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2014–15  Kia Carnival (PBA team) season
Head coach Manny Pacquiao
Owner(s)Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Kia Carnival (PBA team) seasons
2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup.

Key dates

  • June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia. [1]
  • July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City. [2]
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker " Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States. [3]
  • January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup. [4]

Expansion draft picks

Main article: 2014 PBA Expansion Draft
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA years [a]
2 Reil Cervantes F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 3
4 Mike Burtscher F   Switzerland Air21 Express 5
6 Hans Thiele C/F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 4
8 Alvin Padilla G   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel n/a
10 Jai Reyes G   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5
12 Paul Sanga   Philippines undrafted n/a
14 Bogs Raymundo G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 2
16 Eder Saldua   Philippines undrafted n/a
18 Nic Belasco F   United States Alaska Aces 17
20 LA Revilla G   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 1
22 Joshua Webb G   Philippines Air21 Express 1
24 Chad Alonzo F   Philippines GlobalPort Batang Pier 8

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 11 Manny Pacquiao G   Philippines none NDDU
2 24 Kyle Pascual F/C   Philippines NLEX (D-League) SBC
3 25 Rene Pacquiao F   Philippines Hog's Breath Razorbacks SWU
3 28 Kenneth Ighalo F   Philippines Cagayan Valley Rising Suns MIT
3 29 Paolo Taha G   Philippines Boracay Rum Waves CSB
3 31 Jeremy Bartolo F   Philippines none Cal State San Bernardino
3 32 Anthony Gavieres G/F   Philippines none VCU
3 35 Richard Cole F/G   United States none NU
3 36 Giorgio Umali G/F   Philippines none SPU
3 37 Jonathan Banal G   Philippines Wang's Basketball Couriers MIT
3 38 Michael Acuña G   Philippines none Perpetual
3 39 Paolo Romero G/F   Philippines Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants CSB
3 40 Francis Bercede G   Philippines none USC

Roster

Kia Carnival roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1 Philippines Thiele, Hans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984-02-02 UE
G 2 Philippines Revilla, LA 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1989-11-30 De La Salle
G/F 3 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-01-11 Mapúa
G 6 United States Dehesa, Karl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-05-24 Waldorf
F 7 United States Deutchman, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1986-09-27 San Diego State
G/F 8 Philippines Cawaling, JR 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-08-15 Far Eastern
G/F 9 Philippines Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-07-25 Adamson
F 10 Philippines Webb, Joshua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-11-14 De La Salle
G 17 Philippines Pacquiao, Manny Injured (IN) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 1978-12-17 NDDU
F 21 Japan Alvarez, Rich (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-10-30 Ateneo
G 24 United States Buensuceso, JR 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-04-21 BYU–Hawaii
F/C 25 United States Pascual, Kyle (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-04-13 San Beda
F 27 Philippines Yee, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-01-04 San Sebastian (Cavite)
G 30 Philippines Avenido, Leo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-25 Far Eastern
G 32 Philippines Bagatsing, Hyram 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985-02-18 De La Salle
F 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Mike (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-03-08 Clearwater Christian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 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] —
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3 Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10 NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6 Meralco77
3Alaska3
7 Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4 Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9 Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5 Barangay Ginebra95
8 GlobalPort78
This box:

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		 Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 Rain or Shine92
8 Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4 NLEX0
5 Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2 Talk 'N Text127
7 Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3 Purefoods Star2
6 Alaska0
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Transactions

Trades

Philippine Cup

November 27, 2014 [5]
 To Kia
Eliud Poligrates 		To NLEX
Rudy Lingganay

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos January 27 (vs Kia) March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) 4–7
Governors' Cup Senegal Hamady N'Diaye May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6
Chinese Taipei Jet Chang* May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6

(* Asian import)

References

  1. ^ Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA, Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo Sports, June 9, 2014
  2. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  3. ^ Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team – and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014
  4. ^ KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015
  5. ^ Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014
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