2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season

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2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachLeo Austria
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Alaska with twice-to-win disadvantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
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The 2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 1 Christian Standhardinger[2] F/C  Germany Hawaiʻi
2 17 Louie Vigil[2] G/F  Philippines UST
3 34 Jerome Ortega[2] G  Philippines AMA
4 41 Joseph Nalos[2] G  Philippines Adamson

Roster

2017–18 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F/C 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Philippines Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18 Philippines Vigil, Louie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23 Philippines Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
G 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 30 United States Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 33 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 34 Germany Standhardinger, Christian (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 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

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
December: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 17 Phoenix W 104–96 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (16) Chris Ross (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
5,600
1–0
2 December 27 Meralco W 103–97 Alex Cabagnot (29) Arwind Santos (10) Chris Ross (7) Ynares Center 2–0
January : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 January 13 TNT W 88–76 June Mar Fajardo (20) Alex Cabagnot (12) Chris Ross (8) University of San Agustin Gym 3–0
4 January 19 NLEX W 109–98 Arwind Santos (26) June Mar Fajardo (16) Alex Cabagnot (9) Cuneta Astrodome 4–0
5 January 24 GlobalPort W 107–93 June Mar Fajardo (34) June Mar Fajardo (13) Arwind Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0
6 January 28 Barangay Ginebra L 96–100 June Mar Fajardo (33) June Mar Fajardo (11) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
February : 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 February 4 Magnolia W 77–76 June Mar Fajardo (19) June Mar Fajardo (21) Marcio Lassiter (5) Ynares Center 6–1
8 February 9 Blackwater L 96–106 Arwind Santos (22) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2
9 February 17 Alaska W 109–96 Chris Ross (24) June Mar Fajardo (18) Chris Ross (9) Batangas City Coliseum 7–2
10 February 23 Kia W 108–106 Arwind Santos (27) Arwind Santos (12) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
11 February 28 Rain or Shine L 80–95 June Mar Fajardo (19) June Mar Fajardo (10) Chris Ross (4) Mall of Asia Arena 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

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

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–2
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 6 TNT W 106–93 June Mar Fajardo (35) June Mar Fajardo (11) Chris Ross (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Finals: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 23 Magnolia L 103–105 June Mar Fajardo (31) June Mar Fajardo (18) Alex Cabagnot (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 25 Magnolia W 92–77 Arwind Santos (24) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (10) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 April 1 Magnolia W 111–87 Marcio Lassiter (24) June Mar Fajardo (17) Alex Cabagnot (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 April 4 Magnolia W 84–80 Alex Cabagnot (27) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 April 6 Magnolia W 108–99 (2OT) June Mar Fajardo (42) June Mar Fajardo (20) Chris Ross (11) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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 Pambansang Manok 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

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
June : 4–1
July : 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 July 4 Blackwater W 115–106 Arwind Santos (23) Arwind Santos (15) Marcio Lassiter (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–4
11 July 7 Magnolia L 97–101 Renaldo Balkman (31) June Mar Fajardo (12) Alex Cabagnot (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

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

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–5
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 9 TNT W 121–110 Renaldo Balkman (36) Renaldo Balkman (16) Cabagnot, Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 11 TNT W 106–102 Renaldo Balkman (25) June Mar Fajardo (12) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 14 Alaska W 92–79 June Mar Fajardo (17) Renaldo Balkman (11) Alex Cabagnot (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 July 16 Alaska W 105–94 Renaldo Balkman (31) June Mar Fajardo (18) Alex Cabagnot (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 July 20 Alaska L 104–125 Renaldo Balkman (28) June Mar Fajardo (15) Alex Cabagnot (7) Ynares Center 2–1
4 July 22 Alaska W 104–99 June Mar Fajardo (26) Renaldo Balkman (16) Alex Cabagnot (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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 Pambansang Manok 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

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
September: 2–3
October: 4–1
November: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 November 3 Meralco L 81–111 Kevin Murphy (32) Christian Standhardinger (18) Alex Cabagnot (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

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

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 7 Alaska L 85–96 Kevin Murphy (19) Christian Standhardinger (11) Chris Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1

Transactions

Trades

Pre season

October
October 27, 2017[4] To San Miguel
2017 PBA First Round Draft Pick
To KIA
Ronald Tubid
Jay-R Reyes
Rashawn McCarthy
2019 First Round Draft Pick

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 21, 2018[5] To San Miguel
Kelly Nabong
To GlobalPort
Gabby Espinas
2020 second round draft pick

Free agency

Addition

Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed Former Team
Philippines Billy Mamaril[6] 2 Forward/center GlobalPort
Philippines Chico Lanete[6] 26 Guard Phoenix

Subtraction

Country Player Number Position Reason New Team
Philippines Michael Mabulac 28 Forward Laguna Heroes (MPBL)

Rookie signings

Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed School/club team
Germany Christian Standhardinger[7] -- Forward/center 3 years / 8.55 M October 29, 2017 Hawaiʻi
Philippines Louie Vigil[6] 18 Guard/forward UST

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Troy Gillenwater United States 7 May 9
(vs. Meralco)
May 13
(vs. Rain or Shine)
0–2
Renaldo Balkman Puerto Rico 32 May 19
(vs. Alaska)
August 8
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)
13–8
Governors' Cup Arizona Reid United States 32 September 1
(vs. NLEX)
September 23
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)
2–2
Kevin Murphy United States 55 September 30
(vs. Magnolia)
November 7
(vs. Alaska)
4–4

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Marcio Lassiter Philippine Cup Player of the Week March 12, 2018 [8]
June Mar Fajardo March 19, 2018 [9]
Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference April 4, 2018 [10]
Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player April 6, 2018 [11]
Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week June 5, 2018 [12]
Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference August 3, 2018 [13]
Christian Standhardinger Governors' Cup Player of the Week September 5, 2018 [14]
October 30, 2018 [15]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c d Songalia, Ryan (October 29, 2017). "San Miguel Beermen pick Standhardinger first overall in 2017 PBA Draft". Rappler.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  4. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (October 27, 2017). "Narvasa approves revised version of KIA-San Miguel trade for No. 1 PBA draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (2018-06-21). "GlobalPort sends Kelly Nabong to San Miguel in trade for Gabby Espinas, future draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ^ a b c "Beermen nakumpleto na ang 15-man roster; sasabak sa Phoenix". tnt.abante.com.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 5, 2017). "Standhardinger's contract with SMB won't be binding until end of deal with HK Lions". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "'Super Mario' steps up at the right time". PBA.ph. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "June Mar Fajardo stands tall against Ginebra in Final Four". PBA.ph. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "June Mar Fajardo bags sixth BPC award".
  11. ^ "Mighty Beermen extend Philippine Cup reign to fourth straight year".
  12. ^ "The Kraken takes charge". PBA.ph. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  13. ^ Giongco, Mark (2018-08-03). "Fajardo takes home 7th PBA Best Player of Conference award". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Standhardinger named PBAPC Player of the week".
  15. ^ "Standhardinger continues to shine as SMB seals playoffs spot".