2014–15 Kia Carnival season

Kia Carnival (PBA team) 2014–15 Manny Pacquiao Philippine Cup 1 10 11 Did not qualify Commissioner's Cup 4 7 11th Did not qualify Governors' Cup 5 6 9th Did not qualify Columbian Autocar Corporation 2015–16 The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the 1st 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.Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA, Carlo Pamintuan, Yahoo Sports, June 9, 2014 July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014 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.Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team – and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014 January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously, by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015 Expansion draft picks 2014 PBA Expansion Draft Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA yearsNote1 a a 2 Reil Cervantes F Barako Bull Energy 3 4 Mike Burtscher F Air21 Express 5 6 Hans Thiele C/F Barako Bull Energy 4 8 Alvin Padilla G Barangay Ginebra San Miguel n/a 10 Jai Reyes G Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 12 Paul Sanga undrafted n/a 14 Bogs Raymundo G GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 16 Eder Saldua undrafted n/a 18 Nic Belasco F Alaska Aces 17 20 LA Revilla G GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 22 Joshua Webb basketball G Air21 Express 1 24 Chad Alonzo F GlobalPort Batang Pier 8 Draft picks 2014 PBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 1 11 Manny Pacquiao G none NDDU 2 24 Kyle Pascual F/C NLEX (D-League) SBC 3 25 Rene Pacquiao F Hog's Breath Razorbacks SWU 3 28 Kenneth Ighalo F Cagayan Valley Rising Suns MIT 3 29 Paolo Taha G Boracay Rum Waves CSB 3 31 Jeremy Bartolo F none Cal State San Bernardino 3 32 Anthony Gavieres G/F none VCU 3 35 Richard Cole F/G none NU 3 36 Giorgio Umali G/F none SPU 3 37 Jonathan Banal G Wang's Basketball Couriers MIT 3 38 Michael Acuña G none Perpetual 3 39 Paolo Romero G/F Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants CSB 3 40 Francis Bercede G none USC Roster Kia Carnival 2014–15 1 Hans Thiele Hans Thiele F 6 6 200 1984-02-02 University of the East PHI 2 LA Revilla LA Revilla G 5 9 165 1989-11-30 De La Salle PHI 3 Kenneth Ighalo Kenneth Ighalo F 6 3 175 1989-01-11 Mapua PHI R 6 Karl Dehesa Karl Dehesa G 6 4 175 1987-05-24 Waldorf USA 7 Jason Deutchman F 6 7 215 1986-09-27 San Diego State USA 8 JR Cawaling JR Cawaling F 6 4 190 1987-08-15 FEU PHI 9 Alex Nuyles G/F 6 3 180 1989-07-25 Adamson PHI 10 Joshua Webb Joshua Webb (basketball) F 6 3 180 1989-11-14 De La Salle PHI 17 Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao G 5 7 143 1978-12-17 Notre Dame of Dadiangas PHI yes IN 21 Rich Alvarez Rich Alvarez F 6 5 210 1980-10-30 Ateneo JPN C 24 JR Buensuceso JR Buensuceso G 5 10 165 1988-04-21 BYU-Hawaii USA 25 Kyle Pascual Kyle Pascual C/F 6 6 200 1990-04-13 San Beda USA R 27 Mark Yee Mark Yee F 6 4 170 1982-01-04 San Sebastian (Cavite) PHI 30 Leo Avenido G 6 3 170 1978-09-25 FEU PHI 32 Hyram Bagatsing G 6 1 190 1985-02-18 De La Salle PHI 63 Mike Burtscher Michael Burtscher F/C 6 6 210 1985-03-08 Clearwater Christian Switzerland IN PHI Manny Pacquiao (Notre Dame of Dadiangas) PHI Chito Victolero (Mapua) USA Rob Wainwright (Solano CC) PHI Chris Gavina PHI Romulo Orillosa (Adamson) PHI Marlon Martin PHI Joe Lipa (UP Diliman)(consultant) PHI Eric Pineda Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings KIA Game log Kia Sorento Philippine Cup 2014–15 Kia Sorento October yes |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 19, 2014 | Blackwater | 80–66 | Revilla (23) | Thiele (9) | Lingganay (5) | Philippine Arena | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | October 25, 2014 | Ginebra | 55–87 | Lingganay (14) | Alvarez (6) | Cervantes (2) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | October 29, 2014 | Rain or Shine | 88–117 | Cervantes (18) | Cervantes (8) | Revilla (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 Kia Sorento November |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | November 4, 2014 | GlobalPort | 79–84 | Thiele (18) | Thiele (8) | Lingganay (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | November 7, 2014 | Talk 'N Text | 62–85 | Dehesa (14) | Saldua (6) | Revilla (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 6 | November 11, 2014 | Alaska | 75–85 | Cervantes (18) | Webb (6) | Buensuceso (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | November 16, 2014 | Barako | 71–87 | Revilla (21) | Alvarez (8) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 8 | November 19, 2014 | San Miguel | 74–90 | Cervantes (16) | Buensuceso (9) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | November 26, 2014 | Purefoods Star | 77–88 | Cervantes (14) | Raymundo (6) | Revilla (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–8 Kia Sorento December |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 10 | December 3, 2014 | Meralco | 93–99 | Cervantes (18) | Alvarez (7) | Poligrates (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–9 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 11 | December 7, 2014 | NLEX | 80–88 | Cervantes (34) | Cervantes (7) | Buensuceso (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–10 2015 https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/60/Filipino-PBA/team/1620/Terrafirma-DYIP/schedule/2015 Playoffs Bracket Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings KIA Game log Kia Carnival Commissioner's Cup 2014–15 Kia Carnival January yes |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | January 27, 2015 | GlobalPort | 89–100 | Ramos (41) | Ramos (20) | Ramos (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | January 30, 2015 | Meralco | 80–90 | Ramos (34) | Ramos (21) | Buensuceso (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 0–2 Kia Carnival February |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | February 4, 2015 | San Miguel | 88–78 | Ramos (22) | Yee (9) | Revilla (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | February 8, 2015 | Barako | 79–84 | Ramos (34) | Ramos (20) | Poligrates (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | February 13, 2015 | Ginebra | 92–100 | Ramos (37) | Ramos (22) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | February 18, 2015 | Purefoods Star | 95–84 | Ramos (32) | Ramos (26) | Revilla (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | February 25, 2015 | Talk 'N Text | 106–103 | Ramos (24) | Ramos (25) | Ramos (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 8 | February 28, 2015 | Blackwater | 104–115 | Ramos (49) | Ramos (14) | Revilla (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–5 Kia Carnival March |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | March 3, 2015 | Alaska | 103–89 | Ramos (36) | Ramos (33) | Buensuceso (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 10 | March 18, 2015 | NLEX | 86–102 | Ramos (41) | Ramos (23) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 11 | March 22, 2015 | Rain or Shine | 99–119 | Ramos (41) | Ramos (21) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–7 2015 https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/60/Filipino-PBA/team/1620/Terrafirma-DYIP/schedule/2015 Playoffs Bracket Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings Game log Kia Carnival Governors' Cup 2014–15 Kia Carnival May yes |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | May 6, 2015 | San Miguel | 83–78 | N'Diaye (21) | Thiele (8) | Revilla (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | May 13, 2015 | Ginebra | 98–105 | Revilla (20) | N'Diaye (25) | Revilla (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | May 18, 2015 | NLEX | 85–82 | Revilla (15) | N'Diaye (8) | Revilla (5) | Ynares Sports Arena | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | May 26, 2015 | Blackwater | 83–76 | Chang (25) | N'Diaye (23) | Chang (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | May 30, 2015 | Purefoods Star | 80–89 | Chang (17) | N'Diaye (18) | Revilla (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–2 Kia Carnival June |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 6 | June 5, 2015 | Alaska | 63–101 | N'Diaye (18) | N'Diaye (7) | Pascual (2) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | June 10, 2015 | Barako | 71–68 | Chang (15) | N'Diaye (14) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 8 | June 14, 2015 | GlobalPort | 94–102 | N'Diaye (29) | N'Diaye (13) | Bagatsing (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | June 17, 2015 | Rain or Shine | 90–94 | N'Diaye (31) | N'Diaye (21) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 10 | June 19, 2015 | Talk 'N Text | 86–102 | Dehesa (19) | N'Diaye (13) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | June 24, 2015 | Meralco | 88–85 | N'Diaye (24) | N'Diaye (19) | Revilla (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–6 2015 https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/60/Filipino-PBA/team/1620/Terrafirma-DYIP/schedule/2015 Playoffs Bracket Transactions Trades Philippine Cup November 27, 2014Kia receives Eliud Poligrates, sends NLEX Rudy Lingganay, Adrian Dy, SLAM Philippines, November 28, 2014 To KiaEliud Poligrates To NLEXRudy Lingganay Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup PUR Peter John Ramos January 27 (vs Kia) March 22 (vs Rain or Shine) 4–7 Governors' Cup SEN Hamady N'Diaye May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6 TPE Jet Chang* May 6 (vs San Miguel) June 24 (vs Meralco) 5–6 (* Asian import) References 2014–15 Kia