2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

Basketball team season

2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season
Head coach	Chito Victolero
General Manager	Alvin Patrimonio
Owner(s)	San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots seasons
← 2023–24

The 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	9	Jerom Lastimosa	G	Philippines	Adamson
3	33	RV Berjay	F	Philippines	Ateneo
4	42	Ry dela Rosa	G	USA	JRU

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	2	Ahanmisi, Jerrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997–10–16	Adamson
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
F/C	10	Sangalang, Ian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20	San Sebastian
F	13	Abueva, Calvin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04	San Sebastian
G	14	Barroca, Mark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25	Far Eastern
G	17	Alfaro, Peter (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			San Beda
F	19	dela Rosa, Rome	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–11	San Beda
F	22	Lucero, Zavier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)		Philippines
F	23	Eriobu, Joseph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1992–02–12	Mapúa
G	30	Lastimosa, Jerom (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1998–07–01	Adamson
C	42	Laput, James	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1996–08–26	De La Salle
F	57	Dionisio, Aris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1995–07–21	St. Clare
G	65	Mendoza, Jed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1996–06–21	UE
G	77	Balanza, Jerrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996–09–06	Letran
F/C	88	Escoto, Russel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–04	Far Eastern
F	–	Muhammad, Shabazz (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1992–11–13	UCLA

Head coach

Chito Victolero

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alvin Patrimonio

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

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	5	1	.833	—	Quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	5	1	.833	—
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	3	3	.500	2
4	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	4	.429	2.5
5	Converge FiberXers	3	4	.429	2.5
6	Terrafirma Dyip	0	6	.000	5

Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2024. 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 4th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–3

August: 1–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	August 18	Meralco	L 94–99	Glenn Robinson III (29)	Glenn Robinson III (11)	Mark Barroca (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	August 23	Converge	W 105–93	Glenn Robinson III (28)	Ian Sangalang (8)	Paul Lee (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	August 29	TNT	L 82–88	Glenn Robinson III (19)	Glenn Robinson III (15)	Lee, Robinson III (3)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	1–2

September: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	September 1	Terrafirma	W 124–103	Jerrick Ahanmisi (24)	Glenn Robinson III (13)	Paul Lee (9)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	2–2
5	September 4	NorthPort	W 105–94	Glenn Robinson III (25)	Zavier Lucero (12)	Paul Lee (11)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	September 7	Meralco	L 74–82	Zavier Lucero (14)	Zavier Lucero (13)	Mark Barroca (5)	Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center	3–3
7	September 12	Terrafirma					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
8	September 17	TNT					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9	September 20	NorthPort					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10	September 23	Converge					Ninoy Aquino Stadium

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
Joseph Eriobu	August 2, 2024	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed	^[3]

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team	Ref.
Jackson Corpuz	1	Power forward	Released		^[3]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024^[4]	To Magnolia Zavier Lucero	To NorthPort Jio Jalalon Abu Tratter

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Governors' Cup	Glenn Robinson III	August 18 (vs. Meralco)	September 4 (vs. NorthPort)	3–2	^[5]
Governors' Cup	Shabazz Muhammad				^[6]

References

^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Ramos, Gerry (August 2, 2024). "Jackson Corpuz's five-season stint at Magnolia comes to an end". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "PBA Governors' Cup: A mix of old and new imports coming over". PBA.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Terrado, Reuben (September 6, 2024). "Magnolia goes with Shabazz Muhammad in GR3's place for Panabo game". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots

Founded in 1988
Owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
Formerly the Purefoods Hotdogs, Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, Purefoods Oodles Flavor Noodles, Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys, Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, Purefoods Chunkee Giants, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants, Purefoods Star Hotshots, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars, B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados, B-Meg Llamados, San Mig Coffee Mixers, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers, Star Hotshots, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok and Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots