2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
| 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ato Agustin | 
| General Manager | Hector Calma | 
| Owner(s) | Petron Corporation  (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)  | 
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 9–5  (64.3%)  | 
| Place | 3rd | 
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist  (eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 4-3)  | 
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 3–6  (33.3%)  | 
| Place | 9th | 
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | 
| Governors Cup results | |
| Record | 6–8  (42.9%)  | 
| Place | 5th | 
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist | 
| Petron Blaze Boosters seasons | |
The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.
 
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Chris Lutz | SF | Marshall University | |
| 3 | 2 | Filemon Fernandez | PG/SG | Orange Coast College | 
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714[a] | — | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals | 
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 1 | |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429[c] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals | 
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429[c] | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | 
Source: PBA.ph
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Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7)  | Finals (Best-of-7)  | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | B-Meg | 88 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | |||||||||||
| 8 | Powerade | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Powerade | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Barako Bull | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron Blaze | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 0 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Quarterfinals
Petron Blaze-Meralco series
Semifinals
Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Advance to semifinals | 
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667[a] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals | 
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | |
| 5 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 3 | |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 3 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 4 | |
| 9 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 4 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 4 | 
Source: PBA.ph
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Semifinal round | 
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 7 | .222[c] | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 2 | 7 | .222[c] | 6 | 
Source: PBA.ph
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Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
| August 28, 2011[1] | To Petron Blaze 2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz) Dondon Hontiveros Carlo Sharma  | 
To Barako Bull 2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou) Mick Pennisi Sunday Salvacion future draft picks  | 
Commissioner's Cup
| March 20, 2012[2] | To Petron Blaze Chico Lanete  | 
To Barako Bull Marc Agustin  | 
| April 20, 2012[3] | To Petron Blaze Marcio Lassiter Celino Cruz  | 
To Powerade Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rey Guevarra Lordy Tugade  | 
| May 1, 2012 | To Petron Blaze Dorian Pena  | 
To Barako Bull Celino Cruz Carlo Sharma  | 
Additions
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Subtractions
 
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Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner's Cup | Nick Fazekas | February 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 16 (vs. Alaska) | 3–4 | 
| Will McDonald | March 21 (vs. Barako Bull) | March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 0–2 | |
| Governors Cup | Eddie Basden | May 20 (vs. Powerade) | June 29 (vs. Air21) | 5-4 | 
| Marcus Faison | July 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 15 (vs. Meralco) | 1–4 | 
References
- ^ Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011
 - ^ Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com
 - ^ Powerade, Petron agree on new Lassiter trade Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, April 20, 2012