2025–26 Phoenix Fuel Masters season

2025–26 Phoenix Fuel Masters season
Head coachWilly Wilson
General managerPaolo Bugia
Sheila Briones (assistant)
GovernorRaymond Zorrilla
OwnerPhoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Phoenix Fuel Masters seasons

The 2025–26 Phoenix Fuel Masters season is the 10th 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 8 Will Gozum C/PF  Philippines Benilde
2 14 Dave Ando C  Philippines UST
3 26 Harvey Pagsanjan PG  Philippines EAC
4 37 Aldave Canoy PF  Philippines CSAV
5 48 King Gurtiza SG  Philippines EAC

Roster

Phoenix Fuel Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 1 Kai Ballungay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001–11–16 Ateneo
F 2 Sean Manganti 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1994–04–18 Adamson
F 3 Jason Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–09–20 De La Salle
F 7 Francis Escandor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1999–03–18 De La Salle
G 8 RR Garcia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 10 Evan Nelle 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–06–08 De La Salle
F/C 12 Matthew Daves (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1999–02–12 Ateneo
G 13 RJ Jazul (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–11 Letran
G 15 James Kwekuteye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998–08–15 San Beda
G 19 Tyler Tio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–04–05 Ateneo
G/F 20 Kenneth Tuffin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1997–05–05 Far Eastern
F/C 23 Prince Caperal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
C 24 Dave Ando (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 1999–10–25 UST
G 25 Ricci Rivero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1998–05–25 Philippines
F 26 Bryan Santos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–05–26 UST
C 55 Yousef Taha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jon Jacinto (1st assistant)
  • Christien dela Cruz
  • Paolo Dizon
  • Ryan Dy
  • Jamike Jarin (consultant)
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 q – San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 q – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 t – TNT Tropang 5G 7 3 .700 1.5
4 t – Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636 2
5 x – Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 4 .600 2.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 x – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600 2.5
7 q – NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 3
8 q – Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545 3
9 e – Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 6 .400 4.5
10 e – Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 e – Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
12 e – Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Updated to match(es) played on December 19, 2025. 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]
e – Eliminated; q – Qualified for the phase indicated; t – Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; x – Qualified for the phase indicated, but can still qualify for twice-to-beat advantage

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8
October: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 10, 2025 TNT L 78–93 Perkins, Tio (12) Jason Perkins (8) Evan Nelle (4) Ynares Center II 0–1
2 October 12, 2025 San Miguel W 109–103 Ricci Rivero (16) Kai Ballungay (8) Evan Nelle (10) Ynares Center 1–1
3 October 22, 2025 NLEX L 81–87 Ricci Rivero (22) Kai Ballungay (11) Tyler Tio (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
4 October 25, 2025 Converge L 114–128 Jason Perkins (27) Kai Ballungay (8) Evan Nelle (9) Ynares Center 1–3
5 October 31, 2025 Magnolia L 80–83 Jason Perkins (19) Bryan Santos (6) Evan Nelle (6) Ynares Center 1–4
November: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 5, 2025 Rain or Shine L 80–91 Jason Perkins (17) Bryan Santos (11) Tyler Tio (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–5
7 November 12, 2025 Terrafirma W 107–76 Kai Ballungay (19) Kai Ballungay (12) Tyler Tio (6) Ynares Center II 2–5
8 November 16, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 93–102 Ricci Rivero (28) Jason Perkins (11) Ricci Rivero (4) Quadricentennial Pavilion 2–6
December: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 December 6, 2025 Blackwater W 106–98 Jason Perkins (33) Kenneth Tuffin (10) Evan Nelle (5) Ynares Center 3–6
10 December 12, 2025 Meralco L 78–88 Perkins, Rivero (13) Garcia, Rivero, Santos, Tuffin (6) Evan Nelle (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–7
11 December 14, 2025 Titan Ultra L 119–127 Jason Perkins (24) Kenneth Tuffin (10) Tyler Tio (10) Ynares Center 3–8


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Francis Escandor August 5, 2025 Not disclosed 1 year Rain or Shine Elasto Painters [3]
Ricci Rivero September 11, 2025 Not disclosed Re-signed [4]
Prince Caperal September 19, 2025 Not disclosed Blackwater Bossing [5]
Yousef Taha Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)
RR Garcia 1 year Re-signed [6]
RJ Jazul

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Simon Camacho 20, 24, 15 Power forward Going to other leagues Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL) [7]
JC Cullar 26 Point guard Released San Juan Knights (MPBL) [8]
Raul Soyud 4 Center Going to other leagues San Juan Knights (MPBL) [9]
Raffy Verano 22 Small forward / Power forward Free agent Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots [10]

Trades

Pre-season

September 2025
September 4, 2025[11] To Phoenix
Evan Nelle (from NorthPort) 		To Converge
Larry Muyang (from Phoenix) 		To NorthPort
Jeo Ambohot (from Converge)
September 5, 2025[12] To Phoenix
Bryan Santos
2025 Converge first-round pick (No. 8) 		To Converge
2025 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 2)
2027 Phoenix second-round pick
October 2025
October 1, 2025[13] To Phoenix
James Kwekuteye 		To Titan Ultra
Ato Ular


References

  1. ^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2025). "Francis Escandor signed to two-year Phoenix deal after ROS exit". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Sayson, Homer (September 11, 2025). "Ricci Rivero signs new Phoenix deal: 'He's a big part of our plans'". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 19, 2025). "Phoenix beefs up frontline by signing Yousef Taha, Caperal, Ando". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 19, 2025). "Phoenix veteran pair Jazul, Garcia signed to one-year extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Li, Matthew (June 21, 2025). "Geo Chiu, Mike Ayonayon, Simon Camacho join deepening Abra roster". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "MPBL Window: Phoenix Fuelmasters released Jc Cullar. The 5-foot-10 guard will join the San Juan Knights in MPBL, as per source". Facebook. June 25, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Raul Soyud makes his debut for the San Juan Knights! #MannyPacquiao #MPBL #2025MPBLSeason #LigaNgBawatPilipino". Facebook. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 2, 2025). "Raffy Verano completes coach LA Tenorio's first Magnolia lineup". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Nelle now at Phoenix, Muyang makes comeback as PBA approves trade". Spin.ph. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  12. ^ "Converge officially drafting at No. 2 overall as trade approved". Spin.ph. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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