2014–15 Kia Carnival season

{{Infobox PBA season

| team = Kia Carnival (PBA team)

| PBAyear = 2014–15

| coach = Manny Pacquiao

| 1c-name = Philippine Cup

| 1c-wins = 1

| 1c-losses = 10

| 1c-place = 11

| 1c-playoffs = Did not qualify

| 2c-name = Commissioner's Cup

| 2c-wins = 4

| 2c-losses = 7

| 2c-place = 11th

| 2c-playoffs = Did not qualify

| 3c-name = Governors' Cup

| 3c-wins = 5

| 3c-losses = 6

| 3c-place = 9th

| 3c-playoffs = Did not qualify

| owners = Columbian Autocar Corporation

| pol_team =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2015–16

}}

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.

Key dates

June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia.[https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/manny-pacquiao-officially-introduced-as-team-kia-s-head-coach-in-the-pba-065352271-nba.html 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.[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/pba-dispersal-draft-expansion-teams-kia-blackwater-ildefonso-nu 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.[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/kia-finally-settles-on-a-moniker-for-pba-team-and-it-is-no 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.[http://www.spin.ph/boxing/manny-pacquiao/news/kia-team-name-name-change-van-commissioners-cup-basketball KIA changing moniker of PBA ballclub from Sorento to Carnival – seriously], by: Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 23, 2015

Expansion draft picks

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="19%"| Player

! width="1%"| Pos.

! width="16%"| Nationality

! width="20%"| Previous team

! width="5%"| PBA years{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

align=center| 2

| {{sortname|Reil|Cervantes}}

| align=center | F

| {{PHI}}

| Barako Bull Energy

| 3

align=center| 4

| {{sortname|Mike|Burtscher}}

| align=center | F

| {{SWI}}

| Air21 Express

| 5

align=center| 6

| {{sortname|Hans|Thiele}}

| align=center | C/F

| {{PHI}}

| Barako Bull Energy

| 4

align=center| 8

| {{sortname|Alvin|Padilla}}

| align=center | G

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| n/a

align=center| 10

| {{sortname|Jai|Reyes}}

| align=center | G

| {{PHI}}

| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

| 5

align=center| 12

| {{sortname|Paul|Sanga}}

| align=center |

| {{PHI}}

| undrafted

| n/a

align=center| 14

| {{sortname|Bogs|Raymundo}}

| align=center | G

| {{PHI}}

| GlobalPort Batang Pier

| 2

align=center| 16

| {{sortname|Eder|Saldua}}

| align=center |

| {{PHI}}

| undrafted

| n/a

align=center| 18

| {{sortname|Nic|Belasco}}

| align=center | F

| {{USA}}

| Alaska Aces

| 17

align=center| 20

| {{sortname|LA|Revilla}}

| align=center | G

| {{PHI}}

| GlobalPort Batang Pier

| 1

align=center| 22

| {{sortname|Joshua|Webb|dab=basketball}}

| align=center | G

| {{PHI}}

| Air21 Express

| 1

align=center| 24

| {{sortname|Chad|Alonzo}}

| align=center | F

| {{PHI}}

| GlobalPort Batang Pier

| 8

Draft picks

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="15%"| Position

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="20%"| PBA D-League team

! style="{{PBA color cell|Kia Sorento|border=2}}" width="20%"| College

align=center| 1

|align=center| 11

| Manny Pacquiao

| G

| {{PHI}}

| none

| NDDU

align=center| 2

|align=center| 24

| Kyle Pascual

| F/C

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX (D-League)

