2023–24 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2023–24 San Miguel Beermen season was the 48th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2023–24 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachJorge Gallent
General ManagerGee Abanilla
Daniel Henares (assistant)
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3 (72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–2)
Philippine Cup results
Record10–1 (90.9%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Meralco, 2–4)
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
3 35 Troy Mallillin F   Philippines Ateneo
4 46 Jayson Apolonio F   Philippines Letran
5 57 Ichie Altamirano G   Philippines San Sebastian
6 64 John Gob C/F   Philippines UP Diliman
7 69 Jayvee dela Cruz G   Philippines UC
8 73 Jamel Ramos G   USA Reed HS
9 76 Kyt Jimenez G   Saudi Arabia Perpetual

Roster

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2023–24 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0   Enciso, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur
F 2   Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
F/C 3   Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
F 4   Mallillin, Troy (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo
G 6   Ross, Chris (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G 7   Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G/F 13   Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15   Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 21   Teng, Jeron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle
G 39   Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G 76   Jimenez, Kyt (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997–03–21 UPHSD
G/F 77   Perez, CJ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–11–17 Lyceum
F 87   Manuel, Vic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA
F 91   Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster


Preseason

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PBA on Tour

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Game log

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2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 3–8
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 24 Phoenix Super LPG L 101–106 Terrence Romeo (27) Robbie Herndon (11) Terrence Romeo (7) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1
2 May 27 NorthPort W 87–75 Jericho Cruz (22) Rodney Brondial (21) Jericho Cruz (4) Caloocan Sports Complex 1–1
June: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 June 4 Barangay Ginebra W 90–78 Terrence Romeo (21) Rodney Brondial (16) CJ Perez (4) Ynares Center 2–1
4 June 7 Rain or Shine L 98–100 Allyn Bulanadi (31) Rodney Brondial (18) Allyn Bulanadi (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5 June 10 Meralco L 89–92 Jericho Cruz (19) Rodney Brondial (9) Moala Tautuaa (7) Tiaong Convention Center 2–3
6 June 18 Converge L 111–113 (OT) Jericho Cruz (41) Brondial, Tautuaa (14) Moala Tautuaa (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–4
7 June 28 NLEX L 94–102 Allyn Bulanadi (26) Rodney Brondial (24) Jayvee dela Cruz (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–5
July: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 July 2 Blackwater L 101–103 Allyn Bulanadi (26) Rodney Brondial (12) Apacible, Baclao, Cruz, Lee (4) Filoil EcoOil Centre 2–6
9 July 7 TNT W 111–74 Marvin Lee (22) Rodney Brondial (13) Allyn Bulanadi (4) Ynares Sports Arena 3–6
10 July 9 Magnolia L 65–94 Jericho Cruz (15) Rodney Brondial (11) Nonoy Baclao (5) Ynares Sports Arena 3–7
11 July 16 Terrafirma L 72–85 Brondial, Cruz (19) Rodney Brondial (17) Paolo Javelona (4) Filoil EcoOil Centre 3–8

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
November: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 15 NLEX L 113–117 (OT) Terrence Romeo (28) June Mar Fajardo (16) Terrence Romeo (6) Ynares Center 0–1
2 November 19 Meralco W 93–83 Ivan Aska (27) June Mar Fajardo (15) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 November 25 Converge W 105–96 Ivan Aska (27) Aska, Perez (11) CJ Perez (5) Tiaong Convention Center 2–1
4 November 29 Rain or Shine W 115–110 Ivan Aska (28) Aska, Perez (12) CJ Perez (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
December: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 December 8 NorthPort L 101–115 Ivan Aska (26) Ivan Aska (8) Chris Ross (6) PhilSports Arena 3–2
6 December 10 Magnolia L 90–94 Ivan Aska (29) Aska, Lassiter (6) Perez, Ross (6) PhilSports Arena 3–3
7 December 15 Barangay Ginebra W 95–82 Chris Ross (22) Ivan Aska (8) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 December 17 TNT W 98–93 Ivan Aska (25) Ivan Aska (9) Ivan Aska (4) Ynares Center 5–3
9 December 25 Phoenix Super LPG W 117–96 Bennie Boatwright (26) Bennie Boatwright (16) Terrence Romeo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
January: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 January 7 Terrafirma W 132–110 Bennie Boatwright (51) Bennie Boatwright (12) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 January 12 Blackwater W 125–117 Bennie Boatwright (44) Bennie Boatwright (12) Fajardo, Romeo (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia109
8TNT94
1Magnolia3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Phoenix Super LPG1
4Phoenix Super LPG10788
5Meralco116***84
1Magnolia2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel127
7Rain or Shine122
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra0
3Barangay Ginebra106
6NorthPort93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–2
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 January 19 Rain or Shine W 127–122 Bennie Boatwright (41) June Mar Fajardo (13) CJ Perez (7) PhilSports Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 January 24 Barangay Ginebra W 92–90 CJ Perez (26) Bennie Boatwright (12) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 January 26 Barangay Ginebra W 106–96 Bennie Boatwright (38) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 January 28 Barangay Ginebra W 94–91 Bennie Boatwright (26) Bennie Boatwright (13) CJ Perez (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena
15,126
3–0
Finals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 February 2 Magnolia W 103–95 Bennie Boatwright (28) Bennie Boatwright (16) Chris Ross (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 February 4 Magnolia W 109–85 Bennie Boatwright (34) June Mar Fajardo (14) Boatwright, Ross (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 February 7 Magnolia L 80–88 Bennie Boatwright (27) Boatwright, Fajardo (13) Ross, Teng 3 Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 February 9 Magnolia L 85–96 June Mar Fajardo (18) Bennie Boatwright (14) Jericho Cruz (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 February 11 Magnolia W 108–98 Jericho Cruz (30) June Mar Fajardo (15) CJ Perez (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 February 14 Magnolia W 104–102 CJ Perez (28) Bennie Boatwright (13) Bennie Boatwright (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2


Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 3
3 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545[a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[b] 5
10 Blackwater Bossing 4 7 .364 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 7
12 Converge FiberXers 2 9 .182 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 10–1
March: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 March 15 Rain or Shine W 109–97 Jericho Cruz (20) Rodney Brondial (11) Terrence Romeo (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 17 TNT W 91–89 June Mar Fajardo (15) June Mar Fajardo (17) Terrence Romeo (4) Ynares Center 2–0
All-Star Break
3 March 31 Phoenix W 116–102 CJ Perez (32) June Mar Fajardo (12) Marcio Lassiter (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
April: 6–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 April 5 Barangay Ginebra W 95–92 CJ Perez (18) June Mar Fajardo (10) CJ Perez (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 April 10 Terrafirma W 113–110 CJ Perez (25) June Mar Fajardo (17) June Mar Fajardo (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–0
6 April 19 Converge W 112–103 CJ Perez (25) June Mar Fajardo (17) Chris Ross (4) PhilSports Arena 6–0
7 April 21 NorthPort W 120–100 CJ Perez (29) Fajardo, Perez (9) Terrence Romeo (7) PhilSports Arena 7–0
8 April 26 Magnolia W 98–91 CJ Perez (25) Fajardo, Tautuaa (7) June Mar Fajardo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–0
9 April 28 NLEX W 120–103 CJ Perez (30) June Mar Fajardo (21) Chris Ross (4) PhilSports Arena 9–0
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 May 1 Blackwater W 124–109 CJ Perez (26) June Mar Fajardo (16) CJ Perez (5) PhilSports Arena 10–0
11 May 4 Meralco L 92–95 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (19) June Mar Fajardo (4) Batangas City Sports Center 10–1

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel95110
8Terrafirma10691
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine0
4TNT1
5Rain or Shine2
1San Miguel2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Meralco4
2Barangay Ginebra99
7Magnolia77
2Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
3Meralco4
3Meralco2
6NLEX0

Game log

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–5
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 11 Terrafirma L 95–106 June Mar Fajardo (21) June Mar Fajardo (16) Chris Ross (4) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 0–1
2 May 15 Terrafirma W 110–91 June Mar Fajardo (25) June Mar Fajardo (22) CJ Perez (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
Semifinals: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 17 Rain or Shine W 101–98 June Mar Fajardo (23) Fajardo, Tautuaa (11) June Mar Fajardo (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 May 19 Rain or Shine W 106–89 June Mar Fajardo (22) CJ Perez (11) Terrence Romeo (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 May 22 Rain or Shine W 117–107 CJ Perez (23) CJ Perez (14) CJ Perez (5) Dasmariñas Arena 3–0
4 May 24 Rain or Shine W 107–100 CJ Perez (26) June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–0
Finals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 5 Meralco L 86–93 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (10) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 June 7 Meralco W 95–94 CJ Perez (34) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 9 Meralco L 89–93 Moala Tautuaa (19) June Mar Fajardo (15) Chris Ross (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 June 12 Meralco W 111–101 June Mar Fajardo (28) June Mar Fajardo (13) Perez, Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 June 14 Meralco L 88–92 June Mar Fajardo (38) June Mar Fajardo (18) Moala Tautuaa (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 June 16 Meralco L 78–80 June Mar Fajardo (21) June Mar Fajardo (12) June Mar Fajardo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4

Transactions

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Free agency

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Signings

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Nonoy Baclao July 17, 2023[4] Not disclosed Not disclosed Meralco Bolts
Terrence Romeo September 20, 2023[5] 2 years Re-signed
Jeron Teng October 18, 2023[6] Converge FiberXers

Subtractions

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Player Number Position Reason New team
Robbie Herndon[7] 11 Small forward / Shooting guard End of contract NLEX Road Warriors

Trades

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Commissioner's Cup

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December
December 11, 2023[8]
To San Miguel
Don Trollano
To NLEX
Robert Bolick
Kent Salado
To NorthPort
Ben Adamos
Allyn Bulanadi
Jeepy Faundo
Kris Rosales
2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX)
2025 San Miguel second-round pick

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Ivan Aska November 15, 2023 (vs. NLEX) December 17, 2023 (vs. TNT) 5–3
Bennie Boatwright December 25, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) February 14, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) 11–2

Awards

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Recipient Award Date awarded
CJ Perez 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference February 9, 2024[9]
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals Most Valuable Player February 14, 2024[10]
June Mar Fajardo 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference June 12, 2024[11]
2023–24 PBA Most Valuable Player August 18, 2024[12]
Honors
CJ Perez 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team August 18, 2024[12]
June Mar Fajardo 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team
2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team

References

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  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "San Miguel gives fit-again Terrence Romeo contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Newlywed Jeron Teng moves to SMB on two-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX picks up Robbie Herndon after being left unsigned by San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Perez bags first BPC award, Williams clinches ArenaPlus Best Import honor". PBA.ph. February 9, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sweet steal, escape, triumph for Beermen". PBA.ph. February 14, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Fajardo extends record feat with another BPC award". PBA.ph. June 12, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.