2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season

The 2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season
Head coach	Koy Banal
General Manager	Raymond Rodriguez
Owner(s)	Energy Food and Drinks Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
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 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Talk 'N Text in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
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 →

Key dates

• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took 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

Main article: 2014 PBA draft

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

2014–15 Barako Bull Energy roster

Players	Coaches
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 St. 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 Far Eastern G 9 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1983-09-07 De 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 Cebu 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 De 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 De 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 West Virginia State G 42 Sorongon, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1985-12-12 Philippines F 99 Maierhofer, Rico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-11-04 De La Salle	Head coach Koy Banal (Mapúa) Assistant coach(es) Art dela Cruz (San Sebastian) Jigs Mendoza (Philippines) Paolo Rivero (Adamson) Nic Belasco (Notre Dame de Namur) Team manager Raymond Rodriguez 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 v t e	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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
4. 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	Alaska	82
											2	Rain or Shine	2
	10	NLEX	78
						3	Alaska	87			3	Alaska	4
	(#6 twice to beat)
						6	Meralco	69
	6	Meralco	77
																3	Alaska	3
	7	Purefoods Star	65
																1	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#4 twice to beat)
	4	Talk 'N Text	105
											1	Barangay Ginebra	4
	9	Barako Bull	76
						4	Barangay Ginebra	97			4	San Miguel	0
	(#5 twice to beat)
						5	Talk N' Text	83
	5	Barangay Ginebra	95
	8	GlobalPort	78

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	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. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

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

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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 Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015
8. Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015