2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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
2019  →

Key dates

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2017

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Draft picks

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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

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2017–18 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F/C 2   Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3   Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 5   Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6   Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
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 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G/F 18   Vigil, Louie (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22   Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G/F 23   Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
G 26   Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 29   Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 30   Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 33   Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 34   Standhardinger, Christian (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
C 95   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
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

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 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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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Trades

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Pre season

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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

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

Free agency

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Addition

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

Subtraction

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

Rookie signings

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

Recruited imports

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

Awards

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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

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  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".