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	Zambales M-Builders	SBC
2	3	Philip Paredes	F/C	Philippines	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	DLSU
2	6	Philip Morrison	G	United States	none	Asbury
2	10	Gab Banal	F	Philippines	Cebuana Lhuiller Gems	MIT

Roster

Barako Bull Energy roster
Players	Coaches
S Pos. # POB 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 Paredes, Philip (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 Samson, Marvin 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 Sorongon, Paul 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) Art dela Cruz (SSC-R Manila) Jigs Mendoza (UP) Paolo Rivero (Adamson) Nic Belasco (NDNU) Team manager Raymond Rodriguez 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

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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			3	Alaska	4
	6	Meralco		77								2	Rain or Shine	2
	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

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	—	1.025
2	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727	—	1.010
3	x–Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727	—	0.969
4	x–NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	2	1.171
5	x–Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545	2	0.854
6	x–Alaska Aces	5	6	.455	3	1.021
7	w–Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455	3	1.019
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	0.960
9	e–San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364	4	1.011
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	4	0.995
11	e–Kia Carnival	4	7	.364	4	0.994
12	e–Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

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
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

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