2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 1–3)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
2019  →

Key dates edit

2017 edit

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 12 Jett Manuel G   Philippines Wang's Basketball Couriers UP
3 11 Elmer Mykiel Cabahug F   Philippines Wang's Couriers
Flying V Thunder
Ateneo

Roster edit

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 1   Sargent, Julian (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991–07–15 De La Salle
G 2   Manuel, Jett (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–09–22 Philippines
G 3   Mercado, Sol (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola
G 5   Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6   Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F/C 12   Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
F 14   Ferrer, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST
G/F 16   Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18   dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
C 20   Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F 23   Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25   Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27   Cruz, Jervy   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST
G/F 31   Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 38   Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47   Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  •   Alfrancis Chua[a]
  •   Raymond Rodriguez (Assistant)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

  • a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[a]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log edit

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
December: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 25 Magnolia W 89–78 Greg Slaughter (24) Greg Slaughter (12) LA Tenorio (8) Philippine Arena
22,531
1–0
January : 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 January 7 GlobalPort W 104–97 Japeth Aguilar (21) Cruz, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000
2–0
3 January 12 Blackwater L 77–94 Greg Slaughter (20) Slaughter, Thompson (10) LA Tenorio (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 January 21 Alaska L 83–97 Aljon Mariano (15) Aljon Mariano (9) Scottie Thompson (5) Ynares Center 2–2
5 January 26 Phoenix L 82–87 Scottie Thompson (22) Scottie Thompson (13) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 January 28 San Miguel W 100–96 J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23) Scottie Thompson (10) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February : 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 February 3 NLEX L 78–81 Japeth Aguilar (21) Greg Slaughter (12) Scottie Thompson (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4
8 February 7 Kia W 103–77 Greg Slaughter (14) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 February 11 TNT W 93–78 LA Tenorio (27) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 February 18 Meralco L 82–84 Japeth Aguilar (20) Scottie Thompson (13) Scottie Thompson (5) Philippine Arena 5–5
March : 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 March 2 Rain or Shine W 100–92 (3OT) Japeth Aguilar (30) Aguilar, Thompson (17) Joe Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(Best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2

Game log edit

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 5 Rain or Shine W 88–80 LA Tenorio (18) Scottie Thompson (15) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 March 7 Rain or Shine W 99–91 Japeth Aguilar (27) Japeth Aguilar (12) Mercado, Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–4

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log edit

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
April: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 April 29 Rain or Shine L 89–108 Japeth Aguilar (28) Japeth Aguilar (12) Charles García (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
May: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 May 6 TNT L 92–96 Aguilar, Devance (19) Aguilar, García (9) Scottie Thompson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2
3 May 11 Blackwater W 105–91 Kevin Ferrer (21) Aguilar, García (8) Scottie Thompson (6) Alonte Sports Arena 1–2
4 May 20 Phoenix L 98–103 (2OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Charles García (18) LA Tenorio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
All-Star Break
July: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 July 6 GlobalPort W 116–98 Justin Brownlee (36) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (11) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(Best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(Best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2

Game log edit

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 9 Meralco W 88–81 Justin Brownlee (25) Japeth Aguilar (10) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 11 Meralco W 104–90 Justin Brownlee (36) Greg Slaughter (10) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1
Finals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 27 San Miguel W 127–99 Justin Brownlee (42) Brownlee, Slaughter (7) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,883
1–0
2 July 29 San Miguel L 109–134 Justin Brownlee (29) Scottie Thompson (7) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
15,042
1–1
3 August 1 San Miguel L 94–132 Justin Brownlee (32) Justin Brownlee (11) Mercado, Thompson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 August 3 San Miguel W 130–100 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,288
2–2
5 August 5 San Miguel W 87–83 Scottie Thompson (20) Greg Slaughter (13) Joe Devance (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,958
3–2
6 August 8 San Miguel W 93–77 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (7) Mall of Asia Arena
20,490
4–2

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log edit

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 9–2
August: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 31 Columbian W 96–84 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (20) LA Tenorio (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
September: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 September 2 Alaska W 109–101 Justin Brownlee (45) Justin Brownlee (11) Brownlee, Thompson (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 September 5 NorthPort W 104–98 Justin Brownlee (27) Scottie Thompson (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 September 21 Blackwater L 118–124 (OT) Justin Brownlee (41) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 September 23 San Miguel W 110–102 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownlee, Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 29 Phoenix W 101–99 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (15) Brownlee, Thompson (6) Xavier University Gym 5–1
October: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 October 5 NLEX W 106–92 Justin Brownlee (26) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
8 October 7 Meralco W 111–105 Aguilar, Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (12) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 7–1
9 October 13 Rain or Shine L 97–104 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (9) Quezon Convention Center 7–2
10 October 18 Magnolia W 93–86 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 November 4 TNT W 112–93 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log edit

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 6 NLEX W 111–75 Japeth Aguilar (18) Aguilar, Brownlee (10) Justin Brownlee (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 10 Magnolia L 98–106 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Ynares Center 0–1
2 November 12 Magnolia L 97–101 Justin Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (15) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 November 14 Magnolia W 107–103 Justin Brownlee (46) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownlee, Devance, Tenorio, Thompson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 November 16 Magnolia L 108–112 Justin Brownlee (32) Japeth Aguilar (14) Scottie Thompson (8) Ynares Center 1–3

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Pre season edit

Commissioner's Cup edit

June
June 18, 2018[4] To Ginebra
Jeff Chan
To Phoenix
2018 First Round Draft Pick
June 19, 2018[5] To Ginebra
Julian Sargent
To GlobalPort
Paolo Taha

Recruited imports edit

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Charles García   36 April 29
(vs. Rain or Shine)
May 20
(vs. Phoenix)
1–3
Justin Brownlee   32 June 1
(vs. Meralco)
November 16
(vs. Magnolia)
25–10
Governors' Cup

Awards edit

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Greg Slaughter Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 10, 2018 [6]
LA Tenorio Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week June 27, 2018 [7]
Justin Brownlee Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference August 3, 2018 [8]

References edit

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Former MVP Helterbrand retires after 17-year PBA career Archived 2017-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Paolo del Rosario, CNN Philippines, October 30, 2017
  3. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-18). "Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-19). "Ginebra makes another move, trades Paolo Taha to GlobalPort for Julian Sargent | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ^ "Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "LA Tenorio is PBA Player of the Week, thanks to Ginebra win run".
  8. ^ "Justin Brownlee takes home first Best Import plum".