| SBC

align=center| 3

|align=center| 25

| Rene Pacquiao

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Hog's Breath Razorbacks

| SWU

align=center| 3

|align=center| 28

| Kenneth Ighalo

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Cagayan Valley Rising Suns

| MIT

align=center| 3

|align=center| 29

| Paolo Taha

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Boracay Rum Waves

| CSB

align=center| 3

|align=center| 31

| Jeremy Bartolo

| F

| {{PHI}}

| none

| Cal State San Bernardino

align=center| 3

|align=center| 32

| Anthony Gavieres

| G/F

| {{PHI}}

| none

| VCU

align=center| 3

|align=center| 35

| Richard Cole

| F/G

| {{USA}}

| none

| NU

align=center| 3

|align=center| 36

| Giorgio Umali

| G/F

| {{PHI}}

| none

| SPU

align=center| 3

|align=center| 37

| Jonathan Banal

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Wang's Basketball Couriers

| MIT

align=center| 3

|align=center| 38

| Michael Acuña

| G

| {{PHI}}

| none

| Perpetual

align=center| 3

|align=center| 39

| Paolo Romero

| G/F

| {{PHI}}

| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants

| CSB

align=center| 3

|align=center| 40

| Francis Bercede

| G

| {{PHI}}

| none

| USC

Roster

{{PBA roster header

|team=Kia Carnival

|season=2014–15

}}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Hans | last = Thiele |link = Hans Thiele | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1984-02-02 | college = University of the East | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = LA | last = Revilla |link = LA Revilla | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 1989-11-30 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Kenneth | last = Ighalo |link = Kenneth Ighalo | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1989-01-11 | college = Mapua | nat = PHI | note = R}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Karl | last = Dehesa |link = Karl Dehesa | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1987-05-24 | college = Waldorf | nat = USA | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Jason | last = Deutchman | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1986-09-27 |college = San Diego State | nat = USA}}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = JR | last = Cawaling |link = JR Cawaling | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1987-08-15 | college = FEU | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Alex | last = Nuyles | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1989-07-25 | college = Adamson | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Joshua | last = Webb |link = Joshua Webb (basketball) | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1989-11-14 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Manny | last = Pacquiao |link = Manny Pacquiao | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 143 | DOB = 1978-12-17 | college = Notre Dame of Dadiangas | nat = PHI | inj = yes | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Rich | last = Alvarez |link = Rich Alvarez | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1980-10-30 | college = Ateneo | nat = JPN | note = C}}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = JR | last = Buensuceso |link = JR Buensuceso | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 1988-04-21 | college = BYU-Hawaii | nat = USA | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Kyle | last = Pascual |link = Kyle Pascual | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1990-04-13 | college = San Beda | nat = USA | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 27 | first = Mark | last = Yee |link = Mark Yee | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1982-01-04 | college = San Sebastian (Cavite) | nat = PHI | note = }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Leo | last = Avenido | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1978-09-25 | college = FEU | nat = PHI | note =}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Hyram | last = Bagatsing | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1985-02-18 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI | note =}}

{{player2 | num = 63 | first = Mike | last = Burtscher |link = Michael Burtscher | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1985-03-08 | college = Clearwater Christian | nat = Switzerland | note = IN }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach ={{player||PHI|Manny Pacquiao}} ({{college|Notre Dame of Dadiangas}})

| asst_coach =

{{player||PHI|Chito Victolero}} ({{college|Mapua}})
{{player||USA|Rob Wainwright}} ({{college|Solano CC}})
{{player||PHI|Chris Gavina}}
{{player||PHI|Romulo Orillosa}} ({{college|Adamson}})
{{player||PHI|Marlon Martin}}
{{player||PHI|Joe Lipa}} ({{college|UP Diliman}})(consultant)

| team_man =

{{player||PHI|Eric Pineda}}

}}

Philippine Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|Kia Sorento|conference=Philippine Cup|end_year=2014–15}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 1

| October 19, 2014

| Blackwater

| [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2014-10-19/Blackwater-Bossings-at-Terrafirma-DYIP/202280 80–66]

| Revilla (23)

| Thiele (9)

| Lingganay (5)

| Philippine Arena

| 1–0

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 2

| October 25, 2014

| Ginebra

| [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2014-10-25/Terrafirma-DYIP-at-Barangay-Ginebra-Kings/202313 55–87]

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
class="wikitable"
Commissioner's Cup	{{Flagicon\|PUR}} Peter John Ramos	January 27 (vs Kia)	March 22 (vs Rain or Shine)	4–7
rowspan=2 \| Governors' Cup	{{Flagicon\|SEN}} Hamady N'Diaye	May 6 {{small\|(vs San Miguel)}}	June 24 {{small\|(vs Meralco)}}	5–6
{{Flagicon\|TPE}} Jet Chang*	May 6 {{small\|(vs San Miguel)}}	June 24 {{small\|(vs Meralco)}}	5–6

2014–15 Kia Carnival season

Key dates

Expansion draft picks

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

==Game log==

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

Commissioner's Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

==Game log==

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

Governors' Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

==Game log==

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

Transactions

=Trades=

==Philippine Cup==

=Recruited imports=

References