PBA Magnolia Hotshots Rich History with 14 Titles

Magnolia Hotshots is the 3rd most successful team competing in the Philippines Basketball Association Competitions. This team has made a significant mark on the basketball arena in the country winning 14 championships across different competitions. Founded in 1988, this team has a rich history and developed a great fanbase. This blog will analyze the PBA Magnolia Hotshots team owners and fan support, alongside their current roster, team management & coaching staff, and recent performance in the PBA competitions for the last few years.

Magnolia Hotshots Team Overview

Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots is among the most successful teams in the PBA history and this team has a rich history winning the championships 14 times. It emerged into the PBA scene in 1988 when its name was Purefoods Hotdogs.

San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. owns this team and it is the daughter company of San Miguel Corporation that also owns two other teams San Miguel Beerman and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

This team became popular when it was on a roll winning the championships and it used to play under the name Purefoods. If you are interested in PBA news about teams, you can read other articles in All PBA Results of this blog.

This team currently wears jerseys with colors, Yellow, White, and Blue.

Current Squad of Magnolia Hotshots 2023-2024

Here is the current roster of Magnolia Hotshots that will participate in the 2023-24 season of PBA competitions.

Pos.	POB	Name	Height	Weight	DOB
G/F	U.S.A	Bey, Tyler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1998–02–10
F	Philippines	Corpuz, Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–02–08
G	U.S.A	Ahanmisi, Jerrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997–10–16
G	Philippines	Lee, Paul	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989–02–14
C	U.S.A	Reavis, Rafi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1977–07–26
F/C	Philippines	Tratter, Abu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–01–09
G	Philippines	Jalalon, Jio	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–08–02
F/C	Philippines	Sangalang, Ian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1991–12–20
F	U.S.A	Murrell, David	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996–11–08
F	Philippines	Abueva, Calvin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04
G	Philippines	Barroca, Mark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–25
F	U.S.A	Dela Rosa, Rome	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–11
F	New Zealand	Eriobu, Joseph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1992–02–12
C	Australia	Laput, James	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1996–08–26
F	Philippines	Dionisio, Aris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	x	1995–07–21
G	Philippines	Mendoza, Jed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1996–06–21
F/C	Philippines	Escoto, Russel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–04
F	Philippines	de Leon, Ronnie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1994–02–24

Current PBA Magnolia Hotshots Coaching Staff & Management

The following table lists the technical team including coaches and managers of Magnolia Hotshots for the PBA Championship 2023-24.

Staff Member	Position
Chito Victolero	Head Coach
Johnny Abarrientos	Assistant Coach
Juno Sauler	Assistant Coach
Mon Jose	Assistant Coach
Tony Boy Espinosa	Assistant Coach
Jason Webb	Assistant Coach
Paul Sorongon	Assistant Coach
Angelito Esguerra	Assistant Coach
Rene Pardo	General Manager
Alvin Patrimonio	Team Manager

Magnolia Hotshots standings in PBA competitions for the last 5 Years

Here is the overview of the recent performances of the Magnolia Hotshots basketball team in the PBA Competitions over the last five years.

Season	League	Record	Placement
2023-2024	PBA - Commissioners Cup	9-1	N/A
2023-2024	PBA - Philippine Cup	-	N/A
2022-2023	PBA - Commissioners Cup	12-5	3rd
2022-2023	PBA - Governors Cup	7-5	5th
2022-2023	PBA - Philippine Cup	12-8	4th
2018-2019	PBA - Commissioners Cup	5-7	7th
2018-2019	PBA - Governors Cup	6-6	7th
2018-2019	PBA - Philippine Cup	15-13	2nd

Fans Support for the PBA Magnolia Hotshots team

Magnolia Hotshots have a solid fanbase and this is due to their terrific performances in the PBA competitions. The matches of Magnolia Hotshots are usually houseful because of the passionate fans making sure their team Magnolia Hotshots gets the maximum support from their fans.

Over the years, the fan following of PBA Magnolia has increased, as the team managed to play top-level basketball and win titles for their fans. The fans appear in large number with team flags, banners, and merchandise to fill the arena where the Magnolia team is playing.

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Magnolia Hotshots Achievements in the PBA

Magnolia Hotshots have been superb in the PBA since their debut in the league. This team has made it to the finals of various competitions like the PBA Governor Cup, Commissioner's Cup, and Philippine Cup 31 times, winning the championships 14 times. This makes the team 3rd best team after the San Miguel Beerman and Barangay Ginebra.

PBA Championships

• 1990: Third Conference
• 199:1 All-Filipino
• 1993: All-Filipino
• 1994: PBA Commissioner's Cup
• 1997: All-Filipino
• 2002: PBA Governors' Cup
• 2006: PBA Philippine Cup
• 2009–10: PBA Philippine Cup
• 2012: PBA Commissioner's Cup
• 2013: PBA Governors' Cup
• 2013–14: PBA Philippine Cup
• 2014: PBA Commissioner's Cup
• 2014: PBA Governors' Cup
• 2018: PBA Governors' Cup