2014–15 Kia Carnival season

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.

2014–15 Kia Carnival (PBA team) season
Head coach	Manny Pacquiao
Owner(s)	Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Kia Carnival (PBA team) seasons
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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

2014–15 Kia Carnival roster

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

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	Talk 'N Text 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

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 19, 2014 Blackwater 80–66 Revilla (23) Thiele (9) Lingganay (5) Philippine Arena 1–0 2 October 25, 2014 Ginebra 55–87 Lingganay (14) Alvarez (6) Cervantes (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 October 29, 2014 Rain or Shine 88–117 Cervantes (18) Cervantes (8) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 4, 2014 GlobalPort 79–84 Thiele (18) Thiele (8) Lingganay (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 November 7, 2014 Talk 'N Text 62–85 Dehesa (14) Saldua (6) Revilla (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 November 11, 2014 Alaska 75–85 Cervantes (18) Webb (6) Buensuceso (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–5 7 November 16, 2014 Barako 71–87 Revilla (21) Alvarez (8) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–6 8 November 19, 2014 San Miguel 74–90 Cervantes (16) Buensuceso (9) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7 9 November 26, 2014 Purefoods Star 77–88 Cervantes (14) Raymundo (6) Revilla (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 December 3, 2014 Meralco 93–99 Cervantes (18) Alvarez (7) Poligrates (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9 11 December 7, 2014 NLEX 80–88 Cervantes (34) Cervantes (7) Buensuceso (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–10
2014–15 schedule

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	San Miguel	4
	(#4 twice to beat)
	4	Talk 'N Text	105
											1	San Miguel	4
	9	Barako Bull	76
						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

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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

2014–15 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 27, 2015 GlobalPort 89–100 Ramos (41) Ramos (20) Ramos (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 January 30, 2015 Meralco 80–90 Ramos (34) Ramos (21) Buensuceso (4) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 February 4, 2015 San Miguel 88–78 Ramos (22) Yee (9) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 February 8, 2015 Barako 79–84 Ramos (34) Ramos (20) Poligrates (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 February 13, 2015 Ginebra 92–100 Ramos (37) Ramos (22) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 February 18, 2015 Purefoods Star 95–84 Ramos (32) Ramos (26) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 February 25, 2015 Talk 'N Text 106–103 Ramos (24) Ramos (25) Ramos (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 February 28, 2015 Blackwater 104–115 Ramos (49) Ramos (14) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 March 3, 2015 Alaska 103–89 Ramos (36) Ramos (33) Buensuceso (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 March 18, 2015 NLEX 86–102 Ramos (41) Ramos (23) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 March 22, 2015 Rain or Shine 99–119 Ramos (41) Ramos (21) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7
2014–15 schedule

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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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	1
4	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636[b]	1
5	Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	6	5	.545[c]	2
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[d]	3
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455[d]	3
9	Kia Carnival	5	6	.455[d]	3
10	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	6	.455[d]	3
11	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Game log

2014–15 PBA Governors' Cup game log
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 6, 2015 San Miguel 83–78 N'Diaye (21) Thiele (8) Revilla (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 May 13, 2015 Ginebra 98–105 Revilla (20) N'Diaye (25) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 May 18, 2015 NLEX 85–82 Revilla (15) N'Diaye (8) Revilla (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1 4 May 26, 2015 Blackwater 83–76 Chang (25) N'Diaye (23) Chang (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1 5 May 30, 2015 Purefoods Star 80–89 Chang (17) N'Diaye (18) Revilla (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 June 5, 2015 Alaska 63–101 N'Diaye (18) N'Diaye (7) Pascual (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 June 10, 2015 Barako 71–68 Chang (15) N'Diaye (14) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 June 14, 2015 GlobalPort 94–102 N'Diaye (29) N'Diaye (13) Bagatsing (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 June 17, 2015 Rain or Shine 90–94 N'Diaye (31) N'Diaye (21) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 June 19, 2015 Talk 'N Text 86–102 Dehesa (19) N'Diaye (13) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 June 24, 2015 Meralco 88–85 N'Diaye (24) N'Diaye (19) Revilla (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6
2014–15 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Alaska		114
	8	Ginebra		108
							1	Alaska	3
	(#4 twice to beat)
							5	Star	0
	4	GlobalPort	73	94
	5	Star	126	101
												1	Alaska	0
	(#2 twice to beat)
												2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	99	102
	7	Meralco	106	86
							2	San Miguel	3
	(#3 twice to beat)
							3	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Rain or Shine		134**
	6	Barako Bull		132

*Game went into overtime^[a]

^a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

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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	Peter John Ramos	January 27 (vs Kia)	March 22 (vs Rain or Shine)	4–7
Governors' Cup	Hamady N'Diaye	May 6 (vs San Miguel)	June 24 (vs Meralco)	5–6
	Jet Chang*	May 6 (vs San Miguel)	June 24 (vs Meralco)	5–6

(* Asian import)