 30 Jerom Lastimosa 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–07–01 Adamson
F 41 Raffy Verano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–11–16 Ateneo
C 42 James Laput 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–08–26 De La Salle
F/C 88 Russel Escoto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT Tropang 5G 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[c] 3
9 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 7 .364 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[d] 8
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
October: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5, 2025 Barangay Ginebra W 80–73 Zavier Lucero (17) Zavier Lucero (7) Barroca, Lastimosa (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 October 17, 2025 Titan Ultra W 127–119 Zavier Lucero (23) Zavier Lucero (17) Mark Barroca (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 October 19, 2025 Meralco L 76–78 Jerom Lastimosa (22) Mark Barroca (11) Mark Barroca (5) Ynares Center Montalban 2–1
4 October 25, 2025 Terrafirma W 104–93 Mark Barroca (17) Zavier Lucero (9) Rome dela Rosa (5) Ynares Center Antipolo 3–1
5 October 31, 2025 Phoenix W 83–80 Jerom Lastimosa (14) Javi Gómez de Liaño (9) Paul Lee (5) Ynares Center Antipolo 4–1
November: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 7, 2025 San Miguel L 92–94 Zavier Lucero (20) Zavier Lucero (14) Jerom Lastimosa (6) Ynares Center Montalban 4–2
7 November 14, 2025 Blackwater W 90–75 Javi Gómez de Liaño (17) Zavier Lucero (10) Jerom Lastimosa (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
December: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 December 5, 2025 Converge L 97–114 Zavier Lucero (31) Zavier Lucero (9) Mark Barroca (7) Ynares Center Antipolo 5–3
9 December 7, 2025 NLEX W 98–82 Zavier Lucero (18) Zavier Lucero (12) Paul Lee (8) Ynares Center Montalban 6–3
10 December 15, 2025 Rain or Shine L 92–101 Mark Barroca (14) Zavier Lucero (10) Mark Barroca (5) Khalifa Sports City Arena 6–4
11 December 21, 2025 TNT L 83–94 Zavier Lucero (17) Ian Sangalang (11) Mark Barroca (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel101
8NLEX94
1San Miguel4
5Barangay Ginebra2
4Converge8598
5Barangay Ginebra10599*
1San Miguel4
3TNT2
2Rain or Shine7989
7Meralco9698
7Meralco1
3TNT4
3TNT 118
6Magnolia109

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 27, 2025 TNT L 109–118 Zavier Lucero (22) Zavier Lucero (13) Mark Barroca (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Terrafirma Dyip 3 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 2 0 1.000 0.5
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 0 1.000 0.5
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 0 1.000 1
5 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 2 1 .667 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 2 1 .667 1
7 TNT Tropang 5G 1 1 .500 1.5
8 Blackwater Bossing 1 2 .333 2
9 Converge FiberXers 1 2 .333 2
10 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 1 2 .333 2
11 San Miguel Beermen 0 1 .000 2
12 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 3 .000 3
13 g – Macau Black Knights 0 3 .000 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[3]
g – Guests

Game log

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 0–3
March: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 13, 2026 Phoenix Super LPG L 98–101 Nuni Omot (27) Jerom Lastimosa (9) Jerom Lastimosa (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 March 15, 2026 NLEX L 105–112 Nuni Omot (32) Zavier Lucero (11) Nuni Omot (6) Ynares Center Montalban 0–2
3 March 22, 2026 Blackwater L 91–97 Nuni Omot (38) Nuni Omot (7) Nuni Omot (9) Ynares Center Antipolo 0–3
4 March 28, 2026 Macau Smart Araneta Coliseum
April: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 7, 2026 Terrafirma Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6 April 10, 2026 Barangay Ginebra SM Mall of Asia Arena
7 April 12, 2026 San Miguel Smart Araneta Coliseum
8 April 19, 2026 Converge Ynares Center Antipolo
9 April 24, 2026 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10 April 29, 2026 Titan Ultra Ninoy Aquino Stadium
May: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 5, 2026 TNT Ninoy Aquino Stadium
12 May 10, 2026 Meralco SM Mall of Asia Arena


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Peter Alfaro August 12, 2025 Not disclosed 3 years Re-signed [4]
Joseph Eriobu August 14, 2025 1 year Re-signed [5]
Russel Escoto 2 years
Paolo Taha August 15, 2025 2 years NorthPort Batang Pier [6]
Javi Gómez de Liaño August 30, 2025 3 years Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters (KBL) [7]
Zavier Lucero September 13, 2025 ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) 2 years Re-signed [8]
Raffy Verano October 2, 2025 Not disclosed Not disclosed Phoenix Fuel Masters [9]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
William Navarro 6 Power forward Going overseas Busan KCC Egis (KBL) [10]
Rafi Reavis 4 Center / Power forward Released Converge FiberXers [11][12]
Jed Mendoza 65 Shooting guard Released Blackwater Bossing [13]

Trades

Pre-season

August 2025
August 22, 2025[14] To Magnolia
Javi Gómez de Liaño 		To Terrafirma
Jerrick Ahanmisi
2025 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18)

Philippine Cup

October 2025
October 28, 2025[15] To Magnolia
Chris Koon 		To Titan Ultra
Aris Dionisio
December 2025
December 10, 2025[16] To Magnolia
2028 (S52) Terrafirma second-round pick 		To Terrafirma
Joseph Eriobu


Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Commissioner's Cup Nuni Omot March 13, 2026 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) 0–3 [17]

References

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  2. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 15, 2025). "Unrestricted free agent Paolo Taha signed to two-year Magnolia deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 30, 2025). "Javi Gomez de Liano signs three-year contract with Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 13, 2025). "Zavier Lucero finally agrees to terms with Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 2, 2025). "Raffy Verano completes coach LA Tenorio's first Magnolia lineup". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 15, 2025). "Rafi Reavis' 15-season stay with Magnolia comes to an end". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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  13. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 20, 2025). "Veteran guard Jed Mendoza gets career reboot at Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  14. ^ Badua, Snow (August 22, 2025). "Magnolia trades Ahanmisi, draft pick to Terrafirma for Javi Gomez de Liano". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  15. ^ "Koon traded to Magnolia for Dionisio just 5 games into PBA career". Spin.ph. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
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